What is a food forest? You'll have to listen to find out! On this episode of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan chat with adventure photographer, writer, farmer, conservationist, and National Geographic Explorer, Becca Skinner. For Becca's take on permaculture and sustainable ranching, her experience of building a career as photographer and storyteller, her top tips for car camping/living (learned from 32,000 miles on the road with her pup and a camera!), and her feelings about business, busyness...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Kit Deslauriers is a Jackson-hole based ski mountaineer, the first person in the world to ski off the top of the highest mountain on each of the seven continents (famed Seven Summits), an author, speaker, activist, and mother. That's quite the impressive resumé and we were honored to chat with Kit for episode 21 of The Stokecast! For the show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/kit-deslauriers
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 21
In episode 20 of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan recap the joys and pains of their recent experience running the Trapp Lodge Mountain Marathon in Stowe, Vermont. After, they have a deep conversation about building businesses with social impact with Cotopaxi Founder and CEO, Davis Smith. Also on the show, learn: 14:32 - How Davis runs his business AND his family by defining values and building an organizational culture 16:00 - When and why Davis learned to embrace his entrepreneurial spirit 18:...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Tim Burke was an airport operations manager at Boeing Field in Washington, overseeing the safety of everything happening on the airfield. He loved his job and he had worked so hard to get there. So why then did he walk away from everything stable and certain to pursue the roads of the world with his camera and a motorcycle? In episode 19 of The Stokecast, we chat with Tim Burke about: - His decision to leave his job and start living on the road - What place, after nearly 2 years of travel, has l...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Sanni McCandless is a life and transition coach for outdoor-minded individuals seeking more intentional lifestyles, as well as the co-founder of the Outwild festival series. On this episode learn how to embrace career and lifestyle changes, deal with vulnerability on display, and start asking yourself, "what is it that I want from life?" In this episode: - How to overcome mental barriers to start embracing transitions in your life or changes in your career - Lifestyle design and how much life ex...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Have you ever thought about climbing Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, or starting a global expedition guiding company specializing in rapid ascents on the world's biggest mountains? Adrian Ballinger has. If you're a total logistics nerd (like Emily and Adrian) and obsessed with operations, or if you're just drawn to pursuing crazy challenges, listen, learn, and be inspired as Adrian shares his story. On this episode: - Learning to trust your team and delegate tasks when you start to sc...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 17
If you've been wondering how much work it takes to become a professional outdoor athlete, working on building your base of physical fitness, your personal brand, and keeping your mind on track, you're going to want to tune into this one. TJ David is a professional skier and Aspen-based plant-powered endurance athlete with experience on both sides of the lens. And he's also still hustling to make it work - because let's be real, it's rare to be a full-time athlete in this industry! Listen and lea...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Sarah Herron was born without the lower half of her left arm but that hasn't stopped her from living out some of life's greatest adventures, looking for love on The Bachelor, finding it within herself, starting a non-profit, and helping others with limiting beliefs learn to love themselves and accomplish more than they ever felt capable of. On this episode, Jonathan and Emily chat with Sarah about: - The importance of challenging self-limiting beliefs - Providing spaces for women who are living ...
May 29, 2025•59 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This week, we had the extraordinary photographer, entrepreneur, filmmaker, adventurer and storyteller, Chris Burkard on the podcast. Chris shares his no-BS approach to the perpetual hustle mindset and gets real and raw about how much you have to sacrifice to find the success you desire. Also, Jonathan and Emily chat with Chris about: - How to fill the gaps in your skillset - Why you should be investing in yourself with time AND money - Everything you need to learn about the 'technical stuff,' yo...
May 27, 2025•57 min•Season 2Ep. 14
What an incredible episode. From burn victim to pro-triathlete to world record crushing mountaineer, Colin O'Brady of Beyond 7/2 and 50HP is a bundle of inspiration, stoke, and an overall fantastic guy. On this episode, learn: - What 'sleep-hiking' is and learning to micro-nap - The drive behind pursuing mountaineering World Records - His project of Beyond 7/2 and motivating young people to get outside - The use of social media as a platform for building communities - His 50HP project and the 'F...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Want to learn how to be well-rounded, passionate and creative while also living your dream? How to be self-motivated in an industry without much structure? Take notes from this weeks' Stokecast guest, Michelle Parker. On the show: - How she skied before she could even walk - Growing up in a premier mountain town, Squaw Valley - Importance of female role models - Being your own boss - The need to be diligent, productive and well-rounded - The process of pitching, planning and starring in a TV ser...
May 19, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Redefine running with The Mirnavator. Mirna Valerio is the creator of the Fat Girl Running blog, author of A Beautiful Work in Progress, as well as a speaker, educator, and mother. On this episode, Mirna takes us on her journey of becoming an ultra-runner, learning to be her own boss, advocating for representation in the sport, and... - Jonathan and Emily have an exciting update on their lives and goals! - Mirna's experience running this year's freezing wet Boston Marathon - From growing up in B...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Do you know the difference between joy, awe, and stoke? Veteran, climber, skier, star of Adventure Not War, Stacy Bare digs deep on The Stokecast to paint a thought-provoking picture of the ups and downs in his life and how he was able to reframe some of his darker defining moments. Stacy also shares: - How he puts himself in situations in which he needs to push himself out of his comfort zone (any why it's important to do so) - His work with The Phoenix: A Sober Active Community - Thought on pr...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Have you ever thought about going out for 2,000+ mile run? Do you think even if you had the physical strength, you could muster the mental stamina? This week on the Stokecast, record-breaking distance runner, Joe McConaughy, shares what it takes to smash records on the world's longest trails. Plus... - How Joe came to be a runner, and even crazier, an ultramarathon trail runner - Combining your passion with a cause (Run for Colin) - What you learn when you dig deep - Joe's journey on both the Pa...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Professional rock climber, writer, and mom, Beth Rodden, joins Emily and Jonathan on to chat about: - How and why Beth fell in love with climbing - Creativity vs. competition and what’s changed about the sport for kids today - Women in climbing and growing up without access to many female role models or any clear path to turning climbing into a career - How barely escaping a kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan rocked the foundation of Beth’s confidence in climbing, her marriage, and mental health. - Vulner...
Apr 28, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week on The Stokecast, professional skier, unprofessional surfer, fisherman, fun haver, and co-founder of Arcade Belts, Cody Townsend. Expect to walk away from this episode with your new life manifesto and a mission to live every day in more meaningful ways. Jonathan and Emily chat with Cody about: - How fun and happiness are the bedrock principles for all of his pursuits - Why he chose to stop doing what initially brought him success as a professional skier and shift directions into inspir...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Father, climber, emcee, coach, Kris Hampton, reflects on his rise from rapper to rock climber to business owner and content creator. His journey wasn't always easy, and certainly, wasn't always focused. In this episode, Kris recounts some of the most transformational experiences of his life, specifically when he learned to let go of ego in lieu of finding fulfillment in more personal challenges. Once Kris seemingly got out of his own way, the pieces of the puzzle started to fall together. And hi...
Apr 21, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Professional ski mountaineer, adventurer, environmental and social activist, Caroline Gleich is not shy about battling demons. Whether those demons are social media stalkers and trolls, or her internal voice of fear and insecurity, Caroline has become a champion of creating an open and honest dialogue around tackling personal and professional obstacles head-on. Her unshakable positivity coupled with her drive to push limits in the mountains while protecting the places we play, make Caroline a po...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Semi-Rad creator Brendan Leonard shares his story of developing a brand voice for the everyday adventurer and how he has been able, and continues, to turn his passions into art that pays. With Semi-Rad.com, Brendan has dedicated his life to speaking to the simple joys of being regular in outdoor pursuits, focusing on the quirks and commonalities of experiences we share. Learn how Brendan got his start, taking the leap from corporate life into the freelance world and eventually turned the side-hu...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Clare Gallagher rocked the ultra-running scene when she came out of seemingly nowhere to win the infamous Leadville 100 in 2016, slaying the competition and putting down the second fastest time in the race's history. But Clare's story started long before Leadville and it's continued these past couple of years in a very big way. In episode 3 of The Stokecast, Jonathan and Emily dig into: - What drives Clare Gallagher as an ultra-endurance athlete - How Clare's career as a runner evolved - How Cla...
Apr 09, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Professional adventurer, skier, activist, and storyteller Brody Leven speaks to his entrepreneurial beginnings and recounts his journey from the humble hills of Ohio to some of the world's biggest mountains, epic bike trips, and even the steps of Washington D.C. For the show notes from this episode, visit www.exploreinspired.com/stokecast
Apr 07, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
"Adventure photographer" doesn't quite describe Christian Schaffer. After just a few seconds staring at her work you know that in Schaffer's world, landscapes look more like dreamscapes, and what most call outdoor escapes, she calls life. In Christian's past life, she was an Abercrombie model and retail manager. She went to college in Hawaii, moved to Italy for work, trekked the John Muir Trail, and traveled 19 countries (mostly alone) pursuing wild adventures, foods, and freedom. And after chan...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 31
We lost a legend. And are absolutely gutted. In honor of the icon, the inspiration, the hero that was Hilaree Nelson, we decided to republish her 2019 Stokecast interview. Through this, please allow Hilaree to continue inspiring your next great adventure and your most fulfilling life. On September 26, 2022, while skiing off the true summit of Mount Manaslu in Nepal with partner Jim Morrison, Hilaree Nelson was swept off her skis by a small avalanche that carried her off the south side of the fac...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 111
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: Haley Cotty, Explore More tuIFbdWa6kLv7io9N2cX
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 110
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: John Doherty of Credo and Single Geared
Jul 28, 2021•53 min•Season 8Ep. 109
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: Erik Lara, DIY Climbing Holds
Jul 14, 2021•44 min•Season 8Ep. 110
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: Angela McCurren of Outdoor AngVentures
Jun 30, 2021•56 min•Season 8Ep. 107
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: Dan Stoddard, Photographer
Jun 16, 2021•49 min•Season 8Ep. 106
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: Sean Oblizalo of Vows and Peaks Learn more about Sean and his elopement photography business at vowsandpeaks.com
Jun 02, 2021•47 min•Season 8Ep. 105
The Stokecast mini-series: Making Ideas Happen Tune into the raw conversations and consulting sessions your fellow Stokecast listeners had with host Jonathan Ronzio and let your own ideas catch fire by hearing their business, marketing, and brand strategy questions get answered. Featured this week: Adam Clayton of Becoming Borderless
May 19, 2021•57 min•Season 8Ep. 104
