Mick Dawson is one of the world’s most accomplished ocean rowers, celebrated for completing some of the most challenging maritime expeditions ever undertaken. He is the skipper of the first and only rowing boat to cross the North Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco—a historic achievement that redefined the limits of human endurance. Mick has rowed the Atlantic Ocean twice and later returned to the Pacific to guide the first blind person to row from California to Hawaii, demonstrating extraordinary leadership, teamwork, and resilience.
Drawing on these unparalleled experiences, Mick delivers powerful keynote presentations that use real-world adversity to illuminate universal success principles. His storytelling reveals how to stay resilient under pressure, build high-trust teams, lead through uncertainty, and achieve ambitious goals in any environment. Mick’s journey offers audiences a compelling blend of courage, strategy, and inspiration grounded in lived experience at the extremes.
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