Layne Gneiting–the Ultimate Adventure Coach–has lived two lives. In the first he was angry, entitled, addicted, and trapped. Cycling home at night from grad school he played Russian roulette with traffic lights, risking collision to end the pain.

Then he took a wild adventure and came alive again.

Since then he’s cycled 49 countries, stayed with complete strangers, racked up hundreds of stories, and helped clients “reshape their lives” through what they call “an immersive adventure of awakening.”

Layne grew up in rural Idaho, earned his PhD in Communication at Arizona State University (ASU), and taught university students for 20 years. He and his wife Gaylene have 8 children and live in Mesa, Arizona.