She learned how to ski on the east coast and would take trips to Colorado for ski vacations. After skiing with Billy Kidd in Steamboat Springs, CO, She announced to her mother she would be an Olympic ski racer. She began her racing career in Santa Fe, NM and then moved to Colorado at 15 to pursue higher levels of competition. She was named to the US Ski Team in 2006, but had a very bad accident resulting in a severe head injury in 2007 and struggled to return to high performance after that. Afte...
Apr 03, 2020•38 min
Kristin Haraldsdottir is a former NCAA National Champion in rowing, Division I Coach, PhD in Exercise Physiology and co-host of the Humbled Podcast. Kristin’s story of becoming great at something, looking to share that joy with someone else and searching for another challenging outlet is a common evolution of the retired athlete. Kristin speaks eloquently to her experience stepping away from her sport from the athlete, coach and research perspective: the battle of trying to find the same challen...
Mar 27, 2020•32 min
Geof is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sync Performance which is SETTING THE PACE IN MODERN PERFORMANCE SKI, training and outdoor wear. He is an Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the sporting goods industry. He is Skilled in For-Profit Organizations, Entrepreneurship, Sales, Event Management, Digital Strategy, Customer Service, and Team Building. Strong entrepreneurship professional From BC and is on a fast track to excellence I love this from the description for the site,...
Mar 20, 2020•31 min
Hans represented the USA in the 2016 Olympic Games in the Men's 8+. He also rowed at the University of Washington from 2007 to 2011 where he won two national championships was an all Pac-10 team member as well as a member of the USA U23 Rowing team. I addition to his rowing accomplishments he is top realtor with the Gunderman Group in CA and the host of a Another Way to Play Podcast. https://hansstruzyna.com/ http://anotherwaytoplaypodcast.com/...
Mar 13, 2020•31 min
TIM MATTEK is the Founder & Director of Complete Performance by MATTEK (CP). CP provides unique and specialized products and services that compliment, enhance, and harmonize a Player’s Mind, Body, and Spirit, in order to maximize their capacity for consistent peak performances. Tim is the author of the simple to use 6 STEP - In the ZONE mental training program and specialty In the ZONE - ADVANCED mental exercise modules. These mental exercise programs utilize powerful guided meditation techn...
Mar 06, 2020•51 min
Hunter Allen- Legendary cycling coach, co-author of “Training and Racing with a Power Meter” and “Cutting-Edge Cycling”, co-developer of TrainingPeaks' WKO+ software, and founder of Peaks Coaching Group. Widely known as one of the top experts in the world in coaching endurance athletes using power meters, Hunter Allen is the founder of Peaks Coaching Group, co-founder of TrainingPeaks Software and has been instrumental in developing and spreading the power training principles. Hunter has travele...
Feb 28, 2020•40 min
Ran Margaliot is a former professional cyclist, who raced for the World-Tour team: Team Saxo-Bank Retiring from the sport at a young age, he took his passion for the sport to found UCI Professional Cycling Team Israel Cycling Academy Israel’s first Pro Cycling Team, where he has served as the General Manager. He is also the founder and Director - Gino Bartali Youth Leadership School Ran was the visionary behind the historic arrival of the 2018 Giro d’Italia start to Israel. In 2015, he initiated...
Feb 21, 2020•32 min
Jonathan Levitt is a runner from Boston, MA. He’s the Sales Manager at InsideTracker, a Cambridge, MA based health tech company that provides personalized guidance on nutrition and performance based on your blood, DNA, and soon, wearable device data, while also taking into account your habits and goals. Jonathan graduated from UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Business with a double major in Sport Management and Marketing, and co-founded and ran an intramural baseball league while at UMass. He ...
Feb 14, 2020•41 min
Amy Dixon is a visually impaired professional triathlete and member of the USA Paratriathlon National Team. She is the reigning International Triathlon Union Aquathlon World Champion, US National Champion triathlete, and is ranked 7th in the world in triathlon in the Paralympic international Rankings. She recently moved to San Diego to focus her training for the next two years on her road to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Amy lost 98% of her vision to a rare autoimmune disease and now serves a...
Feb 07, 2020•38 min
This weeks podcast is a little different, it will consist of 3 guests who are backing one of the most significant Olympic movements we have seen in some time. This podcast includes: Jeff Olson, is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and 1992 Winter and Entrepreneur https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffolsonrlt/ Nancy Hogshead- is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal....
Jan 31, 2020•46 min
Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you’ve imagined. Our Adventure Masterminds are a doorway into a tight-knit community of incredible leaders interested in living their most fulfilling lives with clarity, confidence and passion. The goal of these experiences and the community is to propel you to the next level of success and fulfillment in your life and to support you through the process. On these adventures, we will: • Forg...
Jan 27, 2020•15 min
Rob joined USA Cycling in February 2019, bringing with him extensive knowledge and experience from a diverse background as well as strong business-building experience across various industries. A passionate athlete and cycling enthusiast, Rob was drawn to the opportunity to lead USA Cycling after recognizing the potential for the organization to take on a larger leadership role in the cycling industry. Rob came to USA Cycling after spending 12 years as President and CEO of New Balance where unde...
Jan 23, 2020•32 min
Andrew Decker is a 19 years old, 15x state record holder & top ten all time bench press 319 @ 162lb Bodyweight. Currently living in NH. He is the Startup Founder/CEO of MotionFit Inc. Most of us use fitness apps, watches, GPS and sensors to measure speed, distance etc, but Andrew has developed one of the coolest products I have seen. The Fitcapsule is being developed by his company Motion Fit that measures weighting training performance via a sensor on the bar. He is in the process of changi...
Jan 17, 2020•25 min
Steve is currently the President for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. Prior to that he was executive director at Outward Bound USA for five years. He also is a former executive director of The Access Fund, a national nonprofit advocating for conservation and recreation; membership director and interim CFO for The American Alpine Club; and founder and chairman of The Outdoor Alliance, a coalition of national outdoor recreation programs. He has also been an independent strategic b...
Jan 10, 2020•38 min
Ryan is a serial entrepreneur author and former financial analyst and investor for Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations Group. And is currently the co-founder and CEO of This App Saves Lives , a mobile platform that rewards drivers who choose not drive distracted. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of VerbalizeIt , a language translation platform launched at Wharton, incubated in Techstars and featured on the ABC TV series, Shark Tank. VerbalizeIt was acquired in 2016. Ryan graduated from Haverf...
Jan 03, 2020•28 min
Steve Fleck is one of the leading Professional Endurance SportSteve Fleck is one of the leading Professional Endurance Sports Race/Event Announcers & Commentators in North America. Each year he is on the microphone at over 30, running, cycling and triathlon races/events across the continent. His entire working life has been spent in and around the world of Endurance Sports with roles in Retail, Sales, Marketing, Media, Communications, and Events. He has a Bachelors, in Human Physiology &...
Dec 26, 2019•36 min
Mark Allen is a legend and Icon in the triathlon and endurance world. Here is a little about him After competing and losing in the Ironman Triathlon Championships six times (often to Dave Scott), Allen emerged victorious in 1989, winning one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world. This was the first of six Ironman victories for Allen, the last coming in 1995 at age 37, making him the oldest winner of the event at that time. My favorite intro from his bio “I began a career as ...
Dec 20, 2019•49 min
Rich Gumbrecht is the CEO of the Secured Finance Network. He has served in that capacity since 2017. Previously, Rich was the Chief Growth Officer at EverBank Commercial Finance responsible for building its commercial lending businesses. He served as the Chairman of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation (ELFF) Board of Trustees from 2013-2015. He is a 25-year veteran of the commercial finance industry, having led diversified lending platforms at GE Capital and co-founded a successful equi...
Dec 13, 2019•34 min
He is his bio from his Site- https://www.precisionhydration.com/pages/about-us I slightly younger days I was an elite level triathlete and have a few top-10 Ironman and 70.3 finishes to my name. I also won an Xterra World Age Group title back in the year 2000. Knee surgery forced me out of competitive triathlon a few years ago, but I still compete for fun at events like Coast to Coast New Zealand and OtillO. I mainly get away with this because my incredibly supportive wife Lucy (and 2 kids) agre...
Dec 05, 2019•34 min
“Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen”. Pete Carroll Robert Paulson has been a successful coach for most of his life. Over the past 25 years he has coached hundreds of clients on how to have more success. The people he works with are executive leaders, high potentials and critically important individual contributors. They are ...
Nov 29, 2019•31 min
Jordan Ray had it all. She was a star softball player at 17, just beginning to apply for colleges and receiving offers to play college softball. Then suddenly it all changed when she blacked out on the field during the opening play of a softball game. This changed her life drastically. She is not allowed to play the game that formed her into the person that she is today. The good thing is that it led me to create a product and company that’s helping so many others. She truly believe that everyth...
Nov 21, 2019•27 min
Michael is a Former Manager and Recruiting Director at Bossard Consultants, Founding President of Springer & Jacoby International, Global Head of Marketing Audi AG. Today he is Entrepreneur in Advertising, Marketing and Sport (Co-Founder www.hyrox.com), Podcaster (#OnTheWayToNewWork), Husband and father of two grown-up sons as well as a German Beachhockey Champion A little about Hyrox: https://hyrox.com/en/ HYROX is a perfect test of strength and endurance and attracts the fittest athletes a...
Nov 15, 2019•37 min
Stefy Bau is one of the fastest women motocross racers in the world. Born and raised in Italy, she won three world championships, holds two (US championships, and a title from the prestigious AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s. In addition, she has also won seven Italian Championships. During her career, Bau wasn’t afraid to take chances or to challenge herself against the top racers in the world. She earned an AMA Pro Racing license and signed up for several Lucas Oil...
Nov 08, 2019•32 min
This week's guest is Christina Ochs and she truly is my hero. She is the president of The Corporation for Internet Rate Management in Chicago, where she has worked her way through the ranks and is Chief Cook and bottle washer. In addition to running her firm, She has climbed Kilimanjo, Aconagua, Cho oyo and Everest all while crushing it in business and life. What I first noticed when I first started chatting with Christina is how humble she is. I loved it when you said, the first the first time ...
Nov 01, 2019•34 min
On May 25, 2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. In 2008 he completed the Seven Summit in Papua New Guinea This accomplishment closed the circuit on a 13-year journey that had begun with his 1995 ascent of Denali. He is joined by a select company of only 150 mountaineers to have accomplished the feat. As a blind adventurer who has climbed Mt. Everest and kayaked the Grand Canyon, Erik understands better than most that barriers are real, not mere...
Oct 25, 2019•35 min
Amanda Russell She was an influencer before the term even existed...and when brands like Lamborghini, Cedars-Sinai and Lionsgate want to better understand influencer marketing, they call one person...Amanda Russell. As an international fitness icon, sought-after speaker and brand strategist, Amanda has been at the forefront of the digital marketing and social media revolution from its infancy. Amanda designed & co-created UCLA's' Influencer Marketing curriculum, the world’s first fully accre...
Oct 18, 2019•32 min
Lee is the CEO of BluprintX, responsible for their strategic growth. He specializes in straight-talking consultancy for C-Level on how to drive revenue and improve scalability through the power of data and technology He has played a leading role in the creation and scaling of 7 startups in 4 continents over the last 10 years. Several of these startups became market leaders within 1-3 years, leading to trade sales to FTSE 200 organisations and global companies. Lee was a professional footballer w...
Oct 04, 2019•37 min
- Attended Carrabassett Valley Academy and participated in freestyle skiing: moguls, slopestyle and half pipe - Gold medal at the Junior Olympics in slopestyle, 2007 - Secured World Cup starts in 2009 for half pipe skiing - Represented the US in FIS World Championships in 2009 - 9th place AFP World Championships, 2009 - World ranking as low as 12th in 2009 - Participated in Olympic Qualifiers and World Cups in 2014 - 4 men selected for half pipe, but I was 8th American - Attended UVM while maint...
Sep 27, 2019•28 min
In the past 10 years, Eric Gelber, an executive vice president at the commercial real estate firm CBRE (has run more than four marathons, 20 ultra marathons and three unofficial runs exceeding 155 miles each—all for a cause he believes in. in 2017 he completed a 200mile run, 33 times around Central park after 2 previous attempts. he has raised over 1.3mm for the Multiple Myelomna Foundation and is among the heroes of Fortune 500. To say he is a bad ass is an understatement. He is selfless, deter...
Sep 20, 2019•33 min
Tim classifies himself as an innovator, engineer, professor, rancher, Mountain biker, triathlete, USA Xterra National and world age group champion as well as a passionate ski bum 😊 His professional background is as a consumer electronics executive with 25 years of experience with audio technology and product development. His commitment to bringing out the best in people to achieve company goals allowed success building high performing teams, planning the product and technology portfolio strateg...
Sep 12, 2019•33 min
