Charged by his ever-growing connection to nature and the ancient world, JJ takes his audience on a ride of a lifetime as they revisit his past expeditions – JJ is in on a mission to find the keys to a more sustainable world even if that means going back to the past.    It’s an Indiana Jones Adventure with an eco spin.

What to Expect in JJ’s Workshops and Discussions

-A discussion about the evidence surrounding ancient technologies
-Harrowing stories of JJ’s most outrageous outdoor adventures
-An open exchange of eco-insights he’s gathered from studying ancient civilizations worldwide.

JJ’s expeditions and talks serve to empower and inspire individuals to pursue their own dreams as a way to build a better earth.

 

Past Eco-Efforts

JJ instructing

JJ instructing

In the past, JJ motivated and coordinated college students to take action in their local communities. At UC Santa Barbara, JJ worked with other student environmental activists to connect outdoor/environmental groups on the UCSB campus to strengthen campus-wide support on specific environmental projects.  JJ served as outreach chair on the Environmental Affairs Board to establish this network with groups such as, CalPirg, Surfrider, Environmental Affairs Board (EAB), and the Excursion Club.

JJ also helped erect another environmental student group at UCSB, called “Ecologic,” to establish a link between the recreational activities and preservation of the environment that these activities take place in. While short lived, Ecologic, engaged in many trail clean ups, survival wilderness clinics, and leave no trace workshops.
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Passionate Speaker

Watch the video of JJ below as he describes his passion for climbing and the outdoors

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Recent Eco Projects

JJ talking to a Farmer

JJ talking to a Farmer

In the summer of 2006, JJ co-managed the “Change Your Way Tour,” a tour that traveled to fourteen universities across the west coast to inspire and empower university students to the positives of living more sustainable lifestyles by taking them on educational outdoor retreats, facilitating leadership workshops, and screening powerful environmental short films.

In 2007, JJ led a group of four adventurers to Alaska on a journey to discover the hurdles to sustainable travel. The adventurers traveled thousands of miles, meeting hundreds of people, and discovered many obstacles to traveling green. The journey received high praise from locals and the trip helped expose some pressing environmental concerns facing some of the British Columbia rural areas.
In 2008, JJ focused his energy to “bringing green to the screen,” in other words, exposing people to the environment through TV-internet media. He produced and hosted the “Think Green Live Green Challenge,” an interactive competition to get people thinking green.  In the same year, JJ produced and hosted an eco-news show, “Flat Broke and Green.”
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Ancient Green Technologies

In 2009, JJ came across evidence of ancient green technologies while he was planning his Bolivian expedition.  This unexpected discovery provided a new angle for promoting sustainable living and inspired his latest television series, “Ancient Tomorrow.”JJ uncovered startling similarities between technologies of today with technologies from thousands of years ago, and even encountered lost eco-friendly technologies.   Now, JJ and his team are working diligently to develop a television series to awaken people to our mysterious past which might provide huge keys for sustainable living in the future.  Check it out here…

If you would like to book JJ to speak at your school or function please visit his contact page.