Brooks Wilson was the brand manager of one of the biggest waterski brands in the industry, Radar. We sit down and talk with Brooks about his recent decision to leave that position and venture out on his own to start a business here in Florida. Before Brooks worked for Radar, he was a professional waterskier and has had a tremendous impact on waterskiing, and watersports as a whole. From basically learning to ski with legend Wade Cox to coaching at The Boarding School alongside industry icon Travis Moye, among others. Winching on a waterski, Wilson Bros, contests vs freeskiing, the best selling waterski, being a brand manager, Radar Lake, and skiing on a frozen lake. Hear all that and much more in Episode 65 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

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Chapters:
00:00 - 2:30 Intro
3:00 Winching on a waterski (reel)
7:00 Moving back to Florida
8:50 Growing up on the water
19:00 First sponsors
21:30 College skiing
24:00 Entrepreneurial spirit 
29:00 Radar/The Wilson Bros
40:00 Tournament skiing 
44:30 Signing with MasterCraft
53:00 Radar Nation
1:01:00 End of Wilson Bros
1:07:00 Brand Manager at Radar
1:17:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions 
1:32:10 Brand Manager “Role” 
1:50:00 Industry talk
1:58:30 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”
2:06:50 Releasable Ski Binding
2:10:00 Leaving Radar
2:20:00 Currently 
2:30:40 Cold water skiing 
2:33:00 Rapid fire

Links:
Wilson Bros Ripping Radar Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiK6Y_suKs
Wilson Bros x MasterCraft: https://vimeo.com/186306728
Stare: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1191711427544326
Skiing on a frozen lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1hm5X5PGc
100 consecutive wake crossings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2iwfxHfJM&t=189s
McConkey: https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/05/13/the-unofficial-game-of-gnar-the-movie/

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