Shows
The Stokecast70: If It Was Only That Easy... with Professional Cliff Diver, Travis SimsFrom his high school dive team to the infamous cliffs of Colorado's Casa Bonita, and eventually to making a living as a professional cliff diver, content creator, and waterfall guide, Travis Sims is obsessed with pushing his personal and professional limits while building a community around cleaning up the places we play. Learn how Travis created a career out of jumping off massive cliffs and why he started the annual "Cliff Cruise" waterfall clean up tour.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/travissimsHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris Plante
2025-12-171h 25
The Stokecast69: Why We’ve Decided That Balance is Bullshit and Imbalance is BeautifulIt's an Emily and Jonathan episode ya'll! And after 68 of these stoke-filled inspiration sessions where we initially set out to tackle the concept of balancing work, life, and adventure while having fun and making a difference, we've just come to the conclusion that real balance is total BS. Tune in to hear what we mean!Plus! Don't miss the top Explore Inspired backcountry camping tip, and The Travel Stack travel resource directory.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/imbalanceHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore...
2025-12-1549 min
The Stokecast68: Andrew Muse On Jumping Without A Safety NetAndrew Muse is a professional multi-sport athlete, content creator, and social media influencer who consistently generates compelling and high production value content with his adventure dog Kicker by his side. In this episode we explore the circumstances of his youth, how an unstable family dynamic influenced his yearning for the wild west, the reason many of the most dramatic or impactful moments of his life happened when he left no other option on the table, and how the true meaning of adventure and stoke can be found in the companionship of a dog.Show notes: h...
2025-12-101h 11
The Stokecast67: How To Build A Life Doing Everything You Love, with Alpinist & Storyteller Graham ZimmermanGraham is an award-winning professional climber and well-recognized film maker in the outdoor industry. He works as a producer and the director of development with Bedrock Film Works through which he his able to utilize his extensive logistics, rigging, marketing and media expertise while maintaining his role as an athlete in the outdoor industry.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/grahamzimmermanHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-12-081h 10
The Stokecast66: Capturing Spontaneous Moments, with Rock Climber & Filmmaker, Matty HongMatty Hong is a professional rock climber and filmmaker. He grew up in Boulder, Colorado into a family of climbers and has been surrounded by the sport nearly his entire life.His passion for climbing stems from his parents—both pioneers in the sport and active first ascensionists since the early 90s. Raised in the dirt of Rifle Canyon, Matty quickly gained an appreciation for the outdoors and living on the road.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/mattyhongHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-12-031h 11
The Stokecast65: Unstructured Narratives and Nonprofits with the Nature Chola, Karen RamosKaren Ramos is the founder of non-profit Get Out Stay Out (aka Vamos Afuera), an organization that connects indigenous-migrant children with the outdoors through hiking, camping, and backpacking adventures. But in words......is nothing more than your average and not-so-average Latinx- indigenous 20-something year old brown girl who stumbled, rolled, and straight up took a dive into rock bottom only to find and come to terms that maybe (cheese alert) all that was for a reason."Intrigued? Us too! That's why we were so stoked to have Karen on the show!Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/karenramos
2025-12-011h 19
The Stokecast64: For The Love Of Mountains, with Alex BorsukAlex is a sports nutritionist and mountain athlete passionate about helping people exceed their mountain dreams through the use of practical and wholesome nutrition, while pushing her limits during early morning dawn patrols and long days in the mountain. Alex was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but after graduating college followed her lifelong dream of heading WEST. She accepted a job in Bellingham, Washington as the corporate dietitian for a local supermarket chain, and there she fell in love with the North Cascades and all they had to offer - skiing, climbing, trail running, and fastpacking.
2025-11-241h 10
The Stokecast63: The Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship, with Range CEO & Founder Jeanine PesceJeanine Pesce is the go-to woman for tracking global active trends in action sports and outdoors. She is the founder and CEO of Range—an independent agency + magazine inspired by the culture of the modern outdoor movement—a former on-air style correspondent for Outside TV, a speaker, and trend consultant. In this episode, Jeanine candidly shares her entrepreneurial journey, from quitting her job at Stylesight to go all-in on Range. She also speaks to the process, places, and experiences she looks to draw inspiration, as well as how she thinks about ego, goals, scale, money, results, balance, pass...
2025-11-191h 09
The Stokecast62: Becoming an Uphill Athlete (Part 2) with Steve House & Scott JohnstonIn part 2 of the conversation with Uphill Athlete authors and founders, Steve House and Scott Johnston, Emily and Jonathan get candid advice and chat about their respective upcoming mountain goals—a 50k race and a rapid ascent of Pico de Orizaba! Get their take on how to prepare for such big objectives, what to expect from and how to handle the altitude, AND lastly of course, hear what Steve and Scott have to say about STOKE. Hint: "You Can't Coach Desire!"Plus, after the conversation wraps with Steve and Scott, your hosts recap the realities of...
2025-11-1751 min
The Stokecast61: Becoming an Uphill Athlete (Part 1) with Steve House & Scott JohnstonSteve House is a world-renowned climber and mountain guide. Scott Johnston is an adventure and endurance athlete coach, a ski racer, and aerospace engineer. Together, they are the authors of Training for the New Alpinism, and Training for the Uphill Athlete.In the first ever two-part episode of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan chat with Scott and Steve about all things mountain running, ski mountaineering, their process for writing two of the most educational and impactful books for aspiring and expert mountain athletes alike, as well as each of their background to learn how their careers led...
2025-11-1256 min
The Stokecast60: She Explores Founder, Gale Straub, on Creating Value for Yourself and Your CommunityGale Straub is a podcaster, photographer, and writer with a love for shaping stories that tell themselves. She is the founder of She Explores and host of the popular She Explores podcast.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/sheexploresHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-11-101h 22
The Stokecast59: Nick Dio on Reframing the 9-5 and Building Something on the SideNick Dio is Head of Education at The Sasha Group, master of ceremonies for Gary Vaynerchuk's 4Ds (Digital Discovery+ Deep Dive) workshop, WOLACO Creative Director, marathon runner, and (not really, but) NYC ambassador.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/nickdioHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-11-051h 30
The Stokecast58: At What Cost? Champion Underwater Huntress, Kimi Werner, Dives InOn episode 58, we're keeping it wild with Kimi Werner.Kimi is a Hawaiian freediver, US National Spearfishing Champion, conservationist and founder of Keep Wild Co—a company that makes reusable utensil kits packaged in recycled surf competition banners. She's also a certified culinary chef and you can find tons of great recipes on her blog. She's an artist, writer, and purely inspirational spirit that we were so excited to chat with.Hear how Kimi first fell in love with freediving by following her father under the waves, what happened when her family's economic status shifted an...
2025-11-031h 23
The Stokecast57: How to Take More Initiative To Get What You Want, with Renee and Matthew HahnelAustralian influencers, bloggers, photographers, authors, Renee Roaming & Matthew Hahnel share their story and advice on building your dream life by channeling resilience, passion, determination, and just taking the initiative.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/roamingHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris Plante, CP Pro AudioPresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-10-291h 28
The Stokecast56: Challenging Yourself to Level Up, with Jen Hudak Jen Hudak is a retired professional skier, avid mountain biker, co-founder of Escapod Trailers, and a self-proclaimed Dream Believer. Jen takes us on a journey of self realization and following your true passions. While training and competing to be a potential Olympian, her body, her community and her family had other plans. She kept chasing this singular goal of becoming an Olympian, and subsequently, her love of the sport and her passions in life faded (after many injuries and terrible tragedies).Now Jen is a full-on entrepreneur mastermind and speaks with us about vulnerability and ho...
2025-10-271h 32
The Stokecast55: Letting Go Of What You Can't Control, with Jim HarrisJim Harris worked as a ski photographer and writer, for clients including National Geographic, until he was injured while snowkiting in Patagonia fracturing nine vertebra and was paralyzed from sternum down. It took over a week after the injury to reach definitive care where five of his nine broken vertebra were fused. It was an abrupt end not just to his photo and video livelihood, but to his mobility in the mountains too. Admittedly, he felt lucky that the doctor never told him he’d never walk again, as there wasn’t much encouragement to think he would...
2025-10-221h 11
The Stokecast54: Community, Connection, and Changing The World, with Katie BouéKatie Boué is a Cuban-American outdoor advocate, freelance writer + social media expert, professional adventurer, climber, public speaker, former van-dweller, and public lands wonk. She is Miami-raised and traded flat Florida swamps for a life of exploring mountains, camping in the desert and playing in the snow. Boué currently lives in Salt Lake City, UT with her partner Brody Leven and her dog named Spaghetti.Katie’s love of being outside and sharing wild spaces is the focus of her work in the outdoor recreation industry. She sees opportunity for empowerment, empathy and action in every outdoo...
2025-10-201h 17
The Stokecast53: What Does Stoke Mean To You? (1-Year Anniversary Episode)Episode 53 kicks off the start of a new year for The Stokecast! Learn what stoke means to our listeners with a handful of replies to our signature question, get goal updates from Emily and Jonathan, and hear about the challenges and wins throughout the past year of building this podcast. Presented by: Explore InspiredHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris Plante
2025-10-1553 min
The Stokecast52: Professional Surfer, Non-Profit Leader, Emi Koch on Making A Difference Doing What You LoveEmi Koch is a professional surfer, conservationist, educator, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and non-profit leader, making waves of difference around the world.Her non-profit organization, Beyond The Surface International, is empowering coastal communities through surfing lessons and visual storytelling workshops. On this episode of The Stokecast, learn how Emi gained traction as a professional surfer from a very young age, then decided to ditch the traditional path of the sponsored athlete to start a non-profit and work to create real change in surf communities worldwide.Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/e...
2025-10-141h 11
The Stokecast51: Showing Up, with Lynsey DyerLynsey Dyer is a professional skier who has won every big mountain competition she’s entered, been awarded Female Skier of the Year by Powder Magazine multiple times, and cemented her place as one of the best big mountain skiers in the world while inspiring a generation of young female athletes through popular TED talks on 'Ski Like A Girl' and filmmaking. As a director, Lynsey produced and directed the first and only all female ski film and founded a production company called Unicorn Picnic. She's also the host of the popular Showing UP podcast where she sha...
2025-10-131h 14
The Stokecast50: Wild Positivity, with Pro Skier Drew PetersenDrew Petersen is a passionate skier, mountain man, and burrito enthusiast based in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. For this episode's notes, visit: https://exploreinspired.com/drewpetersenHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-10-081h 05
The Stokecast49: Following Happiness, with Photographer & Mountain Climber, Scott KranzOn episode 49 of The Stokecast, photographer, mountain climber, speaker, former practicing lawyer, Scott Kranz, on his epic career transition, becoming a full-time creator, his North Cascades National Park 50 Peaks Project, and much more.Scott Kranz is a full-time commercial and editorial photographer and storyteller specializing in outdoor sports, outdoor lifestyle, landscape, and travel imagery.With a fiery passion for the mountains and all things outdoors, Scott Kranz specializes in capturing authentic moments in real adventures while surrounded by the most wild, rugged, and pristine beauty of North America and beyond.Scott is not...
2025-10-061h 17
The Stokecast48: The Joy of Creating, with Artist & Adventurer Jessa GilbertOn episode 48 of The Stokecast, Baldface Lodge splitboard guide and experiential landscape artist Jessa Gilbert shares why she didn’t, or couldn’t, chose just one path.For the notes from this episode, visit: https://exploreinspired.com/jessagilbertHosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris PlantePresented by: Explore Inspired
2025-10-011h 12
The Stokecast47: Social Entrepreneur & Mountain Athlete, Mike Chambers on Voluntourism and Epic Weekend AdventuresMike Chambers is the co-founder of Summits Education and Flying Kites Academy, two non-profit organizations working to improve educational opportunities in Haiti and Kenya respectively. He is also a multi-faceted mountain athlete on the ambassador roster for brands like Merrell and MSR, and is the co-creator and host of Beat Monday, a new series on Outside TV all about making the most of the weekend.On this episode of The Stokecast, Mike chats with Jonathan and Emily about the "voluntourism" dilemma, how to get started finding the right organizations and causes to align your advocacy efforts with...
2025-09-301h 13
The Stokecast46: Loki the Wolfdog - How Kelly Lund Made A Business Out Of Adventuring With His PupLoki The Wolfdog is one of the most famous adventure pups on Instagram, and Kelly Lund is the man behind (and sometimes also in front) of the camera. But Kelly and Loki's adventures go well beyond the perfect Insta-photo. He's crafted this life with his 4-legged friend into quite the well-rounded business.Kelly and Loki have their paws in everything from sponsorships and ambassadorships, to travel campaigns and product collaborations, plus their own Lightroom presents, alignment with give back programs with organizations like Canine Support Teams and the U.S. Wolf Refuge, and now their own line...
2025-09-241h 13
The Stokecast45: Behind The Scenes on Air Travel and the Pilot Gender Gap, with Pilot ShanellyShannon Pereira, maybe better known as Pilot Shanelly, is a commercial airline pilot for Jet Blue, a world-traveler, dog-rescuer, and unapologetic dancer. On this episode of The Stokecast, she shares a unique perspective on the behind-the-scenes backbone of the travel industry, as well as commentary around being a female pilot when even today only 6% of pilots are women. Shannon, Emily, and Jonathan explore these topics as they relate to the broader adventure travel industry, and also dig into Shannon's experiences as a traveler, athlete, and how she played a part in Emily adopting her dog fr...
2025-09-171h 16
The Stokecast44: Adventurepreneur Jeremy Jensen on Epiphany Moments and Intentional LivingJeremy Jensen shares the many reasons he's leaving management consulting and Washington D.C. behind to head back West, out to Boulder, in pursuit of intentionally designing a more fulfilling life.Jensen is a skier, biker, and whitewater kayaker. He's also the creator and host of the Adventurepreneur Playbook podcast, a speaker and coach, the co-founder of the Outwild festival series, as well as the co-founder of Revive, where he's setting out to redefine how we work, travel, and live.In this episode Jeremy, Jonathan, and Emily discuss: Making big life moves Entrepreneurial endeavors and how t...
2025-09-151h 17
The Stokecast43: How To Become Indiana Jones, with Simon DonatoSimon Donato might be best known for creating and starring in the television show Boundless, as well as author of The Boundless Life. But beyond his epic pursuits as an ultra-endurance athlete in the worldwide adventure racing circuit, he's a geologist passionate about combining field-based research with extreme athletics to explore new and culturally important frontiers. His company, Adventure Science, was built to do just that. It is a non-profit organization that pairs super fit adventure athletes with researchers, taking them into some of the most remote and hard to reach places on our planet to conduct s...
2025-09-101h 15
The Stokecast42: Getting Out Of Your Own Way, with Andy BestPhotographer and Cinematographer, Andy Best, joins The Stokecast for an inspiring an introspective conversation around his career and life story developed. From his early days nurturing the inner artist with pastels and oil paints at his Grandmother's studio to his work as a commercial filmmaker turned landscape and adventure photographer. Andy is a contributor for National Geographic, ROAM, and also has his own production company called Lone Bison Films. For the show notes from this episode, visit: https://exploreinspired.com/andy-best/Hosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily HollandEditor: Chris Plante, CP Pro Audio
2025-09-081h 07
The Stokecast41: High-Performance Habits & How To Follow-ThroughEmily and Jonathan check in with their professional goals and personal targets from the last 90 days. Q1 2019 is coming to an end and as the second quarter kicks off, your hosts reflect on what worked and what didn't from the New Years goal-setting episode, as well as expand upon how the rest of the year might shape up for them. Along the way, hear candid travel stories and hacks, business lessons, and personal anecdotes around balancing work, life, and adventure.Visit https://exploreinspired.com/stokecast for this and past episodes. Also mentioned in this show, E...
2025-09-0348 min
The Stokecast40: Climber Colette McInerney on Building a Career as a Content CreatorColette McInerney is a climber, photographer, and filmmaker. She is one of four co-founders of the Never Not Collective women's outdoor production company, and an athlete for Black Diamond Equipment and Five Ten. In this episode, Colette takes listeners on her journey from Nashville to New York, eventually to the Western United States, and eventually world-wide travels as she discovered climbing and herself along the way.Learn what Colette is up to down in Waco Tanks, Texas, how to approach the mechanics of rock climbing as a beginner, and why having a successful career as a...
2025-09-021h 06
The Stokecast39: From Sommelier To Skier, Staying Curious with Hadley HammerHadley Hammer is a professional skier, sure. But she's also a sommelier, gourmet chef, book nerd, showcase Mountain Athlete and climber. Hadley grew up amongst Wyoming's epic Teton mountains and developed a love for outdoor adventures early on, but she also recognized the benefits of a formal career outside of her mountain life. She headed east to earn a B.A in Hospitality and Economics and after a few years working in the urban hotel world, she just knew something was missing. Hadley headed back to her mountain base to achieve a greater balance between ca...
2025-08-271h 15
The Stokecast38: Building & Balancing Your Side Hustle, With Spencer FochtmanSpencer Fochtman is a former US Army Infantry Team Leader and was part of Google X's Project Loon and their mission to bring WiFi to third world countries and disaster zones using balloons in the stratosphere. He's also currently on the global business operations team at Tesla and building a commercial adventure and outdoor lifestyle photography business on the side. One can certainly say this guy has a lot going on! And in this episode of The Stokecast we chat with Spencer about how he manages having a hand in it all, why he's on a mission t...
2025-08-201h 10
The Stokecast37: How To Pursue Every Passion, with Chris BenchetlerChris Benchetler is a pro skier. He's also an artist, a product engineer, an entrepreneur, director, climber, surfer, biker, husband, and father. So often, we're told we have to pick a path and learn to focus to find our greatness. Chris is a shining example of why that's not always the case. His varied pursuits are an inspiring case study in learning how to embrace every passion and live the most authentic life you can.For more from this episode, visit: https://exploreinspired.com/chris-benchetler/Hosts: Jonathan Ronzio & Emily HollandEditor: C...
2025-08-181h 20
The Stokecast36: Fight For The Gold, Fight For Your Life, with 5-Time Olympian Kikkan RandallFor more from this episode: https://exploreinspired.com/kikkan-randallHosts: Jonathan Ronzio & Emily HollandEditor: Chris Plante / CP Pro Audio
2025-08-131h 07
The Stokecast35: Life, Legacy, & Identity, with Adventure Filmmaker/Photographer, Max LoweIn this episode of The Stokecast, we have adventure filmmaker/photographer, Max Lowe. Max is an incredible talent in the outdoor industry, responsible for films like Adventure Not War and Sky Migrations. and he has cultivated quite a reputation for having an eye for his ability to depict captivating human stories in the most inspiring of landscapes. Max shares with us his unique and storied upbringing, being the son to a world-renowned mountaineer who was tragically lost in an avalanche in 1999, and subsequently how he gained another formative outdoor explorer as a stepdad. He discusses ho...
2025-08-111h 06
The Stokecast34: Women Who Hike Founder, Nicole Brown, On Simply Getting Out And Doing ThingsFemale Outdoor Adventurist, Public Lands Advocate, and Merrell Ambassador, Nicole Brown, chats about the personal and professional struggles and successes she's faced while building Women Who Hike—one of the largest communities both on and offline for outdoorsy women.In this episode, Nicole speaks to how Women Who Hike came to be and how she succeeded building belonging inside a niche membership community with the "We, Not I" mentality.We also discuss building out the ambassador team, her approach to group hikes, Leave No Trace and outdoor access principles, 1% For The Planet, and how equipment empower...
2025-08-061h 10
The Stokecast33: Training Your Weakness, with Emily HarringtonEmily Harrington is one of the most well-rounded and accomplished outdoor athletes alive, male or female. From crushing 5.14b climbs to skiing volcanoes, and El Capitan to Mount Everest, her pursuits are nothing short of mind-blowing.In this episode, your hosts chat with Emily about her recent adventures, learning to pivot, adapt, and embrace change in your career, and how it feels to realize you're a role model. Also, hear about Emily's recent TEDx talk on Finding Fear, why she decided to only train her weaknesses, and the announcement of Danger Stik TV, the new YouTube channel...
2025-07-301h 14
The Stokecast32: Mastering The Double Life, With Jim MorrisonJim Morrison is a big mountain adventure skier on The North Face athlete team and made worldwide news in September when he and partner, Hilaree Nelson (The Stokecast Ep.28) made the first ski descent of the Lhotse Couloir. Jim Morrison is also a wildly successful luxury home builder and runs a construction company in California's Lake Tahoe area. In this episode, dig into Jim's backstory and try to understand how he's been able to build two seemingly completely different careers and succeed to the degree he has in both.For the show notes, visit: https://e...
2025-07-2856 min
The Stokecast30: How To Achieve Massive Results This Year (Goal-Setting Frameworks)How do you go about setting and working toward your goals? In the first episode of 2019, Emily and Jonathan talk through their biggest goals for the New Year and break down the strategies they each employ to set out confidently towards realizing some seemingly massive dreams. For more, visit: https://exploreinspired.com/goal-setting-frameworks
2025-07-2347 min
The Stokecast25: Steph Davis On The Things You Can't Not DoLegendary Climber, Flyer, Speaker, Writer, Steph Davis joins Emily and Jonathan on The Stokecast to talk about her life's wild and passionate pursuits. On the agenda? Balancing risk and comfort, creating a career as an athlete and storyteller, Steph's take on the vegan diet, creating and leading climbing clinics, coping with loss, and what it's like to fly.For more from the episode, visit https://exploreinspired.com/steph-davis/
2025-07-071h 18
The Stokecast23: Learning To Nurture The Narrative Of Your Life, With Pro Climber Sam EliasProfessional climber, skier, reader and tale-teller, "human being in process," Sam Elias takes to The Stokecast to chat with Emily and Jonathan about soulful pursuits of mind and body, nurturing your life's narrative, finding family, and trusting how you feel inside.On this episode:- Life as an athlete and body breakdowns (6:30)- Selfishness vs Selflessness (8:20)- When to put in the work and when to let it ride (11:15)- What can happen once you develop a wisdom about yourself (17:00)- Float spas, sensory...
2025-06-301h 00
The Stokecast22: Visual Storyteller Becca Skinner On Finding Balance In Her Food ForestWhat is a food forest? You'll have to listen to find out!On this episode of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan chat with adventure photographer, writer, farmer, conservationist, and National Geographic Explorer, Becca Skinner.For Becca's take on permaculture and sustainable ranching, her experience of building a career as photographer and storyteller, her top tips for car camping/living (learned from 32,000 miles on the road with her pup and a camera!), and her feelings about business, busyness, and balance, dive in!For the show notes from this episode, visit: https://exploreinspired.com/becca-skinner
2025-06-251h 07
The Stokecast20: How Serial Entrepreneur Davis Smith Built "Gear For Good" Apparel & Experience Brand, CotopaxiIn episode 20 of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan recap the joys and pains of their recent experience running the Trapp Lodge Mountain Marathon in Stowe, Vermont. After, they have a deep conversation about building businesses with social impact with Cotopaxi Founder and CEO, Davis Smith.Also on the show, learn:14:32 - How Davis runs his business AND his family by defining values and building an organizational culture16:00 - When and why Davis learned to embrace his entrepreneurial spirit 18:45 - How Davis started and scaled his first business, going...
2025-06-181h 19
The Stokecast15: Learning To Love What Makes You, You - with SheLift Founder, Bachelor Alum, and Self-Love Superstar Sarah HerronSarah Herron was born without the lower half of her left arm but that hasn't stopped her from living out some of life's greatest adventures, looking for love on The Bachelor, finding it within herself, starting a non-profit, and helping others with limiting beliefs learn to love themselves and accomplish more than they ever felt capable of. On this episode, Jonathan and Emily chat with Sarah about:- The importance of challenging self-limiting beliefs- Providing spaces for women who are living with physical differences- What it...
2025-05-2958 min
The Stokecast14: Chris Burkard Dishes His No-BS Recipe For Sacrifice And SuccessThis week, we had the extraordinary photographer, entrepreneur, filmmaker, adventurer and storyteller, Chris Burkard on the podcast. Chris shares his no-BS approach to the perpetual hustle mindset and gets real and raw about how much you have to sacrifice to find the success you desire. Also, Jonathan and Emily chat with Chris about: - How to fill the gaps in your skillset - Why you should be investing in yourself with time AND money - Everything you need to learn about the 'technical stuff,' you can f...
2025-05-2757 min
The Stokecast11: Running Slow AF And Loving Every Second With Writer, Speaker, Ultra Runner, Mirna ValerioRedefine running with The Mirnavator. Mirna Valerio is the creator of the Fat Girl Running blog, author of A Beautiful Work in Progress, as well as a speaker, educator, and mother. On this episode, Mirna takes us on her journey of becoming an ultra-runner, learning to be her own boss, advocating for representation in the sport, and...- Jonathan and Emily have an exciting update on their lives and goals!- Mirna's experience running this year's freezing wet Boston Marathon- From growing up in Brooklyn to her...
2025-05-141h 06
The Stokecast9: Learn What It Takes To Smash Trail Records From Endurance Runner "Stringbean" Joe McConaughyHave you ever thought about going out for 2,000+ mile run? Do you think even if you had the physical strength, you could muster the mental stamina? This week on the Stokecast, record-breaking distance runner, Joe McConaughy, shares what it takes to smash records on the world's longest trails. Plus...- How Joe came to be a runner, and even crazier, an ultramarathon trail runner- Combining your passion with a cause (Run for Colin)- What you learn when you dig deep- Joe's...
2025-05-071h 05
The Stokecast8: Climber, Writer, Mother, Beth Rodden Talks Dealing With Your DemonsProfessional rock climber, writer, and mom, Beth Rodden, joins Emily and Jonathan on to chat about:- How and why Beth fell in love with climbing- Creativity vs. competition and what’s changed about the sport for kids today- Women in climbing and growing up without access to many female role models or any clear path to turning climbing into a career- How barely escaping a kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan rocked the foundation of Beth’s confidence in climbing, her marriage, and mental health.- Vulnerability vs. the...
2025-04-2851 min
The Stokecast7: Only Do What Your Inspired To Do, with Cody TownsendThis week on The Stokecast, professional skier, unprofessional surfer, fisherman, fun haver, and co-founder of Arcade Belts, Cody Townsend.Expect to walk away from this episode with your new life manifesto and a mission to live every day in more meaningful ways. Jonathan and Emily chat with Cody about:- How fun and happiness are the bedrock principles for all of his pursuits- Why he chose to stop doing what initially brought him success as a professional skier and shift directions into inspiring new outlets...
2025-04-231h 09
The Stokecast3: Ultra-Runner Clare Gallagher On Finding A State Of Flow In DiscomfortClare Gallagher rocked the ultra-running scene when she came out of seemingly nowhere to win the infamous Leadville 100 in 2016, slaying the competition and putting down the second fastest time in the race's history. But Clare's story started long before Leadville and it's continued these past couple of years in a very big way.In episode 3 of The Stokecast, Jonathan and Emily dig into: - What drives Clare Gallagher as an ultra-endurance athlete- How Clare's career as a runner evolved- How Clare...
2025-04-0948 min
Stop The Scroll w/ Brianna DoeHow Trainual Arbitraged Cameo as an Influencer Tactic in the Early Days + How They Evaluated Success w/ Jonathan Ronzio, Founder of Trainual | Ep 27In this episode, host Brianna Doe sits down with Jonathan Ronzio, co-founder and CMO of Trainual, to discuss how the company has innovated its approach to influencer marketing and brand partnerships. Jonathan shares insights from their journey with influencer marketing, from celebrity endorsements to building long-term partnerships with micro-influencers.=========================================Best Moments:(03:16) Trainual's initial foray into influencer marketing through Cameo, using celebrity shout-outs(06:58) Working with more niche influencers who have more relevant, engaged audiences(10:47) How Trainual partnered with 90s R&B star Montell Jordan...
2024-09-1039 min
Organize ChaosEvery Business Owner Should Read "REWORK" | Best of Moments From Nov. 2022This "Best of Moment" comes from my livestream chat with Jonathan Ronzio, where we went back and forth about some of our favorite takeaways from Playbook 2022. During Playbook, I got the chance to interview Jason Fried, author of REWORK. This book and Jason had such a profound impact on the way I think about running my business. Hear why in this episode and then go pick up a copy of this book!!
Listen to the full Playbook 2022 recap in the episode titled, Biggest Takeaways & Behind The Scenes Of Playbook 2022 // With Trainual CMO, Jonathan Ronzio.
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2022-11-2806 minOrganize ChaosBiggest Takeaways & Behind The Scenes Of Playbook 2022 // With Trainual CMO, Jonathan RonzioIn this episode, Jonathan Ronzio joined me for a live discussion on recapping our incredible, annual small business event, Playbook. So this year, Playbook 2022 was epic! We had something like 5,000 virtual people registered and this was the third year we've put the event on. So, as always, we put together incredible speakers and this lineup consisted of marketing guru Seth Godin, Allyson and Wes Felix of Saysh, Montell Jordan, and tons, and tons more!
In this conversation we casually break it down, talk about the behind the scenes and biggest takeaways from those speakers. All from the...
2022-11-1156 min
Organize ChaosMy Thoughts On VeeCon, Gary Vee's NFT & Web3 Conference | Pt. 2Chris & Trainual's CMO, Jonathan Ronzio went Live on LinkedIn to discuss their biggest takeaways from attending Gary Vaynerchuck's conference, VeeCon. Web3, NFTs, & the biggest trends in entrepreneurship.
Watch the conversation HERE!
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OpenSea
Coinbase
Metamask
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2022-06-2825 minOrganize ChaosMy Thoughts On VeeCon, Gary Vee's NFT & Web3 Conference | Pt. 1Chris & Trainual's CMO, Jonathan Ronzio went Live on LinkedIn to discuss their biggest takeaways from attending Gary Vaynerchuck's conference, VeeCon. Web3, NFTs, & the biggest trends in entrepreneurship.
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2022-06-2728 min
Organize ChaosWhy Hourly Billing Is Nuts! // Jonathan StarkIn this episode, I chat with Jonathan Stark, who’s on a mission to rid the world of hourly billing. He is the author of Hourly Billing Is Nuts, the host of Ditching Hourly, and writes a daily newsletter on pricing for independent professionals.
Do you bill clients hourly or do you know someone that does? Well, Jonathan says, experts don’t bill hourly. In this conversation, you’ll get a framework for evaluating clients, how to charge them, and how to retain them by billing something other than hourly.
Find the show notes and releva...
2022-04-2938 min
Everyday UltraFrom Running a 5K to 100 Miles: This is My Journey (Hosted by Chris & Jonathan Ronzio)Every ultrarunner has a story. We all have that one race that totally changed our life. We all have those internal struggles that led us to want to continue to push ourselves. And we all have that inner desire to strive for bigger goals, while enjoying the rewards that come from each finish line.
And in this episode, I share my own story. As the Everyday Ultra Podcast grew, many of you have been asking to have someone interview me: so, that’s exactly what this is episode is.
Today, I pass off the interviewing ro...
2022-04-1554 min
B2B Podcasting | A show about the ultimate B2B sales & marketing strategyHow to build relationships with your dream customers with a B2B podcast - With Jonathan Ronzio | B2B PodcastingHave you ever considered a B2B podcast for your business?
Scaling your thought leadership across multiple platforms with multiple content avenues is the best way to build your business audience.
Not only will your influence grow, but you'll have the opportunity to:
💎 Increase your business ROI
💎 Build trust among your audience
💎 Create content your customers want to consume
💎 Scale every marketing strategy you have
We’re convinced podcasting is a fail-proof strategy! 🎙
In our latest episode, Kap sits down with Jonathan Ronzio, CMO at Trainual, and host...
2021-11-2542 min
Backcountry MarketingJonathan Ronzio | Why Process Leads to Better Creativity | TrainualAre creativity and structure inherently at odds with each other? Jonathan Ronzio is the CMO at Trainual, a filmmaker, and host of the Stokecast. Any creative undertaking as an individual or a solopreneur can be daunting in itself. But as soon as you start to grow, you inevitably add more people to the mix. However, without a clear process, these people will create more work for each other and spend more time focusing on how to do the task rather than the task at hand. This issue is often felt in creative circles where the idea is...
2021-11-171h 15
Path for GrowthAdventurous Marketing with Jonathan Ronzio of TrainualInformation isn’t the gap between failure and success—action is. Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching helps you create a plan and execute on what matters most for your business. Apply today at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.Jonathan Ronzio is a mountain climber, adventurer and is one of the cofounders of Trainual - a company that helps business owners create digital training playbooks. We have been so impressed with how they do things and how they help business owners grow. One of the things that stands out about Trainual is their marketing. They are such creative market...
2021-09-141h 33
The Stokecast110: How to Scale Your Startup Business (ft. Haley Cottey, Explore More)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: Haley Cotty, Explore More
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2021-08-111h 02
The Stokecast109: How to Amplify Your Marketing Message and Mission (ft. John Doherty, Credo, Single Geared)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: John Doherty of Credo and Single Geared
2021-07-2853 minThe Stokecast108: How to Monetize Your Community Without Losing Their Trust (ft. Erik Lara, DIY Climbing Holds)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: Erik Lara, DIY Climbing Holds
2021-07-1443 minThe Stokecast107: How to Rebuild Revenue Streams Around Your Life Goals (ft. Angela McCurren, Outdoor Angventures)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: Angela McCurren of Outdoor AngVentures
2021-06-3055 minThe Stokecast106: How to Create Your Service Offerings (ft. Dan Stoddard)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: Dan Stoddard, Photographer
2021-06-1648 minThe Stokecast105: How to Carve Out Your Niche in a Crowded Market (ft. Sean Oblizalo, Vows and Peaks)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: Sean Oblizalo of Vows and Peaks
Learn more about Sean and his elopement photography business at vowsandpeaks.com
2021-06-0246 minThe Stokecast104: How to Redefine Your Brand Story (ft. Adam Clayton, Becoming Borderless)The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen
Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered.
Featured this week: Adam Clayton of Becoming Borderless
2021-05-1957 min
This New WayThe Adventure of Leadership: Lessons Learned from Uncertainty and Discomfort with Jonathan Ronzio, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at TrainualIn episode 37, Jonathan Ronzio explains why outdoor adventures and entrepreneurship are not so different after all.
Jonathan Ronzio is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Trainual, a platform that helps businesses get systematized through digital playbooks.
Jonathan is an award-winning storyteller and documentary filmmaker and has spoken on stages around the world about adventure, creativity, and the importance of getting comfortable with uncertainty.
In today’s episode, we talk to Jonathan about how his outdoor adventures have influenced his leadership style – as well as the decisions he makes when it comes to stor...
2021-02-1141 min
The Stokecast102: How To Keep Motivated When Your Goals Go Out The WindowIn the final episode of 2020, Emily and Jonathan talk about the ups and downs of the rollercoaster that has been this past year. Plans got canceled, goals went out the window, adventures unachieved, and yet, there were some silver linings. Listen in and learn to lean into positivity and optimism as we head into a new year. Hear what your hosts have on the horizon, and don't miss a special send-off announcement from Emily at the end of this episode!
2020-12-1749 min
FLOW with Arman AssadiJonathan Ronzio | Building Trainual While Conquering MountainsAs a professional adventurer, mountain athlete, storyteller, and entrepreneur, Jonathan Ronzio has been making the world his playground for over a decade building an 8-figure business while achieving a work-life balance in all areas of his life.He is the co-founder & CMO of Trainual, an award-winning filmmaker, mountaineer, and the host of Stokecast Podcast.He’s led expeditions on 6 continents, navigated teams through whiteouts over exposed terrain up some of the world’s tallest mountains, produced and directed documentaries, competed on season 1 of NBC’s Spartan Race, launched outdoor brand campaigns for global businesses, and works passionately with n...
2020-11-101h 13
The Stokecast101: Jeremy Jones: How To Manage Sluff On and Off The MountainJeremy Jones is a snowboarding icon. He's climbed and snowboarded down some of the world's gnarliest peaks, faces, and spines for the last two decades. And from his relentless big mountain pursuits came entrepreneurial dreams that shifted the landscape of the outdoor industry.
Expressions of his artistry and desire to innovate on the edge include film projects like Deeper, Further, Higher, Ode to Muir, Roadless, and Purple Mountains. He's the founder of Jones Snowboards and has spearheaded the splitboarding revolution while also creating non-profit Protect Our Winters (POW) to champion environmental protection and climate policy.
I...
2020-10-1555 min
Rethinking CommunicationEp 13: Jonathan Ronzio | Resiliency, fear, speed, and unconventional possibilitiesSummarizing the scope of who Jonathan Ronzio is and what he has experienced is no small feat. He's the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of a startup called Trainual, he's the host of the Stokecast, he's a filmmaker, a musician and songwriter, and an adventurer. He's lived a life marked by instances where he bucked conventional wisdom and thinking and instead set out to tell a different narrative about life, and the result is a pretty fantastic journey up to this point. Check out Jonathan's work with Tra...
2020-10-1258 min
The Stokecast100: "If You're Gonna Do It, Just Freaking Do It" - Elyse SaugstadWhat's that? 100 episodes?!? Holy Stokecast Batman! We did it. And to bring down the house for the 100th installment of stoke, please clap your poles together for Elyse Saugstad!
Elyse Saugstad is a professional skier, Freeride World Champion, female skier of the year, 5x best female performance, and one of the top women in action sports. She's a TEDx speaker and co-creator of S.A.F.E. A.S. (Skiers Advocating and Fostering Education for Avalanche and Snow Safety) Clinics.
Learn more about Elyse at elysesaugstad.com and connect with her on Instagram @elysesaugstad
2020-09-171h 13
The Stokecast99: Leave Your Ego At The Starting Line - with Ultrarunner and Entrepreneur, Candice BurtCandice Burt loves to run... really, really far. But this elite ultrarunner is also the founder of Destination Trail — a race organization and management company known for its 200-mile series — as well as the host and producer of the Humans of Ultraruning podcast, and a single mom to two girls. Safe to say, Candice stays busy!
In this episode, learn how Candice combined a passion for running with an obsession for maps and creating routes to start her business Destination Trail. Explore how that's been the unlock to storytelling endeavors and additional creative outlets, learn how Candice fits...
2020-09-101h 14
The Stokecast98: Global Problems, Local Solutions, with American Hiking Society Executive Director Kate Van WaesIn this episode, American Hiking Society Executive Director, Public Lands Lover, JEDI in the Outdoors ally, and advocate for the hiking community, Kate Van Waes. We discuss the pandemic, finding purpose, discovering passion, and planning for the future. It's a good one!
Get involved with American Hiking Society at https://americanhiking.org/
Connect with Kate on Instagram @KVanWaesAHS or Twitter @KateVanWaes
Hosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily Holland
2020-09-021h 04
The Stokecast97: Following Joy, with Writer, Director, Founder and Host, Kathy KarloKathy Karlo is the host of the popular outdoor podcast, For The Love Of Climbing, where she focuses on exploring concepts of vulnerability, healing, and personal development by way of pushing oneself in the wild. She's also the Executive Director of the No Man's Land Film Festival and contributing writer to Climbing Magazine and Alpinist.
In this episode, we, of course, get candid with Kathy and talk about how she developed her career and community by chasing authenticity and following joy to where she wanted to go.
Tune into her podcast here
Connect...
2020-08-261h 00
The Stokecast88: Emily Harrington, Adrian Ballinger, Angel Collinson, & Caroline GleichCoping with Rapidly Changing, Challenging Conditions!
Big mountain climber and Alpenglow Expeditions founder Adrian Ballinger, professional rock climber Emily Harrington, ski mountaineer and activist Caroline Gleich, and pro skier Angel Collinson discuss the adventurer’s perspective on coping with rapidly changing, challenging conditions as it relates to the outdoors and the world as of 2020.
This is a replay from the Stoked From Home online summit by The Stokecast.
Hosted by Jonathan Ronzio and Emily Holland.
(Watch the episode at youtube.com/c/jonathanronzio)
2020-06-241h 00
The Stokecast87: Cody Townsend, Shelma Jun, Andrew Muse, & Scott KranzResetting Intentions When Goals Go Out The Window!
Pro skier and The Fifty Project creator Cody Townsend, Flash Foxy founder Shelma Jun, Tiny Home Adventure creator Andrew Muse, and adventure photographer Scott Kranz give their perspectives on what happens when big goals get interrupted and intentions must be reset.
This is a replay from the Stoked From Home online summit by The Stokecast.
Hosted by Jonathan Ronzio and Emily Holland.
(Watch the episode at youtube.com/c/jonathanronzio)
2020-06-1759 min
The Stokecast86: Hadley Hammer, Renee Hahnel, Nick Dio, & TJ DavidTransitions and Transformation During a Crisis!
Mountain athlete TJ David, travel influencer “Renee Roaming” Hahnel, entrepreneur Nick Dio, and pro skier Hadley Hammer discuss transitions and transformations during moments of crisis.
This is a replay from the Stoked From Home online summit by The Stokecast.
Hosted by Jonathan Ronzio and Emily Holland.
2020-05-271h 01
The Stokecast85: Michelle Parker, Jason Antin, Kikkan Randall, Jeanine PesceTime, Pressure, & Productivity!
Professional skier Michelle Parker, mountain endurance athlete Jason Antin, Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall, and Range founder Jeanine Pesce come together to talk about balancing time, pressures to be productive, and how to enjoy the moment.
This is a replay from the Stoked From Home online summit by The Stokecast.
Hosted by Jonathan Ronzio and Emily Holland.
2020-05-201h 01
The Stokecast84: Mirna Valerio, Brody Leven, Lindsey Richter, & Max LoweDeparture from the Comfort Zone!
Ultrarunner Mirna Valerio, adventure skier Brody Leven, mountain bike coach Lindsey Richter, and filmmaker Max Lowe muse on their life/work decisions amid a pandemic, speaking to professional pivots and harnessing stoke!
This is a replay from the Stoked From Home online summit by The Stokecast.
Hosted by Jonathan Ronzio and Emily Holland.
2020-05-131h 03Organize ChaosChris & Jonathan Ronzio: How to Navigate Your Business During the Coronavirus (COVID-19)This is a special episode featuring our host and Trainual CEO, Chris Ronzio, and Trainual CMO, Jonathan Ronzio. Chris and Jonathan have an impromptu discussion on how Trainual and the rest of the world are dealing with Coronavirus. Chris was getting a ton of questions on LinkedIn, from employees, and in his entrepreneur groups, so we thought it would be a good idea to have a candid discussion about what we’re doing, how we’re handling it, what we’re thinking about, and how we’re preparing to weather the storm. As we’ve been forced to transition to remote...
2020-03-2742 min
The Stokecast83: Stay Home! (Special Quarantine Edition)So, the world looks a little different since The Stokecast took a break. In fact, the world looks like the inside of your house right now!
While the next season is not yet kicking off, we felt it was the right time to do our normal quarterly report—discussing goals across work, life, and adventure, and how the coronavirus quarantine has affected it all! For us, and for you.
We hope you and your loved ones are safe, healthy, and happy. We hope that in a world of uncertainty you are gaining new perspectives and find...
2020-03-2555 min
Tea Time With Tech Marketing Leaders#10: Jonathan Ronzio -- Digital Marketing Meets Scaling Through TrainingScale your business and/or team by creating process and documentation in order to onboard and train new hires efficiently and effectively.
Jonathan Ronzio, CMO of Trainual, gives us great tips and tricks on how to start documenting how do you things in an effort to clone yourself which allows you to scale quickly.
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2020-01-2042 min
Brain Boom with Matt WestHow to Trust Your Talents to Grow Your Business, with Jonathan Ronzio | Ep. 170In episode 170 Jonathan Ronzio shares How to Trust Your Talents to Grow Your Business, with Jonathan Ronzio Tune in to hear the tips you will learn to apply to your life and business on your path to self-improvement and business growth.
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2020-01-1707 min
The Stokecast82: Looking Back to Look Forward—The Future of StokeWhat are your biggest goals for this shiny new decade and how are you going to make them happen?
In this first episode of 2020, Emily and Jonathan reflect back on the past decade and year and talk through their goals and priorities for the New Year.
Plus! After 82 weekly stoke-filled episodes, Emily and Jonathan have decided to take a little pause to revamp and restructure The Stokecast and make it even better. Tune in to hear more about what’s coming up.
Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/stokecast-episode-82
Hosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Em...
2020-01-0259 min
The Stokecast81: Author And Adventurer Alastair Humphreys On Taking The First Step And Acting On Your DreamsAlastair Humphreys is a British Adventurer and Author. He has been on expeditions all around the world, traveling through over 80 countries by bicycle, boat and on foot. In 2012 he was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers Of The Year.
Alastair has completed numerous epic human-powered journeys all across the globe. But after becoming a father, he realized that heading off into the wild for months at the time just wasn’t a viable option anymore.
That’s when he started exploring the concept of microadventures—shorter, more local adventures that still offer an escape to...
2019-12-251h 18
The Stokecast80: Going All In On The Thing You Love, With Ski The Whites Creator, Andrew DrummondAndrew Drummond is a New Hampshire-based mountain athlete specializing in backcountry skiing and SkiMo racing. He is also a race director, ski and running events organizer and the owner of Ski The Whites, a New Hampshire-based alpine touring ski shop.
Andrew has become known as the go-to backcountry skiing expert in the White Mountains and attributes this to spending as much time as possible challenging himself in the mountains, challenging himself to do things that maybe hadn’t been done before, and also investing time in sharing his experiences.
After taking a break from the co...
2019-12-181h 18
The Stokecast79: Breaking Down the Brand Pitch Process, with Tara KerzhnerTara Kerzhner is an award-winning photographer, cinematographer and accomplished rock climber.
Tara is originally from Oregon where until about five years ago she worked a “traditional” marketing job while pursuing her two passions, climbing and photography, on the side.
Eventually, she took a leap of faith and decided to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time photographer and cinematographer. Tara now works across the globe shooting some of the world’s best climbers for renowned outdoor brands like Arc’teryx and The North Face.
Tara shares her tips and lessons on getting into outdoor...
2019-12-111h 14
The Stokecast78: Say Yes and Do More, with Nicole HandelNicole Handel is a Vermont-based adventure athlete who has designed her life in a way that enables her to balance her full-time marketing job with her many outdoor pursuits. Whether it means going camping on a weeknight, waking up early to hit the slopes before work or going trail running over lunch – Nicole is constantly striving to get the most out of every day.
After a break-up a few years ago, Nicole decided to start saying yes to more things – even things that scared her. Her willingness to try new things and to follow through has led her...
2019-12-051h 29
The Stokecast77: How To Beat Monday, with Jason AntinJason Antin is a New England native who now calls Colorado home with his wife Jenny and daughter Avery. The Beat Monday co-host is obsessed with outdoor endurance challenges, big efforts on tight timeframes with great friends, and strives to achieve the ultimate work-life balance.
From football, Fidelity Investments, and a career as a police officer to climbing and running around the world with a show on Outside TV, Jason's story is an inspired pursuit of what makes you feel most alive.
Between working with early-stage start-ups with business development and strategy, to training and...
2019-11-2755 min
The Stokecast76: How To Scale Something Beyond Yourself, with Chris RonzioChris Ronzio started his first real business when he was 14, but his entrepreneurial career began long before that.
Learn about Chris' journey from lemonade stands and car washes to a nationwide video production company, and now, a software that helps small businesses build their playbooks and train their growing teams—Trainual.
Alongside his business endeavors, Chris has been managing Type 1 diabetes since 7 years old and shares how this disease has impacted his motivation and entrepreneurial drive.
Plus, Chris shares a humbling story of barely being able to run 2 miles just two years ago, In co...
2019-11-211h 11
The Stokecast75: Expeditions, Entrepreneurship, and Uncertainty with Liz Sampey & Rob BartToday, adventurers Liz Sampey and Rob Bart leave on a one-way ticket to Pakistan to begin a human-powered journey across the Himalayas in winter. On bikes and a packraft, the two will travel from Pakistan to Nepal, and it's a mystery even to them exactly how long this voyage will take.
How do you develop even remote comfortability with the extreme unknowns of expedition life? And how do you design your lifestyle and career in a way that allows you to take off for an undetermined amount of time to pursue an adventure dream?
This...
2019-11-131h 16
The Stokecast74: Uncomfortable and Awesome, with Angel Collinson29-year old Professional big mountain skier Angel Collinson has shattered industry ceilings since she hit the scene. The first female skier to land both the opening and finale segments in a TGR film and the first woman to win Powder Magazine's "Best Line" award.
Raised on the slopes of Alta ski area in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon, her and her brother Johnny (also a professional skier on The North Face athlete team) spent their youth splitting time between ski resort employee housing and living out of a van chasing backcountry adventures for family fun.
In...
2019-11-061h 16
The Stokecast73: How to Take Your Passion and Run With It, with Rickey GatesRickey Gates is a Salomon sponsored runner, writer, and storyteller. He is the author of the upcoming book, Cross Country, written about his run across America—a project titled Transamericana that is also set to become a feature film. He is the creator of the Hut Run Hut retreat series, in its 7th year, as well as the Bus Run Bus guided adventure series in its 2nd year.
In this episode, Rickey talks about how he fell in love with running, how its influenced his life at different moments, and the inception of his projects and the mom...
2019-10-301h 19
The Stokecast72: Nicole Deboom's Epic Entrepreneurial Epiphany (The Evolution of Skirt Sports)Nicole Deboom is the Founder and CEO of Skirt Sports, a former professional triathlete, host of the Run This World podcast, founder of the Running Start nonprofit, a wife and a mom. How does she have the time? Tune in to find out.
Also discover how Nicole continues to evolve both personally and professionally with business pivots that feel more akin to a startup than a 15 year old apparel company, and the confidence factor to tackle any tough challenge ahead.
Show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/nicoledeboom
Hosts: Jonathan Ronzio, Emily Holland
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2019-10-231h 27
The Stokecast71: Simeon Baker on Traveling the World with His Guitar and a CameraSimeon Baker is an Aussie made musician and photographer who dove head first into his passions, and the world.
With little but a guitar and a dream, he up and left Australia, moved to London, and now spends his time playing music on the road, on the streets, and of course on YouTube and Instagram, while traveling in a T5 Van and photographing the world along the way.
Learn what it takes to lean into your talents and the unknown, and embrace the attempt to build two somewhat lives into one.
Show notes...
2019-10-161h 03
The Stokecast1: Get To Know The Stokecast (w/hosts Jonathan Ronzio & Emily Holland)Welcome to The Stokecast podcast by Explore Inspired!
In this episode, get to know your hosts (Jonathan Ronzio & Emily Holland). Learn what inspired us to start this podcast, hear about the types of topics we'll be covering and the people we'll be speaking with. And, of course, Emily defines "stoke!"
Thanks a ton for tuning in and embarking on this journey with us. We look forward to bringing you stories and tips each week to help you balance work, life, and adventure, and inspire you to take action!
For this episode and more, visit www.exploreinspired.com/stokecast
2018-06-2012 min
Rob HayesRadio Enso #136 w/Jonathan Ronzio of Between The Peaks -adventure with an impactJoin me on Monday, August 18th at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern on Radio Enso when I welcome avid mountaineer, snowboarder, environmentalist, and adventurist Jonathan Ronzio- the team leader, director, and creative visionary behind Between The Peaks, a new documentary film debuting this Fall "where what matters more than the peaks you climb is the difference you make along the way"!
About Between The Peaks: The only thing better than climbing two of the world’s tallest mountains is the journey between them. In 2013 three friends (Jonathan Ronzio, Ethan Lee, and Ryan Sarka) set out to climb the “roof of the Amer...
2014-08-191h 02