THE PODCAST · 27 EPISODES
Build Your Purpose
Conversations with Everest summiteers, polar explorers, veterans, athletes and founders about ambition, resilience and the experiences that shape a meaningful life.
Hosted by Tom Hicks — adventurer, Kilimanjaro expedition leader and Head of Trusts & Foundations at Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
LATEST EPISODE · 1 SEPTEMBER 2026 · 42 MIN
Maria Stanley: service and purpose in the police
Maria has built her life around service, courage and stepping into the unknown — from the Merchant Navy to the Fire Service and the Police.
IN A MINUTE
Short clips
EP 20 · Karl Hinett
“I shouldn’t be here”
EP 27 · Maria Stanley
Only woman on the ship, 1994
EP 27 · Maria Stanley
The job she didn’t want
EP 27 · Maria Stanley
You get more than you give
EVERY EPISODE
All 27 conversations
MOUNTAINS
24 · Jo Bradshaw
The Seven Summits
18 · Dr Raj Joshi
SAS: Who Dares Wins, Everest and everything in between
17 · Griffin Mims
King of the mountain
09 · Rebecca Stephens
Lessons from the first British woman to summit Everest
05 · Tom Clowes
Finding your purpose
04 · Kenton Cool
How to be more Sherpa
03 · Holly Budge
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ENDURANCE
23 · Sean Conway
105 Ironmans in 105 days
22 · Andy Long
Challenging MND in the Sahara
21 · Darren Edwards
Redefining impossible
20 · Karl Hinett
From near death to a life of purpose and adventure
19 · Sam Cox
A Royal Marine exploring his possible in Antarctica
07 · Ocean Escapades
Curiosity is key
01 · Neil Laughton
Special Forces, world records and Adventureholic
SERVICE & SPORT
27 · Maria Stanley
Service and purpose in the police
26 · Josh Lancaster
Stop making excuses
25 · Fraser Goatcher
Director of Rugby, Leicester Tigers Women
16 · Oliver Hoskins
Purpose through service
15 · Oksana Bronevytska
Confronting corruption in war
14 · Mark O'Donoghue
Building purpose to support Ukraine
PURPOSE & BUSINESS
13 · Adam Bastock
Purpose-led business
12 · James Frost
Building resilience in entrepreneurship
11 · Alex Barker
How to be more pirate
10 · Julia Davies
Using wealth for purpose
08 · Rachel Savage
Empowering women, strategic thinking and brand storytelling
06 · Nick Hunt
How to implement purpose and build businesses for change
02 · Lucy Jeffrey
From the city to building Bare Kind
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Explorers, athletes, founders, veterans and people doing extraordinary things quietly. Tell me who you are — or who I should be talking to.
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