Proofs in the name @gravity____official on 🔥taking bronze🥉at Breaking for Gold B-Boys World Series Final.
@fiseworld
Location: Montpellier, France
#radseason #fise #fisemontpellier #breakingforgold #breaking #roadtoparis2024 #breakdancing
@benmooreracing sending in Spain🤘
📍@lafenasosa
#bikepark #mtblife #mtbdaily
Xavier De Le Rue, Big Mountain Snowboarder
Xavier De Le Rue is a French snowboarder renowned for his aggressive riding style, world championships, and innovative approach to snowboarding. Growing up in the French Pyrenees Xavier began competing professionally in the late 90s. He quickly gained a reputation for his unique style and fearless riding winning the Boardercross World Championships 4 times along with multiple X Games gold medals.
Xavier went on to compete on the World Freeride Tour and won 3 consecutive World Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He has been featured era defining snowboarding films, accomplished numerous first descents and despite all this success, Xavier remains humble and dedicated to promoting the sport of snowboarding. He's a true icon in the world of snowboarding and continues to inspire new generations with his talent and passion.
Tune in to find out how Xavier got into snowboarding, staying competitive, live after competing, the accident that almost took his life, passing the baton watching his kids compete, keeping things new in the mountains, his purpose around sustainability and loads more!
#radseason #snowboarding
Espree Devora - WeAreLATech and Women in Tech Founder
Espree Devora is a podcaster, journalist, speaker and founder of WeAreLATech.
Espree started her entrepreneurial journey out of college building ZexSports, a digital media company focused on connecting brands with the emerging youth market through action sports. Espree went on to create WeareLATech.com, a platform that unifies the LA tech ecosystem through her first WeAreLATech Podcast, a localized Silicon Beach community event calendar, and offline experiences. She is also the producer and host of the Women in Tech Podcast, sharing stories of actionable empowerment and inspiring listeners to believe that “if she can do it, so can I.” which Espree calls “actionable empowerment”.
Espree is a a leading voice in the tech industry and a powerful advocate for women in tech. Listed as one of Inc Magazine’s Top 30 Women in Tech to follow and recognized by Harper’s Bazaar as one of the top 10 podcasts to listen to. As a speaker and panel moderator, Espree has spoken for numerous corporations including CBS, SXSW, Disney, and USC MBA.
Tune in to find out how and why Espree started ZexSports, becoming a podcaster before it was trendy, lessons learnt from building startups and helping founders, finding purpose, her love for writing and journalism and loads more!
#radseason #actionsports #podcast #tech
The best Portuguese and international tube riders from around the globe are coming back to Carcavelos Beach, Portugal for the 9th Edition of The Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong.
2023 Perfect Chapter surfers include:
@acebuchan (AUS)
@adrianodesouza (BRA)
@aritz_aranburu (ES)
@_balaram (USA)
@_clay_marzo (HAW)
@joaomariamendonca (PRT)
@mikeyfebruary (ZA)
@_miguelblanco_ (PRT)
@nathan_hog (AUS)
@nicvonrupp (PRT)
@pedroboonman (PRT)
@salvadorvala (PRT)
@tiagosacapires (PRT)
@torreymeister (HAW)
The waiting period is from January 9 to March 9.
See you at the beach 🏖
#radseason #surfing #portugal #carcavelos #surfingportugal #surfingislife #cascais
Beau Nixon, Stand Up Paddler and SUP Surf Coach
Beau Nixon is a Stand Up Paddler, SUP Coach, Podcaster, Commentator and Founder of Travel With A Paddle.
Nixon was born in NSW, Australia and before he could walk his dad had him on the nose of his longboard. Growing up by the coast he got into competing at longboarding, winning the Australian Junior Longboard Championships. He was then introduced to Stand Up Paddling in 2002 and the rest is history. Nixon would compete in as many SUP events as he could and became Australian Open Stand Up Paddle Champion. He qualified for the SUP World Tour and competed for a number of years along with honing his skills as a Stand Up Paddle Coach and surf guide.
In 2019 Nixon created his own SUP Travel Company called Travel With A Paddle. They offer epic SUP Holidays to locations like Costa Rica, The Maldives and Mozambique. He is also a writer and contributor for SUPboarder Magazine and commentates for the APP World Tour.
Tune in to find out about how Nixon got into SUP, advice for getting into Stand UP Paddling, what trips he has planned and loads more!
Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan
Oliver Percovich is the founder and executive director of Skateistan, a nonprofit organization that uses skateboarding as a means of empowering youth and promoting education in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa.
Percovich was born in Australia and grew up skateboarding in the streets of Melbourne. In 2007, he moved to Kabul, Afghanistan. He decided to turn his passion for skateboarding into a way to make a difference in the lives of young people. In 2009, Percovich founded Skateistan, which initially operated out of a small skatepark in Kabul. The organization quickly gained popularity and expanded to include a school that provides free education to children in grades 1 through 9. Skateistan now providing skateboarding and educational programming to over 4,000 young people each week.
Percovich has received numerous awards including the World Skateboarding Federation's Humanitarian Award and the Australian Youth Mentorship Award. He has also been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. Percovich is also a member of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission and a board member of the Tony Hawk Foundation, which supports the creation of public skateparks in underserved communities around the world.
Tune in to find out about how Percovich started Skateistan, how they have been dealing with the Taliban Government, plans for the organisation and how you can support.
#radseason #skateboarding
Incredibly sad to hear the news that action sports icon, DC Shoes cofounder and rally driving legend Ken Block has passed away from a snowmobile accident 💔
Ken was an inspiration to so many.
Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Thanks for everything. Rest in peace, KB
#actionsports #thankyou #kenblock #kb #43
Sophie Everard - Mad to Live
Sophie Everard is a journalist, consultant, entrepreneur, adventurer, amplifier and storyteller of Women in Sport.
Growing up by the sea in Greece and Portugal Sophie then moved to the UK for high school and University. After studying she took a year out and did a season learning to snowboard in the Alps. Sophie decided to move to London to seek out her first job in the action sports industry. She started off doing sales for Cooler Magazine but her passion was always to write. She would write stories on the side which lead to her next role working as PR Manager at Oakley.
Being obsessed with sports Sophie became a personal trainer and would teach classes in the evenings at a female only gym. She saw a gap in the market and started Mad To Live, a media and travel brand putting on adventure and action sports retreats around the world.
Sophie is currently the women’s editor at Wavelength Surf Magazine and hosts the Drop In Sessions podcast a show which covers amazing women in sport. She is also on the board of trustees for the Wave Project Charity and has just launched a new CBD brand called Lunalixir.
Tune in to find out about how Sophie got into the action sports industry, her career in marketing and communications and her entrepreneurial journey starting her own businesses plus loads more!
#radseason #actionsports
Truls Brataas, Db Journey Founder
Truls Brataas is an engineer, CEO and founder of Db Journey.
Growing up in Oslo, Norway, Truls started snowboarding. He got a scholarship to study Entrepreneurship in Utah and spent most of the time on the slopes. When he returned he wanted to continue studying and did a MSc in Mechanical Engineering back home. 3 years into the course Truls went travelling around the world, surfing, hiking and exploring.
In 2009 on a surfing trip in Norway Truls met freeski legend Jon Olsson. They bonded on action sports and the idea of trying to redefine travel gear and enhance better journeys. Truls worked on a ski bag prototype in his student dorm room using his life savings. He went to China to find the right factory and in 2012 they officially launched Db to the world. 10 years on and Db have produced backpacks, carry bags, luggage and accessories for outdoor lifestyles and travel. They are a 5-time Gaselle award winner and multiple ISPO design award winner with over 60 staff and ship worldwide.
Tune in to find out about the ups and downs of bootstrapping a business, what Truls learnt running the company for 10 years, international expansion and what Db have planned.
#radseason #travel
Monsters in the Canary Islands on last day of the @appworldtour SUP Surf Gran Canaria Pro Am 🤯
@sebastiangomezdc @zaniac1 and @tristanboxford putting on a show after the comp🔥
#radseason #sup #supsurf #supsurfing #grancanaria #olas #supsurfing
Insane waves and unbelievable surfing for Finals Day of the Gran Canaria Pro Am 🔥
Congratulations to the two new SUP Surf World Champions @benoit_carpentier and @kaede.inoue.surfer 🏆
#radseason #sup #appworldtour #supsurfing #grancanaria #laspalmas #laspalmasdegrancanaria #standuppaddleboard #standuppaddleboarding
Jimmy The Giant, YouTuber on Growing A YouTube Channel
Kieren Owen, otherwise known as YouTuber Jimmy The Giant or The Internet’s Louis Theroux is a storyteller, musician and sub culture enthusiast.
Kieren got hooked on two things at an early age, parkour and making videos. Growing up he had a group of mates who he would practice parkour with and film. They created a parkour lifestyle brand called Marrero Gang. The company fell apart after a few years. He still wanted to make videos and had built a name for himself as Jimmy The Giant through music. He took over the Marrero Gang YouTube Channel. His first documentary on the new channel called ‘How One Man Nearly Destroyed Parkour’ went viral.
Jimmy The Giant continued to create documentary style videos about parkour. He then expanded out into content on interesting sub cultures and action sports targeting a larger audience. He’s now gone full time as a content creature building his YouTube channel to 229k subscribers and over 41 million views.
Tune in to find out what content strategies he used to grow his YouTube Channel, focusing on a niche and then broadening out, action sports events coverage and advice he has for starting your own channel.
Martina Russo, Action Sports Translator
Martina Russo is the Founder of Action Sports Translator and Co-Founder of Protect Our Winters Italy. Martina grew up in Milan, Italy but always new the city life wasn't for her. She spent her winter and summer months in the Alps. Studying translation and interrupting at University Martina moved to Germany and Switzerland and hasn't been back for 14 years.
Martina started translating as a freelancer enabling her to live remotely as a 'digital nomad' before that was even a thing. Being a keen snowboarder, climber and mountain biker she saw a gap in the market with the larger action sports and outdoor brands having questionable translation on their websites, products and marketing material. So she decided to build theactionsportstranslator.com a specialised multilingual translation service and has worked with the likes of Salomon, Patagonia, O’Neill Wetsuits and Komoot.
Tune in to find out how Martina started her translation agency, working and living remotely in a van, becoming the co-founder of Protect Our Winters Italy and loads more!
#radseason #actionsports
Austrian biking legend @wibmerfabio has done it again with ‘Video Game’ his first major edit in 2 years 🔥
#radseason #fabiowibmer #mtblife #trailbike #trialbikes #innsbruck #cotedazur #urbanfreeride #freeridemtb #mtbfreeride
‘Liquid Death at the end of the day we’re making fun of marketing’ ☠️💦
Hope you can join us TOMORROW on the Rad Season Show with @liquiddeath Co-Founder and CEO Mike Cessario.
When: Wednesday, November 9th at 10am PDT, 1pm Eastern Time.
Join us Live on @radseason YouTube. Link in the bio 👀
#radseason #branding #marketing #liquiddeath #murderyourthirst #deathtoplastic
Mike Cessario, Liquid Death CEO on Branding and Murdering Thirsts
Mike Cessario is the Co-Founder & CEO of Liquid Death Mountain Water.
Mike always knew he wanted to start his own company. He saw a gap in the healthy beverage market for a water company built around brand humor. In January of 2019 Mike launched Liquid Death Mountain Water an aluminium canned water from the Austrian Alps. With damn right hilarious savvy marketing campaigns and a death to plastic approach they have gone full throttle in the CPG space and produced the raddest merch.
Most recently LD have partnered with Martha Stewart on a Dismembered Moments Candle and Bert Kreischer's Body By Bert. They raised $70 million in a series D round valuing the company at $700 million.
Tune in to find out how Cessario started Liquid Death, getting investment, disrupting the healthy beverage market, building the team in hyper-growth mode and what his plans are for thirst murdering global domination!
#radseason #liquiddeath #branding
@gerrylopezsurfboards on the start of surf tourism and the first time he surfed in Bali 🌴
Hope you can join us TOMORROW for the full Gerry episode of The Rad Season Show on Wednesday, November 2nd at 10am PDT, 5pm UK.
Where: @radseason YouTube and Facebook Channels.
Video Edit & Production by Susana Metzger & Zucalli Media and thanks to Patagonia, Gabe Davies, Dave Ponzio, Hotel Vila Gale Ericeira.
#radseason #surfingbali #balisurf #balisurfing #uluwatu #baliwaves #gerrylopez #surftravel #surfingislife
One of the most influential surfers and surfboard builders of all time @gerrylopezsurfboards talks about the start of pro surfing, Pipeline and building Lightning Bolt ⚡
Hope you can join us for the FULL Gerry episode of The @radseason Show on Wednesday, November 2nd at 10am PDT, 5pm UK.
Trailer featuring surfing legends @shauntomson @iancairnss_ @rabbitbartholomew @markrichardssurfboards @peter_townend04
Video Edit & Production by @susana.metzger & @zucallimedia and thanks to @gabedavies, Dave Ponzio, @lenni.basse, Hotel Vila Gale Ericeira, @suzannahsterten, Roos van de Weerd
#radseason #surfing #podcast #gerrylopez #lightningbolt #northshore #northshoreoahu #pipeline
Gerry Lopez, Surfer, Shaper, Actor, Icon
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: It's the Rad Season Show 100th Episode!
Gerry Lopez, Mr. Pipeline one of the greatest surfers and surfboard shapers of all time joins us on the show 💥
Gerry grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii and would go to Waikiki Beach with his family at a young age. He honed his surfing skills at Ala Moana bowl winning state and national surfing titles. Gerry is a pioneer at Pipeline and multiple Pipeline Master winner. His calmness under pressure and ability to surf waves that can kill you is linked to his yoga practice on land.
Tune in as we talk story about Gerry's involvement in the shortboard revolution, starting his surfboard company Lightning Bolt, the birth of pro surfing, being one of the first surfers to visit Bali and G Land, snowboarding in Oregon, the Ying and Yang Documentary and so much more!
We sat down to record this episode in Ericiera, Portugal after the European Premiere documentary on his life, 'The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez' directed by Stacy Peralta.
#radseason #surfing
