Mountain Top Experience

Everest climber John Zeckendorf on life, faith and hard work

Fri 27 Aug 2021

John Zeckendorf

Topics

Christian belief

Judaism

Life Stories

This wide ranging interview traverses John's life, from managing the assets of the Prince of Brunei to scaling the highest mountain in the world. John has never shied from hard work. Applying his analytical mind to the Christian faith, John converted from Judaism to embrace Jesus in his twenties.

Topics

Christian Faith

Work and Vocation

Lifestyle and Wellbeing

Relationships and Community

Science and Technology

Art, beauty and creativity

Society and culture

Worldview and Religion

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Comments

Beate Teale
Fri, 03/09/2021 - 4:20pm—

Such an interesting interview at many levels. Thank you for sharing it.

With

John Zeckendorf

Trained as an accountant, John worked for PwC for 12 years in insolvency and banking work. John spent 3 years working for Prince Jefri of Brunei as his asset manager. In 2003 he formed his own company, Mandala Asset Solutions, with a long term friend and business partner. Mandala owns and operates motels around regional Australia, property development in India and does some interesting corporate work in Australia and Asia. John was the first Tasmanian to climb Mt Everest.