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Field stories, told honestly.

Notes from two decades of expedition photography and 27 years of leading teams — used to teach performance, leadership and resilience.

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Leadership Insight

Resilience Is Built, Not Preached

Why most resilience training fails — and what field conditions teach about steadiness under real pressure.

April 5, 2026 · 5 min read

Field Story

The Ten-Day Search

Ten days without a single usable frame of the animal I'd come for. What that taught me about patience as a leadership discipline, not just a personal virtue.

March 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Leadership Insight

What a Turnaround Looks Like From the Inside

Notes from 27 years of finance leadership on taking performers other people had already written off — and what actually changes the trajectory.

February 18, 2026 · 6 min read

Expedition Journal

Kamchatka Field Notes: Waiting for the Falls

Six days at a remote bear-viewing camp beneath an active volcano, and what the wait revealed.

January 22, 2026 · 5 min read

Expedition Journal

Svalbard: The Light That Does Not Set

Notes from the Arctic ice edge, where the midnight sun changes how you think about time and effort.

December 10, 2025 · 4 min read

Leadership Insight

Leading Across India and the Gulf: What Doesn't Translate

Multi-geography leadership lessons from building trust across two very different working cultures.

November 14, 2025 · 6 min read