One Wild Ride with Pru Chapman

Is bigger really better? Paul Jarvis is a writer and designer who's had his own company of one for the last two decades.

His latest book, Company of One, explores why bigger isn't always better in business, and why we should question growth for the sake of growth. He's worked with professional athletes like Steve Nash and Shaquille O'Neal, corporate giants like Microsoft and Mercedes-Benz, and entrepreneurs with online empires like Danielle LaPorte and Marie Forleo.

A trek along Asia's 'hippie trail' in 1972 led Tony and his wife Maureen Wheeler, to create travel publisher Lonely Planet. This was an absolute game-changer for the backpackers and adventure seekers across the globe featuring off the beaten track destinations and hard-to-find experiences.

Tony keeps himself busy these days with his work for the Planet Wheeler Foundation's, assisting on more than fifty projects in the developing world. As well as, The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing & Ideas in Melbourne. He's one inspiring person who truly believes in One Wild Ride's motto - good business with positive impact and epic adventures.

Dr Elise Bialylew is a mindfulness meditation expert, doctor trained in psychiatry, social entrepreneur and published author who's on a mission to improve the wellbeing of our society and our planet.

She is the Founder of Mindful in May, the world's largest annual, online mindfulness fundraising campaign. She has also published a book called, The Happiness Plan. We sat down (via our iso-at-home recording set up) to chat through mental resilience in a time which is no doubt testing most of us.

Nina Karnikowski is a travel writer who focuses on wild, transformative adventures off the beaten trail.

Her trips have taken her journeying through Mongolia, Antarctica, the Namibian desert, plus another 60 or so other countries. Nina talks about how she calved out this dream job. As well as, her recent book - Make a Living Living. It's part storytelling and part practical advice on how to craft your ideal existence.

See the show notes here: https://onewildride.co/podcast/2020/35/nina-karnikowski-travels-with-nina

More like a book than a magazine within these 120-pages you'll find the good news stories of the legends interviewed here on the One Wild Ride podcast! Theirs are stories of expansion and evolution while rocking good business and positive impact at the same time.

We hope that you love reading it as much as we enjoyed pulling it together and that your journey within inspires and activates positive change.

Grab it here: https://onewildride.co/magazine

Erin Lovell Verinder is a much-loved herbalist, nutritionist, energetic healer and educator living in Byron Bay.

This modern-day plant medicine woman has recently released her first book Plants For The People: A Modern Guide to Plant Medicine. Erin takes us through her journey and discovery of the magical plant world and explains how she weaves together ancient wisdom with a modern approach to improve her patients' health and vitality.

https://onewildride.co/podcast/2020/34/erin-lovell-verinder-plants-for-the-people

Seabin is a simple concept with a big mission - to achieve "pollution-free oceans for our future generations."

One Seabin alone does some pretty incredible work, clearing about 4kg of debris a day, mounting up to 1.4 tonnes of debris each year. Pete Ceglinski is Co-Founder of the Seabin Project. He's always been an avid water lover that grew up in Northern NSW, we chat to him about his own wild adventures travelling the world, and eventually finding a place where his passion met purpose in designing the first seabin.

https://onewildride.co/podcast/2020/33/seabin-project-pete-ceglinski

Sophie Lord is the Publisher and Creative Director of Hello May. Hello May is not your run-of-the-mill bridal magazine, it ticks all the boxes whether you're a bride that goes for the fashionable runway-ready kind of thing, old-world charm or boho chic.

It's full of stunning suppliers and documents beautiful love stories. Sophie is a true creative, a free spirit, traveller and one incredibly passionate individual - working tirelessly day and night to create and bring Hello May to life. We sat down to chat through the magazine's success, setbacks and overall adventure.

Olli Ella is a global lifestyle brand founded in London in 2010 by sisters Chloe and Olivia Brookman.

What started as a side-hustle with one product quickly spread globally after being picked up by Harrods and Oprah. Along the way, they added apparel, homewares, travel, toys and accessories to their swagger, and it seems the world can't get enough of the Olli Ella vintage-aesthetic and naturally produced products. With offices now in Byron Bay, Los Angeles and London there is no slowing down these sisters.

The School of Life is a global organisation helping people live more fulfilling lives.

With multiple centres around the world, they hold space for exploring self-knowledge through classes, content, community and conversation. In my chat here with Australian Managing Director Eleanor Gammell we discuss the growing importance to have a place of non-judgment to explore the complexity of our inner and outer worlds, particularly at a time of social and environmental importance.