Sara Schulting-Kranz is the epitome of the goal of Passion Project; to share stories of amazing people doing amazing things. Sara is that.

After a life changing traumatic event a dozen years ago, she has made her way back to happiness and success, not through medication but by way of a lot of hard work, extensive learning; and through immersion in nature and adventure. And that too changed her world.

Today, Sara is a best selling author, keynote speaker, wilderness guide, life and business coach, podcast host and so much more.

Sara shares her life experience and how it has helped countless other people improve theirs.

Danielle Judd is the founder and passionate force behind Farmhouse Friends - “The farm that grows purpose.” Their mission is very clear: “To Save the Lives of Animals to Restore Purpose and Hope to Humanity.”

Danielle’s story and all she’s accomplished is so impressive but her path to creating Farmhouse Friends (formerly Farmhouse Rescue) is nothing short of harrowing.

As a result of what she was going through, she made a pact with God… and the outcome is Farmhouse Friends. The beneficiaries are animals, and humans; the impact and the results are incredible.

Danielle and her team, with the support of the community, are making a massive, inspiring impact on those that need and deserve it.

Yoki. Jeff Yokoyama.

If you surf, have surfed over the last 45 years, or have ever worn any surf inspired clothing, you’re likely aware of Yoki.

He’s a globally renowned designer, visionary brand builder, innovator, entrepreneur many times over, a forward thinker, a family man, a model, a master of the “California Cool” style, and one of the coolest, most stylish guys you’ll meet. All of which is why he was a central figure in Ground Zero of the global surf fashion craze that started in the early 80’s; and remains so today.

Yoki has been instrumental in many iconic brands including these that he created: Maui and Sons, Pirate Surf, Modern Amusement, Mucho Aloha, Yoki’s Garden and Yoki Shop… which is one of the raddest spots you’ll visit; and a total reflection of him.

It’s no surprise that “Yoki” in Japanese means “good” because Yoki is a very, very good guy.

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Jay Wild and his wife Anik are world class, accomplished, multisport athletes with a passion for adventure, the outdoors, coaching, and doing really good things. They have used their impressive skills to build an incredible “waterman” community far from, and far above, the ocean on beautiful Lake Tahoe.

You may not think of Lake Tahoe as a “waterman” destination… but because of them, it absolutely is. However, it’s also way more than that.

As accomplished and passionate coaches and members of the community, they have created a powerful resource to help kids, adults and those dealing with physical or mental obstacles to embrace and leverage the power of water. Through human powered water sports, they help people improve health, fitness, wellness and quality of life.

Ultimately, they have built a community. Waterman’s Landing and their non-profit, Waterman Foundation Tahoe. Their programs along with a coffee shop and their foundation are making a big difference in the lives of people in Lake Tahoe and well beyond.

Jason Lavin is many things; a business founder and CEO, an entrepreneur (even though he refers to himself as a “risk mitigator,”) he is a mentor and coach, a podcast host and studio owner, an author, an acclaimed speaker, a sports aficionado, a non-profit leader, a dad and husband, and so much more.

Meanwhile Jason is as humble as they come and he downplays all of these roles and accomplishments while redirecting the accolades to others. But you’ll quickly see that Jason is incredibly passionate about everything listed above and he has significant reach and meaningful impact.

Jason is one of those guys that you want in your circle. His story is super impressive and he is as gifted a storyteller as you will find… so stick around for the very cool, impressive and inspirational, Jason Lavin.

Molly Kassouf is rad. A proud mom of three, an accomplished ultramarathoner, and a community builder within the trail running world. If you run trails or trail races in Southern California and beyond there’s a good chance you know Molly, or have run in an event that she organized.

For the last decade Molly has led her Wednesday Night Run Crew (WNRC) and the Whoos In El

Morro (WIEM) trail races; and then shifted into the role of Race Director for the John Wayne Foundation Grit Series.

Molly is a running community leader who always has a big smile and the goal of bringing people together to do good things for themselves… and for others.

Kai Bartlett is a multiple time world champion outrigger paddler, an elite boat builder, master craftsman and an Adventrepreneur.

Kai started paddling late by today’s measure and quickly found his way to the very top by way of hard work and passion resulting in numerous World Championship wins; on canoes that he designed and built under his brand, Kai Wa’a.

In 2023 Kai was inducted into the Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame in recognition for his incredible achievements.

Bigger than any challenge on the Kaiwi Channel, for the last three years Kai has been navigating his biggest battle… with Multiple Myeloma. With grit, tenacity and the love and support of his family, and the entire paddling community, Kai is back on the water and yes, he’s aiming to get some wins back on the board. Let’s go!

Danny Ching is about as impressive as they come. Humble, cool and approachable while being an absolute monster when it comes to training and racing. If you paddle just about any craft you know his name because he is a multiple time world champion in outrigger and in stand up paddling; and many, many more accomplishments at the highest levels. All while inspiring and coaching scores of people, young and old, to be their best.

Some of his protégés are now competing alongside him, which was his goal all along. He has done all of this while building a business and putting his family front and center. Danny shows what's possible when you put in the work and have the work ethic, passion, grit and family support to be your absolute best.

Terry Romine is a huge resource for people that beat up their bodies and break themselves down. Like me. As a well known sports chiropractor, Terry works with some of the top athletes and biggest sports brands in the world. While his practice is in Costa Mesa, CA he does extensive on-location work around the world with his athletes. He does this for events like the World Surf League and this thing called the Olympics.Terry is as cool and humble as they come and has made a huge impact on my life and the lives (and bodies) of many others.