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TPM Episode 270: Jimbo Morgan, Legendary Pro Skier, Telemark Skier, Snowboarder, Olympian Mar 21, 2022

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Jimbo Morgan is arguably one of the most talented athletes to come out of the snow space; he's also a total badass. From being an Olympian to pioneering bungee jumping to being a sponsored skier, telemark skier, and snowboarder, Jimbo has always been at the top of his game. He does things his way, always telling it like is...whether you like it or not. This is a do not miss podcast with a living legend

Jimbo Morgan Show Notes:

3:30: Cancer and nerve issues, XC Skiing, and Tomahawk

14:00: Growing up in Sacramento and Loomis, skiing, skateboarding, Tennis and Golf, and divorce

21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

24:00: Rebelling, Skateboarding, Dazed and Confused, and Dyslexia/Agoraphobic,

32:00: Skiing with badasses, snowboarding, Mike Chantry's ramp, and Farmer and Hetzel stories

43:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

45:00: Palmer, what did skiing look like culturally, finding speed skiing, and localism

52:00: Wanting to go fast, Steve McKinney taking him under his wing, and Steve changing the direction of Jimbo's life

61:00: Hopeful for an Olympic opportunity, training with Steve for the Olympics at Slide Mountain, unique things about speed skiing and Michael Skakel

75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Dale Womack

TPM Episode 269: Jenny Taylor, Salomon VP of Marketing Mar 14, 2022

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Jenny Taylor has done everything in the ski industry. She started at the bottom in customer service and worked her way to her current role of VP of Marketing for Salomon. On the podcast, we talk about breaking the glass ceiling, managing some of the best athletes in the world, letting them go, and much more. It's another incredible business episode.

Jenny Taylor Show Notes:

3:30: Managing athletes, earning respect, being a woman in the old boys club, women's product, and being the "Salo-Mom."

10:00: Growing up in PA, Summer Camp, sports, not liking HS, snowboarding, and working for Inca Snowboards

15:00: UVM, NZ, CS at Dakine, events, and Cliff Bar

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

24:00: Managing people, Salomon, her teams, Jib Academy, and parents,

31:00: Losing athletes, dropping them and having a job that is and having a job that is your hobby

39:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:00: The BBR, product, the French, the Chinese, and speaking everyone's language

49:00: Marketing Manager, Trade Marketing, Brand Manager, Brand Director, and VP of Marketing

56:30: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Rogge

TPM Episode 268: Bill Marolt, Olympian, NCAA Champion, CEO US Ski Team Mar 07, 2022

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Bill Marolt is not only a ski visionary, but he's also a living legend known for his Olympic-level ski career, NCAA Championships, and US Ski and Snowboard Teams. When Bill proclaimed that the USA would be the best ski team in the world, the world thought he was crazy, but Bill achieved that goal and many more throughout his career. On the podcast, we talk about the 2022 Olympics, the other games he was a part of and an athlete, coach, and CEO, his NCAA Football Title at the University of Colorado, and much more. It's an hour with a Hall of Fame member who has had a huge impact on the sports we love

Bill Marolt Show Notes:

3:30: The 2022 Olympics, the IOC, FIS, China and Russia, the Mikaela story, and the lack of focus on Park and Pipe

15:30: Aspen in the '40s and '50's, skiing, HS racing on the national level, and was there sponsorship back then

21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

24:00: Billy Kid, Jimmie Heuga, and more, College racing at Colorado "The American Way," and the legendary US Team he was part of and who was the most famous

30:00: His Olympic experience, maintaining amateur status, and getting a job at the University of Colorado coaching the ski team at a young age

36:00: Winning eight consecutive NCAA Championships, what defines his leadership style, his 10-year philosophy, leaving Colorado to coach the US Ski Team, and Bill Johnson wins the Downhill

42:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

44:30: The politics of the team and how it impacts athletes, leaving the US Ski team for the Athletic Director job at the University of Colorado, and learning the business of sports

51:30: His famous contract extension for his losing football coach, the risk pays off with a national championship, and more on leadership

59:00: Leaving Colorado for the US Ski Team and its CEO position, having athletes like Daron Rahlves, Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso

64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Luke Bodensteiner

TPM Episode 267: Michael Spencer, Sports Agent Feb 28, 2022

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Michael Spencer is a powerhouse of an agent who represents some of the top athletes in ski and snowboard. I'm talking about Shaun White, Gus Kenworthy, Simon Dumont, Torin Yater-Wallace and more. On the podcast, we talk about deep connections to his athletes, starting brands with them, all things agent and of course, Michael's backstory. It's a peek into the life and times of a super-agent. Jossi Wells asks the inappropriate Questions.

Michael Spencer Show Notes:

3:30: Shaun White, his new brands, his image in the world of snowboarding and beyond

14:30: Mormon, his brother coming out, and coming up in the freestyle world

20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

23:30: Competition, college, quitting competition, Law School in California, his girlfriend's gold and the injury that made his career

35:00: Grasping for anything, Nike pro models, medals stolen, money, and personal expense

28:00: Working for the Salt Lake Olympic Committee, starting his agency, the first Olympics, and cutting his teeth early on

32:00: Depression, overdose, getting help, another intense bout with depression, another overdose, and time in the psych ward, getting out and figuring out how to manage her depression

41:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

43:00: The courtship of Simon Dumont, the progression of athletes, Sarah Burke, and creating the AFP

51:30: FIS doesn't get it, babysitting, explaining things to sponsors, and dealing with athletes when they don't want to show up at sponsor related contracted events

60:00: Contract negotiations, creating brands with athletes, and all things Gus Kenworthy

77:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jossi Wells

TPM Episode 266: Jackie Paaso, Pro Skier Feb 21, 2022

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Jackie Paaso has lived a life full of ups and downs. This once-promising mogul skier turned free ride athlete has battled with her mental health throughout her life as an elite athlete. We talk about depression, suicide, getting help, and death on the podcast. But don't worry, it's not all bad. We also talk about her incredible career, her new movie Artic 12 and having a baby any day now. Mike Wilson asks Inappropriate Questions.

Jackie Paaso Show Notes:

3:30: About to have a baby, what that means to her skiing, her movie "Artic 12" and the drama around it

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

23:00: Making the movie successful numbers-wise, having an NFL dad, skiing as a family, Bethel, Maine, and mogul skiing

28:00: The cost of skiing, the end of moguls and college, and going to India for a NOLS course

32:00: Depression, overdose, getting help, another intense bout with depression, another overdose, and time in the psych ward, getting out and figuring out how to manage her depression

40:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

42:00: Where is her mental health today, Timy Dutton and death

48:00: Moving to Tahoe, finding a path to big mountain skiing, Big Mountain comps, and winning at Snowbird and the Sickbird Award

52:00: Mentality behind her skiing, her impressive ski resume, finding joy in her skiing, and being a super competitive person

58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Wilson

TPM Episode 265: Pat Milbery, Pro Snowboarder, Artist Feb 13, 2022

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While Pat Milbery isn't a household name, if you've been to Denver, you've seen his work. Pat is one of the more accomplished artists in the country, but his story is so much more than just art. Growing up in Minnesota, Pat was a team sports guy until politics rubbed him the wrong way…and while his path took him skateboarding and inline skating, his passion was always snowboarding. We talk about the tragedy of his childhood, music, snowboarding, Think Thank, art, and so much more on the podcast. Living legend Jesse Burtner asks Inappropriate Questions.

Pat Milbery Show Notes:

3:30: Talking to kids, growing up in Minnesota, and team sports

9:00: Sports politics, skateboarding, snowboarding, and the universe aligns for rollerblading

15:00: Murder in the family, his creative outlets, being a sponsored skater, music culture, and being an outcast

21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site-wide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

23:30: Friends that became famous musicians, bouncing back from death, and college

34:00: Visiting Colorado, graffiti, backyard snowboard parks, and art

40:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:30: Mt Hood, So Gnar camps, Skullcandy, and Think Thank,

49:30: Scott Stevens, Snowboard on the Rocks, and more Think Thank

56:00: Sharing a podium with Shaun White and Travis Rice, creating with brands, and Ingemar Backman

61:00: How does snowboarding end, focusing on murals, how much do they cost, his style, and working with Jimbo Phillips and Jamie Lynn

70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jesse Burtner

TPM Episode 264: Benjamin Alexander, Olympian, Jamaican Ski Team Feb 07, 2022

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Benjamin Alexander has only spent four months of his life on Jamaican soil, and yet he's now representing his father's birthplace in this week's Winter Olympic Games. Yes, a Jamaican skier, it's like "Cool Runnings" on snow, and Benji's story is an amazing one. While he was a troublemaker of a working-class kid, Benji was smart and always had huge goals: finish university, move to Asia, become a DJ that traveled the world, and eventually, go to the Olympics. It's a wild story that takes Benji from England to Hong Kong to DJing sex parties, and the happy ending will be found this week during the Beijing Olympics.

Benjamin Alexander Show Notes:

3:30: Prepping for the Olympics, sponsors, the coverage he is getting, and racism in England

9:00: Growing up in England, being a troublemaker, and earning a scholarship to private school

13:00: Becoming a DJ, focusing on university, moving to Asia, modeling, and becoming a DJ again

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

23:00: Do people think his risks are crazy, The Art of War, big DJ events, and going to Mica Creek

28:00: Traveling with high rollers, not being into materialistic things, drugs, and dj'ing sex parties

32:00: Learning how to ski six years ago, the Send It event, and retiring from DJing,

36:00: Getting the idea for the Olympics in 2018, Cool Runnings inspiration, and time in Revelstoke

39:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:30: Skiing 1.7 vertical feet in 37 days, is he still a kook when he does that, and moving to Jackson Hole

44:00: Race training, mentors/coaches, time in Jamaica, and making friends Dudley Stokes (The real Cool Runnings Pilot)

51:00: New FIS rules, Elizabeth Swanney and Steve Nyman

62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Matt Masson

TPM Episode 263: Dave Amirault, Digital Marketing Visionary Jan 31, 2022

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Dave Amirault, aka "Digi Dave" was a visionary in the ski industry at a time the industry really needed it. Dave got into skiing around the time that websites had digital counters on them and by merging his affinity for tech and sliding on snow, Dave created a snow focused career that took him from Sunday River to Freeskier Magazine, to Aspen, to Sierra, and finally, to Snowbird. On the podcast, we stay away from a lot of the nerd stuff Dave is known for and ask the question, did "coming out" force him out of his most successful position in skiing?

Dave Amirault Show Notes:

3:30: Screwing me over, growing up in Rhode Island, and skiing

9:00: Taking apart the computer, the AOL days, HS life, and getting a gig at Sunday River and Wachusett

14:00: College social life, traveling for skiing and meeting his heroes

16:00: Contributing, digital innovators in skiing, getting a job at Freeskier, and the burnout level at a job like that

23:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

26:00: Building out micro sites for brand promotions, how he gets to Aspen, the Aspen life, and going to Sierra at Tahoe.

43:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

45:00: Laying people off, getting laid off, what he learned at Sierra, and taking a dream job at Snowbird

50:00: His Rideshare app and his award-winning 1-Star marketing campaign,

58:00: Coming out on the internet, what happens after he hits send, the internet assholes are out for them, ultimately, losing his job for no reason, and his advice for others in the closet in the industry

75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Taylor Pratt, Mike Rogge, and his siblings

TPM Episode 262; Josh Dueck, Pro Skier, Paralympic Gold Medalist Jan 24, 2022

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Josh Dueck is an inspiration. A working-class kid from Kimberley, BC, Josh took skiing as far as he could afford to before becoming a coach. His coaching career was cut short due to a life-altering injury that put him in a wheelchair and eventually on Paralympic Podiums. It's a heavy story, and I ask all the questions that people want the answers to, but were afraid to ask.

Josh Dueck Show Notes:

3:30: Chef De Mission, Kimberley, BC, and getting into skiing on his own via a paper airplane contest

11:00: His crew on the freestyle team, his face piercings and look, partying, and the BC Team

14:00: The end of moguls, coaching, working with the future of skiing, and making them better

21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

23:30: Jumps, and how he injured himself, how it impacted Woody, and the immediate aftermath

29:00: Finding out he will never walk again, the pain, the support of his parents and Lacy, other people's reactions to the injury, and going to the BC Championships 3 weeks after surgery

39:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:00: Everything you were afraid to ask about paralysis, his arms are his legs, retrofitting or not, and the expense of it all

50:00: Getting back into the mountains, getting into racing, crashing, and being humbled on the World Cup circuit

57:00: Paralympics in Whistler, the Paralympic hangover, X-Games and Tom Morello

67:00: The Freedom Chair movie, the backflip, going on Ellen and airing over Abma

72:00: Sochi infrastructure, winning the gold and partying with the Austrians

75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany

TPM Episode 261: Birk Irving, Pro Skier, US Freeski Team Jan 17, 2022

Show notes

Birk Irving got his first ski sponsorship at 7 years old and has never looked back. While he was the small kid throwing 540's at 7, he's matured and grown into one of the best halfpipe skiers in the world. On the podcast, we talk about his Academy Award winning grandfather, his upbringing in Winter Park, getting signed really young, making the US Team, the X-Games, Olympics and so much more. Torin Yater-Wallace asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Birk Irving Show Notes:

3:30: The last Olympic qualifier, Covid, and 2021 X-Games

11:00: John Irving, his parents, growing up at Winter Park, and 360's and 540's at 5 years old

20:3 0: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

22:30: Getting on K2 at 7, no pressure from anyone, and being the little guy

37:30: Smith, Red Bull, broken leg in 2013, focusing on becoming a pro skier over anything, winning the Junior Olympics on a broken leg, and making the US Team

40:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

42:00: Perks of the US Team, getting invited to his first X-Games, and being the annoying grom

48:00: Making the US Team is the hardest part, the Deviate crew and filming

54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Torin Yater-Wallace

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