OUR TEAM
Who we are
We believe that life is about exploration and growth. We encourage people to step out of their comfort zones and into a world of new experiences, where they can learn about themselves, get unstuck, and embrace change. Behind More Life Adventures is a team of passionate women who have all felt the burden of burn out, living our lives on autopilot, and deprioritising our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing to disastrous results. We created MLA out of a need to get back to really living our lives, and the experiences we offer are a reflection of that continuous growth and learning. We think we’ve found the secret sauce to more a complete life and we cannot wait to share it with you.
Stella Kamba
Founder & Chief Adventurer
Stella was born and raised in Greece and spent most of her childhood summers at adventure camp. At 19 she moved to London to study architecture and discovered the gym. She then worked in commercial architecture practices for 10 years and after several burn-out moments at work, she spent 2 years working for a church and retrained as a personal trainer.
While training clients in the city, she founded More Life Adventures to provide opportunities for quality time, expert coaching, team-building and exploring.
Stella believes in learning to move better and living with freedom and purpose. And that we all learn a lot more outside the classroom!
Florence Wong
Partnerships Lead
Flo was born in Paris and raised in Hong Kong (although she has a transatlantic accent!) She started her career in advertising and marketing working on everything from airlines, to banks, to chocolate, to even cream cheese! She has always been passionate about fitness and has always forge a career doing communications with her passion, so here she is as our Business Development and Communications Manager at More Life Adventures.
Flo is a keen CrossFitter, having competed twice at the CrossFit Games Semifinals in Asia. She's also an Olympic Weightlifting and CrossFit coach and loves to help people become healthier and stronger.
Louise Pegg
Marketing Strategist
After studying Dance and Business at University, Louise went on to work in brand and marketing roles in the Wellness, Tech and Retail industries. Over the last 15 years, she has worked for global brands, launched two tech startups and grown her own business.
As a passionate gym-goer, since the beginning of the pandemic, Louise has dedicated her time to helping wellbeing businesses flourish in the digital world, so they can continue making a difference to people locked down across the UK.
antonia lim
Marketing & Acquisition Lead
Born and raised in the UK to the Cambodian Civil War and Vietnam War refugee parents, Antonia was brought up between two different worlds.
Her British and SE Asian sides were always wrestling with each other, never quite settling or accepting each other. This paved the way to a curiosity and determination to always trying to find the full picture, all perspectives, different opinions, and keeping an open mind.
Antonia doesn’t take anything at face value and backs everything she does with data-driven decisions. This is her approach for life, work, and sports. She is methodical and obsessed with numbers, and always looking to see where she can optimise and be better, which complements her performance marketing background and her addiction to CrossFit.
In addition to training, she is a CrossFit and Weightlifting Coach where her aim is to empower others and make them strong.
Tyla Sullivan
Photographer & Content Creator
Tyla is South African born and bred. She has been living in London since 2019 and has grown a huge passion for travel with visiting over 11 countries in that time.
Tyla initially studied French Culinary Arts but moved into CrossFit and weightlifting coaching shortly after, which she has been involved in for over 7 years. In her weightlifting career so far, she has competed internationally for South Africa and has been a coach for 7 years.
Tyla has been running her photography and content business for three years which she is truly passionate about. Her two passions being travel and photography make her perfect for More Life Adventures as she brings them both together to help us create the best content.
Leila Fitt
Events Lead
Leila is half Iranian and half British, born and raised in Cambridge before moving to London 10 years ago to pursue her dream of working in events. Her experience began working at two consecutive Olympics, London and Rio where her passion for the sporting industry began. With 7 years' under her belt, from fashion to sport, catering to corporate events, she brings a variety of knowledge and skills to the company.
Leila enjoys working out, attending classes across London and entering fitness competitions with friends to have set goals and something to train for. She believes movement is medicine and not only important for our physical wellbeing but for our minds too.
Holly McCarthy-cook
Personal Assistant & Guest Experience Manager
Holly is a former personal trainer turned virtual assistant based in Bristol. Transitioning from the gym to the digital world four years ago, Holly's health and fitness background continues to fuel her success in her thriving virtual assistant business.
Holly supports More Life Adventures with systems, processes and most importantly guest communications. Keeping everything as organised and streamlined as possible!
Our Coaches
Our coaches live and breathe their craft and they love people, fitness, nature and adventure. Each one of them brings a unique speciality and you can get to know a little bit more about each of them below.
Aoife Burke
CrossFit Coach, PT and Competitor
Aoife has been a CrossFit Coach at CF Shapesmiths for 5 years where she takes classes, 1:1 sessions and online programming.
Her competitive career started at school where she played Gaelic football for her school and local teams. She began competing in CrossFit in 2017.
Aoife came 2nd in the Elite Division at the Arnold Fitness games in 2021. This year she came 21st in the Elite Division at Wodapalooza and 14th at Strength in Depth CrossFit SemiFinals.
Mike Lee
Partner & Remote Coach at Method Fitness, FRCms
Mike taught himself how to handstand and backflip while at school and then trained in gymnastics while at university. He soon moved on to CrossFit and has coached CrossFit and CrossFit gymnastics at some of London’s best gyms since 2012. He has also been a remote coach and personal trainer since 2014 with a client base of all ages and backgrounds.
Through his own fitness journey, Mike has developed a passion for proper movement mechanics, strength and flexibility. He brings a whole-person approach to his coaching and loves to educate clients about their training as well as improving their overall health.
Chris Murray
GB Weightlifter and Weightlifting Coach
Chris is 4x British and English Olympic Weightlifting champion in the 81kg category. In 2022 he won the Commonwealth Games.
Chris is currently coaching our series of Lift & Lunch workshops, helping athletes of all levels improve their technique.
Giles Greenwood
Owner of Greenwood Weightlifting, Head Coach at East London Weightlifting Club
Giles Greenwood had a prolific athletic career in weightlifting starting in 1986. He became British champion 10 times, earned medals at Commonwealth Games and EU competitions, and represented GB at European and World Championships.
After retiring, he coached at Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club, developing courses for beginners and instructors, catering to Crossfit enthusiasts. Giles rose to become the Resident Coach for the World Class Programme at British Weightlifting, playing a key role in athlete progress monitoring and technical coaching. He then became Head of Coaching for BWL, worked with elite athletes, and coached senior and junior squads. Now based in London, he offers beginners' courses in London and workshops nationwide, and provides online technical coaching.
KeLLY FRIEL
Fittest Master on Earth 2021-22, CrossFit Coach, Co-Owner of CrossFit Southampton
Kelly Friel is one of the most decorated CrossFit athletes in the UK. Since her debut at the Regionals in 2013, she has brought home silver medals from the CrossFit Games in 2018 and 2019 and was crowned Fittest Master athlete in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Alongside her competitive career, she is a mother, wife, co-owner and coach at CrossFit Southampton.
Kelly has a talent for creating a supportive, relaxed and fun environment where you feel encouraged to thrive.