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Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGroup Y Live: Brian Garofalow CEO at Skullcandy on Reviving a LegendBrian Garofalow Chief Executive Officer at SkullcandyOn this episode of Group Y Live, join host Oli Russell-Cowan as he sits down with Brian Garofalow, the CEO of Skullcandy and a legend in the action sports industry.In this episode, Brian shares his incredible journey from the early days of the action sports scene to leading a prominent audio brand. He discusses the challenges of reviving Skullcandy, the importance of understanding their core audience, and the need for adaptation in a rapidly changing market.Discover how Skullcandy is engaging with communities...2025-04-1640 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGroup Y Live: Trevor Graves | President at Nemo Design on Snowboarding, Photography & CreativityIn this episode of Group Y Live, Oli Russell-Cowan is joined by legendary snowboarding photographer and the Founder of Nemo Design, Trevor Graves.Graves shares his journey from skateboarding in a small town in New York to becoming a key player in the snowboarding industry. He discusses the evolution of snowboarding, the importance of authenticity in action sports, and how technology, particularly AI, is reshaping creative work. Trevor also reflects on the challenges and triumphs of running an agency, the significance of networking, and offers valuable advice for aspiring creatives and athletes.Trevor...2025-01-3043 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGroup Y Live: Nick Tran | Transforming Brands into Cultural IconsJoin us for new season of Group Y Live as host Oli Russell-Cowan sits down with Nick Tran, a renowned marketer known for transforming brands into cultural icons. With a wealth of experience as the former global head of marketing at TikTok and executive roles at Taco Bell, Hulu, and Samsung, Nick shares his insights on brand transformation, crisis leadership, and audience engagement.In this episode, Nick reflects on his journey from a quiet upbringing in Orange County to leading innovative marketing strategies for some of the world's most recognized brands. He discusses the importance of adapting...2025-01-1649 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastPierre-André Senizergues — Etnies and Sole Technology Founder on being Homeless to a MultimillionairePierre André Sénizergues grew up in the suburbs of Paris and got hooked on skateboarding at 14. He studied engineering in the early 80's and got a job as an engineer for IBM. He would skate during his lunch breaks at work and knew that he had to follow his passion. In 85 he moved to California to purse his skateboarding dream. From being one of the best skate pro's in Europe winning 12 French titles and 5 European Championships he became homeless and would do skate demos on Venice boardwalk to survive. All that changed when Steve Rocco team ma...2022-04-221h 01
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastChad Nelsen — Surfrider Foundation CEO on Protecting the World's Ocean, Lakes and SeasChad Nelsen is the Chief Executive Officer of The Surfrider Foundation. Chad was brought to Laguna Beach, California with his family in the 70's by his Dad who was an Ocean Science Educator. He spent his entire life growing up around the ocean, swimming, diving and surfing. He became a Lifeguard at Laguna and went on to study Geosciences then Coastal Management. Chad volunteered at the Surfrider Foundation a non-for profit organisation dedicated to the protection of the world's oceans, waves and beaches. A few years later he landed a job at Surfrider coordinating a beach mapping...2022-04-1140 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastTerry Adams — BMX Flatland Pro Rider on Goal Setting and Never Giving UpTerry Adams is a professional BMX Flatland rider. Terry got hooked on BMX at 12 years old growing up in Hammond, Louisiana outside of New Orleans. He would race BMX but what really stood out was BMX Flatland and by the time he was only 16 Terry was entering flatland contests as a professional.From pure determination and hard work Terry’s set out on getting coverage in the magazines. This lead to sponsorship deals and competing in flatland around the world. In 2005 he won X Games gold and has been voted Ride BMX Magazine’s Number One Ride Awar...2022-04-0455 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMatthias Giraud 'Super Frenchie' on Ski BASE Jumping and Big Mountain Skiing the Matterhorn and Mont BlancMatthias Giraud aka Super Frenchie is a big mountain skier and BASE Jumper. Matthias grew up skiing in St Gervais-les-Bains, France. He was inspired by the mountain legends of Chamonix who set the bar for mountain sports and following their passion. Matthias went from ski racing to freestyle skiing and moved to the US with the aim of becoming a pro skier. He got his skydiving license and started base jumping. He wanted to Ski BASE Jump since he was 9 years old and was lucky enough to meet Shane McConkey who steered him in that direction. Adding a parachute...2022-03-2849 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastChris Bertish — Ocean Pioneer on Standup Paddleboarding the Atlantic and Wing-Foiling the PacificChris Bertish is a big wave surfer, world record paddleboarder, speaker, author and conservationist on a mission to inspire people. Chris started working in the surf industry for Billabong South Africa as the national sales manager. Afterwards he headed to the UK and was national brand manager for Gul. He would train in his stare time for the big wave season at every given opportunity. In 2009 without major sponsors Chris won the infamous Mavericks Big Wave Invitational Surfing event. This changed the direction of his life. His experience of winning at Mavs turned into the film 'Ocean D...2022-03-2153 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastBob Haro — Freestyle BMX Innovator on Growing Haro Bikes to 7 Million DollarsBob Haro is the Father of Freestyle BMX and the founder of Haro Bikes and Harodesign. Bob grew up in Southern California riding motocross and skateboarding. When he ran out of money to continue racing dirt bikes he turned to BMX. Drawing was Bob's first passion and started illustrating for BMX magazines and brands. He became the staff artists for BMX Action Magazine. At 18 he started his own business, manufacturing BMX Plates and selling tens of thousands in the process. Bob was racing BMX and riding skateparks at night which became the birth of Freestyle. Parks were...2022-03-1441 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGraham Jarvis — Extreme Enduro GOAT on Hard Enduro Races, Jarvis Team and ToursGraham Jarvis is the most decorated extreme enduro rider of all time. Graham started competing in trial motorbike competitions when he was only 10 years old. He went on to win the Scottish Six Days Trial four times, the Scott Trial nine times and the British Trials Champion five times. When you look up Extreme Enduro Graham's face pops up. He has won Red Bull Romaniacs an astonishing six times and Erzberg Rodeo five times among loads of other races. We talk to Graham about his incredible career from Trials to Hard Enduro and will also be joined...2022-02-2536 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastHans 'No Way' Rey — Godfather of Extreme Mountain Biking on Hollywood, Urban Adventures and Riding World First TrailsHans 'No Way' Rey is a former Trials World Champion, pioneer of extreme mountain biking and one of the original action sports content creators. Hans grew up in Germany and started riding bikes at an early age. He became the Trials World Champion and competed in mountain biking events around the world. He always knew there was something outside of competing and with his trials background he started doing stunts, producing videos and going on mountain biking travel adventures. This was considered Freeride mountain biking before the term 'Freeride' even existed. Hans moved to the...2022-02-2145 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMatt Pritchard from Pro Skateboarder to Vegan Chef and Extreme Endurance AthleteMatt Pritchard is a former pro skateboarder, Dirty Sanchez TV star turned vegan chef and extreme endurance athlete. Matt started skateboarding at 15 in Cardiff, Wales. Hanging out with mates, skating and pranking each other turned into the skate video Pritchard vs Dainton. Jackass in America came out at the same time which lead to MTV reaching out to the boys to produce a British version and Dirty Sanchez was born. This lead to 3 series, a movie and a number of other TV shows for Lee Dainton and Matt. 15 years of absolute mayhem after that taking the show...2022-02-1455 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJim Kempton on the Best Jobs in Surfing, Discovering 100 new Waves and the History of Women in SurfingJim Kempton is an author, former editor and publisher of SURFER Magazine, Marketing Executive at Quiksilver, Billabong and current President of the California Surf Museum.Jim started surfing when he was a kid in Guam where his parents were working as civil servants. He moved to California for high school and then majored in journalism at University. After college he got a job writing for Surfing Magazine as he was travelling a lot to Europe and Morocco on surf adventures. Jim was writing articles for SURFER Magazine which lead to him becoming associate editor, then editor and...2022-02-0752 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastIngrid Backstrom — Pro Freeskier on Ski Movies, Motherhood and Elevating People of Color, Women and Adaptive AthletesIngrid Backstrom is a professional big mountain freeskier, mum and ski Industry Game Changer. Ingrid started skiing at 4. Her parents were on the volunteer ski patrol at Crystal Mountain outside Seattle. They would camp every weekend in the parking lot in their 1954 bookmobile turned RV. Ingrid went on to ski racing when she was 12. After high school she studied at Whitman College in Washington and was on the ski team. After graduating and with the goal of becoming a ski bum she moved to Squaw Valley, Tahoe and started competing in Freeskiing competitions. She won a freeskiing...2022-01-3142 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastBjörn Dunkerbeck — 42 x Windsurf World Champion on Windsurfing Speed Records and Staying FocusedBjörn Dunkerbeck is the undisputed G.O.A.T of windsurfing, a 42 time windsurf world champion and the windsurf speed record holder. Björn's parents fell in love with windsurfing in Denmark. They decided to move to Gran Canaria when Björn was 8 and opened the Dunkerbeck Windsurf Center where he learnt. Björn started competing in windsurfing at 12. He was 2nd in the junior world championships in the under 18 category when he was only 15 and was rising rapidly on the world rankings.At 18 he was 2nd in the world just behind Robby Naish. Then...2022-01-2432 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastNick Uricchio — Semente Surfboards Co-Founder on the Evolution of Surfing in PortugalNick Uricchio is the Co-Founder of Semente Surfboards. Nick grew up in Connecticut and moved out to California when he was 10. At 15 in high school he started surfing with friends at Huntington Beach. After finishing school in 78 Nick took off backpacking around Europe. The last stop of the trip he found himself in Lisbon, Portugal. His rail pass had ran out and the uncrowded waves lured him to stay in Carcavelos for a few months.In 1980 Nick moved to Costa da Caparica close to Lisbon with António Pereira Caldas they started Lipsticks Surfboards one of the fi...2022-01-1749 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastChris Burkard — Photographer on Travel, Creativity and Pursuing your Own AdventureChris Burkard is an award-winning photographer, film director, speaker and adventurer. Chris grew up in Central California and was immersed in surf culture from a young age. He started documenting his friends on surf trips up and down the coast. Interning at Transworld Surfing Magazine, living in his van before it was trendy and known as 'Van Life' he learnt a lot about hard work and persistence as a photographer. Chris would later go on surf exploration trips for magazines to far-flung lands. Known for his photographic style of powerful landscapes. Chris has shot campaigns for Fortune 500...2022-01-1041 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDarren Kinnaird on Crankworx Mountain Bike Experience and the Rise of SlopestyleDarren Kinnaird is the Managing Director at Crankworx and Board Director at Freeride Mountain Bike Association. Darren moved to Whistler in 1999 with a passion for skiing. In 2005 he ended up volunteering for Crankworx. Darren later took over sponsorship for Crankworx and the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. In 2010 he was asked to become the General Manager. It was his dream job and he has remained in the role for over a decade. Tune in to find how Crankworx pivoted during the pandemic releasing the Crankworx Summer Series in BC, Canada and New Zealand, the future of mtb events...2021-12-2750 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMike Rogers — Grind for Life Founder on Surviving Cancer and how Skateboarding Gave him Purpose Mike Rogers is a life-long skateboarder, two time cancer survivor and Founder of Grind for Life. Mike was diagnosed with cancer when he was just 12 years old. It was a sarcoma and he had to undertake 18 rounds of Chemotherapy. Mike beat cancer, working as the Skate Park Director at YMCA Palm Springs Florida when his tumor came back 25 years later in 2003. He underwent a 17 hour surgical procedure to remove the cancer to save his life. He used all his money and a retirement fund on his treatment. They put on a skateboarding benefit called Grind for Life to...2021-12-1946 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJJ Thomas from Pro Snowboarder to Coaching the US Snowboarding Halfpipe TeamJJ Thomas is a former pro snowboarder, Olympic bronze medalist and the US Snowboarding Halfpipe Team Coach. JJ started his career as a professional snowboarder and at 15 was the youngest ever sponsored pro rider. He went on to represent the US in snowboarding taking a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. After the Games he focused on freeriding and film parts to then return to competition a few years later. An accident lead him to think about his next career move. Pro rider Louie Vito asked JJ to coach him and the rest is history. He went...2021-12-1245 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJeremy Vest on Video Marketing, YouTube Strategies and how to Build a BrandJeremy Vest is the Chief Marketing Officer at Braille Skateboarding. He started skateboarding back in 1986. Careers got in the way of skating and he entered the world of digital marketing rising to the top of video marketing specifically on YouTube helping his clients reach over 12 billion organic views. Three years ago Jeremy decided he wanted to get back into skateboarding and work in the skate industry. He met Aaron Kyro the founder of Braille Skateboarding at a conference and started consulting for them. This lead to heading up their marketing and taking Braille from a YouTube channel...2021-12-0641 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastTony Arthy — Founder of Worn Out Creative on Growing Action Sports Brands through MusicTony Arthy is the founder of brand and music partnerships agency Worn Out Creative based in London. He started the agency in 2008 after having worked in marketing, pr and entertainment for action sports distribution companies and brands including Insight, Paul Frank, RVCA, Vestal Watches and Atticus clothing. Tony's worked with hundreds of bands including Coldplay, The Prodigy, Oasis & Muse on youth marketing campaigns, played drums for The Wonder Stuff and been a band manager for the Black Spiders. Tune in to find out how Tony mixed his love for music, action sports and working with brands to...2021-11-2953 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGary Fisher — The Inventor of the Mountain Bike on the Bicycle Revolution and How The Hells Angels Saved Mick Jagger's LifeGary Fisher is the inventor of the modern mountain bike and Founder of Fisher Bicycle. Gary grew up in San Francisco, California riding road bikes as a kid and persuaded the Belmont Bike Club to let him join them. This opened up his world to racing bikes taking wins in the TransAlp and Masters XC national title. He set the record for the Repack downhill race on a modified Klunker bike which lead to him coming up with the term 'mountain bike' in 1979. That year Gary and Charlie Kelly founded MountainBikes specialising in bikes that could be used in...2021-11-221h 11
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastSue Izzo from Action Sports Agent to Business Growth Coach Helping Business Owners GrowSue Izzo is a former action sports agent, business growth coach, Mentor and CEO of Sports Management Mastermind. Sue started off her career in action sports getting her first job at Burton in Vermont. She then worked for ICR in youth marketing and was exposed to sports marketing which lead to opening her own sports marketing agency Mosaic Sports Management representing some of best action sports athletes in the world including world champion surfer Sofia Mulanovich, Josh Kerr, snowboarders Danny Davis, Kevin Pearce and Keir Dillon among many others. Tune in to find out what...2021-11-1551 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastNick Hounsfield — Founder of The Wave and Chairman of Surfing England on how Getting a Stroke Changed his LifeNick Hounsfield is a British surfer and social entrepreneur, Founder of the first inland surfing destination in Bristol The Wave, the Chairman of Surfing England and a member of the UK Sport International Leadership Programme. Nick talks about how he got into surfing and what lead to the idea of bringing an artificial wave to Bristol and the ups and downs of creating the facility from funding the project to construction and all the lessons learnt along the way. Nick has a strong interest in ‘blue health' (linked to wellbeing through contact with water) and wil...2021-11-0847 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastCaroline Buchanan — 8 x World Champion on changing from BMX to Mountain BikingCaroline Buchanan is a 5 x Mountain Bike World Champion and 3 x BMX World Champion. Caroline has been competing at the highest level of BMX racing and mountain biking for over two decades. She represented her country in BMX at two Olympic Games and is considered one of Australia's most popular female action sports athletes, winning accolades such as the Australian Athlete of the Year. Buchanan discusses growing up in Canberra getting into BMX at 5 years old. Why she moved to the action sports capital of Temecula, California and the reason she returned home. What drove her to h...2021-11-0153 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastScott Martin — Founder of Groundswell Origins on Sustainable Growth MarketingScott Martin is the Founder of Groundswell Origins, a Serial Entrepreneur and content creator. Scott has built numerous communities within the action sports space and has run his company Groundswell Origins for the past 5 years which mentors and teaches entrepreneurs to scale business rapidly, sustainably and exponentially. Scott discusses how his passion for wind surfing and action sports lead him from Canada to Hawaii. How he started off his entrepreneurial journey selling websites in the late 90's during the dot com boom. Scott talks about how he became focused on the concept of imm...2021-10-2545 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDavid Meltzer on Losing 100 Million Dollars, Recovery and Building a Personal BrandDavid Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and former CEO of renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency. David discusses how he started his entrepreneurial journey after graduating from Law School. With the aim of making money he got a job in sales selling legal research on the internet in 1992. He then went on to Silicon Valley and ran Samsung's first phone convergence device division and became a multimillionaire by the time he was 30.David talks about how he got approached to be the CEO of Leigh Steinberg's agency and how he later met Warren M...2021-10-1821 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastLinley Lewis — Co-Founder of Ticket to Ride and Blue Earth Summit on Pivoting During the PandemicLinley Lewis is the Co-Founder of Ticket to Ride, Wavelength Media and the Blue Earth Summit. Linley discusses how he came up with the idea of starting an action sports travel business with his best mate Will Hayler whilst studying at University. How they grew their travel company after their original launch with a 1000 mile road trip across South Africa combining surf coaching, community work and adventure. He talks about why they acquired Wavelength Surfing Magazine and how it became part of Wavelength Media and the pivot from his travel company during the global pandemic.F...2021-10-1147 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastPaul Taublieb — Action Sports Filmmaker on Drama, Character and StoryPaul Taublieb is a multiple Emmy Award winning action sports filmmaker, producer and director.Paul discusses growing up in New York starting off his career writing articles for Surfing Magazine. His career path bringing the sport of freestyle motocross to the X Games. Paul talks about how he got into content creation and filmmaking which led him to be the only two-time Emmy Award filmmaker in action sports, having made the ESPN 30 for 30 film, "Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau" and the Netflix film "Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross", as well as other feature docs...2021-10-041h 01
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastShelby Stanger on Wild Ideas Worth Living and Gaining Confidence from Outdoor SportsShelby Stanger is an action sports journalist and founder of REI's Wild Ideas Worth Living and Vitamin Joy Podcast.Shelby discusses growing up in San Diego and how she got into surfing. Her career path starting as a journalist having one of the coolest first jobs out of college ever as a writer for the Vans Warped Tour to getting a corporate job inside Vans, a VF Company as the Women's Marketing Manager and then Vans International Business & Marketing Manager. Shelby opens up about mental health and wanting to do her own thing in the action sports...2021-09-2751 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #12 - Leon Glatzer | German Olympic SurferFollowing his outstanding qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games, German surfer, Leon Glatzer talks about his German heritage, being born in Hawaii and growing up as a surfer in Costa Rica. Glatzer discusses how he moved with his Mum to Costa Rica at a young age and got hooked on surfing at the perfect point break of Pavones. He talks about getting sponsored by Volcom and traveling to surf in France, Portugal and Hawaii, coaching, joining the German Surfing Team and training for the Olympics and how the Games has changed his life. Enjoy and ge...2021-09-0351 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #11 - Daniel Dhers | Pro BMX Freestyle AthleteDaniel Dhers is a professional BMX Freestyle athlete considered one of the most decorated BMX Park riders of all time with 5 X Games Gold Medals and a Silver in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Dhers talks about how he got into riding BMX growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, moving to Argentina and the BMX scene there. He discusses competing around the world at FISE, X Games and Dew Tour, relocating to the US and setting up the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex along with competing in BMX Park at the Tokyo Olympics and loads more! Enjoy...2021-08-2748 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #10 - Shaun Tomson | Surfing Legend on Sharing the Code to Inspire ChangeShaun Tomson is a legendary South-African surfer, 1977 World Champion, considered one of the 10 Greatest Surfers of All Time, an entrepreneur and a best-selling author. Shaun talks about how his father got him into surfing growing up in Durban, South Africa. He discusses competing around the world and being part of the free ride generation in Hawaii in the 70's. After his successful surfing career he then went into the surf industry and started two surfing brands Instinct and Solitude. Shaun explains why he created The Surfer's Code and his latest incarnation as a successful and much requested mo...2021-08-1951 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #9 - Nicholi Rogatkin | Professional Freeride Mountain BikerNicholi Rogatkin is an American pro freeride mountain biker, 2016 FMB World Champion and 2018 Triple Crown Winner as well as the winningest FMB World Tour athlete ever. With over 25 wins to his credit.Rogatkin reflects on his meteoric ascension and discusses how he switched from BMX to mountain biking, competing in MTB slopestyle, Crankworx, one of the most brutal crashes at Red Bull Rampage ever and loads more! Enjoy and get rad!You can follow what Nicholi is up to on his instagram page Nicholi Rogatkin. If you miss the Rad Season Sh...2021-08-1346 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #8 - Bec Gange | Pro Wakeboarder and 2x Wakeboarding World ChampionBec Gange is a 2x wakeboarding World Champion and reality TV star from Mildura, Victoria, Australia. Gange discusses how she started wakeboarding in Australia, winning the Australian Nationals and two World Wakeboarding Championships, training, injury and the changes in professional wakeboarding and what projects she has coming up.Enjoy and get rad!You can follow what Bec is up to on her instagram page Bec Gange. If you miss the Rad Season Show episode you can catch up on FUEL TV Plus and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Sp...2021-08-0644 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #7 - Joe Carr | Thrill One Sports & EntertainmentJoe Carr is the CEO of Thrill One Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Street League Skateboarding, Nitro Circus, and Superjacket Productions. Previously, Joe also served as President of the World Surf League and a Senior VP of Content and International at the UFC.Carr discuss his career at UFC and the WSL and how the action sports media landscape has changed. He goes in depth about how Thrill One was created and what projects Nitro Rallycross, SLS, Nitro Circus and Thrill One Media have coming up. Enjoy and get rad!You...2021-07-3047 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #6 - Robbie Maddison | Freestyle Motocross Athlete and StuntmanRobbie Maddison is a freestyle motocross rider who's built a career on world records, triumphs against adversity and mind-boggling daredevil jumps, including jumping across an open Tower Bridge in London, and surfing the legendary Tahitian wave, Teahupo'o, on his bike.Maddo discuss how he grew up riding motorbikes in Australia, injuries, preparing for world record jumps and projects he has coming up. Enjoy and get rad!The Rad Season Show airs every Friday at 5pm on FUEL TV's FRESH@5.If you miss the episode you can catch up on FUEL TV P...2021-07-0947 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #5 - Gary Ream | Founder of Camp Woodward on Skateboarding in the OlympicsGary Ream is the President and Partner of Sports Management Group, Inc and the founder of Camp Woodward. Ream discuss how he started Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania, the growth of action sports and the concept of camp and how he contributed to getting skateboarding into the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Enjoy and get rad!The Rad Season Show airs every Friday at 5pm on FUEL TV's FRESH@5.If you miss the episode you can catch up on FUEL TV Plus and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, a...2021-06-3045 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastKeir Dillon from Pro Snowboarder to Cannabis EntrepreneurKeir Dillon is considered to be one of the most stylish snowboarders of all time. He started riding for Burton Snowboards in the early 90's and had a successful 16 year career, winning 3 World Snowboard Superpipe Championships and landing on the podium at numerous events such as X Games.Dillion became entrenched in the industry as a TV host and reporter for ESPN, X Games, and FUEL TV. Training and competing as a snowboarder created Dillon’s entrepreneur mindset and in 2010 with a group of friends they built the headphone company FRENDS which turned into a female fashion br...2021-06-2146 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #4 - Wim Hof | The Iceman Explains The Wim Hof MethodThe fourth episode of Rad Season on FUEL TV features the Dutch extreme athlete, Wim Hof, who is known for the Wim Hof Method and his ability to resist negative temperatures, setting world records for swimming under ice, running marathons in the desert with no water and prolonged full-body contact with ice. We talk about how Hof grew up close to the border in Germany, his introduction to the cold, how he discovered the Wim Hof Method and how he is using it to help others around the world. Enjoy and get rad!You...2021-06-1146 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #3 - Chuck Patterson | Action Sports AthleteThe third guest on Rad Season is Chuck Patterson, a professional action sports athlete and stuntman. Versatile. Adaptable. A few of the words that exemplify the spirit of this talented waterman and big mountain charger. A master of not just one or two disciplines, but seven.We talk about how Patterson grew up skiing, discovering surfing as a kid, getting sponsored, figuring out he could make his action sports lifestyle a career, the birth of big wave skiing at Jaws and Mavericks and what epic projects he has coming up. Enjoy and get rad!...2021-06-0446 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDavi Birks on Mountain Biking, Podcasting and Building Sales Agency HKT ProductsDavi Birks is a mountain bike distribution company owner and podcast host of The HKT Podcast. Growing up in the UK, Davi grew up riding motocross as a kid and had always been surrounded by two-wheels. He started his first business a Campervan company at 22 with his cousin. A decade ago he co-founded HKT Products a UK mountain bike distribution company. In 2016 Birks created the HKT Podcast where he chats to the world best mountain bikers, action sports athletes and personalities. He also acts as the UK Sales Agent for Red Bull's SPEC Eyewear and SAXX Underwear. 2021-05-301h 05
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #2 - Pat O'Connell | President of Florence Marine XThe second guest on FUEL TV's Rad Season Show is Pat O'Connell, a surfer and star of Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer II. Soon after walking away from full-time competition, Pat has also been one of the regulars on the Drive Thru series of surf movies and television shows since 2005.We talk about how O'Connell grew up in California, the Momentum Generation, starring in the Endless Summer movie, surfing on the world tour, his career at Hurley after competing and his new role as President of Florence Marine X, John John Florence's new brand. Enjoy an...2021-05-2844 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDanny Bent 'Happiness Guru' on Running, Storytelling and Making People SmileDanny Bent has been voted as one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, he's a runner, entrepreneur and Guinness World Record holder. He use to compete for GB in Triathlon and has an insatiable appetite for adventurer, running and putting a smile on peoples faces.In 2008 Danny cycled 9,000 miles from London to India. He's pogoed across Togo, set up Project Awesome, a free fitness class around cities in the UK and is the founder of World Relay, uniting the world through long distance running relays.Tune in the find out how Danny made his...2021-05-2357 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: #1 - Erika 'The Viking' Vikander | Pro Freeride SnowboarderThe first guest on FUEL TV's Rad Season Show is American freeride snowboarder, Erika "The Viking" Vikander, who just took 3rd place in the 2021 Freeride World Tour.We talk about how Erika got into Snowboarding and how a major injury in Slopestyle changed the direction of her life and got her into freeride snowboarding and on onto the Freeride World Tour. Enjoy and get rad!You can follow what Vikander is up to on Instagram on erikathevikingvikander The Rad Season Show airs every Friday on FUEL TV's FRESH@5.If y...2021-05-2044 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFUEL TV: Rad Season TrailerWelcome to Rad Season where we discover what is happening in the world of action sports. Join Oli Russell-Cowan as he chats to the athletes, industry founders and culture icons that are shaping our lifestyle. Ready to get inspired about a world of fun where it's always the season somewhere? Subscribe now where ever you get your podcast.Contact Oli Russell-Cowan On Instagram olirussellcowan On LinkedIn at olirussellcowan Thanks for listening & keep it rad! 2021-05-1900 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJames Whittle & Tom Caulfield 'The Tempest Two' on Climbing El Capitan and Rowing the Atlantic James Whittle and Tom Caulfield, two adventurers from London in 2015 decided that they wanted to tackle one of the hardest challenges on the planet. A 3,000 mile row across the Atlantic which they did unaided and with no experience whatsoever. The Tempest Two was born.It became their mission ever since to inspire people to step out of their comfort zone and show that anyone can achieve extraordinary things. The Tempest Two then set out to learn a new skill and take on new adventures. Summiting Mont Blanc with no previous climbing experience, motorbiking from London to the S...2021-05-0958 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastNate Menninger the First Foreign Porter at Everest on the Systemic Problem of MountaineeringNate Menninger is an adventurer, film producer and the first foreign porter at Everest. Growing up in Boston, Menninger was lucky enough to travel from a young age. At 20 years old as a sophomore in college he made his way to Spain for the Running of the Bulls. He fell in love with not only doing something extreme but doing it in the most extreme and local way possible. After graduating he booked a ticket to Argentina and lived over there for 6 months. He went backcountry skiing in Chile and even lived in a favela in Brazil. M...2021-05-021h 09
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMark Sperling on Action Sports and Youth Culture and Building CommunityMark Sperling is an entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Group Y and super connector within the action sports industry. Growing up in San Diego, Mark was immersed in surf and skate culture from an early age. He got into the music scene and started promoting concerts at the University of California, Irvine working with the likes of Goldenvoice and artists such as No Doubt and Social Distortion. In the 90’s Sperling started in TV production at MTV. He then went on to Transworld looking after marketing and events including the Vans Warped Tour. His passion for events, marketing and acti...2021-04-251h 05
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastWade Holland 'King of Stoke' on Content Creation and Adventures in Los AngelesWade Holland is an adventure personality, content creator, presenter, and the king of stoke! Growing up in Montana, Wade was a competitive freestyle mogul skier for many years. After winning TNT’s adventure reality show, 72 HOURS he built his own content creation company focused on wild and original adventure stories. Wade's passion for off the beaten path adventures has sent him on the hunt for unique and obscure rad experiences. Working with his partner Abby Wren he's won GoPro Awards and has received Emmy nominations. Food for thought:Learning to produce content for The Adve...2021-04-1851 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMatt Barr on Building All Conditions Media and Looking Sideways Action Sports PodcastMatt Barr is a journalist, publisher, business owner and podcaster. Growing up in the UK, Matt has been involved in action sports media since the mid 90's. He became the Editor of Whitelines Snowboarding Magazine and was writing about snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing as a freelance journalist for action sports publications and national press. A decade later he set out to start his own marketing agency, All Conditions Media, working with brands in the outdoors, adventure and action sports space. In 2017 Matt created the Looking Sideways Podcast where he chats to action sports athletes and industry personalities. 150 e...2021-04-1152 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDane Jackson — 3 Time Freestyle Kayak World Champion on Kayaking Down 100 Foot WaterfallsDane Jackson is a professional kayaker and 3 time world freestyle kayaking champion. Dane started kayaking at 2 years old. His dad Eric Jackson (EJ) was a pro kayaker, Olympian and founded Jackson Kayak. Traveling in an RV all over the US for 6 years Dane and his sister Emily were homeschooled by their mum so his dad could compete in kayaking events. With 80 first-place finishes in freestyle kayaking competitions Dane is considered one of the best kayakers in the world with 3 Freestyle World Championships to his name. If he's not traveling in his RV he's kayaking around the world lo...2021-04-0449 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastKevin Lyman on 25 Years of Vans Warped Tour the World's Greatest Punk Rock FestivalKevin Lyman is an innovator, punk rocker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, university lecturer, event promoter and founder of the Vans Warped Tour. Kevin has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years. He started in the clubs of LA and graduated to stage manager of the first ever Lollapalooza in 1991. Then in 95 with the convergence of action sports and music he thought it was time to try something himself and that's when he created the Warped Tour.Nowadays, Kevin's a professor at USC, the founder of the Kevin Lyman Group a live event production company. He's also recently...2021-03-2856 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGreg Lutzka on Entrepreneurship the Hustle and Life after Pro SkateboardingGreg Lutzka is a professional skateboarder with a long and established career as one of the best technical skaters in the world. Lutzka has had numerous competition wins including 2 X Games gold medals, multiple Dew Tour firsts and is the only skater to ever win Tampa Pro 3 times. He's also appeared in movies, commercials, music videos and in 2019 he founded Lutzka's Garage, a high performance motorcycle shop.Tune in to find out about the highs and challenges of being a pro skater for over two decades, building a personal brand, entrepreneurship and what future projects he has i...2021-03-2142 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastParis Norriss 'the Guy in Dubai' on Adventures in Dubai on Land, Air and SeaParis Norriss is a producer, entrepreneur and TV show host on a mission to hunt down the most extreme and fun adventures in Dubai. Paris otherwise known as the Guy in Dubai is the producer and presenter of the on-demand TV show seeking out the best experiences Dubai has to offer. From learning to be a F1 driving, shark diving, racing the world’s fastest powerboat and ziplining between mountains. Find out how Paris started his entrepreneurial journey in the UAE as well as his favorite adventures and experiences in Dubai and what projects has com...2021-03-141h 08
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDavid Hellard on Caffeine Bullet and the Effects of Caffeine on RunningDavid Hellard is an adventurer, ultra marathon runner, obstacle race enthusiast, running journalist, founder of Caffeine Bullet and presenter on The Bad Boy Running Podcast.Londoner David has taken part in marathons, ultras, unique and quirky running events all over the world. He is the founder of Caffeine Bullet a concentrated caffeine sweet, packed with electrolytes, organises the Great British Beerathon and hosts the Bad Boy Running Podcast interviewing guests about “the weird and wonderful world of running you didn’t know existed“ as well as organising the Bad Boy Running Club. Food for thought:What...2021-03-0858 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastCirce Wallace from Pro Snowboarder to Action Sports Agent to the Biggest Names in Action SportsCirce Wallace is a former pro snowboarder, pioneering action sports agent, entrepreneur, producer, mother and ceiling smasher. Circe started her career as a pro snowboarder in the 90's and then went on to represent athletes as an action sports agent for the past two decades and today as the Executive Vice President at Wasserman. She manages and mentors some of the biggest names in action sports such as Travis Rice, Torah Bright, P-Rod and Jagger Eaton. She also runs her own company Hot Nife, a Californian Cannabis brand. Food for thought:The snowboarding boom and...2021-03-0155 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJosh Stinton on Tackling the World's Hardest Adventures for Charity from Unicycle World Championships to Cycling the Atlantic OceanJosh Stinton is a Charity Adventurer on a mission to take on some of the world's hardest adventure challenges to raise awareness and money for small charities. 5 years ago Josh set out on a 90km cross country skiing adventure in Vasaloppet, Sweden despite never having skied before. This was the first charity challenge that would change the course of his life forever. He has represented Australia in the downhill unicycle world championships in Spain, hand-cycled across the length of Japan, bicycled across the Atlantic Ocean (6,434 kilometres) 14 days straight and taken part in a 700km mountain bike race through the Ar...2021-02-2251 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastIan Taylor on What to Know About Climbing Everest, Kilimanjaro and Trekking Around The WorldIan Taylor is an adventurer, Everest summiteer, expedition leader, entrepreneur and founder of Ian Taylor Trekking. In 2008 Ian Taylor became the youngest Irishman to climb to the top of the world and upon doing so raised €100,000 to build the Mt. Everest primary school in Uganda with Irish charity Fields of Life. Ian found his purpose and set out on building his own trekking company helping people achieve their goals of climbing to some of the world's highest mountain ranges. He has over 20 years expedition experience, led over 150 treks and has climbed Kilimanjaro 37 times with the goal to summit Kilimanjaro 50 tim...2021-02-1555 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJamie MoCrazy — Ex Pro Skier on Life after an Unexpected TraumaJamie 'MoCrazy' Crane-Mauzy is a former pro skier, motivational speaker, ambassador, ski guide and talk show host. At 22 years old on April 11, 2015, Jamie MoCrazy's life changed forever. She crashed at the skiing world tour finals in Whistler and fell into a coma for 10 days. She went from being one of the best skiers in the world to relearning how to walk and talk. After her unexpected trauma she had to relearn everything in life. Food for thought:What you can control is what you're doing right nowEnjoy the process to get back to a life you lo...2021-02-0845 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastIan 'Kanga' Cairns on the History of Competitive Surfing and Future of the Sport of KingsIan Cairns is the original power surfer, surf coach, entrepreneur and co-founder of World of Waves TV Show and Surfing.com. Growing up surfing in Western Australia provided Ian 'Kanga' Cairns as a 13 year old with the perfect training ground for the huge waves in Hawaii where he moved in the early 70's. Ian formed the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the first ever rule book and the foundation of the global surfing tour which became the WSL. Kangas love of coaching saw him win titles with the US Surf Team and he won a world title with Sean P...2021-01-311h 12
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDan Wedgwood on The Adventurists Most Insane Events on the Planet Making The World Less BoringDan Wedgwood is the Marketing Director of Adventure Travel Company, The Adventurists. They create what can only be described as the most insane events on the planet such as the Ricksaw Run across India, Mongol Rally and Monkey Run through Morocco on a tiny motorbike to name a few. In 2005 Dan took part in the Mongol Rally. A year later he packed in his sensible job and helped launch The Adventurists focused on fun, crazy events and adventurous experiences around in the world. Food for thought:Offshore sailing is an under appreciated action adventureIf we launched an...2021-01-2532 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastFrederick ‘One Axe’ Schuett on Ziplining over Active Volcanos and the ‘Door to Hell’ CraterFrederick Schuett is an ice climber, extreme expedition leader, professional volcano zipliner and the founder of ONE AXE Pursuits and ONE AXE Extreme. Frederick was part of a National Geographic documentary ziplining the ‘Door to Hell’ crater in Turkmenistan. He’s done world first stunts like lowering VIP clients into a volcano crater and led ziplining expeditions over an active lava lake in Ethiopia and Sir Richard Branson’s urban zipline stunt to launch Virgin Mobile. Food for thought:Started climbing when he was 10 years oldRun ONE AXE Pursuits for the past 20 years teaching thousands of people to...2021-01-181h 10
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastCrystal Hilsley on Nutrition for Performance and Recovery in Action SportsCrystal Hilsley is the founder of Crystal Clear Nutrition Group and Crystal Clear Kids which provides the step-by-step guide on how to transition families to incorporate mindfulness practices and improve nutritional choices for performance, recovery and to strengthen family bonds. She also sits on the board of the Global Action Sports Federation and is a Mentor at San Diego Sports Innovators. Crystal was recruited to develop the Food Guidelines for the US Olympic Surf Team as they prepare for the Games and spearhead the recent Olympic Athlete Training Camp to discuss proper nutrition for athlete peak performance a...2021-01-1140 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastBob Carlson — Founder of Arbor Collective on 25 Years of Sustainability in SnowboardingFriends Bob Carlson and Chris Jensen launched Arbor Snowboards in 1995 with the focus on sustainability. They were the first snowboard company to replace the plastic top snowboards with responsibly sourced Koa wood, sustainably harvested from Hawaii veneer and pioneered the use of renewable alternatives changing the industry forever. Then came along Arbor Skateboards initially built from old snowboards to bomb hills in the dry season. Bob was set on a mission to give back to conserving the environment and since it's initial launch Arbor donates to protection groups. This year marks Arbor's 25th Anniversary and they are r...2020-12-211h 03
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastBen Barker on Developing Extreme Sports and Leisure DestinationsBen Baker is the Managing Director of EXTREME's International Sports and Leisure Destinations. Growing up Ben had a fascination with travel and adventure having lived all over the world from the Middle East to South East Asia the Americas and Africa. He graduated with a degree in Hotel and Tourism and started his career in tourism as a tour operator in the UK. Ben has 20 years experience in project management and business consultancy in sports, entertainment and leisure destinations. Ben is currently running EXTREME Destinations who consult, design, develop and operate extreme and adventure sports parks, hotels an...2020-12-1437 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMikey Taylor from Professional Skateboarder to Serial Entrepreneur and InvestorMikey Taylor is a skateboarder, investor, entrepreneur and Founder of Commune Capital a real estate investment fund. Growing up in Thousand Oaks, Southern California, Mikey was hooked on skateboarding and turned pro when he was 17. For two decades his whole world was skating with multiple sponsorship deals, he was part of the original Street League Skateboarding crew and was one of the most recognizable pro skateboarders on the planet. However, there was always an itch for what happens after his skateboarding career?Mikey co-founded Saint Archer Brewing, a San Diego based craft beer company bringing skate, surf...2020-12-0741 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastGordon McArthur — Professional Ice Climber on Ice Climbing and Mental ToughnessGordon McArthur is a professional Canadian ice climber . Ever since being introduced to climbing 24 years ago it has been his passion and obsession to climb whether it’s sport, mixed or ice climbing. He’s won the North American Ice Climbing Championships two years in a row in 2014 and 2015, went to the Olympics as a demonstration sport for ice climbing in Sochi and came 4th in the World Cup on one of the hardest dry-tooling routes in the world.Gordon made his dream a reality and built his own climbing facility in his backyard in Cranbrook, British Colo...2020-12-0232 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastBrett Clarke on Thrill One Sports & Entertainment, Nitro Circus and Street League SkateboardingBrett Clarke is the Chief Commercial Officer of newly formed action sports media, events and lifestyle company Thrill One Sports & Entertainment. Brett started his career in the sports industry in Australian Rugby League and then went on to Nitro Circus as Head of Business Development and Marketing which lead to his role as Chief Commercial Officer at Nitro Circus. Thrill One has combined three major brands within the action sports entertainment industry: Nitro Circus, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Rob Dyrdek's Superjacket Productions, producers of shows such as Ridiculousness and Fantasy Factory. Tune in to fin...2020-11-2936 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastSteve 'Stix' Nilsen on Marketing Liquid Death Murdering Your ThirstStix otherwise known as Steve Nilsen is the Vice President of Lifestyle Marketing at Liquid Death Mountain Water.Stix started his career off in the world of action sports at Airwalk as a Snowboard Boot Developer then Snow Division Manager. He then went on to be Sports Marketing Manager at Red Bull followed by creating the Lifestyle Marketing program for Pabst Brewing Company pushing the limits on creative branding. He is now VP Lifestyle Marketing Liquid Death canned water taking the drink to the action sports, music and lifestyle segments. Liquid Death Water is canned water from...2020-11-2354 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJamie Barrow on Breaking Snowboarding Speed RecordsJamie Barrow is Britain’s fastest snowboarder and Guinness World Record holder for the fastest speed on a snowboard being towed by a vehicle.Back in 2013 Jamie had a serious accident at a Snowboard Cross event which saw him bow out of the British Snowboard Cross team and dashed his hopes of competing in the Winter Olympics. Doctors told him that he wouldn’t be able to snowboard again and he was set on not only proving them wrong but seeing what could be achieved on a snowboard. Jamie turned to snowboarding speed records. Earlier this year in G...2020-11-1446 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMike Corey on Travelling for Unique Experiences in Strange PlacesMike Corey is an adventure traveler, YouTuber, BBC TV Host and seeker of crazy experiences. Mike has always had an interest in the more unusual parts of the world. After finishing a Marine Biology Degree in Canada in 2007 Mike took his backpack and volunteered on ocean conservation studies as a research assistant. He brought his camera with him and documented his travels which led to a new career path focused on filmmaking and photography capturing these incredible destinations. Mike went on to produce short films for tourism boards and travel brands before creating his own YouTube adventure t...2020-11-0140 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMike Powell on The Powell Movement Action Sports PodcastMike Powell is a ski industry veteran, action sports podcast host and producer of the Powell Movement Podcast. Powell grew up in Washington, DC and went to Radford University in Virginia studying speech communications. He moved to Vail, Colorado after college and got hooked on snowboarding.He spent 16 years in marketing, action sports management and working with the world’s best skiers in the world at K2 Skis. At K2 Powell started as International Team Manager then on to Global Marketing Manager and Partnerships. He got the opportunity to MC at skiing and snowboarding events around the wo...2020-10-2833 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDon Meek on FUEL TV the Global Home of Action SportsDon Meek is a media, marketing and entertainment executive and the Global Chief Content Officer and GM North America at FUEL TV. California native Don started his career at Prime Ticket Network managing a number of sports events including the US Open of Surfing. He then went on to Sony Pictures where he launched international television networks and headed up sales and marketing for one of the pioneering online video platforms at iFilm. Don then became the President of Primedia’s Action Sports Group looking after websites, events and magazines including SURFER, POWDER and SKATEBOARDER and...2020-10-1334 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastCourtney Gresik on Dew Tour Skate and Snow and the Future of Action Sports EventsCourtney Gresik is the Vice President and General Manager of Dew Tour. Coming from a financial background Gresik started her career in the action sports industry in 2005 working at TransWorld Media and the World Surf League. Gresik now oversees the business, partnerships, event operations, marketing and content strategy of Dew Tour's contest series of skateboarding and snow events.Prior to being the GM she was Director of Business and Partnerships on the Tour which saw her partner with nonprofits, schools and the action sports community. She has been pivotal in relocating Dew Tour Winter to Cooper Mountain...2020-10-0826 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastAlistair Gosling — Founder of Extreme on Adventure Sports and the Middle East Alistair Gosling is an investor, entrepreneur and founder of EXTREME. With a passion for extreme and adventure sports Alistair set out on a mission to build a TV distribution company and in 1998 at the age of 27 he had created The Extreme Sports TV Channel which was televised in more than 60 countries worldwide and by doing so The EXTREME brand franchise was born.Today, EXTREME spans across events, media, marketing and real estate. Alistair sits on the advisory board of Qiddiya, an entertainment mega project being developed in Saudi Arabia. Alistair is still an extreme sports fan and r...2020-09-3035 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastChris Coté on Action Sports Hosting, Commentating and MediaChris Coté is an action sports events host, musician, broadcaster, writer and podcast host and one of the most recognisable voices in the action sports community.Hailing from Southern California, Chis grew up skating and surfing and had a short stint at competing before moving behind the scenes in the surf industry. In the late 90’s he got his big break as the Editor in Chief at Transworld Surf Magazine which he held for 14 years. As well as the host of Fuel TV and playing in punk bands.Nowadays Chris can be seen and heard on...2020-09-2541 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastAndrew Lockhead on Event Travel, Building Stay22 and Revolutionizing the Events IndustryAndrew Lockhead is a Canadian travel and entertainment entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Stay22. In 2016 native Montrealers, Andrew and co-founder Hamed came up with the concept of Stay22, a location-based and interactive map that helps event-goers and travelers book accommodations and travel experiences near events or destinations.The challenge for event and festival goers is there are so many accommodation sites to choose from. The goal was to make travel easy so they created a map to search and compare the hotels and Airbnb’s near the event location.Andrew is passionate about revolutionizing the events in...2020-09-1730 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastRisto Kalmre on Simple Session, BMX and Skateboarding in EstoniaIn the next episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to Risto Kalmre, designer, event producer, founder and organiser of Simple Session one of the world's premier action sports events for skateboarding and BMX. Simple Session had it's 20th Anniversary in February 2020 just before the pandemic hit and the events world changed forever. Risto, grew up in Tartu, southern Estonia. During the 90's there was only a handful of BMX and skaters in the country. In Tartu they built a new skatepark and with his brother Mario they launched the first ever Simple Session event in 2000. In 2004 Risto mo...2020-09-0935 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastDarren Berrecloth 'the Claw' on Freeride Mountain BikingDarren Berrecloth otherwise known as 'the Claw' is a professional Canadian mountain biker. Hailing from Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. Berrecloth exploded onto the freeride mountain bike scene as a punk kid with a third in Red Bull Rampage 2002. He is one of the world's leading mountain bikers and pioneers of the sport bringing insane tricks into the backcountry. Pushing the limits in freeriding and competing, taking on crazy lines that other riders wouldn't consider. Berrecloth's sheer determination and resilience saw him returning to riding competitively in 2012 after breaking his back in 2011. Traveling around the world has...2020-08-2433 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastMatt Musgrove on Motorcycle Hill Climb 'Motoclimb', the World's Oldest Extreme SportMatt Musgrove is an action sports and motoclimb events promoter Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Matt Musgrove always had a fascination with action sports, motorcycles and the outdoors. Matt graduated from Business School and decided to launch straight into building his own company Elevated Action Sports.Wearing many hats from managing partnerships, running and promoting live motor racing events to filming and photographing athletes. Not to mention growing one of the world’s oldest extreme motorsports. The sport of motoclimb, (motorcycle hill climb racing) has not been recognized on a global scale, and it’s Mat...2020-08-1245 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastBrett Turcotte on Snowmobile Freestyle and Freeride SnowmobilingBrett Turcotte is a multi talented action sports athlete and outdoor enthusiast from British Colombia, Canada. Brett is known throughout the Winter X-Games world for competing in the Snowmobile Freestyle and Snow Bike Best Trick. In 2018 he was the Winter X-Games Double Gold Medalist and 8 Times Winter X-Games Medalist in Snowmobile. Hailing from Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada Brett grew up competing in Sno Cross races and hill climb events from the age of 13 and riding snowmobiles since he was 6 years old. He went on to push the sport of backcountry mountain riding and snowmobile freestyle.B...2020-08-0748 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJulian Carnall on Tuk Tuk Adventures and Large Minority Challenges from Sri Lanka to CambodiaJulian Carnall is an adventurer, tuk tuk enthusiast and Co-Founder of the adventure travel company Large Minority.In 2008 with the intent of getting people out of their comfort zone the concept of Large Minority was born. From tuk tuk driving in Sri Lanka, India Cambodia and Italy to sailing around the Philippines, they created bucket list adventure challenges you will remember forever.We talk about how Large Minority started back with the first tuk tuk adventure in Sri Lanka. Tune in for some of Julian’s best travel stories, worst and funniest tuk tuk challenge mo...2020-08-0538 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJim De Paoli on Red Bull Ice Cross Downhill the Gnarliest Winter SportIn this episode Oli Russell-Cowan chats to Jim De Paoli, an Adrenaline Junkie and Athlete from Geneva, Switzerland who competes in Red Bull Ice Cross and Ice Cross Downhill. Crashed Ice or Ice Cross Downhill is insane, dangerous and probably the wildest sport ever. What goes on in someone’s mind to skate on ice up to 50 miles per hour around tight corners and obstacles? We will find out from Jim. We talk about how Jim grew up playing sports when he started skating and Ice Cross and his favorite destinations on tour. Tune in for s...2020-07-2934 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJeff McKee on Wakeboarding, Adventure IO Action Sports Experiences and Outdoor AdventuresJeff McKee is a pro wakeboarder who specializes in water entertainment taking the buzz of ‘lake life’ to the next level.Growing up in Orlando, Florida Jeff had the ideal stomping ground to get into water sports. He now lives in Charleston, SC and takes his family out on the water at least once a day. When his twins were 2 years old, they wouldn’t stay in the boat while he went wakesurfing and wakeboarding. So they joined him for a ride, on his shoulders!Jeff is the Co-Founder of AdventureIO, an app where you can fi...2020-07-2536 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastNick Butter on Running a Marathon in Every Country in the WorldNick Butter is the first person in history to run a marathon in every single country in the world. Nick completed 196 marathons in all 196 countries in less than 2 years. That’s 3 marathons a week, every week! 8 years ago Nick decided to quit his office job in finance and entered the world of running and adventure. He is fascinated by the crazy things, the things no one else does. Nick crossed the finish line after 674 days with a few friends and hand in hand with Kevin. The two met at Marathon Des Sables a few years ago...2020-07-2443 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastChip Conley on Wisdom of Ageism, Airbnb Advisor and Unique FestivalsChip Conley who helped Airbnb’s founders become a global hospitality brand. Airbnb hired him as a teacher and mentor for his hospitality experience running Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV) for 24 years. Chip transformed an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. At Airbnb Chip reported to a CEO young enough to be his son and most other employees were half his age. He succeeded by combining his wisdom and experience of the hospitality industry with the curiosity to learn about new technology. This experience led Chip to write New York Times bestseller Wisdom@Work: Th...2020-07-1641 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastRobin Esrock on Bucket List Adventures Traveling the World with your FamilyRobin Esrock is a best selling author and travel writer who has traveled to over 100 countries across 7 continents.After a motorbike accident back home Robin decided to quit his job and travel with some insurance money from the accident. What started off as a one year journey of living dangerously turned into a new career of travel journalism. His stories have since been published in many publications like National Geographic Traveler, The Guardian and Chicago Tribune and he has been featured on television including CNN, Huffington Post, MSNBC, ABC and 60 Minutes. Robin developed and co-hosted the...2020-07-1231 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastTommy Walker on Dark Tourism, Photography and Hong KongTommy Walker is an adventure traveller, news journalist and photographer who has traveled to 72 countries. Tommy reports from Asia, Europe and South America including stories on narco-tourism meeting Roberto Escobar (Pablo’s brother) and interviewing Medellin business owners in Colombia, visiting the special economic zone Rason in North Korea and the on-going pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Tune in for some of Tommy's craziest travel stories on dark tourism, worst moments when travelling in Southeast Asia, South America and India and why he likes to travel off the beaten path. We also cover the political situation in Hong...2020-07-0135 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastAndrew Cotton on Big Wave Surfing, Nazaré and Breaking his BackAndrew Cotton is one of the world’s most respected professional big wave surfers. After being a plumber and beach lifeguard Andrew started his professional surfing career in 2013 after surfing massive winter swells whenever he could. Chasing the biggest waves in the world has been his goal ever since. How big of a wave can someone surf? What’s the limit? Tune in for some of Cotty's best stories. Growing up surfing in Devon, England to doing winter seasons in Ireland and Nazaré, Portugal riding 70+ foot waves, worst moments and major wipeouts from big wave surfing. We dive i...2020-06-2637 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJulia Galvin on Wife Carrying, Learning to Swim and Bog SnorkellingJulia Galvin is a novelty sports enthusiast. After a car accident, Zimmer frame for 3 years and reading the Guinness World Records Book in hospital Julia learned to swim and bog snorkel. She became the Ladies World Champion Mountain Bike Bog snorkeller and soon went on to the Wife Carrying World Championships in Sonkajärvi, Finland.Food for thought:How injuries drive you to learn to swim and compete in weird sports competitions The strangeness of the sports and the community around them creates a sense of belongingLife is too short. Make the most of itCh...2020-06-1930 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastJoe Turpel on Becoming the Voice of WSL and Professional SurfingJoe Turpel is a Sportscaster from Hawaii and commentator for WSL, the World Surf League. Joe travels to places you never imagine to go to and builds friendships with some of the best surfers in the world. He loves the adrenaline rush of going live, especially when it’s pumping. Food for thought:Growing up in Hawaii and his love of the oceanFavourite spots on tourThe new WCT format for 2021Enjoy and get rad!Check out the J Bay Open and the Pipe Masters some of Joe’s favorite events.The Rad S...2020-06-1728 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastCarl Paoli on Lifestyle Design, How to Maximize Sports and Life PerformanceCarl Paoli is a lifestyle coach helping others to improve their lives through movement, language, philosophy, and ideal lifestyles. He is the founder of Freestyle and has written the New York Times Best Seller Book free+style. As a former elite gymnast with a passion for action sports, his determination and hard work got him where he is today. Food for thought:The love of sport and fitness shapes your personalityKnow your purpose Movement helps you focus and is the enabler to achieve your goalsEnjoy and get rad!Check out Carl Paoli's am...2020-06-1536 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastEdward Chapman on The Trailrunningman on How to Focus on your Goals in Trail RunningEdward Chapman is a UK trail runner. Starting to run when he was 40, Edward got into trail running and has completed over 200 marathons and ultra-marathons since. The Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon is his favorite, Edward completed this 250km desert race 12 times! Food for thought:Why you should start running at 40Training and nutritionFocus on your own goals and enjoy the journeyEnjoy and get rad!Get advice and inspiration for an active life on trailrunningman.com. Check out some of the races, Edward has completed like the Comrades Marathon, the Two Oceans Marathon a...2020-06-0545 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastSelema Masekela on The Art of Storytelling that Moves PeopleSelema Masekela is a US TV host, commentator, musician, actor, journalist, producer, entrepreneur and action sports enthusiast. Mostly known for his work presenting the Summer and Winter X Games for 13 years he was also the host for the Red Bull Signature Series. Selema reported on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, hosted E!’s Daily 10 and was the executive producer on the hit documentary series VICE World of Sports. Food for thought:Starting out on commentating before storytelling was really a thingWitnessing Tony Hawk’s 900 on top of the vert, Travis Pastrana’s Double Backflip and Jak...2020-06-0157 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastSol Neelman — Photographer on Travelling Around the World Taking Photos of Weird SportsSol Neelman is a former professional sports journalist and most unusual sports photographer. Over the past 10 years he has been traveling around the world capturing the best moments from bog snorkelling to shin kicking. His 3rd book in the ‘Weird Sports’ series is about to be published.Food for thought:Sol’s experience photographing weird sports and how he finds them so much more entertaining than pro sports competitionsWeird sports competitions create a sense of belongingYou can’t even find out about them unless you know someone that’s been thereEnjoy and get rad!Check...2020-05-2837 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastWade Gravy on Best Spanish Festivals and Crazy Events from Traditional Fiestas to Music FestivalsWade Gravy is a big Aussie guy based in Barcelona. The former editor of Australia’s Surfing Life and life-long part of Stoke Travel knows Spain’s weirdest and wildest fiestas. Having been to more than 50 festivals in Spain, he knows how to have a good time.Food for thought:Almost every single village in Spain has a fiesta where they party for days, a tradition that dates back hundreds of yearsWhether people are covered in oil and paint at Cascamorras, wine at the Haro wine fight, tomatoes at La Tomatina, turnips at Jarramplas, flour at Els...2020-05-2651 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastNeil Rutter — Bog Snorkelling World Champion, one of the top 50 "must do" adventure things according to Lonely PlanetNeil Rutter is the fastest man in the bog. The three-time Bog Snorkelling World Champion also holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest time. The World Bog Snorkelling Championships are a strange competition held in Wales. Participants from around the world join this eccentric English experience every year.Food for thought:Neil’s experience snorkelling through murky waterNeil’s training, different techniques and kit Don’t take things too seriouslyEnjoy and get rad!Check out the event on Rad - World Bog Snorkelling ChampionshipsThe Rad Season Action Sports and Adve...2020-05-1816 min
Rad Season Action Sports PodcastChris Thomas on Cheese Rolling, England's Strangest Adventure featured in ‘Let’s Roll’Chris Thomas is a UK film director. Mostly known for his character-focused emotive tales, he recently released the Cheese Rolling Film ‘Let’s Roll’. Cheese Rolling is a dangerous race held every year on Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, UK. Chris dives deep on his experience rolling down the hill chasing the cheese. After a few bruises the film idea came about. Food for thought:The Cheese Rolling winners are heros celebrated across the whole regionThe community that surrounds this weird event makes it specialThere are many stories still to be told, from the cheese master to...2020-05-1817 min