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Blue Zones Founder, National Geographic Fellow & Explorer

Dan Buettner Speaking Fee: $75,000 to $100,000

Blue Zones Founder, National Geographic Fellow & Explorer

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Dan Buettner
Speaking Fee:
$75,000 to $100,000

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Available Upon Request

Primary Topic Category:
Adventure & Exploration

 

Dan Buettner Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world – dubbed Blue Zones – where people live the longest, healthiest lives. Buettner now works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities.

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world – dubbed Blue Zones – where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are two of the most popular for both publications. Buettner now works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities. Blue Zones Projects are well-being initiatives that apply lessons from the Blue Zones to entire communities by focusing on changes to the local environment, public policy, and social networks. The program has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date. His books, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest, Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way and The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People, were all national bestsellers. Buettner has appeared on The Today Show, Oprah, NBC Nightly News, and Good Morning America, and has keynoted speeches at the National Academies of the Sciences, World Economic Forum, Aspen Ideas Fest, Bill Clinton's Health Matters Initiative, and Google Zeitgeist. His TED talk has garnered over 3 million views. His newest book, Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From The World's Happiest People reveals the surprising secrets of the world's happiest places—and shows how we can all apply the lessons of true happiness to our lives. Buettner also holds three Guinness World Records in distance cycling.
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