Adventuring with purpose and finding your place in the environmental movement with Gregg Treinish, Founder and Executive Director of Adventure Scientists

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On today’s episode I’m joined by Gregg Trienish, the Founder and Executive director of Adventure Scientists. Since their founding in 2011, Adventure Scientists has sent thousands of volunteer adventurers on missions to collect data from remote, difficult-to-access locations for scientists and conservation partners.

Gregg's passion for scientific discovery, exploration, and adventuring with purpose is evident. Sixteen years ago he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and in 2008 National Geographic named him an Adventurer of the Year when he completed a 7,800-mile trek along the spine of the Andes Mountain Range. He’s also an Ashoka Fellow and this year he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, to name just a couple accolades out of the many he’s received.
Gregg talks about:

• Asking himself, “What would I do if money didn’t matter” while hiking the Appalachian Trail sixteen years ago and his path to starting Adventure Scientists.
• The impact of Adventure Scientists, like helping put an end to illegal timber poaching, collecting scat samples to aid in the battle against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and building one of the largest global microplastic pollution datasets.
• Why the environmental movement has a marketing problem.
• The different ways you can contribute to the environmental movement.
  

Gregg Treinish’s Bio:
Gregg founded Adventure Scientists in 2011 with a strong passion for both scientific discovery and exploration. National Geographic named Gregg an Adventurer of the Year in 2008 when he and a friend completed a 7,800-mile trek along the spine of the Andes Mountain Range. He was included on the Christian Science Monitor's 30 under 30 list in 2012, and the following year became a National Geographic Emerging Explorer for his work with Adventure Scientists. In 2013, he was named a Backpacker Magazine "hero", in 2015, a Draper Richards Kaplan Entrepreneur and one of Men's Journal's "50 Most Adventurous Men." In 2017, he was named an Ashoka Fellow and in 2018 one of the Grist 50 "Fixers." Gregg was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2020. Gregg holds a biology degree from Montana State University and a sociology degree from CU-Boulder. He thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2004.

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