What if travel is not really about where we go, but about who we become along the way? This was one of the questions behind our conversation with Rebecca Maffeis.

Rebecca has spent much of her career in the travel industry, including as a Managing Director, and today works as a strategic advisor, consultant, and community builder at the intersection of travel, innovation, experiences, wellness, luxury, and human flourishing.

But what makes Rebecca's conversation and interview particularly interesting is her curiosity about something much deeper : Why does travel transform us?

Over the past few years, Rebecca has been researching the future of travel, looking at changing consumer behaviour, cultural shifts, and the growing interest in more meaningful experiences. Her work has led her to explore what we call transformative travel, and what happens when travel becomes more than consumption and becomes an opportunity for reflection, connection and change.

That naturally led us to a fascinating conversation. About travel. About transformation. About slowing down.About human connection. About the experiences that stay with us long after we return home. And, of course, about walking.

Because perhaps one of the simplest ways to create the conditions for transformation is to leave the usual environment behind, put one foot in front of the other, and give ourselves enough time to think. Rebecca has recently launched Travel for Human Flourishing, a platform exploring the relationship between travel, human behaviour, culture, wellbeing, and the future of the travel industry. So this conversation felt particularly timely.

Listen to our conversation here, and we would love to hear from you: What is the journey that has changed you the most, and did you realise it was changing you at the time?

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Some conversations begin with a question. Others begin with a journey. This time, our journey takes us into the fascinating world of pilgrimage, walking, culture, spirituality, and the stories we carry. We are delighted to welcome Ian McIntosh to the Walking Mentorship Podcast. Listen here

Ian is an anthropologist, educator, researcher, and one of the leading voices exploring the deeper meaning of pilgrimage and sacred journeys. His work has taken him across cultures, continents, and communities, exploring how journeys can connect people with places, traditions, spirituality, identity, and ultimately with themselves. He has been deeply involved in the Sacred Journeys community. He has brought together researchers, practitioners, and travellers to explore pilgrimage not simply as a physical journey, but as a human experience capable of changing the way we see the world. And this is exactly where our paths meet.

At Walking Mentorship, we believe that walking creates space for something that modern life often takes away from us: time to slow down, to reconnect, to gain perspective, and to listen. Ian has spent decades studying and experiencing many of the questions that emerge when we step onto a path:

Why do human beings feel the need to walk?

What makes a journey meaningful?

Can a landscape change us?

What happens when we leave our familiar world behind?

And perhaps the most important question of all: Do we walk to reach a destination, or does the journey itself become the destination?

This is a conversation about pilgrimage, but also about life. About curiosity. About belonging. About the stories we inherit and the stories we choose to create. So, as always, our invitation is simple: Put on your headphones. Step outside. And go for a walk. Because some conversations are better experienced while moving.

+ about Ian McIntosh - https://www.sacredjourneysnetwork.org/

+ about Walking Mentorship - www.walkingmentorship.com

Keep walking with us.

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We're delighted to welcome James Wallman to the Walking Mentorship Podcast.

James is the Founder and CEO of the World Experience Organization, whose mission is simple yet powerful: "Every Moment Matters — engineering better lives through experience design." Through his work, he is helping connect the world's leading experience creators, builders, operators, investors, and innovators.

Previously, James served as the UK Government's Sector Specialist for the Experience Economy, advising the Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street. He is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, having shared his ideas at events and institutions including SXSW, TEDx, Google HQ, the Royal Academy, and the London School of Economics.

He is the bestselling author of Stuffocation and Time And How To Spend It, books that helped shape the global conversation around the shift from owning more to experiencing more. One of his books was named a Financial Times Book of the Year.

A cultural commentator and trend forecaster, James has written for The New York Times, the Financial Times, and GQ, while advising organizations ranging from KFC and KPMG to Eventbrite. He studied at Oxford and Cambridge and continues to explore how experiences create richer, happier, and more meaningful lives.

Away from work, James describes himself as a very average climber, skier, and occasional surfer, but, in his own words, a "good-ish" dad to two children.

Join us for a fascinating conversation exploring the Experience Economy, the value of meaningful moments, and why some of life's greatest transformations happen not through what we own, but through what we experience.

Some conversations stay with you long after they end. This episode of the Walking Mentorship Podcast is one of them. We are delighted to introduce Estas Tonne, a brilliant musician, a gifted artist, and, above all, an extraordinary human being.

This conversation may feel a little different from some of our previous episodes. It flows between music, life, creativity, vulnerability, and the courage to walk your own path. As always, we are learning, exploring, and evolving, and this conversation marks an important milestone in our journey of bringing remarkable people and meaningful stories to our community.

Our invitation is simple: put on your headphones, step outside, and go for a walk. Let Esta's words, reflections, and beautiful music accompany your steps. Some podcasts are meant to be consumed. Others are meant to be experienced. This is one of them.

We are proud to present: Estas Tonne.

🎧 Available now on the Walking Mentorship Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3HcK9asqus7krLzDeu1Qmp?si=23f2ceb945f94a37

+About Estas Tonne - https://www.instagram.com/estastonne/?hl=en

+Walking Mentorship - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkingmentorship.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Today’s guest is someone who took a path many people dream about, but very few actually dare to follow.After graduating from the Sorbonne University, Ruta spent more than a decade inside the corporate world, working in business management and sales for major international companies. Our guest reached a turning point. What started as a simple hike during a difficult moment in life became something much bigger: a profound reconnection with Nature.

Since 2013, the outdoors has become not only a refuge but a teacher. Climbing mountains, hiking through forests, sleeping under the stars, and walking for hours in silence gradually transformed the way she looked at life, well-being, and human potential.In 2021, Ruta made the bold decision to leave the corporate world behind and dedicate herself fully to helping others reconnect with Nature, with themselves, and with what truly matters.Through the creation of Be Outside Coaching, Ruta combines two powerful worlds: human development and immersive experiences in Nature.

Her retreats and programs, developed across Switzerland and Lithuania, integrate neuroscience, coaching, and research-based nature connection practices to create transformational experiences for individuals and teams.

But perhaps what makes this story so compelling is the simplicity of the realization behind it all: sometimes the healing, the clarity, and the answers we are searching for don’t arrive inside an office, a screen, or even a therapist’s room; sometimes they arrive while walking quietly through a forest trail.

Today, we explore the healing power of Nature, the courage to reinvent one’s life, and why walking outside may be one of the most important practices for modern human beings. Welcome to the podcast with Ruta Mikulenaite.

+About Ruta Mikulenaite- https://beoutsidecoaching.com

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You don’t need a screen for this one. You need your shoes. Put your headphones on, step outside, and walk with us. In this episode of Keep Walking With Me, we are joined by B. Joseph Pine II, one of the most influential thinkers in modern business and the co-creator of the concept of the Experience Economy. From staging experiences to guiding transformations, Joe Pine has spent decades helping organizations rethink how they create value. His latest work, The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations, pushes this even further, arguing that the real business of the future is helping people become who they want to become. This is not a conversation to consume passively. It’s one to move with. As we walk, we explore: Why experiences are no longer enough. What it really means to design for transformation. How businesses can shift from delivering value to guiding change. Why outcomes, not inputs, are the true measure of success. Joe also reflects on the evolution from The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre & Every Business a Stage to today’s transformation-driven world, and what leaders must do to stay relevant in a fast-changing landscape. So don’t just listen. Walk it.About Joe Pine - https://strategichorizons.com/pine-and-gilmore/joe-pine/ ⁠⁠Walking Mentorship - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkingmentorship.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠#walkingmentorship⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#mentoring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#nature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#mentoringprogram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#teamdevelopment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#selfdevelopment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of Keep Walking With Me, we sit down with Sunniva — polar explorer, speaker, and founder of the Embrace the Planet Project — for a conversation that goes far beyond expeditions and extreme environments.

For more than thirty years, Sunniva has lived and led at the edges of the Earth. She has skied to the South Pole, overwintered for nineteen months in the Arctic, and gathered climate data as a citizen scientist while storms battered the cabin walls around her.

But this episode is not about heroic survival.

It is about what happens to a human being when they sit in deep silence.
When the sun disappears for months.
When nature strips away distraction and leaves only what truly matters.

From those frozen landscapes emerged a clear mission:

To help others turn awe into action.

We explore:

• How extreme environments shape leadership

• Why vulnerability is strength, not weakness

• What it means to become a “citizen scientist” in your own life

• How purpose is discovered — not declared

• Why courage today looks different than we think

Sunniva does not glorify hardship. She does not chase sensationalism. Instead, she invites us into something far more demanding and far more necessary: truth, responsibility, and conscious action.

From Arctic isolation to global stages like TEDx, her work bridges science, education, and human transformation.

If you are navigating change.
If you are rethinking leadership.
If you are searching for meaning in uncertain times.

This conversation will stay with you.

Your journey starts here.

About Sunniva - ⁠⁠https://www.sunnivasorby.comWalking Mentorship - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://walkingmentorship.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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New Podcast Episode: Walking With Aziz Abu SarahWe are thrilled to share our latest Keep Walking With Me podcast conversation with Aziz Abu Sarah — entrepreneur, peace builder, National Geographic Explorer, TED Fellow, and co-founder of MEJDI Tours.Aziz’s life and work embody the courage to transform conflict into connection. From redefining global tourism to creating spaces where people walk, listen, and understand each other beyond stereotypes, Aziz has spent his life building bridges where others saw walls.His story has taken him to the United Nations, the European Parliament, Georgetown, Yale, Harvard, and to countless communities around the world. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, TED, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, and more. He is also a frequent analyst for CNN, Fox, Al Jazeera, and other international media.Aziz has received global recognition, including the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East, the European Parliament’s Silver Rose Award, the Eisenhower Medallion, the Eliav-Sartawi Award, and the Intercultural Innovation Award from the UN Alliance of Civilizations and the BMW Group. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has personally acknowledged his impact on peacebuilding.🎧 In our conversation, we explore:• How travel can become a tool for healing and understanding• The courage required to engage with “the other”• Why walking slows us down enough to rediscover our shared humanity• The founding story and mission behind MEJDI Tours• Practical wisdom for peacebuilding in our personal and professional livesAziz reminds us that every journey begins with a single step — and that these steps, when taken with intention, can change the world.👉 Listen to the full episode here: Let us know what resonates most with you.Keep walking, keep listening, keep connecting.#walkingmentorship #azizabusarah

Jonathan Passmore is a UK-based chartered psychologist and accredited coach and supervisor. He holds five degrees, including an MBA and a doctorate in occupational psychology, and three professional qualifications.

He holds professorship titles at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, and the University of Évora, Portugal.

His doctoral research focused on the coaching relationships and coach behaviours and led to the development of the Integrated Coaching model, published in 2007.

His current research interests include AI and coaching, digital coaching, the potential and risks of Coachbots, diversity, coaching ethics, coach impact, and evaluation. Get your headphones and walking shoes ready. Enjoy, Jonathan is a wonderful human being.

About Jonathan - ⁠⁠https://www.jonathanpassmore.com/

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Laura Montesanti is the visionary founder of Synergy – The Retreat Show, a boutique trade gathering dedicated to bringing purpose, connection, and authenticity to the wellness‑travel industry. After a high‑pressure career in London’s luxury sector — juggling university studies and multiple jobs — she discovered meditation and embarked on a personal healing journey through Thailand, India, Latin America, Cape Town, Montenegro, and Monaco, where she curated holistic experiences and taught yoga.

Inspired during the 2020 lockdown and following the tragic loss of her cousin, Laura envisioned a different way of doing business — one rooted in authenticity, wellbeing, and meaningful collaboration. The Synergy retreat show was launched in Ibiza and expanded to Mexico, Bali, and beyond. She has created an immersive platform that brings together retreat leaders, venues, wellness brands, and travel advisors for conversations, workshops, and personal renewal. Under Laura’s leadership, Synergy has grown into a global community and partner network.

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About Laura - ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-anjali-mk-62a9a833/

About Synergy - ⁠ https://www.theretreatshow.com/

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