Roz Savage is an accomplished international speaker who has inspired and entertained audiences as diverse as rowing clubs, adventurers’ clubs, alumni dinners, charity lunches and open-ticket events. Her amazing story, supported by jaw-dropping video footage and told with honesty, humour and humility, wins rave reviews from audiences. Bookings can be made through her Program Director, Nicole Bilodeau.
Click below to view videos of Roz in action onstage:
Roz Savage Showreel – US version
Roz Savage Showreel – UK version
The book about her Atlantic crossing, Rowing the Atlantic – Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean, published by Simon & Schuster, is available now on Amazon.com. Book signings are an optional addition to your event.
Every presentation is tailored to the specific needs of the audience, but falls broadly into one of the following categories:
- motivation/inspiration
- adventure
- social media and technology
- environment – specifically sustainability and plastic pollution.
Testimonials
- We laughed & cried with you. Truly an uplifting tale. DO keep rowing…AND sparkling! - (Frank Betush, Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles)
- You have created a buzz in our community and set a lot of minds, (young and old) in motion to create their own personal challenges, as well as ways that they can push the limits of human perception. - (Tim Sheeper, triathlon coach)
- An outstanding success, so much so that every member present stood up in unison to honor her with resounding applause. Her talk was fluent, friendly, self-assured… Stupendously informative and spiritually uplifting! - (Claude L. Hulet, professor, researcher, author, boater)
- Her successful adventure stands out in the annals of the greatest tests of individual ingenuity, courage, strength, and perseverance. She is engaging, funny, honest and humble. - (Paul T Isley III, mountaineer, scuba diver, explorer)
- Professional, witty and compelling… a polished speaker who connects with her audience. - (Jim Dorsey, Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles)
- A captive audience of 400 adolescent boys is a very hard sell, but Roz connected in a way that most public speakers only aspire to. Of course the story itself (and the video footage) was riveting, and her solo crossing was an extraordinary achievement, but it was Roz’ warmth, humor, accessibility and authenticity that captured our hearts. When Roz drove away in her little yellow truck, she left behind an energized and inspired community. - (From Deb Caughron, Director of Outdoor Education, Woodberry Forest School)
- Your talk on Saturday night was incredible. When it got to the part of you hugging your Mom, I don’t think there was a dry eye in the place! You really wowed them. - (Dave Conley, Florida)
- Our MOSI CIRQLE event was spectacular — because of you! We thank you very, very much for: being beautiful inside and out; for being articulate and passionate about your craft and your dreams and for being gracious and interested in Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry. - (Debbie Donliner, MOSI, Florida)
- One of the most motivational stories of our time… We were extremely pleased with how the younger audience responded to her lecture with enthusiasm and imagination. Her way of engaging an audience to share in her remarkable experience exemplifies the true essence of her voyage – an absolute inspiration! - (Shani Jefferson, Museum of Science & Industry, Tampa, Florida)
- A triumph. - (Judy Longworth, University College Oxford)
Is Austin not on the agenda now? Once Roz mentioned she may make Austin, TX as her US base……so what happened to that idea?
Hi Rita,
Rotten luck for Roz. Tell her I said to buy the low end iPad. Once again always and forever you have her back. She is one lucky lady to have you in her life!
Good Luck. This too shall pass.
Karen
LemonLadies Orchard
Hello Rita;
It’s a problem specific to laptops. Constant opening and closing stresses the ribbon between the body and screen. The only answer is frequent backups and always knowing the whereabouts of the nearest repair or replacement source. It’s a shame Roz can’t carry a spare, although if she’s using Carbonite she could be able to get a replacement functioning very quickly.
Of course, the only really reliable backup is……you, Rita!
Best.
John
Hi Roz,
We are coming to see your presentation in HK
Currin
Container ship from Hong Kong to Long Beach?! WOW … that sounds like another rough ocean voyage — just minus the rowing! Thanks for keeping us posted, Rita. You da best.
Naomi in NY
I had not heard whether it was the hard drive or another mechanical problem. If not the hard drive, a new laptop and an external 2.5″ HDD enclosure (such as a NexStar SX) will let her inexpensively ($20 US)recover all of her files. Glad you are there to help Rita.
John H
To John H – it seems to me from one of Roz’s Tweets, and John K’s comment, that it is the screen that is the problem – or the connection to the screen.
I feel so lost not being in touch with Roz except through brief texts. Still a number of questions about her USA speaking tour need to be answered. I hope to be able to publish some details soon.
Rita in the UK.
To all who are following Roz and would like to hear her, she will be in Asheville, NC on September 8, reading and speaking at Malaprops Bookstore at 7pm. On September 9th she will be the special guest at a “Dinner and Conversation” at my restaurant, Laurey’s at 7 pm. This dinner will be a fundraiser for the Indian ocean crossing and will be a chance to see her video “Crossing the Atlantic” AND to spend the evening with her.
If you’d like to come, e-mail me: Laurey@laureysyum.com and we’ll get the details to you.
Cheers,
Laurey Masterton in Asheville, NC
Roz, my favorite blog of yours was titled “The Pearl of Peace”…shared it with a bookclub. This one reminded me of that one, which you had written on the ocean.
Laurie … if only … it’s 2,571 miles from my doorstep to Malaprops
Ah Roz, I’m desperately behind on your blog, so I’m just seeing this and I’m now the crazy lady giggling to herself in the coffee shop. Thank you for the giggles at yours and Mr. Tenerife’s expense. Now I have to get back to work considering I’m supposed to be reviewing Rowing the Atlantic for the Unshelved website (http://www.unshelved.com/) I’ll let you know when it runs.
Hugs from Sharon et al
Important work indeed, Sharon!
Glad you enjoyed the blog!
Well nobody will be able to say that you weren’t thorough enough in your deliberations. It’s no surprise, given that you have to be even more thorough in your preparations to row across the ocean!
Enjoy the rest and the writing, Roz. Well deserved!
Cheers!
John
Bolinas is indeed lovely and peaceful and the fresh ocean air will be delightful–perhaps particularly so when you don’t have an ocean rocking you to sleep at night! (as long as you’re not so close to the lagoon that the seals keep you awake with their honking!!) I’m completely in favor of you avoiding the stress of wondering if you’ll arrive on time. Have a safe journey and happy landing in S.F., but whatever you do, don’t call it “Frisco”!!! (it makes a good blog title, but won’t win you friends in “the City”!)
Looking forward to the next book!
Claire
Or are they sealions? It’s been a while!
Claire
Good decision, Roz, for all the right reasons.
Thanks, as always, for your insightful explanation.
Life is full of 51/49 decisions and we need to listen to our heart and gut.
Now, ease your mind and enjoy being ‘home’ for a while …
I’m sure your Asheville organizers are much relieved. Enjoy the rest, and wishing you good writing!
Good decision Roz, you deserve this fresh ‘interlude’ of time,space and place.
There’s never any disgrace in changing your mind, especially when critical timings are so tight. Do whatever feels right! Happy landings in California and enjoy the peace and quiet of Bolinas for your writer’s retreat. And go easy on the caramel lattes!
Oh Roz,
What a process – and thank you for sharing its details. Of course you made the correct decision. whichever way you’d have decided to go would have been the right one.
but what a shame that you will lose that money. Is that really the case? ugh!
Laurey
Evening Roz,
Do you have the details, email address and contact person for the Durham, NC sept. 7th stop over?
thank you,
bill savage
Roz,
No details on the duke university calender. No web results for your durham nc visit,except the blog posting- help. I would like to get the word out to friends to help fill seats.
thank you,
bill
Bill, the lecture at Duke University is for the university community. At present there is no public event arranged. That is the reason for no further details. Rita.
Dear Roz, it is good that you credited Project kaisei in your blog here for your HK trip… though it would have been better if you have mentioned the project or thanked Mr Woodring during your talks ( not mentioned at all in both talks.)
Just an observation and opinion
Good luck to your future amazing journeys….
take care and regards- KT.
avid ‘fan’ of Roz Savage and Project Kaisei.
Hey, Roz. Welcom home. The Atlanta brunch is at 12:30.
Good news, I just heard from CruisePeople that I will get more of a refund than I expected, because I get the port charges and deviation insurance back. So it’s still a big financial hit, but more like 80% than 95% forfeit.
And I also just got booked for a nice corporate speaking gig in October, so there is income on the horizon – and just in the nick of time, too!
Katsuo – you are correct, and I will not make such an error of omission again. I have already made my apologies to Doug. The good news is that the “thank you” on the blog lives on, and reaches a much wider audience, to bring more awareness to Project Kaisei.
Hi Roz,
Excellent, you’re going to be in Sacramento! I’m looking forward to attending!
Rick Barton
Paradise, CA
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As long as the laptop has file sharing set up, if the screen dies permanently, you can connect into it from another PC and copy the stuff you need off it. Its also a great idea to have as much stuff as possible synchronised onto the internet somewhere. I run Ubuntu linux, and almost all my stuff now resides in Ubuntu One, or Google, eg Docs, Photos etc, up on the internet. If my PCs all died, I would not be very concerned.
The layout of one’s weblog is entirely messed up when I view it in Opera. Plz fix it.
Too bad your only Canadian date in on the other coast
I had my fingers crossed for a date in Montreal.
This sucks! I truly thought it was the other way around. Well, i guess thanks for clearing it up!
Durham , NC – Sept 7, duke campus visit. It is a free public event. Bring your check book to help support the next journey please.
Here is the URL link below.
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news/adventures-dreams-and-sustainability
Roz Savage: “Adventures, Dreams and Sustainability”
The Duke Marine Lab and the Environmental Law Society Present a talk by Roz Savage, environmental campaigner and solo ocean rower.
Sep 07, 2010
from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
Love Auditorium, Levine Science Research Center, Duke University campus (West)
Contact Nancy Kelly
Contact Phone 919-613-8090
Roz arms Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, an active environmental campaigner (“We can all make a difference!”), and former management consultant who realized in her mid-30s that there might be more to life than a steady income and a house in the suburbs. She has rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean and in 2010 became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific.
There will be a reception at 5:15 p.m. prior to the talk. Overflow seating with Webcast in A158 LSRC. For those at the Marine Lab the Webcast can be viewed in the Repass Ocean Conservation Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The event is listed on the duke event calendar.
http://calendar.duke.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo
click more info
Hope this helps.
Roz, I dont think bm will change your life even a little bit but you’ll have fun and different experience
Hello Roz,
I’m sorry we missed getting together during your short stay in Bolinas, however I am confident that we shall make it happen in the not so distant future.
You probably have friends going or meeting up with you at Burningman, however just in case… …I have for many years been intimately involved with the Firefighters and Medics at “FIRE STATION 3″. My radio call sign is “Hawkeye”. Just look for the folks wearing the Emergency Services yellow shirts, and introduce yourself.
I strongly encourage you to ask for Kate Gonnella RN MSN (Medical Branch Chief of Operations), who is a very dear friend of mine. Someone on duty with a radio, can track her down for you. She is an amazing woman, and I am sure that you will find a kindred spirit in her.
Also, ask for Ben and June Thompson — the Fire Chief and his wife. Besides being one of the leaders of Station 3, Ben and June are the backbone, heart & soul of the STATION 3 community. Ask them to show you around (don’t forget to check out the firefighter’s bar, which is a big cool dome, with even cooler beers), AND tell them that “Hawkeye said he would be really really tickled, if Roz could watch the burn from atop one of our fire engines come burn night”.
And last but not least, give them all a Hawkeye hug for me.
I know you will have a fantastic time, Roz!
With love and grace, Markus
P.S. Drink LOT’S of water! Chug, don’t sip!
Oh wow! Bradford Island is less than ten miles away from me! Too bad I didn’t know you were coming my way. I’ll have to explore that island myself sometime. Have fun @ Burning Man!
Haiku for Roz and all who encounter her
at Burning Man and everywhere …
kindred spirit smiles
miniature blue marbles
fresh bouquets for earth
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