Experience

Slow Ways

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Exploration Officer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Exeter, England, United Kingdom



Topolocus Limited

• Advertising Services

• Creative Geographer & Explorer

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  UK My work has included: - Founding the campaign to make London the world's first National Park City and supporting its development, - Leading the Slow Ways project to collaboratively create a network of 7,000 walking routes that connect Great Britain's towns and cities, - Making The UK in 100 Seconds, a short film to change how people think about the UK, - Walking 1686km across all of the UK's 15 national parks and 69 cities wearing an EEG that tracked my emotions with National… Show more My work has included: - Founding the campaign to make London the world's first National Park City and supporting its development, - Leading the Slow Ways project to collaboratively create a network of 7,000 walking routes that connect Great Britain's towns and cities, - Making The UK in 100 Seconds, a short film to change how people think about the UK, - Walking 1686km across all of the UK's 15 national parks and 69 cities wearing an EEG that tracked my emotions with National Geographic, Cisco and Emotiv, - Completing 125 microadventures as part of a National Geographic branded marketing project - Co-authoring award winning books that inspire children to play outdoors and protect nature - And much more... Show less



National Geographic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Geographic Emerging Explorer

  • 2012 - Present

• National Geographic Emerging Explorer

  • 2012 - Present



The Geography Collective

• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Lead Member

  • Oct 2008 - Oct 2021

  I'm a founding member of The Geography Collective, a creative partnership of geography teachers, educators, explorers, therapists and artists.



Explorer HQ Limited

• Director for Creative Exploration

  • 2013 - 2016

  London Explorer HQ is the home of Mission:Explore, an innovative project that inspires (young) people to explore play and learn outdoors. We do this through an award winning series of books, social exploration websites and events. Our clients include National Geographic, the RSPB, John Muir Trust, UK Environment Agency, Intel, London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, World Scouting, Guys & St Thomas Hospital Charity, Latitude Festival and many more.


InterContinental Hotels Group
• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Creative Geographer and Campaign Front Person

  • 2012 - 2013

ActionAid UK
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Education Programmes Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

BBC
• Italy
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Geography education consultant

  • 2003 - 2009

Langtree School
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lead Teacher of Geography

  • Apr 2005 - Dec 2008

Little Heath School
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Geography Teacher / Creative Learning Lead Practitioner

  • Jun 2003 - Apr 2005

Green Reef
• India
• Volunteer

  • 1999 - 2000