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Rob Tod is a dear friend that has inspired me doing things his way - always blazing his own path. 

We hung out and talked story in the trailer, energized with killer breakfast burritos, and topped off with a couple of bourbon shots. Yep, 10am Pacific Standard Time!

Listen how Rob began his brewery in 1995, learning what led up to his entrepreneural endeavorers  Just one year earlier, he worked at Otter Creek Brewery—doing everything from washing kegs, to cleaning tanks, and brewing beer. Rob rented a corner spot of a warehouse in an industrial park christening it Allagash Brewing Company.

He literally welded together a 15-barrel brewing system, jackhammering a few drains into the floor. After a couple of pilot batches, he started brewing in earnest. Rob’s goal was to start with one beer, and one beer only; a Belgian-style wheat beer called, Allagash White.

You’ll learn how he first started selling his craft beer and why customers would ask, “What's wrong with it?” Rob shares his venture of being true to what you love, elaborating how a processed driven company succeeds to create the highest quality, innovative, and traditional beers possible.

Allagash Brewing Company has never set goals to win awards, but low and behold, Allagash White won its first Gold Medal at the European Beer Star Awards event. 

Following are Allagash Brewing Company’s accolades to date:

• James Beard Award 2019 -   Ohh Ya! 
• Gold, European Beer Star 2017
•  Gold, GABF 2015
•  Gold, World Beer Cup 2012
•  Gold, World Beer Cup 2010
•  Bronze, GABF 2010
•  Gold, GABF 2005
•  Silver, World Beer Cup 2004
•  Gold, GABF 2002
•  Bronze, World Beer Cup 2002
• Gold, World Beer Cup 1998

Rob explains what the purpose and core values of his company are and the importance of philanthropy and transparency as B-Corp. HIs philosophy encompasses sharing innovations and industry information with American breweries.

Empowering his employees to innovate and be creative, he inspires them to collaboratively craft their own beer recipes on the job.
Work-life balance has always been paramount at Allagash. Voted one of the Best Places to Work in Maine, for seven straight years, “ABC” offers a generous benefit plan including: volunteer time off,  a trip to Belgium after five years of employment, post-shift beers, and more. 

"Being a B Corp gives us specific structure to continue to improve the lives of our employees long into the future."
Please pass this along to any craft beer lovers you know! Rob IS the OG of the industry and his stories are legendary!  Cheers! Salud! Chin Chin! S’Lainte!

Chipper Bro's story telling are his good friends telling the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include cool business leaders, surfers, skateboarders, artist, musicians, and global direct action environmentalists.

Chipper Bro - raconteur, pioneer, instigator, entrepreneur, will enlighten, inspire, and woo you with his genuine and touching enthusiastic tales and interviews. Some so touching and poignant you will want to listen to them over and over.
Stay tuned to Stories from the Trailer to learn about his good friends who relive the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include inventive force for good business leaders, swell busting surfers, fine edged skateboarders, activist artists, Pro Frisbee Players, earth moving musicians, and global direct action environmentalists and so much more.

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Duke Stump is my dear friend. Just being in Duke's presence you gain a sense of inquisitiveness, sage wisdom, and belonging. Duke's Stories ignite the fire inside his audience. Rooted in honesty, mindfulness, and the limitless potential of the human spirit, Duke relishes breaking rules, especially in business!Duke is one of the most globally recognized and admired CMOs - currently serving as CMO at Newlab. His visionary approach has helped build iconic brands that connect with their customers for life, creating unique cultures, including: NIKE, Seventh Generation, and lululemon. His intimate talks and workshops reveal why humanity and soul must be at the core of every business, to not only build a better brand, but a better world.

      A lover of wild places, diverse cuisine, horsemanship, and yoga, Duke and his family live on a small ranch in tranquil Ojai, CA along with his horses, dogs, cats, and chickens. His two and four-legged family coexist and thrive alongside native California Quail, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vultures, and Red-Tailed Hawks.

Duke and I met in Ventura to talk story in my 1956 Kenskill Travel Trailer, now keenly converted to a tidy podcast studio. 

Welcome Duke, and I’m so stoked you are here to share this afternoon!

 Chipper Bro's story telling are his good friends telling the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include cool business leaders, surfers, skateboarders, artist, musicians, and global direct action environmentalists.

Chipper Bro - raconteur, pioneer, instigator, entrepreneur, will enlighten, inspire, and woo you with his genuine and touching enthusiastic tales and interviews. Some so touching and poignant you will want to listen to them over and over.
Stay tuned to Stories from the Trailer to learn about his good friends who relive the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include inventive force for good business leaders, swell busting surfers, fine edged skateboarders, activist artists, Pro Frisbee Players, earth moving musicians, and global direct action environmentalists and so much more.

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Shaun Tomson is a dear friend. We talk story of family life and business, and how to make a positive impact every day. 

Shaun is a former World Surfing Champion and has been described as one of the greatest and most influential surfers of all time. Shaun is also a world-renowned leadership mentor, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and bestselling author.

I am so excited to ask Shaun more about, “Bustin  Down The Door,” the award-winning documentary film that Shaun wrote and produced.

 Shaun talks about being an author of the best-selling books Surfers Code and The Code: The Power of “I Will."

Shaun is a past board member and ambassador of Surfrider Foundation, the world’s largest environmental group dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, waves, and beaches, receiving the SIMA Environmentalist of the Year Award in 2002. He is a past board member of Santa Barbara Boys and Girls Club and is an ambassador for Boys to Men, a youth mentoring organization.  Shaun currently lives with his wife and son in Santa Barbara, California and still finds time to chase the perfect wave.

Shaun talks about the influence of positive values on success in life and business based on his own experiences of overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges.  Shaun shares how an attitude of Commitment and Positivity is the basis for his unique empowering business philosophy based on his “Surfer’s Code – 12 Simple Lessons for Riding through Life."  Shaun speaks candidly about his son Mathew, his passing, and the emotional story Mathew wrote to his dad about being inside the tube.

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Chipper Bro - raconteur, pioneer, instigator, entrepreneur, will enlighten, inspire, and woo you with his genuine and touching enthusiastic tales and interviews. Some so touching and poignant you will want to listen to them over and over.
Stay tuned to Stories from the Trailer to learn about his good friends who relive the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include inventive force for good business leaders, swell busting surfers, fine edged skateboarders, activist artists, Pro Frisbee Players, earth moving musicians, and global direct action environmentalists and so much more.

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Peggy Oki is a living legend. A true skateboarding pioneer and ambassador for women athletes. Her DNA, her attitude, and her grace made Peggy one of the greatest women skateboarders and environmental activists of our time. 

Peggy is an international super star and hero with her environmental direct-action as a radical activist aiming to bring peace and harmony to all cetaceans of the planet (whales and dolphins).

She is an accomplished professional skateboarder, surfer, artist, TED X speaker, and international keynote influencer.

Peggy grew up in West Los Angeles. She started surfing and skating at a young age.  We ask Peggy how her parents felt about Dogtown and the lifestyles of rebel skaters and surfers. 

We explore Peggy’s times at Santa Monica College where she met Jay Adams, an American skateboarder who was a member of the Dogtown & Z Boys team. Peggy found herself the only female member of the Z Boys Zephyr team. 

She took first place skateboarding in the 1975 Del Mar Nationals and won first place in the slalom event in the Santa Barbara Skateboard contest later the same year.

  It was not long after, Peggy quit competitive skateboarding for she did not like the conventional structure of contests. Peggy by nature is a soul skater and soul surfer.

  Currently, Peggy is a public keynote speaker inspiring audiences with stories of her journey going from a pro Hall of Fame skateboarder, world renowned artist, to a motivating environmental direct-action activist and keynote speaker. Peggy’s relates her talks to the natural world and the impact of human activity on whales, dolphins, and other sea life creatures. 

In 2004 Peggy founded the Origami Whales Project to help people understand the incompetencies of commercial whaling in Japan, Norway, and Iceland. 

Peggy has a deep commitment to our planet that has inspired me and 1,000s of other people around the world to make a difference. She encourages, not only with her art, but she also inspires with her actions. Peggy is an incredibly authentic storyteller.

 

Contact: Peggy Oki-Keynote Speaker

Reservations and Speaking fees. Please contact Peggy direct for the info.

https://www.peggyoki.com/activism/public-speaking

 

Interview: June 10th, 2023, "Overlooking the Bluffs" at Carpentaria CA. 2pm-3pm

Chipper Bro - raconteur, pioneer, instigator, entrepreneur, will enlighten, inspire, and woo you with his genuine and touching enthusiastic tales and interviews. Some so touching and poignant you will want to listen to them over and over.
Stay tuned to Stories from the Trailer to learn about his good friends who relive the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include inventive force for good business leaders, swell busting surfers, fine edged skateboarders, activist artists, Pro Frisbee Players, earth moving musicians, and global direct action environmentalists and so much more.

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This is the first episode. This episode describes  why Chipper Bro started this podcast in the first place. Chipper shares growing up in Santa Barbara and finding the mountains and the ocean which his father described as a "royalty."  Chipper shares his story where at an early age he finds a way to share joy.  Now that same recipe has given him a lifetime of happiness.  Chipper dips in to how he found Frisbee Freestyle, his team mates and hints of old stories that are sure to be fascinating.   
Chip continues his storytelling on finding a job at Patagonia, raising four kids,  starting Surfclass.com, Best Day Foundation  and the Aloha Beach Festival.  

Enjoy this introduction to Stories From The Trailer with your host Chipper Bro!

Chipper Bro - raconteur, pioneer, instigator, entrepreneur, will enlighten, inspire, and woo you with his genuine and touching enthusiastic tales and interviews. Some so touching and poignant you will want to listen to them over and over.
Stay tuned to Stories from the Trailer to learn about his good friends who relive the most interesting and amazing stories from around the world. These episodes include inventive force for good business leaders, swell busting surfers, fine edged skateboarders, activist artists, Pro Frisbee Players, earth moving musicians, and global direct action environmentalists and so much more.