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Production at scale. Performance under pressure. A life that keeps unfolding.

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Daniel Pycock — CEO, VA 361 Productions01 / 07

UNFOLD. LIFE.Choose the jump

CEO of VA 361 ProductionsDakar Rally FinisherHost · La Mazmorra PodcastDefender Trophy · Spanish Final

01The philosophy

UNFOLD. LIFE.

The next version of life is built by stepping into it.

UNFOLD. Life. is the frame through which Daniel connects work, endurance, adventure and storytelling: keep building, stay open to difficult opportunities, and choose the next challenge before certainty arrives.

From complex international productions to the Dakar Rally, each arena demands the same things—clarity, preparation, resilience and decisive action under pressure.

02About Daniel

One life.
Multiple arenas.

Daniel Pycock is the CEO of VA 361 Productions, an audiovisual production company delivering international projects across live events, branded content and large-scale production environments.

His work focuses on coordinating complex productions across markets, partners, teams and operational environments, combining creative direction with reliable execution.

Alongside production, Daniel completed the Dakar Rally as a driver and reached the Spanish final for Defender Trophy 2026. He performed strongly across the full testing programme. Although he was not one of the two candidates selected to progress, he was invited to participate in the next edition. In June 2026, he completed and passed the 40-hour Level 1 Survival Techniques (CTS N1) programme delivered by the Escuela Española de Supervivencia & Bushcraft and Escuela Supervivencia Activa, with guarantee from the World Association of Survival Schools (WASS).

He has presented to industry audiences, including AV Alliance members, and is the producer and an actor in This Is Not the Way, a documentary series focused on entrepreneurial journeys across different countries.

Build

International production, live events, branded content and cross-border delivery.

Endure

Rally, survival training, resilience and decision-making under pressure.

Tell

Documentary storytelling, speaking and entrepreneurial journeys.

03Selected proof

Not a résumé. A record of action.

Built in the real world.

Now

CEO of VA 361 Productions

Leading international audiovisual production across live events, branded content and complex delivery environments.

2026

Dakar Rally Finisher

Completed one of the world’s best-known endurance rally events as a driver.

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2026

Defender Trophy — Spanish Final

Reached the final Spanish selection and performed strongly across the full testing programme. Two candidates progressed; Daniel was invited to participate in the next edition.

2026

Survival Techniques — CTS N1

Completed and passed the 40-hour Level 1 programme, with WASS guarantee.

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Ongoing

Producer & Actor — This Is Not the Way

Producing and appearing in a documentary series focused on entrepreneurial journeys across different countries.

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Daniel Pycock's number 756 Mitsubishi Pajero crossing the dunes during the Dakar Classic

The Dakar Rally

Commit first.
Find the way forward.

The Dakar experience became a central reference point in Daniel’s work on performance, resilience and decision-making under pressure.

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04Documentary series

Business · Travel · Adventure

This Is Not
the Way.

Daniel Pycock and Fran Gómez—business partners and on-screen talent—travel for work, meet entrepreneurs and follow the routes that appear when the original plan stops working.

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Cuando el plan se cancela

05La Mazmorra

Podcast · En español

Below the surface.

Season one is now complete: four candid conversations about discipline, transformation, health, business, freedom and what happens when you decide not to live on autopilot.

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Episode 0124:46

Pressure reveals the system.

Execution under pressureLessons from the Dakar RallyInternational production managementPerformance & resilienceSurvival trainingCreative operationsEntrepreneurial journeys

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07Media & appearances

Elsewhere.

Selected interviews, profiles, articles and appearances.

Official organisational sources VA 361 leadership & company records

VA 361 ProductionsCEO Daniel Pycock completes the 2026 Dakar Classic VA 361 ProductionsOfficial leadership profile: Daniel Pycock, CEO

Independent references Third-party profiles & coverage

DakarOfficial Competitor Profile: Daniel Pycock AV AllianceProfile of Daniel Pycock and his Board service AEVEAInterview with Daniel Pycock, CEO of Visionarea Event Planner NewsAudiovisual Production for Events:
Overview and Key Trends with Daniel Pycock

Daniel's writing Articles published by Daniel

LinkedInDaniel Pycock, CEO of VA 361 Productions, Completes the Dakar Rally MediumDaniel Pycock Completes the Dakar Rally SubstackFrom the Dakar Rally to International Production: Lessons in Execution

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