Episodes

  • Episode Twelve - Cleaner Seas Group

    Episode Twelve - Cleaner Seas Group
    Sep 30 2025
    In this episode of The Absolute Purpose Project, we’re joined by Dave Miller, purpose-led entrepreneur, inventor, and CEO of Cleaner Seas Group. With a career rooted in environmental science and water management, Dave has channelled his passion into pioneering green technologies that tackle one of today’s biggest challenges: microplastic pollution. From his early days as a fisheries scientist and Environment Agency manager to leading a team of surfers and seafarers designing innovative solutions, Dave’s journey is one of action, collaboration, and purpose-driven innovation. You can follow Dave and the team’s work at cleaner-seas.com or across socials @cleanerseasgroup.

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    28 mins
  • Episode Eleven - Ian Falconer pt. 2

    Episode Eleven - Ian Falconer pt. 2
    Jun 17 2025

    Part 2 of our inspiring chat with purpose-led entrepreneur, inventor founder and CEO of 0rCA® (formerly Fishy Filaments), Ian Falconer. At the time this podcast is being published, 0rCA® is in the middle of a crowdfund to launch a new recycled nylon powder for industrial 3D printing and bring their harbour-side recycling tech to more coastal communities worldwide. In this follow-up episode, Ian tells us more about the mission, the momentum, and how you can be part of their next chapter.

    Follow and support 0rCA® here: 0rca.co.uk

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    26 mins
  • Episode Ten - Ian Falconer pt. 1

    Episode Ten - Ian Falconer pt. 1
    Jun 17 2025
    In this episode of The Absolute Purpose Project, we speak with purpose-led entrepreneur, inventor founder and CEO of 0rCA® (formerly Fishy Filaments), Ian Falconer, about how he’s turning old fishing nets into high-performance materials for 3D printing—all from a container next to the sea. From recycling gear at the harbour to slashing carbon emissions and building a circular economy, Ian shares how local action can drive global impact through smart, purpose-led innovation.

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    23 mins
  • Episode Nine - Jim McNeill

    Episode Nine - Jim McNeill
    Dec 20 2024

    We're back! In this episode of The Absolute Purpose Project, we're chatting to extreme explorer, Jim McNeill! Jim has had a rich and varied life, to say the least. His career spans environmental sicence, the military, commerce, fire and rescue, and nearly forty years of polar exploration. He's also worked with luminaries like David Attenborough, advising on award-winning natural history series, including Frozen Planet and Human Planet.


    In this episode, we discuss Jim's extraordinary career, his purpose-driven mindset, and his latest brilliant project: Ocean Warrior.


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    You can follow Jim on LinkedIn, Insta or X, just search: icewarriorjim.





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    30 mins
  • Episode Eight - Roger Maslin pt.2

    Episode Eight - Roger Maslin pt.2
    Jun 8 2023
    Listen to part two of our interview with Roger Maslin, CEO of the Ocean Conservation Trust, a global conservation charity working towards a vision of healthy oceans; connecting as many people with the ocean as possible, creating accessible and inclusive experiences, and showcasing the sea and all it has to offer.

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    16 mins
  • Episode Seven - Roger Maslin Pt.1

    Episode Seven - Roger Maslin Pt.1
    May 25 2023
    In this episode of The Absolute Purpose Project, we speak with Roger Maslin, CEO of the Ocean Conservation Trust, a global conservation charity working towards a vision of healthy oceans; connecting as many people with the ocean as possible, creating accessible and inclusive experiences, and showcasing the sea and all it has to offer.

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    15 mins
  • Episode Six - Chris Hines pt. 2

    Episode Six - Chris Hines pt. 2
    May 11 2023

    In part two of The Absolute Purpose Project with co-founder of Surfers Against Sewage, Chris Hines, we talk about the nuggets of change occurring among a wide variety of industries, the potential of technology to affect positive change and more.


    Chris is founder of A Grain of Sand, an organisation that drives positive change, using their successful track record in campaigning and communications, sustainability and environmentalism. They focus on effective solutions to problems, creating the environment and agenda for change and making a difference in the world we all live.


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    19 mins
  • Episode Five - Chris Hines

    Episode Five - Chris Hines
    Apr 27 2023

    On this episode, we speak with Chris Hines of A Grain of Sand. Chris was a Co-founder and Director of environmental charity, Surfers Against Sewage from 1990 to 2000; an organisation regarded as “one of the Government's most sophisticated environmental critics” by the BBC and “Britain's coolest pressure group.”


    Chris is a highly respected communicator and driver of positive change. With a strong focus on obtaining "solutions to problems", he recently helped deliver £5 billion spend on UK coastline.

     




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    22 mins