Hosted by Scott Wurtzbacher · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 197 episodes
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Welcome to Inspire Campfire. A podcast where ordinary people tell their stories of extraordinary adventure. These are campfire stories meant to inspire the rest of us to light the fire within, get outside, follow our dreams and return to tell our own stories. Ready? Let’s strike the match…
Scott Wurtzbacher hosts Inspire Campfire, a society show with 197 episodes published.
Two hundred episodes. Five years. Hundreds of conversations with ordinary people who said yes to something extraordinary. For this milestone episode, there is no guest. It is just Scott, a cup of coffee, and a long overd
Wibe-Sam Van Keulen is a self-described vagabond, adventurer, coach, and founder of Vagabond Coaching. Originally from the Dutch countryside, Sam has spent much of his life following an inner pull toward freedom, adventu
Jack Langton is an adventurer, storyteller, and founder of The HUMN Project, a storytelling platform built around one simple idea: everyone has a story worth telling. After growing up in Connecticut and spending time in
Kevin Murphy and Tom Weiser are the co-founders of Nerpa Travel, an adventure travel company built around small groups, sustainable vehicles, and real cultural connection. Before launching Nerpa, both spent years working
This week on Inspire Campfire, Scott welcomes Martina Wing, founder of Manta Ray Advocates in Kona, Hawaii. Originally from Germany, Martina came to Hawaii during a difficult season of grief after losing her first husban
This week, we are thrilled to welcome Sarah Aviram, a number one bestselling author, Fortune 500 HR leader, and TEDx speaker whose talk has captivated over 800,000 viewers worldwide. Sarah's story begins with a deep-root
This week, we're honored to welcome Marie "Lootie" Leautey, a record-breaking endurance runner and former international CFO who became only the seventh person in history and the fastest woman to run around the world. Bor
This week, I’m sharing an unforgettable daddy-daughter adventure to Patagonia with my daughter, Leilan. We traveled to Torres del Paine National Park in Chile to hike the famous W Trek, expecting breathtaking scenery, fi
This week, we're honored to welcome Andrew Delmenhorst, founder of Pygmy Elephant, a company that designs self-guided adventures for travelers around the world. Growing up with a restless curiosity and an early love of e
This week, we’re honored to welcome Melissa Rodway to the campfire, author, podcast host, and lifelong adventurer who lives by a simple but unsettling truth. If you constantly feel like you are meant to be doing somethin
This week, we’re honored to welcome Brian Kuchinski, founder of Peaceful Ponds and a lifelong seeker of beauty, meaning, and connection through nature. Known for helping people “find their zen” by recreating waterfalls,
This week, we're honored to welcome Justin Tucker from the North Carolina Outward Bound School. Growing up as a city kid in Baltimore, Justin's path seemed set: fashion industry, New York City life, the whole nine yards.
This week, we're honored to welcome Risa August, an adventurer and author based in Colorado. After receiving a life-altering diagnosis of a brain tumor in 2018, Risa faced a choice that would define her future: to retrea
This week, we're honored to welcome Ricardo Kaljouw from the Netherlands, the first Dutchman to conquer all seven volcanic summits. Growing up in a country below sea level, Ricardo developed an early fascination with mou
This week, we're honored to welcome Alex Maier and Amy Robin, the creative force behind Wilderness Mindset, a Montana-based outdoor filmmaking company devoted to nature-inspired storytelling. What began as a deeply perso
This week, we're honored to welcome Austin Whitehead from Salt Lake City, Utah, who made a pivotal decision 15 years ago that would shape the entire trajectory of his life. Growing up in suburban Charlotte, North Carolin
This week, we're honored to welcome J'aime Nowak, an award-winning international keynote speaker, leadership expert, and author who has spent over three decades transforming the lives of business professionals. Growing u
This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Terry Cumes, Managing Director of the world-renowned retreat center Willka T’ika, nestled in Peru’s Sacred Valley of the Incas. Raised in the U.S. yet deeply rooted in the Andes throu
This week, we're honored to welcome Sarah Safeer, a product manager in digital consulting based in New York City who has learned early on to prioritize experiences over things. Despite living in one of the busiest cities
This week, we are honored to welcome back Dr. Sandy Hazelip and Eleanor Hamby—the Two Traveling Nanas—on Inspire Campfire. At ages 80 and 81, these lifelong friends captured the world’s imagination when they circled the
Kevin Murphy
Computer Science and Digital Literacy teacher · Miniature Custom Manufacturing
1 appearance on this show
Melissa Rodway
author, podcast host, lifelong adventurer · Fly Travel Media
1 appearance on this show
Justin Tucker
Tippecanoe Red Devils Assistant Coach and Catching Instructor · North Carolina Outward Bound School
1 appearance on this show
Risa August
award-winning speaker, author, Gestalt practitioner, patient advocate
1 appearance on this show
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Inspire Campfire is hosted by Scott Wurtzbacher. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 197 episodes.
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