Simon Osamoh
“All I ever wanted was to feel validated and accepted”. I am Simon Osamoh, I now live in America, but my life is very different from what it used to be as a Thames Valley Police Officer. It was an amazing job where I did a range of different roles, from detective investigations to burglaries. […]
Ben Buddy Slack
My name is Ben Buddy Slack, and I’m the founder and creative director of a charity called the Swan Song Project. This all started about four years ago after I experienced the profound loss of my beloved grandmother. In the aftermath of her passing, I found myself deeply regretting that we had never recorded her […]
Frit Tam
“Be your most authentic self” My name is Frit Tam, I am an adventurer, filmmaker, photographer and trans activist. I own a film studio called Passion Fruit Pictures; our soul mission is to add diversity and colour to the adventure film industry. I set up Passion Fruit Pictures when I became aware that because of […]
Dave Cornthwaite
“Dreams are little reminders of what you should do the next day” Hello, my name is Dave Cornthwaite, I am an adventurer and community leader and I would say I am just a compulsive doer. Growing up I didn’t have many dreams and I was quite a quiet child who read a lot of books, […]
Jo Moseley
“The sea is both calming and invigorating at the same time…” I’m Jo, a joy-encourager, midlife adventurer and a beach cleaner. I live in the Yorkshire dales and have always been around water as my dad was a sailor. Before children, I was able to go to many amazing places exploring. I studied in America, […]
Nick Butter
There is this magic number of 29,747 the average amount of time a human being lives for, how many hours in your life are you willing to live without being happy? I am Nick Butter. I am a runner and I guess I would say I am coming to the final stage of the running […]
Aaron Baker
Racing Motorcycles and the Pursuit of Success It all started one Christmas when I was 3 years old. I received the gift of a tiny motorcycle and before long I was hooked on motorcycles and started racing. I was successful as an amateur racer and dreamed of becoming a National Champion and actually did achieve […]
Figen Murray
My name is Figen Murray, I am fifty-nine years old. I was born in Istanbul and moved to Germany when I was very young. I met my first husband and after initially living in Germany we moved to Manchester, England in 1983 and shortly after had two children, Daniel and Martyn. I have never longed […]
Saeed Atcha
I was born in 1996 in Bolton, which is in the North West of England, of Indian heritage. From Foster Care to Community Leadership At 3 years old I was placed into care by social services and fostered by local families. Thus I had ‘corporate parents’. I guess you can say I didn’t really have […]
Luke Tyburski
“The one time when I believe I have been the most mentally tough is when I talked myself off the bridge” Early Dreams and Challenges I am from a small country town that was obsessed with sports. I am also from a large and loving family that made my childhood pretty perfect. My parents instilled […]