Amanda Lindhout is one of the most credible voices on resilience in the world today. A New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized speaker, she has delivered more than 500 keynotes in 34 countries for organizations including Google, Mastercard, Marriott, Deloitte, PwC, and the NHL.

In 2008, while working as a journalist, Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped in Somalia and held hostage for 460 days. Her memoir about that experience, A House in the Sky, became a #1 international bestseller and has remained a top title for more than a decade. It is now being adapted into a limited series in Hollywood. In the years that followed her release, while rebuilding her life and navigating a diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, she developed the framework at the heart of all she teaches, the Four Quadrants of Resilience.

Amanda Lindhout speaks on resilience, mental health, and leadership to teams and organizations across every industry, pairing an unforgettable story with tools people can use immediately. She is known for creating emotional resonance, and leaves audiences feeling uplifted and hopeful about the future.

Amanda Lindhout’s story has been featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story, two full episodes of Dateline NBC, Vogue, O: The Oprah Magazine, The Today Show, and the Los Angeles Times.

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12 Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity

When I describe what happened to me on Aug. 23, 2008, I say that I was taken. On an empty stretch of road outside of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, out of the back seat of a four-wheel-drive Mitsubishi by a dozen or so men whose faces were swaddled in checkered scarves. Each one of them carried an AK‑47.
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A Captive's Tale: Amanda Lindhout on the Story of Her Somalia Kidnapping

Kidnapped in Somalia, Amanda Lindhout spent fifteen months in terrifying captivity. Only after meeting journalist Sara Corbett did she feel ready to tell her story.
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Kidnapped: A Dateline Survivor Story

Amanda Lindhout reveals personal details about surviving her kidnapping in Somalia and her rescue. Kate Snow reports.