The waves are our home … and it’s in danger. Ocean plastics and unsustainable industries threaten the world we live in, not only our oceans. In this episode, we meet Kathryn Keating, the woman behind RenewBluSurf, promoting and maintaining clean ocean waters and a healthy coastal environment one surf product at a time. Living on Long Beach Island, Kathryn Keating formed an early and deep love for the ocean and the coastal environment. From sunrise walks to waiting for the right wave, she noticed...
Feb 28, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 48
In this episode of Saltwater High, we will introduce you to Lesley Zonnekein and let you in on a great hack, especially if you are keen on surfing trips or simply stoked about handcrafted artisan surfboards! Surf Neutral is a platform that lets you connect to shapers wherever they are and wherever you may be—bringing surfers closer to surfboard shapers through the boards made. The brainchild of Lesley’s love for surfing and extensive background in IT gives you access to hard-to-find and unique s...
Feb 01, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Music and surfing harbor a tight bond that adds more fuel to the stoke. In this episode, get to know the Northern Californian band, The SoulShake, who spreads positivity and speaks love and life through heartfelt music inspired by Jason Mraz and the instrumental musical stylings of Sublime. Domenic Bianco, Charlie Sisemore, John Hendricks, and Jake Stillman share how they mothered a band from scratch and helped each other hone their inner hidden musical geniuses while getting through disagreemen...
Dec 12, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 46
From sustainable packaging to incredible ingredient deck, the co-founders of Nurtrium, Ryan Moore and Clayton Bried, are here as this episode's guests to share about their company and the future of hemp. Ryan and Clayton let us in on why they chose hemp, how they manufacture their products, and all the fantastic benefits their products can give (and with live testimonials, too)! This episode will be full of hemp stoke and vibes, which we and the planet definitely need. Social Media Profiles: Nur...
Nov 12, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 45
This episode features Lori Mallini, the founder of Protea Zero Waste, Hawaii's first zero-waste refill store, encouraging people worldwide to embrace the zero-waste lifestyle to lessen the need to use and produce plastic, which only ends up in landfills or in our oceans and destroys our planet, people’s health, and marine life. Lori is an environmentalist and policy advocate with a degree in Environmental Studies from Hawaii Pacific University. Originally from Houston, TX, Lori grew up near the ...
Oct 29, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Why are trees important? How does planting a tree make a difference in the lives of people around the world? Learn the answers to those questions and know more about the difference Community Carbon Trees is making in restoring rainforests and providing livelihood to the men and women of Costa Rica through Community Carbon Trees' founder, Jennifer Smith. From a young girl who loves trees to founding an amazing nonprofit organization that could plant more than 556,000 trees and many more through t...
Oct 21, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Laurelove - otherwise known, in Hawaiian, as Lahela, has been known to be called a health coach, yogini, farmer, inspirator, water woman, nutrition coach, cleansing specialist, and kid and animal Evangelista. She has created Cleansing Retreats on Maui, teen and youth farm clubs, and built and ran yoga studios in a few countries. Laurelove started out as a pro windsurfer in 1980 with her 1st business in life called Malibu Windsurfing. She then joined her mates who created the 1st U.S. Windsurfing...
Oct 07, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 42
This episode is for all powerhouses in our lives—our moms! Elizabeth Madin and Anna Shoemaker, the founder and founding member of Surfing Moms, share what their nonprofit organization is all about, their mission, and the magic and beauty that this community has created in their lives and hopes to create in the lives of other surfing moms out there. Elizabeth Madin is a mother of three, the founder of Surfing Moms, and an Assistant Professor of marine biology in Hawaiʻi. She started surfing in he...
Sep 24, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 41
The ocean is changing. Surfers are the first in line to notice that as we spent most of our time enjoying its magnificent waves. Us surfers should also be the first ones to take action in healing it so that the next generation gets to enjoy it, too. In this episode, we have the CEO and Founder of Reefer Wax, Marissa Gochar, tell us her journey of being an entrepreneur, her mission of choosing regenerative products, and trying to make products that will undo some of the damage due to climate chan...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Do you want to surf in warm waters and heal your mind, body, and soul in one life-changing trip? Room to Roam in Nicaragua is the place to be. In this episode, Room to Roam’s CEO and co-founder Chancie Pinkerton shares with us all the wonderful things that Room to Roam offers to help you travel off the beaten path with peace of mind and enjoy the best trips of your life with no hassle. From purchasing the right flight and getting all travel requirements met to reconnecting with yourself with the...
Sep 09, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This episode features the adventurous and exciting life of retired U.S. Army Airborne soldier Tracy Hines. Tracy lets us in on how she got hooked into surfing, her surf therapy journey, the surf therapy camp for veterans that she joined down in South Carolina, healing from trauma, and all the activities she's been doing after she retired—paddleboarding, kayaking, skateboarding. Tracy is undoubtedly someone who always has an exciting story to tell. Social Media Profile: IG: https://www.instagram....
Sep 02, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Sixteen years ago, Daniel George moved to Malibu from Gainesville, Florida. He graduated with MA in Ceramics 10 years ago and has been working as an artist since then. Describing himself as a batch artist, Daniel is a ceramic artist, a surfboard shaper, glasser, surfer, all rolled up into one incredible human being with so much artistic creativity and love for the environment. Daniel shapes surfboards out of old foams giving them a new life by turning them from trash into something beautiful. As...
Aug 26, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this episode, Prue Jeffries shares her pro surfing career with us and how water & nature support life, our health, and our well-being. Prue Jeffries of Body of Wonder and Surf the Flow is a Craniosacral Teacher and Therapist, Continuum Teacher, Certified Massage Therapist, Registered Somatic Movement Educator, and founder of Vital Dynamics®. Prue has always been a water person and explorer. She is a pioneer of women's surfing with 15 years on the ASP World Championship Tour, now known as ...
Aug 19, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Ilaria is an architect who escaped the 9 to 5 to pursue her deepest passions: traveling and surfing. A few months ago, she arrived in Costa Rica and headed north in Central America, looking for the best waves. Ilaria is also on a journey to inspire other digital nomads who love to surf to pursue their passions and create sustainable designs. She also has a guide called Become a Digital Nomad Starting From Zero about traveling the world and making money. Social Media Profiles: Website: https://il...
Aug 11, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 35
This podcast with Reefscapers' resident Marine biologist, Amélie Carraut, celebrates Reefscapers' mission to protect the ocean with their coral reef restoration projects in the Maldives and raise awareness about the importance of coral reefs. As surfers, we all have a relationship with the reef. And in this episode, Amélie shares interesting details about them, their process of restoring corals, and how we can help their cause by adopting a coral frame. These coral frames are built & monitor...
Aug 05, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Different things in our daily life instill in us that our body should be perfect—thin, bikini-worthy, flawless. But truth be told, the perfect body does not exist. In this episode, the amazing woman behind Hakuna Wear, Jessica Boynton, will teach us that every body is a bikini body and to just be free to be you. Hakuna Wear is more than just your ordinary swimwear brand. Not only do they make functional and sexy swimsuits from plant-based fabrics, made to fit all body types, and do not fall off ...
Jul 28, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 33
In this episode, get to know the man behind the world's best surfing helmets—Terry Simms, the founder of Simba Surf, where he shares what inspired him to create the helmet, how he made it, and the many benefits it gives to all surfers of any age. Some of the helmet’s benefits include fostering long and healthy surfing lives for everyone and protect us from the damaging effects of long-term exposure to sun, wind, and water. Terry also takes us back to the 60s and 70s by sharing the start of his s...
Jul 21, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Next to having a big affinity for cultural anthropology, Kyra also has a love for making art and design. She aims to explore the junction between academia, research, and multimedia technology in order to communicate complex topics through creative narratives. She aspires to work in academia or an NGO environment that supports research and the translation of social issues through creative storytelling. She is currently on a book tour along the European coast and will visit at least 10 surf camps ...
Jul 08, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Last March, I was honored to become a guest on Naomi Olson's The Sea of Medicine Podcast, where she interviews sea-lovers from all walks of life and share with everyone the ocean’s power to heal, inspire and transform our lives. Naomi is also the creator of Boundless Waves offering daily seaspiration, sea ceremonies, retreats, courses, and many more. In this episode, we talked about the greatest love of my life—the ocean. Links: Website: https://www.boundlesswave.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.c...
Jul 01, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 30
The beautiful thing about being in business is meeting someone who is aligned with your ideals and how you look at the world, and fortunately, I was able to find someone like that in Christian, the founder of Poseidon Paddle and Surf. From having a business relationship to becoming one of my great friends, the episode this week highlights Christian's journey as the founder of Poseidon Paddle and Surf, as a great musician, brother, son, and friend. Social Media Profiles: Website: https://www.pose...
Jun 16, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Are you planning to travel the world solo once the pandemic is over? What's it like traveling solo if you're a woman? In this episode, Gabi Brody, an experienced traveler, and travel coach shared her adventures traveling alone in today's world. She shared some tips on the beautiful places to go, beaches to surf, couch surfing, saving a ton of money during the trip, and so many essential information that will help anyone interested in traveling solo. Gabi also documented all of her travel in her ...
Jun 08, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Dive deeper into the power of the ocean and the specifics of surf therapy for trauma healing with the founder of Groundswell Community, Natalie Small LMFT, the founder of Hakuna Wear, Jessica Boynton, and Jackie. Groundswell offers different surf therapy programs to help and give women a safe community to overcome various forms of trauma and mental health effects, heal, learn from them, and become their truest selves. These 3 amazing women share their sisterhood and their experiences with the he...
Jun 03, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 27
In this episode, I got to talk to an amazing big wave surfer from Torquay, Australia—Jeff Rowley. Jeff has been surfing big waves for 23 years, including paddling on the biggest days at Peahi on Maui and Cloudbreak in Fiji. Jeff started the website paddleinmastery.com, an online learning platform dedicated to helping surfers of all skill levels take their big wave surfing to the next level. His first online course, The Breath Hold Blueprint, teaches surfers of any level how to safely increase th...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 26
In this episode, I had the chance to talk to a #1 bestseller author from Pensacola, Florida—Nic Schuck. Native Moments is Nic's debut novel. It's a coming-of-age surf adventure novel set in Costa Rica. 2.5 years after it was published, it reached #1 bestseller status in the Central and South American Travel and Tourism category on Amazon, which lets him know that it survives in an era of easily disposable fads. In this episode, he lets us in on what the book is all about, his inspiration in writ...
May 07, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Dom Taylor is the founder of Shaka Surf, an eco surf product marketplace established in 2018. He is a surfer, environmentalist, keen traveler, and entrepreneur. He currently splits his time between Portugal and the UK, loves learning new languages and meeting people from all walks of life! He started Shaka Surf because he wanted to "be the change" rather than passively watch our oceans and beaches get progressively worse with rubbish. He came up with the idea of creating eco surf fins from recyc...
Apr 21, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Have you been wanting to surf the cool and awesome waves in Alaska? Same here, bro! In this episode, I got the chance to talk to Scott Reierson, the owner and operator of Alaska Surf Guides, and he's here to let you know of the amazing surf adventures that are waiting for all of us in Alaska and his journey on how he was able to make his passion and dream become a reality. Alaska Surf Guides focuses on remote surf trips exploring Alaska’s waves. Based out of Seward, Alaska, they use helicopters ...
Apr 07, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 23
"My philosophy is pretty simple: to take every surfer, of every ability, to the next level of their surfing life." - Joel Zemenick, JZ Surfboards. Joel and Andi went on a surf/dive trip in Maui last year before COVID hit, where they fell in love with each other and decided to build a surfboard factory—JZ Surfboards. JZ Surfboards specialize in building high-performance boards with an artistic appeal tailor-made for each surfer and every wave. Andi is a divemaster and runs all business operations...
Mar 19, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 22
With the unrest that happened in summer 2020, more and more surfers of color are emerging and finding a space in the lineup. And yet, there is still resistance from other people of color and certain disbelief from others. In this podcast episode, I got the chance to talk to Kwame LaBassiere about diversity in the lineup, Tribe of Zen, being an activist and ocean conservationist, how's it like surfing in Rockaway, and many more. More About Kwame LaBassiere: He has been surfing for 19 years. He is...
Mar 03, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Sherry and Briana Tautiva are a mother-daughter team who sought out to reject traditional industry norms and invite athletes to be rebels for the Wild. Their company, Wild Habitat, is bringing together brands that are proving that animal rights, environmental concerns, and giving back are their first priority. Wild Habitat aspires to bring together communities of caring human beings, willing to take a stand and eradicate the damage done to our planet. They are proud to create a platform to unite...
Feb 17, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Love to surf but living far from the coast? In this episode, I got the chance to talk to Leo Rossini, who is a surfer living in Texas. Leo was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and surfing has been a very important and huge part of his life. But currently living in Texas, Leo shared how he has to drive 4 hours to reach and surf in Galveston and how he continues to find alternatives to continue surfing and get stoked. Listen to Leo's journey and learn that if you have the stoke and the kind of fortitude...
Jan 27, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 19
