John Graham

My life has been one of risktaking and adventure, climbing big, dangerous mountains, or risking my life in wars and revolutions around the globe, much of that as a US Foreign Service Officer. For the last four decades, I’ve helped lead The Giraffe Heroes Project, a global movement that inspires people to stick their necks out to solve tough public problems and gives them tools to succeed. More at giraffe.org. My personal website is at johngraham.org. And my memoir is Quest—Risk, Adventure, and the Search for Meaning.

I’m a popular podcast guest in part because my stories are riveting, and I use them to keep a wide variety of audiences on the edge of their virtual or real seats—from corporate VIPs to entrepreneurs to environmental activists, to high school kids. See johngraham.org/speaker. I’m attaching a link to a selection of recent podcasts that give you a glimpse into a wild-ass early life—then the sequel when I joined the Giraffe Heroes Project to use the inspiring stories of heroes to move more people to stick their necks out to solve tough public problems. We teach courage, and at a time when it seems in short supply.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ONBmM7Fhqs
https://youtu.be/ndh9LtaihhM
https://lnkd.in/eKYf4a56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9YTi88cXg&rco=1

I urge you to take a look at my latest project, "Badass Granddad," a series of 3-minute videos pointed to people and their phones. Each one is a tale of one of my adventures followed by a life lesson linked to that adventure. Find them on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. 42,000 Followers in ten months!