Endurance Athlete, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Social Impact Entrepreneur, Ambassador for World Vision & Royal Flying Doctors Service.

Former Australian Survivor contestant, Samantha Gash made history when she became the world’s first female and youngest person to complete Racing the Planet’s Four Deserts Grand Slam in one calendar year.

She has run over 20,000 km’s across every continent on the planet and raised $292,000 for charity.

She is a champion of women’s empowerment and social change, using her platform to bring awareness to the plight of many through her role as Ambassador for World Vision and The Royal Flying Doctors Service.

She is currently writing her memoirs with publishers Macmillan in New York City which is due for release in mid-2019.

Samantha has been recognised as a finalist in the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards twice; in 2016 in the Agenda Setter category and 2014 in the Inspirational Leaders category.

In 2016, she was selected as a delegate for the Australia India Youth Dialogue and nominated for a Pride of Australia Medal.

Website: www.samanthagash.com

Twitter: @samanthagash