Vanessa Hair, Founder of Mountain Riders Collective

Hi everyone, welcome to today’s podcast where we are chatting with Vanessa Hair! We talk about her journey into riding bikes from a young age to her journey as an accomplished MTB racer who has won several awards during her career, to today as she starts this amazing project called the Mountain Riders Collective. The collective is a community where we as riders can build connections, support each other, be inspired through online and in-person forums, events, coaching, and importantly a platform for mentorship programs!

It's been 1 year since Vanessa began Mountain Coaches Collective. Over the past year, she took the time to analyze and navigate where mountain bikers were at. Through her journey of navigating her passion project, the company name was due for a change. With the guidance of mentorship, Vanessa has renamed the company to Mountain Riders Collective. The name embodies it all and that "riders" hit more of a global scale which is her ultimate goal, plus coaches are riders too! 

Be sure to check out her website in the description below to see for your-self all that the Mountain Riders Collective has to offer. Stay tuned and listen to our chat about this amazing new venture she’s taking on, and how she’s helping our community.

Also, sign up for the June 20th Webinar with the always awesome Jen Kates where they will be discussing ways to minimize low back discomfort/pain as a MTB rider and coach.

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You can also reach out to Vanessa via her Instagram or her website!

https://www.mountainriderscollective.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mountain.riders.collective/

0:00 Intro

1:25 How she started

7:22 Overcoming and coping with crashes

11:10 What inspired Mountain Riders Collective

22:08 The Best, Worst Advice

30:00 Mentorship

42:28 Always check your bike

44:45 Reach out!