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Projects

Collaborative play with purpose and passion

A Portfolio of Purposeful Play

Enabling and inspiring communities of change

From transformative adventure travel and community gathering to personal wellbeing and the local economy, these are current and recent projects engaged in meaningful connection and experience.

Wildside Journeys: Colombian mountain range with lush green hills, scattered clouds, and cloudy sky.

Wildside Journeys

  • Celebrating stories of meaningful exploration, Wildside Journeys is a global community of storytellers aiming to shift dominant narratives in adventure travel and outdoor lifestyles. Hosting creatives from around the world, this is where people, landscapes and the more-than-human meet.

    As co-founder and associated editor, I contribute articles and photo essays mostly exploring human relationships with the wilderness, as well as musings on what I call "emergent adventure": the space where experiential movement meets nature connection in a living world.

    www.wildsidejourneys.com

A hand-build sauna converted from a Rich horsebox sits in a field with a white parachute canopy and rolling green hills in the background, under a cloudy sky with sunlight splitting through.

Wildside Journeys

  • My dad and I found an old horse box in a field, and set about rebuilding it as a mobile sauna. Doing things the old fashioned way, we sourced local materials, milling and processing Dartmoor timber before combining with a top-of-the-range Scandinavian woodburner.

    Sharing the sauna, together with a farm-made shower and plunge pool, for weddings, parties and retreats, this has become a small local business encouraging healthy, nature-connected lifestyles, embodied connection and social get-togethers in beautiful places.

    www.wanderingsauna.co.uk

Mindfully Wild: A sunlit Dartmoor forest scene with rocks covered in moss, surrounded by trees with green leaves.

Untitled Immersions

  • Beginning as pandemic-era walks on Dartmoor, Untitled Immersions is a small collaboration that aims to share the therapeutic benefits of being in nature. Coming together for reflection, connection and peace, we support relaxed, unpretentious experiences in the wild.

    Non-profit and no logo, we run two immersions each year. We do this to receive and share the incomparable gifts of sleeping under the stars, bathing in the rivers, and reconnecting with the ecology of which we’re part. Each experience has been uniquely powerful.

    No website, no logo!

Fieldwork

  • Plans are in the works! What this space or contact us for up to date info.

What they say

  • “A champion of clear outcomes and continuous learning, Sam’s technical programme management skills are matched by his high emotional intelligence, diplomacy and care. With a rare combination of strategic insight and entrepreneurial doing, Sam is a valuable asset for any conservation organisation.”

    Jade Brudenell, Director, Conservation Collective

  • “It was a genuine pleasure to work with Sam. He’s one of the most grounded and relationally skilled people I know, and these qualities made collaboration feel easy and deeply human. His presence consistency brought clarity, calm and connection, while his lived embodied understanding of regenerative culture brought valuable depth and insight.”

    James Bullen, CEO, Land-Based Living

  • “A champion of developing strong self-awareness through connection, meaningful engagement and purposeful storytelling, Sam’s leadership approach reflect the values he articulates: a values-driven beyond profit leader. His passion brings collaborations together, and he is an impressive social entrepreneur and program manager.”

    Maria Ranallo, Ass. Editor, Wildside Journeys

  • “Sam is a charismatic leader who earned the trust and admiration of his teams. Many colleagues would highlight how inspiring and supportive his leaderships was. He is a master communicator - whether rallying a team internally or representing the company with partners and clients externally, he brought clarity, confidence and maturity to every conversation.”

    Kalen Pino, COO, Virtuagym

Contact

Let’s explore and build what’s possible

If you’re curious about how we might collaborate, please email me at findsamwilliams@gmail.com. You can also find me on LinkedIn and Instagram.