"Simon Ridgway is the Chairman of Fortuna Silver, Chairman of Medgold Resources, Chairman of Radius Gold, Chairman of Volcanic Gold Mines, and Chairman of Crops Inc.But, ask him what he does on a daily basis? He'll tell you he's a prospector.I met Simon earlier this year and knew immediately I had to have him on the Resource Insider Podcast. His story is a master class in everything I love about the mining industry; and no doubt highlights many of the elements that attract so many investors and professionals to the space.After sailing to America and hitchhiking to the Yukon Simon cut his teeth in the 1970's working summers in the bush and gambling at Diamond Tooth Gerties in Dawson city. After winning the claims to a mining prospect in a hand of poker, he was launched into one of the most successful prospecting careers in modern history.Simon has since gone on to found and lead mining and exploration companies all over the world. For anyone with a taste for adventure and the entrepreneurial bug this is the episode for you!"Keech, Jamie (2018) How To Work, Gamble, And Charm Your Way From The Bush To The Boardroom; Capitalist Exploits, URL {https://capitalistexploits.at/how-to-...}