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Pete Hunt grew up in Surrey, went to Charterhouse, and followed the track that had been laid out for him. Chartered surveyor. Frank in London, then CBRE in Hong Kong, then private equity in Bali. The kind of CV that closed conversations at dinner parties. The kind of life that, from the outside, looked exactly as it should.
At 33, in Bali, it stopped working. The career, the engagement, the version of himself he had been presenting since his first term at Charterhouse. He got sober. He started doing the work. What he found was not something unique to him. The men around him - from school, from business, from every room he had moved through - were running the same pattern. Achieving. Performing. Holding the surface together. And quietly, underneath it, completely alone. The male friendships that should have been something more had never gone deep enough. He knew he was not the only one.
Pete founded Monumental in 2020. Since then, he has worked with hundreds of business owners and founders through the transitions that define a life - business exits, career shifts, the quieter moments of wondering what comes next. He has watched men walk in performing and walk out present. That, he will tell you, is worth everything.
Ben Bidwell is a former tech entrepreneur turned Performance and Breathwork Coach with 15+ years of experience helping ambitious leaders and business owners unlock greater clarity, resilience and performance. Over that time, he has immersed himself in the study of human psychology, nervous system regulation, breathwork, executive coaching, meditation and somatics, building a practice around helping men move from emotional numbness and disconnection to embodied presence and inner aliveness.
His work has been featured in the likes of Forbes, Men’s Health, The Independent, GQ and Esquire, and he has spoken on Sky News, This Morning, TalkRadio and Heart FM. He brings both personal credibility and practical rigour - his approach is grounded in results, not abstract wellness language.Ben leads the breathwork and facilitation work inside The Monumental Network. He designed the monthly framework that sits under the three pillars. What happens in the room owes a great deal to what he has built.
Monumental draws on a wider community of coaches, mentors, practitioners and ambassadors who contribute to the work — in sessions, at events and through the podcast.
Alistair Elliott is the former Senior Partner and Group Chairman of Knight Frank, where he spent over four decades shaping one of the world's most respected real estate firms. Alistair is now Chairman of Grosvenor Property UK & FTSE 100 LondonMetric Property PLC. He is also a Council Member of the Duchy of Cornwall and Lancaster. Alistair is passionate about supporting Monumental bringing with him a sense of wisdom, humility, and purpose.
Levison is a world-renowned explorer, bestselling author, and former British Army officer, celebrated for his epic journeys across some of the most remote and challenging landscapes on Earth. His expeditions include walking the length of the Nile, traversing the Himalayas, and circumnavigating the Arabian Peninsula. Levison's adventures have been documented in critically acclaimed television series aired on Channel 4 and Discovery Channel, and his books, such as Walking the Himalayas, have garnered awards like the Edward Stanford Adventure Travel Book of the Year. As a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, and an ambassador for UNICEF, he brings a wealth of experience and insight.
Mike brings over two decades of leadership, experience, and emotional intelligence to his role as a Leader within Monumental, having built a highly successful 25 year career as a real estate consultant with Jones Lang LaSalle. Mike has led high performing teams and specialised in strategic transactions across Southern Europe. Mike is also a certified life coach, dedicated cricket coach and Non-Executive Director in a London based paddle company.
Dr. Phil Hopley is a former Wasps rugby international and one of the UK's top performance psychiatrists. Phil is the Founder of Cognacity, a Harley Street Mental Health and Performance Platform. As the sports psychologist behind McLaren Racing's recent resurgence, his expertise has helped shape the mental resilience and sharpness of some of the world's top drivers and teams. Phil brings both clinical depth and lived leadership to Monumental.
Since 2021, Pete has had the rare privilege of sitting down with men who have truly lived. Sir Jeremy Hunt. Sir Steve Redgrave. Sir Andrew Strauss. Tim Henman OBE. Daniel Priestley. Simon Squibb. The conversations are the same ones that happen in the room — unscripted, unfiltered, honest. Available to everyone. The room is for members only.
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