Joe Pavelka

Keynote Speaker | Calgary, Alberta

Recreation Management
Adventurer and Leisure Expert

Joe Pavelka Expertise Adaptability & Agility, Burnout Prevention, Change Management, Health & Wellness, Mindset & Goal Accomplishment, Personal Growth, Transformation and Work Life Balance.

Joe Pavelka

About Joe Pavelka

Joe Pavelka is a practitioner, researcher, educator, speaker, author, and consultant in leisure, sustainable tourism & destination planning for the past 25 years. Joe Pavelka is renowned for his speaking energy, enthusiasm, humour and insight as he brings a world of experience to every speaking engagement to create an exciting and unique presentation.

Joe Pavelka Videos

Joe Pavelka, Ph.D. for WLO Global Leisure Debate

Celebrate! Teaching & Learning: Joe Pavelka "two Different Dimensions"

Intro: Joe Pavelka, Ph.d. for Wlo Global Leisure Debate

Celebrate! Teaching & Learning: Joe Pavelka "a Narcissistic Activity"

Soul of the City 11: Recreation and Wellness: Joe Pavelka

Joe Pavelka Interviews & Podcasts

Covid-19 and Mountain Tourism

Dr. JOE PAVELKA BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Joe Pavelka has 30 years of experience as a practitioner, researcher, educator, speaker, and author. Dr. Joe Pavelka is an expert on the subjects of recreation management, sustainable tourism, and ecotourism. Dr. Joe Pavelka brings a world of experience to every speaking engagement to create an exciting and unique presentation.

Dr. Joe Pavelka has been providing workshops and keynote presentations for organizations throughout Canada. Pavelka has a great reputation for providing insightful, dynamic, and entertaining keynotes and workshops. Dr. Joe Pavelka has been conducting keynote presentations since 2000 for both large and small gatherings. Dr. Joe Pavelka is renowned and acclaimed for his speaking energy, humor, and insight. As a result, Dr. Joe Pavelka brings his entire eclectic background into every presentation. One can be sure that no two presentations will be alike as he researches and tailors each presentation for every group.

His background includes professional and academic work in the arts, outdoor adventure, business, and international travel. Dr. Joe Pavelka is a vivid interpreter of the world around us. Dr. Joe Pavelka is very easy to understand and his presentations are intriguing for audience members. Dr. Joe Pavelka is an authentic and authoritative presenter on multiple topics. Dr. Joe Pavelka can educate and inspire with humor and relevant overheads to help illustrate his points.

Dr. Joe Pavelka has multiple dimensions due to his passions, education, and profession. Dr. Joe Pavelka is a founding member of the Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership program at Mount Royal University. Dr. Joe Pavelka founded a successful sportswear company and also leads a consulting firm specializing in tourism and recreation planning. Dr. Joe Pavelka has produced several award-winning films including Canoes for Peru which has played in eighteen film festivals on four continents and won six awards. Another film, Life Along the Trail, is scheduled for release in 2017.

Dr. Joe Pavelka is the author of two books: Ned: The Story of Bear Six Nine Three (children’s book), and It’s Not About Time: Rediscovering Leisure in a Changing World.

It’s Not About Time addresses leisure, freedom, and choice in everyday life. The struggle for leisure, in our fast and harried world, is one of the most important issues we face today. In It’s Not About Time, Dr. Joe Pavelka begins with the idea of leisure being much broader than simple free time; it’s about freedom and creativity. It moves the reader to an understanding of the factors that influence leisure and closes with dynamic ideas on how to find leisure in a very calm and centered way. It also introduces and explains the idea of ‘seamless living.’ Seamless living is an agranular means to understand how we can adapt to the pressures of daily living and live life to the fullest. It’s Not About Time is currently in its second printing.

Dr. Joe Pavelka is currently working on his next book Whatever Happened to Leisure?  This book takes an insightful and practical look at how we live our lives today in light of lightning-paced technology and economics.

Dr. Joe Pavelka invests considerable time in the outdoors. As a result of his passion, Dr. Joe Pavelka has led canoe sea kayak, or hiking trips in many great places around the world. Some locations include All of Canada including the Northwest Territories and Belize, Chile, Spain, Peru, Bolivia, and Mexico. Dr. Joe Pavelka recently made some headlines by bringing a group of Mount Royal University students to canoe the Alto Madre de Dios River in the Peruvian Amazon.

Dr. Joe Pavelka has taught at the post-secondary level since 1996. First as a part-time instructor at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Communication and Culture and later, and through to the present, at the Haskayne Business School of the University of Calgary teaching a variety of tourism management courses. Dr. Joe Pavelka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation Studies and Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership at Mount Royal University. Dr. Joe Pavelka has a PhD in Geography from the University of Calgary, a Master of Arts in Recreation Administration, from the University of Alberta, a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, from Lakehead University, and an Honour’s Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, from Lakehead University.

Joe Pavelka Topic Presentations

Joe Pavelka Calgary, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Free Time and Work: the Future of Free Time and Leisure

Let’s Make It Last: Closing Your Conference with a Punch

Revisiting Public Recreation

Balancing Home and Work: It’s Not About Time: Rediscovering Leisure in a Changing World

Sustaining Sustainable Tourism: What are Prospects for the Future?

Lessons from the Amazon

Joe Pavelka Books & Articles

It's Not About Time!
It's Not About

Joe Pavelka explores the evolving nature of leisure in our modern, fast-paced world. The book delves into how the pressure to always be...

How Overcrowding Impacts the World’s Tourism Hotspots
How Overcrowding Impacts the World’s Tourism

In Joe Pavelka's article, "How Overcrowding Impacts the World’s Tourism Hotspots," published in Sight Magazine, Joe Pavelka explores the...

Joe Pavelka Speaking Testimonials

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