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David Lim

David Lim

Keynote Speaker: Mountaineer; Motivational Speaker; Leader of the First Singapore Everest Expedition

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David Lim Biography

David Lim, CSP, is best known for leading the landmark 1st Singapore Everest Expedition in 1998 (as well as the second in 2001). Partially disabled from a devastating rare nerve disorder since 1998, his comeback story of overcoming the odds made the cover of the Readers Digest magazine in 2001, and has since been translated into eight languages and reached over 35 million readers. He worked in media for nearly a decade until 1999.

Since 1999, Lim has been a sought-after leadership expert, with expertise in motivational and negotiation skills and building high performing teams. These add value to any client event or sustainable change initiatives. Lim’s presentation style is breezy with lots of humor, audience-interactive and backed not only by decades of leadership achievement, but also with an understanding of how adults learn best. This makes his solutions in a presentation or event program more valuable than just hiring an ‘achiever’ type of speaker who may lack a people-development background.

Lim has a B.A. in Law from Cambridge University, and is also a workshop leader, large-group facilitator and teambuilder with a decade of experience across 71 cities, and 30 countries (and still counting!). His leadership expertise has been widely profiled in The Wall Street Journal and Singapore’s The Straits Times newspaper. The Sunday Times described him as “unstoppable” after he summitted his 7th virgin peak in 2012.

A past President of the Asia Professional Speakers ( 2007-8), his work included being an adjunct lecturer for INSEAD Business School (since 2000). Lim hasn’t given up climbing, and is a veteran of over 70 alpine and expedition ascents around the world. Achievements in recent years have included scaling 6000-metre virgin peak in Qinghai and making the first single-day, mobility-impaired ascent of the 4092m Mt Kinabalu in Borneo in 2013.

Lim is a CSP(Certified Speaking Professional), the first and only Singaporean to be conferred the highest designation for professionalism and consistent quality by the National Speakers Association and the Global Speakers Federation (GSF). The CSP is an independent audit of five years information on the firm’s quality, processes and maturity. He joins a group of fewer than 12% of 6000 professional members of the GSF who have this accreditation.

Lim also received in the new CSPGlobal designation in Dec 2013 - The credential is conferred on those who have proven mastery of the core global speaking competencies. Fewer than 30 professionals worldwide have attained this credential.

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David Lim Speaking Topics

Lessons from Everest

In this presentation, David Lim shares not only a story of overcoming the odds, but also how anyone can apply practical steps to seize and stretch goals and bounce back from any setback. In this presentation, audiences learn how to:

  • Set goals, stretch goals, and achieve those goals

  • Improve your belief system to get results

  • Lead, not be led by change

  • Use the 1% rule

  • Take massive action for success

David Lim Videos

David Lim - Global Virtual Presenter and Singapore motivational speaker
Mr. David Lim, Speaker HTM2017 Conference
David Lim - Singapore motivational speaker - Preview

How to book David Lim?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like David Lim for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for David Lim, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for David Lim or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book David Lim?

Booking fees for David Lim, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire David Lim, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for David Lim?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like David Lim for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book David Lim for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent David Lim or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for David Lim or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


David Lim is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Personal Growth, Overcoming Adversity and Motivational. The estimated speaking fee range to book David Lim for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. David Lim generally travels from Singapore and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Stephen Koch, Jake Norton and Cathy O'Dowd. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling David Lim for an upcoming event.

David Lim Speaking Topics

  • Lessons from Everest

    In this presentation, David Lim shares not only a story of overcoming the odds, but also how anyone can apply practical steps to seize and stretch goals and bounce back from any setback. In this presentation, audiences learn how to:

    • Set goals, stretch goals, and achieve those goals

    • Improve your belief system to get results

    • Lead, not be led by change

    • Use the 1% rule

    • Take massive action for success

David Lim Videos

David Lim - Global Virtual Presenter and Singapore motivational speaker
Mr. David Lim, Speaker HTM2017 Conference
David Lim - Singapore motivational speaker - Preview
LinkedIn Speaker Series with David Lim
David Lim- The 3 Ps of resilience

David Lim Reviews

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How to book David Lim?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like David Lim for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for David Lim, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for David Lim or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book David Lim?

Booking fees for David Lim, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire David Lim, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for David Lim?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like David Lim for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book David Lim for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent David Lim or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for David Lim or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


David Lim is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Personal Growth, Overcoming Adversity and Motivational. The estimated speaking fee range to book David Lim for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. David Lim generally travels from Singapore and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Stephen Koch, Jake Norton and Cathy O'Dowd. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling David Lim for an upcoming event.

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