Leon Logothetis (born February 3, 1977) is a British born author, TV personality, philanthropist, global adventurer, traveler, and inspirational speaker. Logothetis has authored four books, Amazing Adventures of a Nobody: A Life Changing Journey Across America Relying on the Kindness of Strangers, Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World, The Mojo Diaries: How a Dangerous and Hilarious Journey Changed Everything and Live, Love, Explore: Discover the Way of the Traveler, A Road Map to the Way You Were Meant to Live.
Logothetis' television appearances include, The Kindness Diaries (2015), National Geographic's Amazing Adventures of a Nobody, The Meredith Viera show, The Pick-Me-Up Truck, MTV: MADE. Also, Web shows such as Ultimate Daycation and Adventures in Mongol Rally Land.
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Early life
Born in London England, of Greek descent, Logothetis now lives in Los Angeles California. He was educated in London and graduated from Babson College in Boston Massachusetts with a Business degree. After graduating college, Logothetis was a successful broker. He had a radical life change after stumbling upon an inspirational movie, The Motorcycle Diaries, which chronicled the story of Che Guevara. On Che's journey, he crossed South America relying solely on the kindness of strangers, and his story lit up Logothetis' mundane existence.
Logothetis felt disconnected and was leading an uninspired life. He felt his life had no purpose and no sense of direction, so he decided to do something about it. Logothetis left it all behind--job, money, home and even his cell phone--and hit the road with nothing but the clothes on his back and five dollars in his pocket. Each day of his journey helped him realise that the kind, good soul of mankind had not been lost.
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Global Adventure and Philanthropy
Logothetis inspiration to travel the globe, spread kindness, compassion and good will, and connect with people face-to-face, came from a place of pain and from a place of disconnection. The way he found how to connect with people was by embarking on adventure travels around the world and by receiving and giving kindness."
His journey renewed his faith in the bonds that connect people worldwide. His philanthropic adventures led him on a quest to circumnavigate the globe on a vintage yellow motorbike relying again on the kindness of strangers. Logothetis found a way to give back in life changing ways to those who truly helped him and showed him kindness and generosity. As strangers showed Logothetis kindness, little did they know that it would result in a life-changing gift in return. One such gift was when he gave a riverboat driver in India the money he needed to send his two children to school. Another was to Tony, a homeless man from Pittsburgh that shared his blankets and food with Logothetis and offered to let Logothetis sleep with him in a dilapidated garage. Logothetis gave Tony the gift of a life off the streets and set him up in an apartment and paid for his continued education. Then there was the doctor who gave free eye surgeries to poor rural communities in Vietnam. Logothetis gave back by paying for 100 of the eye surgeries. Tony, the homeless man, told Logothetis, "True wealth is not what's in our wallet; it's what's in our heart."
Logothetis' philanthropic adventures have taken him all over the world, often by unconventional means. In one instance, he purchased a 1985 London taxi, dubbing it the Kindness Cab, and drove it from New York to Los Angeles, doing good deeds along the way, like driving a veteran to receive cancer treatment and taking a family going through difficult times out for ice cream. At the end of his journey, Logothetis donated what would have been the fare he earned ($11,500) to charity.
On an adventure to circumnavigate the globe on a bright yellow motorcycle dubbed Kindness One with absolutely no money in his pockets and relying solely on the kindness of strangers, he left Los Angeles with no food, gas or money, but only with a mission to prove that kindness matters. His trip garnered international attention and resulted in appearances on Huffpost Live and Good Morning America, creating a social media frenzy. This inspiring adventure also helped to raise money and awareness for Make a Wish International.
His off-the-beaten-path travels have taken him to 90 countries including Peru, Bhutan, India, Oman, Haiti, Morocco, Jordan, Ecuador, Poland, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, and Mongolia, just to mention a few.
Notable Works
Books
- Adventures of a Nobody: A Life Changing Journey Across America Relying on the Kindness of Strangers
- The Mojo Diaries: How a Dangerous and Hilarious Journey Changed Everything
- The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Good Will and Transform Lives Around the World
- Live, Love, Explore: Discover the Way of the Traveler, A Road Map to the Way You Were Meant to Live
Television and Video Show Series
National Geographic Series: Amazing Adventures of a Nobody - Three seasons of adventure in which Logothetis crosses America, the United Kingdom and Europe on just 5 dollars, 5 pounds, and 5 Euros a day, respectively aired in more than 100 countries. The show followed Leon Logothetis, the presenter and creator, on his travels across America on just 5 dollars a day.
Logothetis did a follow-up show across the U.K. The European version had Logothetis traveling from Paris, France all the way to Moscow, Russia on EUR5 a day was aired on Dave and was repeated on Blighty. Amazing Adventures of a Nobody has been shown on numerous Television Channels including Sky3, Sky Travel, Life One, Extreme Sports Channel & Fox Reality Channel.
The Meredith Vieira Show: The Pick-Me-Up Truck - A series of segments where Logothetis delivers hope and kindness to people in under privileged and impoverished communities and demonstrates his mission of giving back to those who give of themselves.
In the first segment, Logothetis delivers not only hope and the promise of a bright future--one pirouette at a time--but also delivers dance shoes, ballet skirts, leotards, tights and a check for $5,000 to Feltonville Dream Center dance school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The second segment has Logothetis delivering a $10,000 gift card from Staples for such things as computers--and much needed good cheer in the form of a field trip to an apple orchard--to the kindergarten students of The Mather Elementary, the oldest public elementary school in the nation (375 years old) just outside Boston Massachusetts.
Through the Pajama Program's mission--that every child goes to bed feeling safe and loved--and with more than a million kids in shelters on the waiting list, pajamas and books were delivered to Hour Children's Shelter in New York in the third segment. Logothetis delivered 500 pairs of pajamas, 200 books, 30 stuffed toys and a special visit from Clifford, the big red dog. For the moms in the shelters, pajamas and books are a great help. It allows the families to share a safe and cozy good-night that they've never had before. Most important, these gifts convey the gift of love.
MTV: MADE: Inspiring young adults to be independent through travel.
GoBeKind Series: Logothetis has partnered with Trivago, the travel company that's trying to make a difference for people in need and those who give back. Trivago and Logothetis share the goal of starting a contagious chain reaction of kind acts. Trivago is helping Logothetis to travel across the U.S.A. to spark that contagious chain reaction of acts of kindness starting with unsuspecting good Samaritans.
Big Dreams Series: Logothetis has teamed up with LittleThings.com, home of the most inspiring, uplifting, and engaging content on Facebook and GoFundMe.com, the world's #1 personal fundraising website for his latest adventure: Big Dreams From LittleThings!
Along with his co-host Roxy Haynes they travel across the U.S. to meet people with incredible stories of heart and perseverance. By telling their stories they hope to create a movement where little things make big dreams come true. At the end of each video viewers are given a chance to donate to each story's cause and create a big impact in someone's life.
The Kidness Diaries, One Man's Quest to Ignite Good Will and Transform Lives Around the World on Netflix. A 13-part series during which Logothetis lives his mission of giving back to those who gave of themselves. It demonstrates sharing of compassion and empathy with others, smiling at the world and watching what happens when the world smiles back.
Web Shows
Ultimate Daycation - LA Times online travel blog, Wednesdays and Fridays for 10 weeks.
Adventures in Mongol Rally Land - An epic boredom crushing adventure of a 10,000 mile ride from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia after which he donated one book for every mile driven to FirstBook.
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