AdventureLisa Blair
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Alone in the Southern Ocean
On preparation, a broken mast and finding a way forward when the plan falls apart.
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Conversations about belief, courage and lives lived a little differently.
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Conversations with founders and operators about the reality of building a business.
BusinessGabby Montagnese
Conversation / 02
Building. Letting go. Beginning again.
The founder behind New Age Caravans on growth, ownership and returning to build with Bruder RV.
Explore the conversationAdventureIan Evans
Conversation / 03
The accountant who chose adventure
A conversation about Antarctica, curiosity and making room for the experiences that matter.
Explore the conversationBusinessHadri Jaffal
Conversation / 04
From one studio to an international business
The Iron Body Fit story: building a franchise network while protecting the culture that made it work.
Explore the conversationPerspectiveKathy Lette
Conversation / 05
The power of saying what you mean
On writing, humour and the willingness to tell a story in your own voice.
Explore the conversationBusinessJim Penman
Conversation / 06
The person behind the business
Beyond the familiar Jim’s Group name: a conversation about purpose, people and building a franchise.
Explore the conversationAdventureMark Agnew
Conversation / 07
Finding a way through failure
From failed Atlantic rows to kayaking the Northwest Passage, and the people who make an expedition possible.
Explore the conversationAdventureDr Kate Leeming
Conversation / 08
A bicycle, a world of possibility
Exploration, education and connecting people through journeys across extraordinary landscapes.
Explore the conversationAdventureBrianna Thompson
Conversation / 09
Life beyond the finish line
A double English Channel crossing at seventeen, and an honest conversation about what comes afterwards.
Explore the conversationBusinessJesse Gilmore
Conversation / 10
When the founder becomes the bottleneck
On systems, responsibility and building a company that can stand on its own feet.
Explore the conversationBusinessJaclyn Orent
Conversation / 11
Culture begins with behaviour
A look at the standards leaders set, the behaviour they tolerate and the culture that follows.
Explore the conversationAdventureAaron Linsdau
Conversation / 12
Eighty-two days alone
An engineer’s journey to the South Pole, and the preparation behind a demanding solo expedition.
Explore the conversationBusinessJonathan Maxim
Conversation / 13
Turning an app into a business
Product, distribution and the work of bringing an app into the world.
Explore the conversationPerspectiveJake Isham
Conversation / 14
The stories that build a business
A conversation about filmmaking, identity and finding the story worth telling.
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