Your Mark On The World
#384: '2 Ordinary Blokes' Cross Atlantic In Row Boat For Charity
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:22:41
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Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1XwH8V6. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. When I first heard the story of the Tempest Two, the two Brits who crossed the Atlantic in a row boat, I imagined that they were competitive athletes who had spent years training for the adventure. Instead, they describe themselves as “two ordinary blokes” who founded a company for great adventure and to raise money for causes they care about. [Jump to page 2 to watch the live interview.] The founders of The Tempest Two say their motivation for the trip was manifold, but it certainly included social objectives like raising money for the Make-a-Wish foundation and to fund brain tumor research. Tom Caulfield, one of the two–I’m not sure whether to say “rowers” or “blokes” here–explains his passion for Make-A-Wish, “I am trying to give young, terminally ill children the chance to touc