Samantha Gash

I am an endurance athlete, podcast host, adventurer, social impact entrepreneur, mum of a toddler and wife to Mark Wales - who I met as a contestant on Australian Survivor. In 2020 I raised $1.3 million for the Australian Red Cross for the bushfire relief efforts through a virtual run that was marketted entirely off social media and in a 12 day period. We had 20,000 registered participants from 70+ countries. I am passionate about the intercection of adventure, social impact, storytelling and partnerships. I have run on every continent on the planet including a 3500km run from the West to East of India, supporting access to education programs. I have been in two feature film documentaries - Desert Runners and Run India. I also completed Bear Gryll's Worlds Toughest Race which features as a 10 part series on Amazon Prime. I was recently listed in the top 5 inspirational adventure speakers in Australia alongside Todd Sampson.