Today’s podcast guest is Allan Shaw. Allan is head of outdoor education at Buxton and Leek College. He also leads and recces multiple overseas expeditions each year and runs a highly successful outdoor first aid business.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Allan as much as I did and if you did, please leave a review and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to get the next one.

In this episode we discuss:

- What some of his students at Buxton College have gone on to do

- From carpenter to head of outdoor education

- How a meeting in the pub developed an army training course

- What makes a good outdoor first aid course

- The realities of turning your ‘hobby into a job’

If you’d like to find out more about Allan and get in touch you can do so here: 

www.ashawexperience.com 

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-shaw-0b3107114 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allan.shaw.587 

Here are links to the resources mentioned in the conversation:

• World Challenge - https://weareworldchallenge.com/ 
• The Spirit of Adventure, Colin Mortlock - https://amzn.to/3d9PphY 

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