Podcast

James Castrission — a Guinness World Record–breaking adventurer, corporate speaker, and business owner. His journey began in 2008 when he paddled a kayak 3,318km across the Tasman Sea, unsupported, in a world-first expedition. Four years later, he made history again by completing the longest unsupported polar expedition of all time: a gruelling 2,275km journey from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back. If you would like to watch the documentaries from both expeditions, please click on the link below:

Crossing the Ice documentary - WATCH NOW 

Crossing the Ditch documentary - WATCH NOW

Since then, he's been fortunate to share these lessons of resilience, leadership, and high performance with over 980,000 people in 40 countries worldwide. Alongside his speaking, he has built MyAdventure Group, now recognised as Australia’s premier provider of corporate adventure-based development programs. He's worked with global icons and industry leaders including Bill Gates, Evan Williams (co-founder of Twitter), Rolex, Ferrari, Pandora, Google, and the Penrith Panthers, who entrusted him to run their 2025 pre-season camp.

As a best-selling author (Crossing the Ditch, Extreme South), keynote speaker, and entrepreneur, he thrives at the intersection of extreme adventure and elite business performance. His story has been featured in documentaries (Crossing the Ditch, Crossing the Ice), international media outlets, and in leading publications such as CEO Magazine and Men’s Health Magazine (some other articles HERE).

Why he’d be a strong guest for The Top 1% podcast:

• He has lived and led at the edge of human possibility — and distilled those lessons into actionable strategies for leaders and entrepreneurs and investors.

• He brings a unique lens on resilience, trust, and competitive advantage, grounded in both survival in the harshest environments and building businesses at scale.

• Your audience will walk away not just inspired by record-breaking adventures, but armed with practical tools to elevate their own performance into the top 1%.

More at: myadventuregroup.com.au // please also find the attached ebook.