Ben Fogle Speaks about Inspirational Journey

Ben Fogle, winner of the BBC series 'Castaway 2000', TV presenter ,and accomplished adventurer, speaks about his inspirational journey and 'Getting Above the Noise.' Ben Fogle shares that growing up he felt like he was never going to achieve anything but reached a tipping point. Through different twists and turns and opportunities that popped up unexpectedly, Fogle goes through the journey of how he got to where he is today.

Ben Fogle was born in 1973, the son of actress Julia Foster and broadcast vet Bruce Fogle. Educated at Bryanston School in Dorset, Ben went on to study Latin American Studies at the University of Costa Rica and University of Portsmouth, where Ben enrolled as an Officer in the Royal Naval Reserve, as a Midshipman. Ben spent several years in Latin America, working on a turtle conservation project on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras and working in an orphanage in Ecuador. Ben has travelled extensively in South and Central America and has toured the world for various broadcasting assignments including Tristan da Cunha, Pitcairn, St Helena, East Timor, Nepal, Namibia, Kenya, the Arctic Circle, Zambia, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Libya, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Tahiti, Maldives, Tanzania and Morocco.