In this episode of Awesome Humans, we are in our podcast studio at HQGC on the Gold Coast catching up with some pretty awesome humans. This Awesome Human, Ken Bensley joins host Brett McCallum as he shares his exciting story as the Pepsi Max Tour owner.
Ken opens up about his career in the event industry and how his passion for photography lead him to enter into the field of event organizing for extremes sports in Australia. Ken continued his passion for photography his photos even got used to promote and market his events.
Having always been interested in BMX and skating and worked for the X games and Pepsi Max Tour Ken knows better than anyone how to host an event. With what’s happening in the world today, Ken opens up about ow COVID-19 has impacted his business and life as a business owner and the struggles of owning a business today in the world and his plan moving forward.
Aside from photography, Ken enjoyed skiing, having skied over in the USA Ken even jumped out of a helicopter and could finally tick that off his bucket list. There is no doubt this awesome human enjoys extreme sports and adventures.
After an exciting and successful Ken in 2004, he decided to leave the event industry due to the tragic death of after Jonno Porter. Ken disembarked on a different journey, becoming the owner of KAOS Karting. Today Ken mentors some of the world's best karting talents.
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