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For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsWhat's The Future of FTLO? Here's Where We're At This Spring and SummerWe’re entering a new season (literally and creatively) and in true For The Love Of fashion, we’re embracing the pivot. In this "behind the scenes" chat, we share why we’re shifting away from a regular episode cadence for now, what it actually takes to produce a podcast, and how we’re making space for new ideas in 2025. Here's your reminder that passion projects get to evolve. We talk about: What podcasting actually takes—time, energy, and a lot of editing How we’re hono...2025-04-1618 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsFrom 6-Figure Job to Bartending in the Polar World to an Expedition Crossing Greenland: Revisiting Katie Crafts’s StoryDo you find that when spring arrives, you jump into that buzzy energy too quickly and overcommit? Same. 🙋♀️ In honor of slowing down our seasonal tradition AND to reflect on the past 1.5 years of this show, we want to revisit our very first episode. Katie’s story is the ultimate pivot: from a six-figure job to bartending on an expedition ship in Antarctica, and eventually kite skiing across Greenland. But beyond the adventures, we dig into what it means to live a values-aligned life, navigate fear while chasing goals, and embrace the changing...2025-04-0258 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Sydney Schroder Designs Her Career Around Snowboarding by Making Tradeoffs Her SuperpowerThis athlete is dedicating 2025 to embracing the tradeoffs that come with a passion. Sydney Schroder is a professional snowboarder based in South Lake Tahoe. Originally from Texas, Sydney committed to a life and career in the snowboard industry 10 years ago and hasn't looked back. She now competes in free ride snowboarding at a high level, including the Freeride World Qualifiers while also teaching full time at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. We talk about: How tradeoffs are Sydney’s “secret weapon” while building her dream career Going all-in on focusin...2025-03-1952 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Artist and Rapper April Donovan Adapts Creativity and Accepts Limitations after A Traumatic Brain InjuryWhen an injury limits how you can perform work, art, and creativity, how do you find joy? April Donovan, also known as the performer MC AP Real, is a rapper involved in three different musical projects as well as a formally trained artist, graphic designer, advertiser, and illustrator. April suffered a serious traumatic brain injury in 2018 that landed her in a coma for 10 days and is still affecting how she’s able to live and express herself today. We talk about: April’s motorcycle crash and initial...2025-03-0546 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsBreaking Down Barriers to Nature for the Latino Community with Vivianette Ortiz CaraballoAccess to nature is a fundamental right, and Vivianette is advocating for it in a creative way. Vivianette Ortiz Caraballo is a proud Puerto Rican, Latina, and madre living in Western North Carolina. With a passion for community resilience and adventure, she founded Latinos Aventureros to help others enjoy the fundamental right of access to nature. Her outdoor events and programs are a form of advocacy and community to create spaces of belonging and growth for others. We talk about: The branding of the word “adventure” and how for...2025-02-1944 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsFinding Freedom in Stability after Sailing across the Atlantic with Tina and Rhett Jacobi⛵ Can you honor security and adventure at the same time? Tina and Rhett Jacobi are a husband and wife team living in the Columbia River Gorge. They co-founded their business, Big Water Construction, after returning from a several months long sailing trip, including an Atlantic crossing. In the middle of the ocean, they hosted their own Zoom wedding from the boat. As artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs, they infuse passion and stoke into their everyday life. We talk about: What it’s like to build a small busines...2025-02-051h 03
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsThe Journey of Addiction and Falling in Love with Recovery with Jason RussFUN NEWS! ✨ The show has led to some deep IRL conversations lately, so we want to dig into YOUR life… What are the trade-offs and pivots you’re pondering right now? Thinking about a career change? Money moves? Parenthood decisions? Send us an anonymous “letter” (via this form), and Jeni and Angie will give you our perspectives on a future mini-episode. And now… 🎙️ Jason Russ is a lifelong musician and extreme sports enthusiast. His experiences with alcoholism and drug addiction led to the destruction of his material life and most of his relationships...2025-01-221h 11
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow a Former Olympian Evolved Her Career Over Decades of Pro Snowboarding with Barrett Christy CumminsPro athletes might look like they have ultimate freedom, but that lifestyle isn’t always what you think. Barrett Christy Cummins began her snowboarding career in the early 1990’s as the sport was starting to gain mainstream attention. From 1993-2003, she competed at the highest level, filmed movie parts and commercials, and enjoyed the perks of sponsorship with some of the biggest brands in sports. Barrett transitioned to roles in marketing and product development with her former sponsors after starting a family in 2004. 20 years later, she's launching into new challenges to stretc...2025-01-081h 01
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsOur Big Life Trade-Offs of 2024: Personal Reflections on Work and Passion with Jeni and Angie“Life is a series of trade-offs.” “Never a failure, always a lesson.” “Did you see this photo of my cat?” We’re sharing our OWN honest reflections of the year, highlighting the top trade-offs we both made in 2024. You’ll hear about: Reckoning with the dark side of social media: do the costs outweigh the benefits? Where do you go online without Instagram? Jeni now has something to nurture other than 1,000 houseplants. She’s a Crazy Cat Lady now! The scariness yet magic of delegating. Outsourcing is a spectrum, not a binary. What the f...2024-12-2540 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow a Corporate Accountant Discovered Canada’s Deepest Cave with Explorer Katie GrahamWhat does training for spending weeks deep underground teach you about the rest of life? Katie Graham is a passionate cave and canyon explorer who discovered Canada’s deepest and second deepest caves. This feat was showcased in the 2023 documentary film “Subterranean.” Katie is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and president of the Alberta Speleological Society. As a former accountant, she left her corporate gig to spend more time underground. We talk about: Is it caving, or spelunking? The pressure of working deep undergrou...2024-12-1152 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsApproaching End of Life through the Lens of Vitality with Adventure Filmmaker John WallerWhat does it mean to uncage your own soul and find vitality, even in challenging periods of life? John Waller is an award-winning filmmaker, speaker, and adventurer. After founding the video production company Uncage the Soul in 2004, he dedicated his career to capturing wild and serene landscapes, as well as the stories of the people who call them home. In 2020, John was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. This inspired him to pursue a life filled with purpose, vitality, and a deeper appreciation for the natural spaces he has long admired. ...2024-11-271h 11
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsRedefining Opportunity for Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan with Marina Legree of Ascend AthleticsMarina Legree has an educational background in international affairs and public policy and has spent over two decades living around the world and working with international aid agencies. In 2015, she founded the nonprofit Ascend Athletics, which redefines opportunity for women in Afghanistan and Pakistan through mountaineering based leadership training and community service. We talk about: Marina being assigned to work in Afghanistan starting in 2005 and the country becoming a home for her A crash course in modern politics of Afghanistan and the 2021 Taliban offensive The assumptions people made abo...2024-11-1355 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsBjarne Salén on Balancing Risk and Reward in Adventure FilmmakingWhen you watch epic ski films, do you ever wonder about the person behind the camera? Bjarne Salén is an adventure documentary filmmaker, photographer and entrepreneur originally from Sweden and currently living in Hood River, OR. Over the past 15 years, he’s traveled the globe to create documentaries, short films, and photographic works. Bjarne has directed and produced films for brands like Salomon, Oakley, Patagonia, and the North Face. In 2021, Bjarne founded Bjarne Builds, a van conversion business that has since evolved into creating tiny homes and now a new signa...2024-10-2357 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Ryan Devlin Embraces the Struggle of a Multipassionate LifestyleThis man has played many a serial killer on TV, but he's way more down to earth than his characters may appear. Ryan Devlin is an entrepreneur, rock climber, rad dad, and actor best known for his roles on shows like Veronica Mars and Grey's Anatomy. In his words, he’s “just trying to fit it all in.” He's also the host of The Struggle Climbing Show, one of the most popular rock climbing podcasts, where he explores the intersections of climbing and personal growth. We talk about:...2024-10-0959 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Sunny Stroeer Transformed Her Corporate Skills to Advance Gender Equity in the OutdoorsEver get the urge to throw all your stuff in an Astrovan and leave your corporate job for good? Sunny Stroeer is a record setting adventure athlete and entrepreneur known for her feats in extreme sports and her work in outdoor adventure media. She runs two adventure guiding services and the nonprofit Summit Scholarship Foundation. Sunny combines her corporate career background and Harvard MBA with her current work as an athlete and storyteller to be an advocate for gender equity in the outdoors. We talk about: Spe...2024-09-251h 00
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsInside the Life of a Storm Chaser with George KourounisWould you take a job that has you stand in a fiery pit that’s been burning for decades in the Turkmenistan desert, rig a rope across a boiling lake, and put yourself in the middle of Tornado Alley? George didn’t take the job– he made it, and he took his camera with him. George Kourounis is a National Geographic Explorer, storm chaser, science communicator, and host of the Angry Planet TV series. He's been to all seven continents and over 80 countries to photograph some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dang...2024-09-1150 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passions12 Great Conversation Starters for Your Next Dinner PartyReady to be the most intriguing conversation sparker in the room? Angie and Jeni spill their previously unshared thoughts on life purpose, gratitude for pain, imposter syndrome, alcohol, and more as we surprise each other with deep questions inspired by our guests. It’s our celebration of 24 episodes with guests who’ve gotten honest on the trade-offs they’ve made to pursue their passions! Hear some of our favorite recent soundbites and the questions that came up from these podcast guests: An ice climber wh...2024-08-2859 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsCombining Art Forms and Identities with Drag Raptress Samuel Thrower, AKA SlutashiaEveryone can feel the confidence of a drag queen on stage, but there’s more than meets the eye. Samuel Thrower performs as Slutashia, Oregon’s drag raptress. Samuel is a multi talented drag queen, vocalist, and rapper from Eugene, Oregon. Slutashia possesses a modern-day hip-hop aura and delivers her original rhymes with strong power and confidence. She has had the pleasure of opening up for queer artists such as God Des, Wreckno and Big Freedia. We talk about: -Common misconceptions about drag 2024-08-1457 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow a Pararescueman Found Purpose After Leaving Special Ops with Matt SchollardPicking up “The Perfect Storm” at a Blockbuster could forever change your life… Or at least it did for Matt. Matt Schollard is a former special operations Pararescue team leader and lifelong action sport athlete. As a water confidence coach, he is passionate about developing future special operations candidates, extreme athletes, and anyone curious about expanding their perceived limitations. We talk about: -Pararescuemen: The people who show up to save Navy SEALs -The Air Force Pararescueman selection course: the hardest day of your li...2024-07-311h 02
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow a Cancer Diagnosis Can Transform the Body, Mind, and Life Passions with Adam SpillmanBeing told he might have a week to live ended up changing Adam’s life for the better. Adam Spillman, once an athlete, transitioned into a coach, mentor, and motivational speaker following a life-altering cancer diagnosis at age 30, when he was initially given just one week to live. Now, Adam helps others unlock their full potential and enhance their health and well-being, drawing from the same strategies that fueled his own recovery and transformation post-cancer. We talk about… -At age 29, noticing health issues: mood, fatigue, and skin infections with no an...2024-07-1759 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsThe Florida Man Who’s Changing the Definition of Adventure: Mason GravleyThe places we don’t always think of as adventure destinations are precisely the places Mason Gravley likes to explore. Mason grew up somewhere between the swamps, orange groves, and cattle ranches of central Florida. After vagabonding throughout the western US, he’s come back to find a deep relationship with his home state. Now, Mason's Lead Adventurer for Athletic Brewing and hosts the Adventure Sports Podcast (his words). He’s also one of the raddest dads and friends out there (our words). We talk about… -Biking from Alaska to Florid...2024-07-0354 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsWhy Kayaker and Filmmaker Rush Sturges is Rethinking Work-Life BalanceKayaking waterfalls and creating epic films looks glamorous from the outside, but if there’s one thing the river’s taught Rush, it’s humility. Rush Sturges is one of the world’s most influential whitewater kayakers, a prominent action sports filmmaker, and a devoted musician. Rush has honed his filmmaking and paddling skills on location in some of the planet’s wildest places, from Pakistan to China to the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2009, Rush founded River Roots, a media production house based in White Salmon, WA. We talk about… -Feeling...2024-06-1951 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsMel Strong on Life After Nike: Pathological Optimism and Financial EmpowermentLike it or not, we live in a capitalist society– so, what can we do to benefit ourselves and the world? Mel Strong started her career as a first grade teacher and journalist. A fateful interview with her long-time running hero Joan Benoit Samuelson led to a long-shot interview for an entry level job at Nike — a process that included running twice around Nike campus with her future manager. Mel spent 17 years at Nike, working on the Running, Soccer, Women’s, Snow and Skateboarding businesses. In 2017, she started angel investing and advising early stage founders, and in...2024-06-051h 07
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsExiting the MLB and Finding Joy Again with Mental Performance Coach Adam BerneroWe want your stories! (Yes, you.) We're collecting emails and voice memos about your own tradeoffs that you’ve made around your career. Go to fortheloveofpod.com/submit to share your written or spoken story about the pivots you've made in your career, work, gigs, or jobby jobs. This former MLB pitcher discovered that he has more meaning and impact behind the scenes of sports than when standing on the mound himself. Adam Bernero works in the field of sport psychology and is currently a mental performance coach with the Seattle Mar...2024-05-2248 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsFrom Corporate Career to Entrepreneur in the Wake of Sobriety with Emily HollandWe want your stories! (Yes, you.) We're collecting emails and voice memos about your own tradeoffs that you’ve made around your career. Go to fortheloveofpod.com/submit to share your written or spoken story about the pivots you've made in your career, work, gigs, or jobby jobs. Emily Holland is a podcast consultant and strategist in Boulder, CO. In a previous life, Emily was a corporate girlie, working with Fortune 500 companies as an account manager. In 2021, she left the corporate world and set out on the path of self employment, working primarily wit...2024-05-081h 03
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow a Traumatic Brain Injury Led Pro Athletes Brandon Scheid and Sensi Graves to Find Gratitude and New Perspectives on LifeWhat if the day you faced a life-threatening sports injury was one of the best days of your life? And what does that mean for your loved ones? Married couple Sensi Graves and Brandon Scheid are professional wind sport athletes. Sensi is a pro kiter, retreat host, founder of Sensi Graves Swim, and speaker. Brandon is a pro athlete and kite designer, as well as a survivor of a recent traumatic brain injury who’s been coming to terms with his injuries. We talk about… - Brando...2024-04-241h 10
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsTurning Life’s Challenges into Confidence through Mindful Mountain Biking with Coach Bekah RottenbergSports mirror life. So how can we use sports to live our happiest, healthiest, bravest lives? Bekah Rottenberg is the founder of Brave Endeavors, a professional mountain bike instructor, a NASM certified personal trainer, a Patagonia mountain bike Ambassador, and a former professional enduro racer. She retired from pro racing to focus on coaching and strength training through Brave Endeavors. We talk about… - Discovering confidence in all aspects of life through mountain biking - Finding self-confidence through what her body could do, even wh...2024-04-1049 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Living Seasonally and Wild Entrepreneurship Led Tamara Jacobi to Run a Mexican Jungle Eco LodgeWhat do you get when you mix a business idea with an out-of-the-box lifestyle? Wildpreneurship. Tamara Jacobi is the author of “Wildpreneurs” and founder of the Tailwind Jungle Lodge in San Pancho, Mexico. She's lived in the jungle on the Mexican Pacific for nearly 20 years. We talk about… - Blending personal and professional dreams to build an unconventional business that involves moving internationally twice a year - Living and operating a business in a touristed area and leaving an impact on the community - Wr...2024-03-2748 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Motherhood Changed Pro Ice Climber Majka Burhardt’s Relationship to Risk, Adventure, and PhilanthropyRaising tiny humans is, for many people, the ultimate life trade-off. What happens when you’re a professional athlete, traveling the world and pushing your body, who then finds out you’re pregnant– with twins?! Majka Burhardt (she/her) is a professional climber, social entrepreneur, author, filmmaker, mother of twins and the Founder and Executive Director of Legado, an international organization that supports indigenous communities to build healthy communities and landscapes. Majka wrote the book “More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood,” a collection of notes, letters, and messages to her twins from pregnancy th...2024-03-1342 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsBig Trade-Offs We're Still Thinking About: Reflections from Jeni + Angie after 12 conversations with athletes, activists, and adventurersHaving produced and released 12 podcast episodes into the wild feels like a reason to celebrate. Listen as Angie and Jeni revisit some of the thought nuggets that guests shared that they haven’t stopped thinking about. So far on For The Love Of, we’ve spoken with… A BFF who threw her life upside down to go to Antarctica A Mt. Everest guide who made a first ski descent on K2 A dancer who used movement to climb out of depression A kayaker...2024-02-2847 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsManaging Expectations in a High Pressure Academic Environment with Dr. Hannah PratherMost people see lichens as the weird stuff that grows on rock. But did you know their more glamorous role as “innovations arising from collaboration”?! Dr. Hannah Prather (she/her) is a NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology whose research has focused on the intricate relationship among lichens, bryophytes, and host trees. Her work’s taken place around the globe– even Antarctica, where she co-led a project examining warming effects on polar bryophyte communities. We talk about… - Starting grad school at 30 and taki...2024-02-1455 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Getting Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Motivated Lisa Thompson to Climb the Seven SummitsBeing a woman isn’t easy, period. But being a woman who climbed the high points of all seven continents fresh after a cancer diagnosis? We’ve got a lot to learn from Lisa. Lisa Thompson ventured into mountaineering after overhearing others’ adventures in her corporate office. She was climbing globally and had eyes on some of the world’s highest mountains when breast cancer entered the scene, shifting her priorities and mindset as she continued to climb. Lisa empowers women in mountain exploration through philanthropic climbs and through her coaching at Alpine...2024-01-3157 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow a Mountaineering Accident Taught Doug Beardsley to Live Life to the FullestAfter losing a toe in a mountaineering incident, Doug vowed to never let that stop him from living the adventures and seeking the awe he craved. Doug Beardsley has a background in pediatric neuroscience and as a public school science teacher. He’s filled his life with adventure, from velodrome racing to alpine guiding and from the first known solo completion of the High Sierra Route to crossing the USA and Canada by motorbike. Many of his experiences were alone and in places where mistakes had real consequences. Doug’s taken the les...2024-01-1759 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsWhy Erika Vikander is Fighting for Gender Equality in Freeride Snowboarding and Women’s SportsWomen have made huge strides in sports to work towards equality, but there’s still far to go. As one of the most accomplished competitive snowboarders in the world, Erika “The Viking” Vikander has spent the better part of her life chasing snow and podiums all over the globe. Over the years, she became disappointed to see the lack of gender equality and care for athletes on one of the most prestigious freeride tours. Erika took it upon herself to take a stand for women everywhere by calling ou...2024-01-0353 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsWhat Kayaking and Paddleboarding Taught Anna Levesque about Fear, Confidence, and Mental AgilityAfter over 30 years of devotion to whitewater kayaking, what can one learn about life from the river? Anna Levesque is a mental agility and white water kayak coach who is passionate about empowering her clients with courage and confidence through her company, Mind Body Paddle. Anna is the author of the book Yoga for Paddling, was named one of the most inspirational paddlers alive by Canoe and Kayak magazine, and is a World Freestyle Kayak Champion medalist. We talk about… - Aging when you’ve...2023-12-2055 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow to be an Imperfect Advocate and Pursue Outdoor Adventures in a Changing Climate with Alpinist Graham ZimmermanWhen talking about huge, scary topics like climate, it's easy to get all doom 'n' gloom. But nothing is ever black and white. Graham Zimmerman is an award-winning professional alpinist who's climbed across Alaska, Patagonia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and all over the lower 48 and Canada. He holds leadership roles in a range of nonprofits and outdoor companies, including the American Alpine Club and Protect Our Winters and uses climbing as a medium for bigger conversations. In his 2023 book, "A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains", Graham grapples with how to reconcile the love of outdoor...2023-12-0653 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Divorce, Death, and Motherhood Changed Jan Redford’s Relationship to Rock Climbing and RiskWhen your sport is closely linked to your relationships, how can you find your own path and feel fulfilled on your own? We chat with a rock climber, writer, and mother who’s been through decades of ups and downs, from losing a partner in an avalanche to ending an unhealthy marriage and from putting herself in death-defying outdoor situations to building a new relationship with risk. Jan Redford is the author of “End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage & Motherhood.” She lives in Squamish, B.C. with her husband and their 95 lb. pandemic pup, Juno, not fa...2023-11-2240 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Pro Kitesurfer Jason Slezak Stopped Chasing Highs to Avoid His Past Trauma and Changed His Approach to Sports and Mental HealthA passion can add so much happiness to your life, but it can also be a way to run from trauma. We get to hear what that looks like from a pro athlete who’s experienced the highs in lows on the water, in relationships, and in his own mind. Jason Slezak is a professional kitesurfer and Patagonia Kitesurf Ambassador who has a 25 year (and counting) career and passion in kitesurfing. He finds his sport to be an outlet for personal discovery, a unique way to explore the world, and a tool to wor...2023-11-0858 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsWhat It’s Like to Face Your Fears on the “Mt. Everest of Kayaking” Stikine River Expedition with Julian StockerHome to rapids with names like “The Hole that Ate Chicago”, the Stikine River Canyon in British Columbia is a Class V boater’s paradise. It’s packed with three days of big volume, remote whitewater, with no ways to leave until you make it through the staggering canyon. We get to dive into the mind of someone who recently paddled it all. Julian Stocker is a Swiss whitewater kayaker with 22 years of experience who calls Norway home. He’s paddled through many of the world’s most exhilarating whitewater rivers, including in Nepal, New Z...2023-10-2550 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Dancing Transformed Nika Kermani’s Mental Health After DepressionFrom booty-shaking to crying in the dish pit, we’re welcoming the breadth of human emotions with Nika Kermani of NK STUDIOS! Nika is an artist, dance and yoga instructor, and the creative visionary behind NK STUDIOS, a repurposed autobody shop turned dance studio catering to movement, dance, art & community in Bingen, WA. Nika lights up any room she walks into as she stunningly fuses music, movement and community. But you can’t have the ups without the downs, as Nika eloquently shares today. We talk about… Growing up with Persia...2023-10-1147 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsHow Dave Watson Navigates Relationships and Fatherhood as an Everest Mountain GuideThere are some stellar photos of the alpine facets of Dave’s life: a handful of Everest summits, two decades of ski patrol, the first ski descent of the Bottleneck Couloir on K2… But, more than anything else, Dave is a rad dad. After growing up in Connecticut and learning to ski at age 9, Dave found himself drawn to the mysterious call of the Himalaya. Since his scrappier start, he’s built a career in the mountains and forged deep relationships that fuel him to share extraordinary places with others. Of course, a high-a...2023-09-281h 00
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsThe Trade-offs of Seasonal Work, Shifting Identities, and Kite Skiing Across Greenland with Katie CraftsAt age 29, Katie pulled a classic career move: throw your desk upside down, leave your stable 6-figure recruiting job, and go work in Antarctica. You know… as we do. 🤷♀️ What started as a bartending gig in Antarctica quickly grew into a multi-year career as a Polar Expedition Guide: lecturing aboard the National Geographic ships in Antarctica, leading 10-day wilderness trips in East Greenland, and educating guests about polar bears in the Canadian Arctic. 🐻❄️ Five years later, she rebooted back in Oregon, capping off that chapter with an epic kite skiing feat across Greenland – a swan song to an incredible...2023-09-2857 min
For The Love Of: Trade-offs we make in pursuit of our passionsTrailer: For The Love Of with Jeni and Angie2023-07-2803 min