A Champion's Journey

Episode 23: Mike Brewer. Extreme Sports Athlete

Episode 22: Shaun Gardner. Former Green Beret, Real Estate Developer and Avid Endurance Athlete

Episode 21: Steve Lefkowitz. National Champion and team Rhythm Cofounder

Episode 20 Featuring Jason Brigmon and Jake Carlton of team XP Ascend

Send us a Text Message.My next guests are nothing short of awe-inspiring. I was finally able to sit down and have a conversation with the incredibly talented Freestyle Skydiving team, XP Ascend. Using the term, “talented” however, would actually be...

A Champion's Journey Episode 19 Featuring Scott Festa

Send us a Text Message.My next guest is Scott Festa. Scott is a former U.S. Army Green Beret Colonel, current business owner, Physician’s Assistant and adventure-philanthropist who creates intensive physical and mental endurance challenges to raise money and awareness...

Episode 18: Multiple World Champion and Original Arizona Airspeed Team Member, Kirk Verner

Send us a Text Message.Kirk Verner is a current member of the US 8-way Formation Skydiving Team and is one of the original and founding members of one of the most successful 4-way teams in history - Arizona Airspeed. With...

A Champion's Journey Episode 17 Featuring Mike Elliott

Send us a Text Message.When I think of tandem skydiving, the first person who comes to mind is none other than Mike Elliott.Mike was the tandem skydiving instructor who escorted former President George H.W. Bush on not just one but...

A Champion's Journey Podcast Father's Day Edition featuring Mike Davidson

Send us a Text Message.I hope you enjoy this special Father's Day Edition of A Champion's Journey Podcast featuring my biggest hero, my dad, Mike Davidson. He served 26 years in the U.S. Army as a Special Forces Airborne Ranger...

A Champion's Journey Episode 15 Featuring Drew Starr

Send us a Text Message.Drew Starr is a four time World 8-way Formation Skydiving Champion and is the Team Captain for the U.S. Army Parachute Team’s Competition Section. In addition to his four World Championship victories, he is also seven...

A Champion's Journey Episode 14 Featuring Lauren Modica

Send us a Text Message.Driven. Focused. Dedicated. Disciplined. Relentless. Inspiring. These are some of the words which come to mind when describing Lauren Modica. About to begin her senior year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Lauren is...

A Champion's Journey Episode 13 Featuring Justin Blewitt

Send us a Text Message.Justin Blewitt is a four time World 8-way Formation Skydiving Champion currently serving as head Parachute Rigger on the U.S. Army Parachute Team. The conversation in this episode was a special one for me as Justin,...

A Champion's Journey Episode 12 featuring Mikhail Markine

Send us a Text Message.Mikhail Markine is a three time U.S. National 4-way Formation Skydiving Champion, World Cup Champion, and is a current member of both Arizona Airspeed and the U.S. National 8-way Formation Skydiving team. Several years ago, Mikhail...

A Champion's Journey Episode 11: Tom Baker

Send us a Text Message.Tom Baker is an energetic and forward thinking skydiver, BASE jumper, professional aerial consultant and Hollywood stuntman. Tom has an infectious charisma and a positive energy which shines through in his personal interactions, in his passion...

A Champion's Journey Episode 10: Jeana Billings, U.S. National Skydiving Champion

Send us a Text Message.Jeana Billings made her first skydive in 2013 and has been on a mission ever since. In the relatively short time she’s been in the sport, she’s taken the Formation Skydiving competition world by storm. In...

A Champion's Journey Episode 9: 2019 U.S. National 4-way Champion, Doug Barron

Send us a Text Message.For the last ten years, the 4-way Formation Skydiving team, SDC Rhythm XP, has struggled to achieve victory at the U.S. National Skydiving Championships. A year and a half prior to competition at the 2019 U.S....

A Champion's Journey Episode 8: Original U.S. Army Parachute Team member, Jerry Bourquin

Send us a Text Message.This past December marked the 60th anniversary of the US Army Parachute Team, “The Golden Knights.” During the team’s biennial reunion celebration, I had the great honor of spending a day and having a conversation with...

A Champion's Journey Episode 7: Legendary Free Fall Photographer, Mike Mcgowan

Send us a Text Message.The air is filled with excitement here at Skydive Arizona. The drop zone is buzzing with activity as teams from all across the globe finish up last minute preparations for the upcoming World Cup of Formation...

Episode 6: World Champion Power Couple, Craig Girard and Eliana Rodriguez

Send us a Text Message.I recently had the great opportunity to have a conversation with the most well known and highest achieving power couple in the sport of formation skydiving today. Together with their team, Arizona Airspeed, Craig Girard and...

A Champion's Journey Episode 5: Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, World Champion and Sport Skydiving Icon

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to episode 5 of, A Champion’s Journey. I recently had the unforeseen and incredible opportunity to have a conversation with one of my heroes, Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld. Dan B.C. is a six-time World Champion skydiver and...

A Champion's Journey Episode 4: World Champion, Niklas Hemlin

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to this special addition of A Champion’s Journey podcast coming to you from Skydive Arizona where I’m currently training with Arizona Airspeed 4-way Formation Skydiving Team. Airspeed is a team with a rich legacy dating...

A Champion's Journey Episode 3: World Champion, Brian Krause

Send us a Text Message.Brian Krause, also known as BK, is a former member and Team Leader for the U.S. Army Parachute Team’s Formation Skydiving Competition Team. He is largely credited for rebuilding and leading the Golden Knight’s 8-way Team...

A Champion's Journey Episode 2: Three members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team's first Canopy Relative Work team share their Champion's Journeys

Send us a Text Message.On episode 2 of A Champion's Journey Podcast, I had the honor of sitting down to have a chat with three members of The U.S. Army Parachute Team's first Canopy Relative Work competition team from the...

A Champion's Journey Episode 1: Six time World Skydiving Champion, Scott Rhodes

Send us a Text Message.World Champions and world class performers discuss the habits and rituals which have helped propel them in their journeys so we can apply them to ours.Episode 1: Six time World Skydiving Champion Scott Rhodes discusses his...