Founder Tribewanted, social entrepreneur, speaker, writer, nomad.
Fiji
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- Founder at Tribewanted
- Past
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- Director at Career Break Cafe
- Operations Director at Madventurer
- Education
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- Malvern College
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Ben Keene’s Summary
Spent 10 years working in adventure/ volunteer/ gap year industry. Educating myself about sustainable living, fairly traded tourism and digital media.
Tribewanted has given me a fantastic insight into cross-cultural community building, social networks, media and enterprise.
Goal is for Tribewanted into a significant social enterprise lifestyle brand launching multiple real world cross cultural tribes from digital platforms.
Ben Keene’s Specialties:
Digital networks, pr, broadcast television, author, social enterprise, island living, kava and meke (Fijian drink and dance)
Ben Keene’s Experience
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Founder
Tribewanted
(Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
January 2006 — Present (4 years )
“On January 14, 2006, Ben Keene received an email that changed his life. He had just taken a sip of hot tea when the message from his friend Mark popped up, and Keene did a double take at the subject line: A TRIBE IS WANTED." (National Geographic Feb 2007)
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Director
Career Break Cafe
(Online Media industry)
January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)
More people taking structured career breaks means more people getting out there spending their time doing something positive with their lives, and in many cases making a difference to other people’s lives simultaneously. It also means happier people, returning to work reinvigorated, better educated and with a healthier lifestyle.
The career break café has been created to try and encourage more people to take structured time out both to benefit themselves and the world around them. -
Operations Director
Madventurer
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
August 2000 — June 2005 (4 years 11 months)
Madventurer offer a unique combination of award winning volunteer projects and exhilarating adventures in some of the most fascinating destinations in the world.
Their aim is to assist local communities in developing countries through volunteer projects, whilst enabling travellers to gain life-changing experiences through cultural integration, challenge and adventure.
Ben Keene’s Education
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Malvern College
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Ben Keene’s Groups:
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Beyond Sport
Ben Keene’s Honors:
* Future 100, Striding Out, 2008
* OBSERVER Courvoisier The Future 500, 2007
* UK Entrepreneur of the Year, Finalist 2007
* Digital & Design Industry Awards, WInner Grand Prix & Most Innovative Project
* Winner Best Social Network, Broadcast Digital Media Awards June 2008
* Nominated: Virgin Responsible Tourism Awards – ‘Conservation of Cultural Heritage’
* Leap Local Competition Winner (Tevita on Vorovoro) May 2009
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