115 - Mark Haviland

The line of the equator which I crossed in 1990 on a three month transatlantic sailing voyage.

So my life story so far, has led me to what I'm doing now which is a focus on two ideas of marine health and education. I founded this movement called Conscious careers, with an understanding that there is something amiss in education and the transition from academic life to working life. Before that I had a very enjoyable corporate life at the Walt Disney Company and CNN and most recently Rakuten but two years ago, I threw it all in and thought these two years will be when I give time 100% to those around me and also explore the world. And so I've set up Conscious Careers and I'm now spending time doing talks and workshops in schools around the UK to really understand a little bit more about how this can be addressed. My ambition is to spend hundreds of hours with students and teachers talking about how with an optimistic and confident view of the world, where they might sit within it. Instead of looking at the world is full of problems. Looking at it as a full of full of solutions that you can choose to be a part of. They can start their careers, with the world in mind.

Anywhere in the world really, really early in the morning

The Oceans. The oceans represent, in short, our future and if we help the rich biodiversity, the chemical stability of all the oceans and seas, including our rivers, then we are sure of a sustainable human society. It's just as simple as that.