On this week’s show we are very lucky to be welcoming someone that has fit more into the last 20 years than most do in a lifetime. We have former pro sailor, global adventurer and wildlife conservationist Nick Bubb. To summarise what he has done in a paragraph isn’t really possible, so I've bullet pointed the main highlights below: · Engineering degree from the University of Exeter. · 10 years sailing all around the world professionally, including once around the world non-stop. · Raced solo across the Atlantic, competed in the Volvo Ocean Race and many of the world’s biggest offshore races. · For 4 years he was an investment manager for one of the UK's leading investment companies - Brewin Dolphin. · Re-enacted Shackleton’s famous voyage from Antarctica to South Georgia, sailing across the Southern Ocean in a 23 foot wooden rowing boat wearing vintage clothing. · For over 6 years now has been the Business Development Director at Fauna & Flora International- the oldest wildlife conservation organisation in the world. Working alongside the likes of vice-presidents Sir David Attenborough and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in trying to preserve our planet and its inhabitants. · Gave a very popular TEDx talk on the roles within modern wildlife conversation, see below. · Was a parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in the 2019 General Election, returning the 11th highest vote share from all 485 candidates nationally. · Along with all his sailing, has taken on masses of land based endurance events and expeditions, including Ironman and ultra-marathons, adventure racing and ultra-biking. This guy is the epitome of an adventurer forging a career out of doing what he loves and taking on his passions as a way of life. Key takeaways: Building a career on doing what you love Importance of Working as a team Importance of using your intuition Discussing how parliaments are acting on wildlife conservation issues Some of the challenges of sailing around the world Living out of a bag to follow his dreams of sailing professionally Importance of having a strong support network Living for experiences rather than money What some of the most pressing issues are with our environment The link between human health and our planets health How complicated and interconnected our world’s political systems are Nick was very open and honest about life and career and proved to be very valuable as a guest on the show. Below are a few links to his career. I hope you guys enjoy it and would love to hear your thought on the conversation. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify and podomatic. https://bizoflife.podomatic.com/ If you think this podcast would be beneficial to anyone you know please pass the message on and don't forget the #bizoflife for any social media posts regarding it.