Sam Hancock – Find a problem. Find people who can help. Get it done.

What if your job was to travel the world looking for people who were already solving some of its biggest problems? That's essentially what Dr. Sam Hancock has been doing for decades. As creator and host of EmeraldPlanet, Sam searches for innovative ideas in environmental protection, economic development, and sustainable community resilience – and introduces the people behind those ideas to a worldwide audience. But Sam's work doesn't stop with the cameras. His lifelong commitment to community service, including his deep involvement with Rotary, comes from the same belief: good ideas matter most when they actually help people. At an age when many people are thinking about slowing down, Sam is still curious about what's working, who's making it happen, and how one community's solution might help another.