Samantha Gash
From a background as a corporate lawyer, Samantha is now an endurance athlete, corporate presenter, writer and social entrepreneur. Her thirst for adventure, experience and thrill for life has allowed her to discover what she cares about the most - achieving social change through the vehicle of adventure and running.
Samantha has run through some of the most extreme and inhospitable locations on the planet. From the deserts in Chile, China, Egypt and Antarctica, to the mountains of Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa and India.
In November 2016, she returned from a 3253km/77 day run from the West to East of India as an Ambassador for World Vision. Throughout the run Samantha visited communities World Vision support and explored the barriers to quality education for children throughout the country. The Run India campaign that Samantha headed up with World Vision raised over $150,000 to support sixeducation focused programs and created a strong digital campaign that showcased a unique example of soft diplomacy.
In 2016, Samantha was selected as a delegate for the Australia India Youth Dialogue Conference and was a finalist for the Women's Agenda Leadership Awards in the Agenda Setter Category.
In 2014 she ran 1968kms across rural and remote South Africa in 32 days. This run was used as a means to raise $55,000, which funded a Save the Children program - supporting young women to gain access to affordable feminine hygiene products.
She has run 379kms non-stop across Australia's Simpson Desert and was the first woman and the youngest person at the time to complete Racing the Planet's Four Desert Grandslam. Running 4 x 250kms self-supported across the driest (Atacama), windiest (Gobi), hottest (Sahara) and coldest (Antarctica) deserts in the world. Her journey was featured in the award-winning film, Desert Runners.
She is an Ambassador for World Vision, Lululemon, the Mindful in May Campaign, Run Melbourne and Travel Play Live.
As a keynote presenter, she inspires and empowers audiences with her impactful story. Sam's presentation is interspersed with dramatic film footage and imagery.
From a background as a corporate lawyer, Samantha is now an endurance athlete, corporate presenter, writer and social entrepreneur. Her thirst for adventure, experience and thrill for life has allowed her to discover what she cares about the most - achieving social change through the vehicle of adventure and running.
Samantha has run through some of the most extreme and inhospitable locations on the planet. From the deserts in Chile, China, Egypt and Antarctica, to the mountains of Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa and India.
In November 2016, she returned from a 3253km/77 day run from the West to East of India as an Ambassador for World Vision. Throughout the run Samantha visited communities World Vision support and explored the barriers to quality education for children throughout the country. The Run India campaign that Samantha headed up with World Vision raised over $150,000 to support sixeducation focused programs and created a strong digital campaign that showcased a unique example of soft diplomacy.
In 2016, Samantha was selected as a delegate for the Australia India Youth Dialogue Conference and was a finalist for the Women's Agenda Leadership Awards in the Agenda Setter Category.
In 2014 she ran 1968kms across rural and remote South Africa in 32 days. This run was used as a means to raise $55,000, which funded a Save the Children program - supporting young women to gain access to affordable feminine hygiene products.
She has run 379kms non-stop across Australia's Simpson Desert and was the first woman and the youngest person at the time to complete Racing the Planet's Four Desert Grandslam. Running 4 x 250kms self-supported across the driest (Atacama), windiest (Gobi), hottest (Sahara) and coldest (Antarctica) deserts in the world. Her journey was featured in the award-winning film, Desert Runners.
She is an Ambassador for World Vision, Lululemon, the Mindful in May Campaign, Run Melbourne and Travel Play Live.
As a keynote presenter, she inspires and empowers audiences with her impactful story. Sam's presentation is interspersed with dramatic film footage and imagery.
