Craig Leeson is an international film-maker/journalist/adventurer and director of the Netflix film "A Plastic Ocean". He joined me for this...
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Craig is a master communicator who draws from 30 years of experience as a journalist, filmmaker, activist and adventurer to craft stories that powerfully connect with and engage his audiences.
Meet the Man
Craig Leeson
Craig Leeson is a passionate oceans and mountain explorer, surfer, diver, aviator and an award-winning filmmaker, television presenter, news correspondent, and entrepreneur. He is the director, explorer/narrator, and writer of the multi-award-winning documentary feature film “A Plastic Ocean” (released 2017) and the producer/director/writer of The Last Glaciers (due for release on IMAX 2022). “A Plastic Ocean” was ranked the number one documentary on iTunes in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada shortly after its release. He is the 2022 TAS Australian Of The Year award recipient.
Craig is the CEO of Leeson Media International, Leeson Global Media and Ocean Vista Films and founder of the I Shot Hong Kong Film Festival. He is the Sustainability Partner to BNP Paribas, an advisor to The Klosters Forum, and was Cathay Pacific’s first Change-maker Award recipient. He has advised government’s around the world on environment issues and was instrumental in helping frame and introduce legislation banning single use plastics to the Colombian and Mexican congresses. He has also advised and worked with the Asian Development Bank on oceans and single-use plastics-related issues and helped ADB’s president launch a US$5billion global healthy oceans initiative in Fiji. He has worked with the world’s major broadcasters as a producer and foreign correspondent, including BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, PBS, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Bio Channel, Universal, Al Jazeera and the Seven Network. He began his career as a newspaper journalist before moving to radio and television as a news correspondent and anchor for ABC TV Australia and later for ATV, RTHK and Star News (Hong Kong).
2022 TAS Australian of the Year
Honouring the most exceptional Australians- Since its inception in 1960, the Australian of the Year Awards has provided a focal point for Australia Day celebrations and a forum for the recognition of outstanding achievement
A Wave of Change Podcast Launching Soon
Take a journey with Award-winning Filmmaker and Journalist, Craig Leeson, as he interviews changemakers around the world from all backgrounds to discover the common thread between politics, business, and activists striving to create a wave of change.
how craig can help you
Consulting
Put Craig and his team’s experience to work for you and your company. Consulting services include Corporate Social Responsibility assessments, reporting, and action plans, plastic-free commitments, Carbon Neutral commitments, Carbon Offsetting, Green Marketing, Storytellings, go to market strategies, capital attraction, marketing, and organizational structure analysis for maximum growth.
Ideation
Sometimes organizations run out of ideas and need a new vision to move into the future. Craig is a creative experienced entrepreneur with the ability to breathe life into organizations with his imaginative vision. Invite Craig to work with your team to develop a vision for the future that creates passion and positive impact among your team and operations.
Inspiration
Looking for an inspirational speaker for your conference? Craig is a popular speaker for businesses, conferences, schools, and groups. Craig’s signature talks focus on empowerment, the power of teamwork, social entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Stories
Craigs most recent films
I’m often asked what my mission and purpose is so I will lay it out here
URGENT AND CRITICAL
Filming The Last Glaciers has made me realize how quickly the climate crisis is accelerating
HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY
Relying on politicians and corporates to get us to net zero by 2030 is not the fastest option.
IMMEDIATE ACTION
WEVE BEEN HERE BEFORE
Humans are good at overcoming adversity: Bushfires, hurricanes, the pandemic. We can come together on the climate crisis
ACT NOW. ACT TOGETHER
if individuals act politicians will follow.
CHANGE CONSUMPTION = CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE
The power of the individual
COMMUNITY ACTION
We banned single use plastics through community action. We can tackle the climate crisis.
ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Everyday our consumption choices are monitored by companies and governments. Become a smarter consumer. Product producers listen and learn. Your dollar is powerful.
REWARD CHAMPIONS AND IGNORE LAGGARDS
Changing brands, banks, super funds, universities based on their climate consciousness will accelerate solutions.
NEXT GENERATION
Our legacy is leaving the planet in a better condition for our children and their children. That’s our immortality.