Ripple Effects
Episodes
Reflection: a practice for success
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you step so far outside your normal life that you’re forced to see it differently? For Bill Gates, it was “Think Weeks” - two ...
Investment in women: the true ripple effect
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some stories don’t just move you, they rewire something in you.Week two of the trip, on the ground at the Forever Projects site, one of the clearest...
Perspective: moments that change your life
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are few moments in life that pull you so far out of your day-to-day that you can’t help but see everything differently. Summiting Mount Kilima...
Vulnerability: overcoming the fear of failure
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 6:00pm at Kibo Huts (4,700m) - the last stop before our midnight summit push. The air is thin; the nerves are real. The fear isn’t just about...
Community: how to build an abundant network
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Night four under Mawenzi Peak, 4,300m - the question that keeps surfacing: what really sustains you when the climb gets hard? This episode reframes su...
Friction: why discomfort is key to value creation
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Altitude creates literal and physical friction - as the air thins, each step comes with more resistance as you climb. Friction on a climb translates t...
Introduction: How a group of founders ended up in Tanzania
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A decade ago, Mark Dombkins and his wife Anna moved to Tanzania with their family, driven by a desire to adopt. During the process, they was confronte...
Purpose: the force behind a climb
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we begin the ascent of the world’s highest free-standing peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. At any true starting line - launching a company or scaling a...