Tune in as in this episode I sit down with Dagger Ambassador Todd McGinnis. Todd tells us how he found the flow and how he gives back to the sport through his work with Team River Runner, a program for vets to find their flow, ACA , US Freesytle and as an instructor for Endless River Adventures.
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Listen as we talk with Kirk Eddlemon of Ace Kayak School. Kirk takes us on a philosophical journey of how to find flow on water and in life. We hear how this Dagger Ambassador finds joy and flow on the water through the wild places kayaking has taken him and sharing the sport with everyone from his family to his students to the paddlers of the Southeast who have read and used his guidebooks, Whitewater of Southern Appalachians
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Join me as I talk with 2023 World Freestyle Kayak Champion Sage Donnelly. Listen as Sage tells us about her drive to compete, growing up learning to paddle and overcoming health challenges along the way to be one of the best multi-discipline kayakers of her generation.
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Listen as we talk to one of the greatest to ever do it. Andrew Holcombe grew up on the banks of the Nantahala River and took his paddling skill all over the world. A freestyle world medalist and Green River Race winner, but those who know Andrew know him as one of the most humble and smoothest paddlers of all time.
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In this episode of B-Flow sessions Chris Gragtmans and I get REAL! Chris takes us through how his upbringing lead to him being so multi-faceted in a kayak. He then talks about the generation of kayakers that were his peers and the rivalries they shared. Finally, and most impact-fully Chris talks about his work in the mental health space through his non profit Bright Shadow. He then, in a powerful moment of vulnerability and heart tells us who would join him on his final flow. No matter what stage of kayaking you are in, or if you are just looking for an impactful and meaningful conversation this episode is for you!
On this episode we are joined by one of the most decorated and successful kayakers of all time, Adriene Levknecht. A is a 14 time winner of the Green Race, a USA Freestyle team member, paramedic, wildfire fire fighter and all around BAD A!
Recently Adriene was suffered a shoulder injury that is going to require surgery. A Go-Fund Me has been established to help Adriene off set her out of pocket expenses. Please consider donating here: https://gofund.me/01c98a1ea
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How often do you get to hear from someone who stood atop an Olympic Podium and hear their National Anthem played with a gold medal around their neck? Today is that day, part 2 of our Slalom Series. Join me as I have a great conversation with Joe Jacobi, 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist in C2. Listen as he tells us how he was fortunate to find his flow in the DC area, a hotbed for slalom racers of the day, the perfect flow of that Olympic race and how he finds flow today in surf skis in Spain!
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First in our slalom series! Listen as we sit down with 3 time Olympic Slalom Kayaker Scott Shipley. Scott tells us all bout the mindset to dedicate your life to flow and the commitment needed to be an Olympian. He also takes us through what urban whitewater center design is like with his company S2O Designs and their impact on the sport.
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The 4th in our legends series. Check out this great episode of B-Flow Sessions as I chat with the legend himself, Clay Wright. Clay takes us through how he found flow on the water through family, how emerged as one of the best kayakers of all time and what he does to stay in flow today even through injury.
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Check it out as I sit down with the one and only EJ! One of the best kayakers of all time. A 1992 Olympian, multiple world champion in freestyle kayaking and many time winner in extreme racing/boater cross. EJ has also dedicated to teaching paddlers and you can find how to learn from for him at https://coach-ej.com/. EJ has founded not one, but two kayak companies and his newest company Apex water craft makes high end carbon fiber boats. Enjoy as I sit down with the OG GOAT!
Check out this fun episode with Shane Benedict of Liquid Logic Kayaks. Shane tells us about his start in kayaking. How the Green River has such an impact in his life and what boat designs through the years are his favorite. He will also take us through who would be on the river with him in his "final flow"
Listen in as I sit down with Corran Addison of Soul Kayaks. Corran is one of the best kayakers of all time and someone who has always been on the forefront of designs of kayaks and what can be done in a kayak. Corran takes us from his roots in South Africa to his design philosophy and onto what keeps him in the flow today with his company Soul Kayaks. Corran ends by letting us know how and why kayaking took a decline and what we can all do to help in its revitalization.
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Pete Gallo is a former whitewater kayak instructor, adventurer and athlete. Tune is as he tells how he found the flow and keeps the flow alive today.
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