Dave’s remarkable life story had the audience engrossed from beginning to end; their silence only broken by belly laughs! His charisma is infectious – you cannot help but be inspired
— Claire Cashion, Shropshire County Council

Having attained everything he'd always been told would define a successful adulthood, Dave Cornthwaite shares how he swapped comfort for a life of adventure,...
Dave is an adventurer who has travelled over 16,000 miles as part of the groundbreaking Expedition1000 project: 25 journeys of 1000 miles or more, each using a different form of non-motorised transport. He's completed 8 of these so far, including a record-breaking solo descent of the Mississippi on a stand up paddle board, and a 1001 mile swim down the Missouri River.
The folks at Facebook invited me to share how I created the YesTribe at Facebook's first European Community Summit in February 2018. It was a chilled out affair, quite nice to chat about something I'm passionate about from the comfort of a stool, and to a room full of around 200 community leaders from around Europe. Find out more about the YesTribe at www.sayyesmore.com And if you'd like me to speak at your event about community, adventure or positive mindset, get in touch via www.davecornthwaite.com/talks
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Dave Cornthwaite is an English adventurer with a few world records ...

Thank you for a brilliantly funny and completely inspiring talk today. It gave me the kick up the arse I needed! I’m looking forward to joining the YesTribe!
— Leïla Taleb, Sunday Papers Live