Eyes Up Life

Eyes Up Life

By Ben GrannisEducation
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Eyes Up Life episodes

  • Conor O’Brian | Great Athlete, Better Friend
    BONUS EPISODE with Conor O’Brian (@conor.obrian). Conor is a friend of mine and loves life generally and in the past 5 years has found his passion in bicycle riding. He’s good, too. For the past two winters, Conor has been training in the winter on Maui for a packed season of races on the mainland. I visited him back in February ahead of his scheduled 192 mile ride around the island and up the 10,000’ volcano, Haleakala, to fundraise for @imuafamily and help kids in crisis on Maui. Some spoilers ahead: Not only did he crush the ride (over an hour ahead of schedule), he crushed his fundraising goal and with some awesome donation-matching raised over $31,000 for @imuafamily - unreal! I am proud of this fella and know you will enjoy listening to our conversations in this podcast episode. We spoke in person before his ride in Maui and then a couple of weeks later over Zoom after he completed the ride. Enjoy and make sure to be on the lookout for a new video this weekend from his ride.
     
    Please rate and review the show if you enjoyed it. It helps spread the #EyesUp mission.
     
    Next week we will be back to regularly scheduled programming with the Eyes Up | Maxxis series featuring Jeff Proctor!
     
    Follow Eyes Up Ride on Instagram: @EyesUpRide
    Follow Conor O’Brian on Instagram: @conor.obrian
     
    #eyesup #distracteddriving #digitalwellness #unplug #mindfulness #humanconnection #nophones #healthydigitalhabits#itcanwait #butnotwhiledriving #donttextanddrive #maxxisracing #maxxistires #maxxis
    2 hr 16 min
  • Steve Matthes | Pulp MX Show Host
    Learn more at EyesUpRide.com
     
    Episode 6 with Steve Matthes (@pulpmx). Steve makes a living with his voice on his show Pulp MX where he covers all things super cross and motor cross. Don’t know what those things are? That’s okay - I didn’t either until I started out on this journey. Watch and listen as Steve and I chat about distracted driving, digital wellness, and all things #EyesUp on this one-off Zoom interview in the @MaxxisTires series. Make sure to follow Steve and learn more about this world that is super interesting and ever-evolving!
     
    Please rate and review the show if you enjoyed it. It helps spread the #EyesUp mission.
     
    The Eyes Up | Maxxis episodes are released bi-weekly (every two weeks) - videos on Wednesday and podcasts on Friday - see you in two weeks for Jeff Proctor’s episode. 
     
    Make sure to check out the video with Steve here: https://youtu.be/n0OSdCLnjck
     
    Follow Eyes Up Ride on Instagram: @EyesUpRide
    Follow Maxxis Tires on Instagram: @maxxistires
     
    #eyesup #distracteddriving #digitalwellness #unplug #mindfulness #humanconnection #nophones #healthydigitalhabits#itcanwait #butnotwhiledriving #donttextanddrive #maxxisracing #maxxistires #maxxis
    44 min
  • Amanda Batty | Professional Mountain Bike Racer
    Learn more at EyesUpRide.com
     
    Episode 5 with Amanda Batty (@abattycakes). Amanda is an incredible woman who is part professional mountain biker, part bike shop owner (check out @bikecoopabq in Albuquerque!), part dog owner and overall awesome. She’s not afraid to speak her mind and is a relentless advocate for a better world with safer roads and more butts on bikes. She became part of this project on a whim after my friend I was staying with in Albuquerque suggested I stop in the bike shop in town to talk with the owner. Turns out she was @abattycakes and happened to be a @MaxxisTires athlete and was a joy to talk to. Super well-spoken, Amanda left me feeling empowered and optimistic about the future of our roads and distracted living. Check out the video if you haven’t and enjoy my conversation with Amanda Batty. 
     
    Please rate and review the show if you enjoyed it. It helps spread the #EyesUp mission.
     
    The Eyes Up | Maxxis episodes are released bi-weekly (every two weeks) - videos on Wednesday and podcasts on Friday - see you in two weeks for Steve Matthes’ episode. 
     
    Make sure to check out the video with Amanda here: https://youtu.be/JZ7NaCKtudI
     
    Follow Eyes Up Ride on Instagram: @EyesUpRide
    Follow Maxxis Tires on Instagram: @maxxistires
     
    #eyesup #distracteddriving #digitalwellness #unplug #mindfulness #humanconnection #nophones #healthydigitalhabits#itcanwait #butnotwhiledriving #donttextanddrive #maxxisracing #maxxistires #maxxis
    25 min
  • Mickey Thomas | Professional Short Course Pro 2 Racer
    Learn more at EyesUpRide.com
     
    Episode 4 with Mickey Thomas (@mickeythomas44). Mickey was interview #2 in the series and was so much fun to talk to. He’s incredibly humble and real about his life and career and has a beautiful dog. I knew nothing about short course racing (or anything power sports related, for that matter) before this conversation, and Mickey helped get me up to speed. He credits Maxxis Tires for ability to win so many races, which is super cool. Listen in to hear the whole story of Mickey and his career!
     
    Please rate and review the show if you enjoyed it. It helps spread the #EyesUp mission.
     
    The Eyes Up | Maxxis episodes are released bi-weekly (every two weeks) - videos on Wednesday and podcasts on Friday - see you in two weeks for Amanda Batty’s episode. 
     
    Make sure to check out the video of Mickey here: https://youtu.be/ZLfgTWCG2n4
     
    Follow Eyes Up Ride on Instagram: @EyesUpRide
    Follow Maxxis Tires on Instagram: @maxxistires
     
    #eyesup #distracteddriving #digitalwellness #unplug #mindfulness #humanconnection #nophones #healthydigitalhabits#itcanwait #butnotwhiledriving #donttextanddrive #maxxisracing #maxxistires #maxxis
    30 min
  • Geoff Kabush | Professional Mountain Bike Racer
    Geoff is an awesome guy from Canada and spoke with me in the Bay Area California about his extensive and impressive career as a pro mountain biker. He’s been riding Maxxis Tires through the thick of it and has a great perspective on where the sport is at and going.
    58 min
  • Adam Campbell | Professional Photographer
    Episode 2 with Adam Campbell (@acplookbook). Adam is a pro photographer and has been working with Maxxis Tires with their marketing and video needs for over 15 years - check out his portfolio on Instagram, it’s awesome. Adam is also a great guy and loves to ride bikes, what fun!
    59 min
  • Jeremy McGrath | Professional Supercross and Off-road Racer
    Week 1! Jeremy McGrath (@JeremyMcGrath), the greatest motocross racer ever. Even if you know nothing about the sport, Jeremy is fascinating to listen to and incredibly down to earth despite his success. Listen in to hear the full conversation and stick around to the end to hear who will be on next week. 
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    Watch the video here: Maxxis Tires YouTube
    Follow @EyesUpRide and @MaxxisTires on Instagram
    EyesUpRide.com
    49 min
  • Eyes Up Life Preview!
    For the next 21 weeks, we will be sharing interviews with 21 of the best athletes and pros sponsored by Maxxis Tires starting Dec. 27! 
    Ben Grannis is the host and founder of Eyes Up.
    @EyesUpRide
    EyesUpRide.com
    3 min

About Eyes Up Life

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Ben Grannis was fed up with distracted drivers and people living on their phones, so he did something about it. He set out on a 7,000-mile bicycle ride around the United States to raise awareness and over $50,000 to end distracted driving and promote digital wellness. Having recently completed his journey, Ben is now sharing his Eyes Up message with young people and interviewing athletes along the way.