Ed Cunningham is an American sports announcer, film producer, and former professional American football player. Following his career in the National Football League , Cunningham worked as an commentator for different media outlets, most recently ESPN . In 2017, he resigned citing his personal concerns with safety risks posed by the sport of football. He played center for five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League . Prior to his professional fo...
Oct 01, 2020•37 min
Rob is currently the CEO of the Iditarod and for most of us the Iditarod conjures images like no other sporting event: blinding white terrain, icicles knotting ruddy-faced mushers’ eyebrows, silver-eyed dogs lunging frantically into a vast unknown. Basically, crazy people charging headlong into challenging horizons. The word is Ingalik Indian for “distant place.” The Iditarod race across Alaska couldn’t be much farther from where Louisville Kentucky native Rob Urbach began his career in sports m...
Sep 24, 2020•42 min
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 accredited program i...
Sep 18, 2020•35 min
Dr. Takla is an emergency medicine physician and amateur athlete with a passion for health and fitness. The role of an ER physician can be stressful, and he is responsible for one of the busiest emergency rooms in Michigan. In addition to practicing clinically, he has extensive administrative experience as a medical director supplemented with an executive MBA from the University of Michigan. While emergency medicine and innovation in health care remain passions of his, He also thrives on the pur...
Sep 11, 2020•24 min
Tyler started his 13-year professional cycling career during his senior year at Princeton University. He carries the distinction of being the domestic professional rider with the longest tenure on his team, with 12 years at Jamis-Hagens Berman. Cycling taught Tyler that there is no limit to the work that can be done to become a better athlete and he has applied this lesson to starting his own athletic event production business, Wrenegade Sports, LLC, and several years later founding Wrenegade Fo...
Sep 03, 2020•28 min
Jon cut his World Pro Skiing teeth as a 12 year old carrying Jean Claude Killy’s jacket down Boyne Mt. Fifteen years later, he served as Killy’s USA agent. While at IMG, he helped bring Chrysler and Coors in as US Pro Ski Tour sponsors, with clients Phil and Steve Mahre racing under the Coors banner. Ultimately Jon sold and managed Cafe de Colombia’s Ski World Cup title sponsorship in a multi year multi million dollar mega deal. Later, Jon worked with Barilla Pasta and World Champion Bode Miller...
Aug 31, 2020•36 min
Ian started racing as a young age group cyclist in 1973 and in sports governance at the Univeristy of Sydney in 1984. From 1996 to 2006 he accumulated 10 world championship wins, 25 world championship podium finishes and Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the ESPN X-Games. He is a three time Guinness world record holder for endurance kayaking (262 miles in 24 hours) and current Ninja OCR age group world record holder. He was a founding member of Team Nike, the world's most successful adventure ra...
Aug 27, 2020•42 min
As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Pence has spent the last fifteen years working with individuals as they peel back the layers of their outer shell, cast aside the unhealthy patterns, and begin to build a new, more resilient and adventurous sense of self. A native of the East Coast, she completed her post-doctoral fellow in Dallas, TX, and then transitioned into private practice where she saw individuals, couples, and families alike for therapeutic services. She quickly became one of the ...
Aug 24, 2020•36 min
He is a partner and founding member of Silver Spike Capital, LLC a private credit and growth capital investment manager focused on plant-based and alternative health and wellness industries. Prior to Silver Spike, Mr. Healy was President of Pantera Capital Management in Menlo Park, California— a leading blockchain venture capital manager dedicated exclusively to digital currencies, applications, and related companies. But more importantly he is a passionate Triathlete and world changer! https://...
Aug 20, 2020•27 min
Blair Clark, and he is on the ride of a lifetime following his cycling and outdoor passions. He has Managed “high end,” global specialty sports performance businesses, including Giro/Bell helmets, Smith optics, Canyon and Specialized bicycles, GU nutrition and related sports products. He has worked with owner/founder entrepreneurs and private equity boards, managing P&L’s from $10M to $120M and staffs of up to 125 employees with operations including manufacturing in North America and Europe ...
Aug 17, 2020•26 min
Dr. Steven MacGregor is the Founder of The Leadership Academy of Barcelona with clients including Salesforce, Uber and McKinsey. He has taught several hundred classes at leading business schools, and has been a visiting researcher at Stanford and Carnegie-Mellon. Overall, he has helped improve the health and wellbeing of more than 20,000 people worldwide through face-to-face delivery of the Sustaining Executive Performance program, and a further 250,000 online. Dr. MacGregor holds a PhD in desig...
Aug 12, 2020•33 min
Meredith Atwood (@SwimBikeMom) is a former attorney, podcaster and motivational speaker, and 4x IRONMAN triathlete. She is the author of the best-selling triathlonbook, Triathlon for the Every Woman, and the new book, The Year of NoNonsense. She’s the host of the iTunes Top 50 fitness podcast, “The Same 24 Hours. ”She has been featured in The Boston Globe, The New York Post, the Seattle Times and dozens of online publications. Meredith is a contributing writer to Psychology Today online, Triathl...
Aug 07, 2020•33 min
Chris is the founder and CEO of CTS, a pioneering company in the endurance coaching industry. Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2020, CTS has worked with more than 20,000 amateur and professional athletes and grown to a coaching staff of more than 50 coaches in three locations nationwide. Chris was a member of the 1984 Olympic Team and the iconic 7-Eleven Pro Cycling Team, and is a bestselling author of more than 10 books on training and nutrition, including “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” and “Th...
Jul 30, 2020•35 min
The name Mike Kloser and adventure go hand in hand. Mike has been seeking adventure his entire life. In 1988, Mike was crowned Mountain Bike Cross Country World Champion and throughout his cycling career stacked up an impressive resume of world cup wins and podiums as well as many other titles, including a silver medal in the Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships. Upon retiring from professional cycling, Mike went on to adventure racing. He won the Eco-Challenge 3 times, Primal Quest 5 time...
Jul 23, 2020•40 min
MK is a global entrepreneur having created and/or led 8 technology companies in 5 different countries. She has held leadership roles in public and private companies with operating positions in: London, Paris, Tokyo, Ottawa, Austin, San Jose and New York . MK uses a data-driven framework to help companies achieve their growth objectives, unleash leadership and create cultural change. Marsden has raised over $100MM of venture capital for technology companies with a preference Women led businesses....
Jul 17, 2020•29 min
Xavier is a dynamic professional with a strong strategic marketing background in the food, consumer and hospitality sectors. Xavier began his career with Kraft Foods in marketing, commercial and product development. After 7 years with Kraft Foods, he joined Club Med as Marketing and Digital Director. Only 3 ½ years thereafter, he was promoted in 2008 to CEO of Club Med North America at age 31 overseeing 3,000 employees from 15 nationalities. He is currently the CEO of Club Med Europe Middle East...
Jul 10, 2020•33 min
Michael Bryant is the president of CTS Consulting - a Baltimore -based multi-disciplined consulting firm. He is also an endurance athlete and a six-time Ironman triathlon finisher. In 1981, after acknowledging that he was terminally unemployable, Michael founded CTS Consulting. His focus with both individuals and corporations has been on assisting others in creating effective working lives. The outside world knows him as a career/management consultant but for nearly four decades Michael has func...
Jul 02, 2020•32 min
Rocky Snyder grew up outside of Boston and moved to Santa Cruz in 1991. He met his wife in 1997, and is a proud father to a daughter and son. He is an accomplished and avid surfer and snowboarder, and well known as a regular on KSCO 1080am since 2002, with his Surf and Ski Report every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 6:25 am, and every weekday on KPIG 107.5fm at 8:25 am. Rocky is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, an NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer, Certified in Applie...
Jun 25, 2020•39 min
Benita is an established high profile international leader in the sports and nonprofit industries. A visionary, results-oriented leader and change agent, she has an impressive track record of transforming and growing organizations through innovation, increased revenues and operational excellence. An Olympic gold medalist and accomplished business executive, Benita inspires and motivates high performing teams to achieve world class results. She is a passionate advocate for helping both youth and ...
Jun 19, 2020•31 min
Alyse is the General Manager of Sky Blue FC, the National Women’s Soccer League NY/NJ franchise. She previously was the GM of the Chicago Red Stars, Worked with the Seattle Storm, co-founded a major international Girls Soccer & Leadership academy across Chicago, Mexico, Houston, and Columbia. She is one of only two women currently holding the title of General Manager in the NWSL and is the first woman in league history to serve as General Manager in both Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and...
Jun 12, 2020•31 min
Shannon Thompson https://hypo2sport.com/team/sthompson/ Shannon’s athletic background began in the equestrian sport of Three Day Eventing. She competed nationally and internationally successfully for more than 20 years and also coached riders of all ages and levels during this time. More recently, Shannon has been focused on her passion for running, racing competitively in distances from the 800m to ultra trail events and almost everything in between. As an athlete and a coach, Shannon has alway...
Jun 05, 2020•30 min
Kristen is a thought leader, master facilitator and fear/anxiety expert who radically challenges existing norms around the subject of this deeply misunderstood emotion. Her education on this subject comes from practical, real- world experience, starting with being a mogul specialist on the US Ski Team. Kristen then became more notoriously recognized as being the best female big mountain extreme skier in the world, a status she kept for 12 years. Known for big cliff jumps and you-fall-you die des...
May 29, 2020•38 min
Jay is a mental skills coach for motor sports athletes. Jay believes sports are 80% mental yet most athletes only train their body and their skill and rarely work on their mindset. Jay's goal is to change that through education and his coaching. Jay is from Glastonbury, CT and currently competes in both Supermoto Racing as well as Auto racing. He's addicted to cornhole, digital marketing and being present. https://rak-racing.com/
May 22, 2020•36 min
Amira Alvarez is the founder and CEO of The Unstoppable Woman, a global coaching company helping entrepreneurs, empire builders, and rising stars in all fields achieve their dreams and goals in record time. As someone who has made a quantum leap (going from barely making 6-figures to making $700k in one year, then onto 7-figures) and has lived to tell about it, she knows exactly what tactical strategies and mindset shifts are required to get out of your own way, live life on your own terms, and ...
May 15, 2020•42 min
Since youth, sports have always been a part of her life. Swimming and soccer competitively at an early age eventually transitioned into a collegiate soccer career that gave her the foundations of hard work, teamwork and dedication that she still holds dear today. She is now leading an agency, Bullish Endurance, which provides sales and marketing solutions for small to mid-size companies within the endurance/outdoor space. In her years in the industry the current sales model is antiquated and bro...
May 08, 2020•27 min
Jeramiah Solven is the founder of Conquer Academy and a Leadership and Performance Instructor and podcast, Be the Leader. He is a former U.S. Army Ranger and officer who earned 1 of 2 positions in special operations out of a 400,000 soldier force. He also became the #1 Infantry Officer from a class of 2000. Jeramiah has helped hundreds of people grow as leaders. He has worked with clients ranging from CEOs, small business owners, pilots, FBI Agents, to a billion dollar company. It's Jeramiah's m...
May 05, 2020•42 min
Glenn is a Co-Founder of recently launched MyVictory, a digital exercise and support platform for Cancer Survivors and the friends and families who support them. MyVictory offers Survivor hundreds of ability appropriate Cardio, Strength, Yoga and Meditation Classes and a daily schedule of more than 40 live streamed classes per week. MyVictory also includes a virtual community where friends and family may cheer on, support and exercise virtually alongside Survivors as they work toward and exceed ...
Apr 30, 2020•31 min
Alex is a Senior Executive - Financial Services Industry. Technology Innovator. Serial entrepreneur. Built ground up solutions from ideation, design, commercialization to customer acquisition. He has been on the forefront of digital and mobile payment while leveraging financial technology to build better lives for the underserved in the U.S. He has Co-founded and sold two Inc. 500 technology startups to public companies. In addition to being a game changing CEO he is also an Ironman. I love what...
Apr 24, 2020•34 min
It seems Angella’s life is fueled by her passion and thirst for learning. Angella was a high school track and field star and scouted for the rowing team in grade 12 which qualified her for the 2004 Canadian Olympic rowing team. In University she registered her first domain www.fitforlife.com without knowing where internet would go years later. After graduation she transitioned into a career at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa where her 100 hour work week soon took over her life and made her que...
Apr 17, 2020•35 min
After almost losing everything at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Bobby O’Donnell, a nineteen-year-old college student, was left empty and broken. In the aftermath of the bombing, he not only struggled with the trauma of the events, but also found that terrorism had stolen his passion for running. Unable to find healing in his conventional life, O’Donnell embarked on an inspiring and ambitious quest to run a marathon on all seven continents. His search for peace took him everywhere ...
Apr 10, 2020•31 min
