Are you ready for some wakeskate convo? Well, Bobby is about to provide it. Bobby Sutherland is a wakeskater, live-stream god, business owner, and is known by many as being the commissioner of the Professional Wakeskate League. Growing up Bobby had a fascination with wakeboarding, and once he saw he could ditch the bindings, Bob picked up a wakeskate and hasn't put it down since. Bobby is an incredibly important behind the scenes piece of wakeboarding and wakeskating, putting on high quality liv...
Jan 16, 2024•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 36
Massimiliano Piffaretti just might be every wakeboarders favorite wakeboarder, and for good reason. Coming from Italy Massi grew up both snowboarding and wakeboarding, which might attribute to his unique style on a board. Currently Massi is one of few riders in the sport to be considered a true ATV, killing it behind the boat, at the park, and in the streets. Between contest results and video projects, Massi is constantly pushing his riding in a unique way. Growing up on Lake Como, moving to Flo...
Jan 09, 2024•3 hr 29 min•Ep. 35
Andy Oke is a Canadian wake park owner, rider, and has been referred to as one of the "fathers" of the current Canadian wakeboard scene. Raised near Lake Huron, Andy didn't grow up with countless days filled with sunshine, calm water, and perfect wakes. But the passion for wakeboarding still was strong, and as he rode more he continued to pursue the sport. From his humble beginnings running a surf shop and being a bouncer, to owning and operating a cable park with three 2-tower systems, Andy has...
Jan 02, 2024•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
🚨NEW SHOW🚨 Introducing the first installment of Shop Talk! In this show we’ll sit down with athletes, industry heads, enthusiasts and more to talk about the current state of all things watersports. In Episode 1 we sit down with Guenther Oka and John Dreiling to chat about injuries, X Games, what it means to be “pro”, wake parks closing, and go over a couple new edits from Rien van der Pas and Riley Dillon. Plus, we take calls from Alex Figgins as well as Jacob Simmons, you won’t want to miss t...
Dec 26, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Oh how the tables have turned! In this episode of the Grab Matters Podcast we have guest host Oli Derome jump on the other side of the mic and interview the usual host of the podcast, Hunter Thane. Hunter is a wakeboarder and "podcaster" from Michigan, who recently made the decision to move down to Florida to be amongst the industry and continue to grow the pod. Getting his start in wakeboarding later than most, Hunter began riding behind his parents pontoon boat, but it wasn't until he discover...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 33
Dallas Friday is easily one of the best wakeboarders to ever do the sport. Starting young in gymnastics, Dallas pursued that sport until she discovered wakeboarding, and was instantly hooked. Getting coached early on by none other than Mike Ferraro, Dallas quickly progressed her riding, and gained attention from sponsors as well. According to Mike, Dallas could easily be the "first female wakeboarder to make $1 Million", and that she did. From being the only wakeboarder to win (or be nominated f...
Dec 12, 2023•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 32
Olivier Derome is a former professional wakeboarder who hails from Quebec, Canada, and just might be the nicest guy to ever strap into a board. The Derome name has a rich history in watersports, with Oli's father competing in ski jumping, and his brother Raph is commonly referred to as the GOAT of wakeboarding. But Oli has his own unique story in wakeboarding, and has certainly cemented himself as an integral part of the history of the sport. With a resume that consists of pro contests wins, vid...
Dec 05, 2023•3 hr 23 min•Ep. 31
Have you ever wondered what it's like to purchase, install, or run your own cable wake park? Well, Mike Olson has done all of those things and much more, and he's done them at several locations. Mike Olson was the founder and operator of Kansas City Watersports for several years, and has seen it all when it comes to wake parks. Mike got his start into wakeboarding later than most, but his passion for wakeboarding and the business side of cable parks is as strong as can be. Repairing sabotaged pa...
Nov 28, 2023•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 30
Trent Stuckey is one of the best wakeboarders currently riding, and hails from Orlando, Florida. Trent got his start wakeboarding at a young age thanks to his parents, who were both into watersports, and helped instill a strong culture of riding within their family. Trent and his brother Gavin are currently on top of the cable scene with both contest results, and video parts. Growing up riding with the likes of Julian and Yonel Cohen, winning contests, what its like to compete against his brothe...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 29
Bec Gange is a professional women's wakeboarder from Mildura, Australia. Bec first got her start in watersports on a river in a small town in Australia. With a supportive family and a fun loving brother, Bec discovered wakeboarding and continued to progress her riding and eventually found herself spending some time in Florida. Bec has had a successful career and continues to keep a positive outlook on wakeboarding. Winning TOTY, getting a pro model, her favorite place to ride, battling injuries,...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 28
Tony Iacconi is a professional wakeboarder and coach from Newcastle, Australia. Tony got his start on the water at a young age, and quickly found success competing. After a few trips to America, Tony picked up some sponsors and continued to progress his contest riding. During covid Tony found himself doing more coaching and private lessons, and has since shifted most of his time and energy into helping others progress on the water. Saltwater vs Freshwater, a private cable, early mornings, switch...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 27
Jake Pelot is a professional wakeboarder from Orlando, Florida. Jake first got his experience on the water behind a jetski, and hated it. It wasn't until he took a few laps at the cable that he got a hang of riding. He spent his teen years competing both at cable contests as well as behind the boat, progressing his riding. After high school Jake balanced getting a marketing degree at UCF with his wakeboarding career. Lessons with Murray, nightvision, picking up sponsors, losing sponsors, riding ...
Oct 31, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 26
Shane Bonifay is a wakeboarder and videographer from Lake Alfred, Florida. Shane grew up on the water, getting his start at an early age on waterskis and competed alongside his brother Parks in 3-event ski tournaments. After the introduction of wakeboarding, both Shane and Parks took a liking to the freedom and creativity offered in wakeboarding and quickly progressed their riding. With Parks being the biggest name in the sport, Shane began to distance himself from his brother and continued to m...
Oct 24, 2023•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 25
Davis Griffin was a professional wakeboarder from the great state of Texas. Davis got his start like most, waterskiing, then discovering wakeboarding behind the boat. He shortly met Chris Abadie and Andrew Adams, and the three began riding together frequently. As their riding progressed, so did their creativity. The Shredtown crew was created, and the video projects began to come one after another. Shredtown took the wakeboard world by storm, producing high quality park and winch content. Davis ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 24
Reed Hansen is a professional wakeskater, dock builder, hunter, and all around dude. Born and raised in Groveland, Florida, Reed got his start wakeboarding with his family at a young age, progressing quickly. However, in his early teen years Reed discovered wakeskating, and after some pushback from his family finally made the switch permanently to wakeskating. NBD's, car chases, sponsor dollars, the wakeskate tour, viral videos, and a freediving close call. Hear all that and more in Episode 23 o...
Oct 10, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 23
Tarah Mikacich is a professional wakeboarder from Groveland, Florida. Tarah got her start in watersports at a young age waterskiing, and pursued that for many years, becoming very good. With her favorite discipline being trick skiing, making the switch to wakeboarding came relatively easy and Tarah began learning tricks rather quickly. Knee injuries, coaching, entrepreneurship, trick of the year, working with brands, and keys to longevity in the watersports industry. Listen to all that and more ...
Oct 03, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 22
Thomas is a professional wakeboarder from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Thomas joins elite company in Cody Hesse being the second to land a triple flip on a wakeboard, and the first to land it behind the boat. He landed the triple at the young age of 20, and has a solid bag of tricks which will put him in contention for professional wins for years to come. Learning from one of the sports best, training during the summers in Michigan, making the move to Florida, getting his first sponsor, and landing the ...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 21
Felix Georgii is a professional wakeboarder from Allgäu Germany. Felix's unique upbringing has given him a standout style on his board, as well as a different perspective on "boarding" in general. With support from some of the sports biggest brands, Felix has helped create some of wakeboardings coolest videos and projects. Riding in near freezing water, jumping through tires, hectic slams, video parts, an X Games gold medal, views on cable wakeboarding, American culture vs. European culture, pay...
Sep 19, 2023•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 20
Jamie Lopina is a professional wakeboarder from Minooka, Illinois. Jamie got her start into wakeboarding later than most, and has progressed incredibly quickly both behind the boat and at the cable. With motivation coming more so from progressing the sport rather than solely winning contests, Jamie has a unique and refreshing view on wakeboarding. Balancing contests schedules, equal pay, Bali belly, almost giving up on wakeboarding entirely, landing doubles, and women's wakeboarding. Listen to a...
Sep 12, 2023•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 19
Shaun Murray is easily one of the biggest names in all of wakeboarding, and has influenced the sport basically since its inception. Growing up in California, then St. Louis, Shaun started riding before “wakeboarding” was even a thing. He’s had an impressive competitive and freeride career since the late 90’s. Shaun has managed to stay relevant well into his late 40’s, and still gets out on the water a ton. Private islands, a video game made about you, countless pro models, secret projects, inven...
Sep 05, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 18
Garrett Cortese is a photographer, writer, editor, and watersports industry legend. Garrett has been the editor of both Alliance Wakeboard Magazine as well as Wakeboarding Magazine, giving him a firsthand experience with just about everything that has gone on in the wakeboard industry over the past 20+years. Garrett and I dive into his years as an editor of both magazines, how wakeboarding and watersports in general has changed over the past two decades, photography, once in a lifetime trips, cr...
Aug 29, 2023•3 hr 29 min•Ep. 17
Tyler Higham is a professional wakeboarder from Oregon, and is one of the most entertaining riders to watch right now. Tyler spent his younger years on the west coast, riding in Oregon and California, spending a lot of time with influential riders like Josh Twelker and Trever Maur. Learning countless tricks and climbing up the ranks Ty decided to make the move to Orlando to continue to pursue a career in wakeboarding. Boat fires, an X Games bronze medal, wild parties, winning contests, filming v...
Aug 22, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 16
Jeff Mathis is a wakeboarder, photographer, animal lover, and all around good dude. Jeff began his wakeboard journey at an early age in Montgomery, Alabama. Growing up alongside Alex Graydon, Jeff first was exposed to photography in his teenage years, simply wanting to document the fun times he has with his friend, both on the water and off. Jeff’s photos slowly gained some traction, and later he found himself working within the watersports industry, doing work for a variety of different brands....
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 15
Rusty Malinoski is one of the biggest names in wakeboarding and has see it all when it comes to the watersports industry. From video parts to contests, Rusty has etched his name into the history of wakeboarding. Has Rusty hit the most double ups of anyone in the world? Probably. Winning the most prestigious contests, traveling the world and riding in some of the most exotic places, getting picked up in your backyard in a helicopter, 11lb setups, countless broken boards, and towers made out of ex...
Aug 08, 2023•3 hr 6 min•Ep. 14
Quint Noble is part owner in one of the biggest apparel companies in the wakeboard industry. Quint is a wakeboarder and snowboarder himself and found himself loving everything about boardsports culture at a young age. In this episode Quint details how his journey in wakeboarding is different than previous guests, his experience as a small business owner, and the pro's and con's of being intertwined within the core of the wakeboarding community. Shots, rail jams, student loans, living check to ch...
Aug 01, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 13
Clark Davis is a husband, father, wakeboarder, and was once a part owner in one of the most progressive cable parks in the world, Jibtopia. Clark began wakeboarding behind the boat at Belews lake in North Carolina. After high school, Clark took some time off from riding and attended college. Getting some of his first cable laps at Jibtopia, Clark quickly developed a unique style for riding his board, which still shows today. Jibtopia, heat stroke, winching, full parts, back to back knee injuries...
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 12
Terry Bailey began his wakeboard journey in the early 2000's, initially riding strictly behind the boat. It wasn't until he moved to Orlando that he got a taste for the rail scene in wakeboarding. Once getting the hang of cable, Terry continued to pursue his passion for rail riding, ending up at Valdosta Wake Compound in the early days of their construction. Coalition movies, life changing surgeries, legendary parties, traveling across the planet, the life of Terry Bailey is a unique one, and he...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 11
Alex Aulbach is a 27 year old professional wakeboarder from Landshut, Germany. In his early years Alex played a lot of hockey and was considering that as a potential career path. Having grown up watching skateboarding and snowboarding, Alex started to pursue those sports a bit more as he got older, specifically snowboarding. After a decent competitive season Alex quickly realized he was not going to be hucking double corks, and wasn’t getting enough snow time to stay competitive. Once discoverin...
Oct 03, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Erik Ruck is a former professional wakeboarder, X Games medalist, Pro Tour champion, TOTY winner, and much more. Having grown up in Wisconsin, Erik was very into watersports at a young age. He really took a liking to trick skiing, and right as wakeboarding was invented Erik was hooked. Picking up sponsors as he progressed during the summer Erik made the decision to move to Orlando and make a career out of wakeboarding. With wakeboarding, and extreme sports in general, being as popular as they we...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Dylan Miller is professional wakeboarder hailing from the great white north, Canada. Dylan grew up playing tons of sports, but hockey and wakeboarding were his main two. After deciding not to pursue a career becoming a hockey player Dylan poured everything into wakeboarding. Working on an oil rig in the off-season to save money to ride the rest of the year, Dylan has never been shy of hard work. Dylan is one of the few riders in wakeboarding to have talent in all 3 disciplines, the boat, cable, ...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 8
