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Mike Geddes
Managing Director, the third half
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Member for 8 Years
Joined May 2016
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About me

I'm co-founder of 'the third half' which is a soccer-based adventure travel company with a social purpose. I have spent the last decade working as a journalist and NGO manager in the field of 'soccer for good'. I'm a passionate believer that there is no other social phenomenon with the same power as soccer to connect people across boundaries of nationality, race, culture and religion. Some of the experiences that gave me the greatest sense of global citizenship came about through soccer and after years of working in the NGO sector and seeing the same struggles year in, year out I created a social enterprise designed to take international travelers on a journey of social education through the world's common language, whilst at the same time generating vital funds for community-based non-profits using the game to tackle social issues like disease, gender inequality and social injustice.

Why did you join the community?

I want to join because I would like to meet more people interested in sustainable tourism for social good, and we have a really interesting idea!

What is your favorite travel destination?

Colombia

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Iceland

What was your first travel job?

My current one!

What do you want to learn more about?

Creating a successful business that creates social change.

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Responsibility. Understanding. Empathy.