Do you have the skills to survive on a deserted island?
Tom Williams is the founder of Desert Island Survival, an adventure travel company that maroons people on desert islands, and the winner of the TV survival show Alone UK 2023.
In this episode, Tom traces his path from wealth management to remote survival guiding, explains how he designs his desert island expeditions, and shares the deep transformations that he’s witnessed in his participants.
What travel experiences have changed your life? I’d love to hear what they are and hope you will share them by sending me an audio message.
Tune In To Learn:
- Why a trip to Honduras at 20 shifted Tom’s identity and changed the course of his life
- How walking to the North Pole helped him build the resilience to start a business
- What inspired him to leave a finance job and build Desert Island Survival from scratch
- What actually happens on the island and why it’s designed to feel like raw adventure, not hardship
- The “non-negotiables” that make each trip feel special, accessible, and transformative
- What it means to go back to “layer zero” of technology and why that’s so powerful
- How Tom finds untouched islands in a mapped world, and what makes the perfect location
- What he’s learned from growing slowly, staying picky, and building around passion
- Why following your dream isn’t always about success
- And so much more
Resources:
- Sign up for our FREE newsletter
- Tom’s website
- Tom on Instagram
- Desert Island Survival
- Tom’s book recommendations: Humankind, Sapiens, At Home, 438 Days
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