The AMP - Adventure Management Pod

The Outdoor Forum For South East Asia Schools is a fantastic annual event that brings together people in the outdoor education space from schools and providers all around South East Asia and beyond. In this episode we go behind the scenes with Martin Foakes, Board Chair and Rob Carmichael, Board Member of OFFSEAS to hear all about the backstory, the growth of the forum and the latest conference ev...

In this special video episode, we meet Tina Brodard of Le Coco Tier, an outdoor-focused resort amongst the paddy fields of northern Thailand. Tina took a unique journey to reach the outdoor education industry as she studied hotel management and went on to work in luxury hotels before transitioning to management of the family business, a nature-based resort which also hosts outdoor experiences for...

In this episode we explore useful tricks of the trade when it comes to smooth operations. Specifically, when providing for large groups such as huge school groups or team building retreats, how can we be extremely organised, efficient, safe and effective in the way that we plan and execute the programs. The guest is Sawyer Chen, Managing Partner of Imagine China , good friend of Pete and a stellar...

When we live and breathe our outdoor lifestyle, sometimes we forget what it was like to experience everything for the first time. It can be valuable to get back into the mind of someone learning a new outdoor sport and what it's really like to be a customer and a student. Only then can we deliver what is needed of us as organisers, instructors and guides and remember to keep everyone AMPed. Th...

Sit back as we dive deep into the many fascinating ways that narrative elements can enhance any outdoor experience. On the show this week to help unpack this multi-faceted subject with first-hand accounts from many years in the industry is Olli Stewart, Pete's business partner and old friend from Imagine Taiwan .

A warm welcome to the Adventure Management Pod! 🏔️📈🫛 In this first episode, we dive into the topic of AI vs the Adventure Industry with the help of special guest Steve - a world-renowned expert who is well and truly at the cutting edge of the AI world. Will we keep our jobs? Is AI making the industry safer or more dangerous? How does it benefit customers and managers, and what pitfalls are we ex...