Meet the team

At Journeys with Purpose, our team is united by a shared passion for creating transformative travel experiences that leave a lasting positive impact.

Each member brings unique skills, expertise, and a deep commitment to sustainable travel and community development. Together, we work towards our mission of connecting travelers with purpose-driven journeys that promote cultural understanding, environmental responsibility, and social good.

Get to know the people behind the vision who are dedicated to making every trip meaningful and impactful.

Duncan Grossart

- Chief Purpose Officer

Duncan Grossart, founder of Journeys With Purpose, combines his passion for nature, conservation, and travel. A zoology graduate and rewilding expert, he leads impactful experiences and global restoration efforts.

Venetia Martin

- Managing Director

Venetia’s love for exploration began in Lesotho. With a career in marketing, luxury travel, and conservation, she crafts transformative experiences, earning recognition as a creative innovator.

Natalia Sanchez

- Head of Marketing

Natalia Sanchez is a Digital Marketing professional with extensive experience in the luxury travel sector. She is super passionate about slow and sustainable travel, always looking for new ways to innovate in this sector.

Katya Payne

- Impact Journey Specialist

Katya’s journey began in photography and filmmaking, sparking her love for travel and visual anthropology. Now based in the Cotswolds, she connects guests to inspiring experiences as Impact Journey Specialist for Journeys With Purpose.

Lottie Cameron

- Impact Journey Specialist

Lottie grew up in a Scottish village surrounded by mountains and lochs. She enjoys outdoor adventures like skiing, cycling, and hiking. Her travels have taken her to New Zealand, Australia, Bali, and Sri Lanka.

Eliza Norris

- Head of Operations

Eliza’s passion for travel has taken her to over 40 countries, exploring remote and wild places. With a Geography degree and a background in security intelligence, she now thrives as Head of Operations at Journeys With Purpose, crafting transformative journeys.

Kim Bridgeman

- Impact Travel Executive

Kim is a passionate traveler who has explored over 40 countries, blending her love for cultural immersion, martial arts, and nature. Inspired by her global adventures, she creates meaningful travel content.

Sophie Gandet

- Head of Community

Sophie, Head of Community at Journeys With Purpose, is dedicated to rewilding and wildlife conservation. With global experience and a passion for connecting communities to nature, she fosters meaningful conservation efforts.

Annie Lin

- Head of Destination

Born in Taiwan and raised in South Africa, Annie studied Travel & Tourism and worked in hotels before transitioning to the incentive industry. Now specializing in luxury travel and safari planning, she enjoys creating unforgettable trips.

"Together, if we harness the very best of humankind and restore our planet we will protect it for our children, for our grandchildren and for future generations to come."

HRH Prince William, The Prince of Wales

Stories from the wild

Paradise Found: Indonesia’s Most Idyllic Islands

Discover the best islands in Indonesia, from Bali and Lombok to Sumba and Sumatra: tropical escapes of stunning beauty, culture, and adventure.
Beach in Daintree National Park, Australia

Guide to Australia’s National Parks

Your guide to Australia’s national parks, spanning deserts, reefs, forests and mountains, where nature thrives and heritage endures.
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Chimpanzee Trekking: Get to Know Our Closest Living Relatives

Explore how our closest living relatives live via chimpanzee trekking through Uganda and Tanzania.
Tierra Atacama desert in Chile

What is Regenerative Travel?

While eco-tourism focuses on nature-based experiences and sustainable tourism aims to minimise harm, regenerative travel is about leaving a place better than you found it.

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At a Glance: Fundación
Rewilding Argentina

1,850,000

…acres (or 750,000 hectares) of land protected.

264,000,000

…metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent sequestered.

370,658

…acres donated for new parkland creation.

OUR FOCUS - THE IBERÁ NATIONAL PARK:

This extraordinary wetland, the largest in Argentina, is home to 30% of the biodiversity in the country including endangered species such as the pampas and marsh deer, the maned wolf and grassland birds like the strange-tailed tyrant.

In 2005, what was to become one of the largest rewilding programs in the Americas was started, with the goal of restoring keystone species that had been extirpated from Iberá through hunting and habitat loss and were extinct in the region, the Province or, in some cases, the country. 

As the rewilding program developed, the cultural identity of Iberá began to recover alongside the ecosystems and natural processes, impacting a total population of 100,000 people who surround the park.

Today, Iberá stands as one of the world’s most successful ongoing conservation missions.