Tom Smith is a 26-year-old adventure medic and expedition filmmaker who has crammed a wild career into just a few years. From building mountain fences in Wales to ski patrol in Canada, he shares the highs, the lows and the lessons learnt along the way.

Ben Keen is the founder of The Adventure Element, a 13-year-old company running Duke of Edinburgh school expeditions and large multi-activity challenge events for charities and businesses. He’d just got back from a solo bike tour of nearly 1,000 miles across Vietnam, so we talk about that too.

Alex Mortimer is an outdoor instructor and Compliance Director at Land & Wave, a hugely successful adventure business in Dorset. We talk about how he got started, the careers advice that counted, outdoor instructor training schemes and balancing home life with a love of adventure.

Kate Capelli is the founder of Adventuress in the Wild. After six years travelling the world, she built a business that runs adventures for women all over the globe, putting community first and business second.

Chris Whittaker is a semi-nomadic outdoor guide and leader who has been paid to travel the world for over a decade, from kayaking in New Zealand to snowboarding in Canada. He founded his own travel brand, Global Shenanigans, and talks honestly about how it started, the mistakes along the way…