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We need to navigate change and uncertainty
Into the Unknown
Navigate change and uncertainty to achieve bold goals together.
Don't just hear the story. Become part of it.
Grant 'Axe'Rawlinson The Human Powered Explorer. Motivational speaker and leadership facilitator in Singapore and across Asia.
Helping leaders and teams achieve the boldest of goals in the world's most uncertain environments.
Fastest human-powered crossing Tasman Sea · 22d 04h 40mworld record · 2025
More than a keynote
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson doesn't just deliver traditional speeches. He builds Axeperiences™.
They are immersive and emotionally engaging learning experiences that help leaders and teams navigate uncertainty, strengthen collaboration and achieve bold goals.
The AXEpeditions
The lessons weren't developed in a boardroom. They were earned.
Axe builds and leads teams to pursue bold goals in the world's most uncertain environments.
World record · 2025
The fastest human-powered crossing of the Tasman Sea
22days
04hrs
40min
122 kmAround Phuket Island, swim
1,300 kmRuapehu to Cook, non-stop
14,000 kmSingapore to New Zealand
50+summits, Everest among them
See the Full Journey
His expeditions have included swimming hundreds of kilometres, walking across countries, cycling across continents, rowing across many seas, and climbing some of the world's highest mountains (including Mount Everest via the North Ridge) as well as previously unclimbed peaks.
What brings you here?
Every organisation faces different challenges
Choose the Axeperience™ that best fits yours.
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We need to build stronger teams
For Those Who Dare
Build highly aligned and empowered teams that thrive in complexity.
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We want our people performing at their best
Human Power
Master the seven principles of sustainable high performance.
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We need to achieve more with less
From Peak to Peak
Turn constraints into catalysts for innovation.
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We need leaders who influence, not just instruct
Waves of Impact
Communicate with influence and purpose to inspire action.
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Looking for something unique?
A bespoke Axeperience™
Designed around your people, strategy and goals.
Why Axeperiences™ work
Three things happen, in this order
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People love them!
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People use them!
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People remember them!
Trusted by organisations around the world
They expect more than an engaging speaker
When organisations bring their people together, they want meaningful outcomes that last.
“A world-class experience and Axe taught me more practical take-home value in three hours than three weeks at business school.”
Allegis Global Solutions
“The best value session of the entire conference.”
Big Dutchman
“Simply game changing.”
S&P Global
“A very high level of interaction with close to 1,000 people over 2 hours. The audience feedback was awesome.”
HP Enterprise
Also HP Enterprise, Anglo American and the Supreme Court of Singapore.
About Axe
Driven by curiosity. Grounded in family. Built on discipline.
For nearly three decades, every expedition has been a living laboratory, exploring what people and teams are capable of when the outcome is uncertain.
AdventureFamilyDiscipline
Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation · former chair, Royal Geographical Society (Singapore).
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Whether you're planning a conference, developing your leaders or building a stronger team, let's create an Axeperience™ your people will love, use and remember.