The Matt Macduff Show

#40 Seeing Beyond Your Circumstances with Josh Perry

Josh Perry is a former professional BMX athlete who moved on to become a high- performance coach and optimization strategist after a severe health condition altered the course of his life. In 2010, Josh was diagnosed with his first brain tumour. After several further brain tumour diagnoses, Josh made the decision to leave BMX to serve his higher purpose: helping others see beyond their circumstances.

Josh is now an international speaker, the founder of The Perry Foundation, and host of The Grey Matter's Podcast. Josh is also a published author who shares his personal story of how chasing his dream saved his life, literally.

Conversation Topics:

Josh's upbringing and why he left high school at the ripe age of 17 His strong and unyielding work ethic and how this characteristic allowed his mother to feel confident in him leaving school to pursue his passion Focus and determination—the driving forces behind his unparalleled work ethic Competing at X Games Josh's first brain tumour diagnosis How his diagnosis led him to become a high-performance coach His newfound drive to serve others How he helps people overcome limiting beliefs

... and so much more!

Want to connect with Josh?

Check out his website Follow him on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Recommended Reads:

Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, MD How to Do the Work by Dr. Nicole LePera Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Huberman Lab with Dr. Andrew Huberman The Joe Rogan Experience Dissect—A Serialized Music Podcast

#39 Timeless Wisdom And Stories From The Legend Aaron Chase

Aaron Chase has been on the forefront of action sports media for nearly two decades and is considered to be one of the pioneers of freeride mountain biking.

Over his career, Chase has had major network media exposure and viral video success in all cycling disciplines ranging from dirt jumping to trail riding. Having started his career as a pro downhill racer, Aaron transitioned to freeride where he went on to win some of the biggest competitions in the world.

Conversation topics

• Great story from late jordie lunn, R.I.P
• Prototyping bikes and innovating the sport
• Movie segments (NWD Stories, all the way back to the early days of chain reaction)
• Media and action sports
• Sponsorship (cultivating long tern relationship with brands)
• Events
• injuries

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#38 Dr.Wade Nelson On Canadian Bmx History And Action Sports Media

Wade is a Professor of Communication Studies in the Department of Social Science at The University of New Brunswick in Saint John. He teaches a variety of courses in the Department of Social Sciences, among other topics Dr. Nelson's published research includes work regarding media, sport, celebrity, professional athletes, and promotional culture.

Conversation topics

• BMX history
• Aging and riding
• The Bro show of BMX and action sports
• Corporate interest in action sports
• Role Models
• The importance of Participation and compared to competing

And much more!

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#37 Professional Athlete and Cinematographer Christian Rigal

Christian Rigal is a Director, Cinematographer, Photographer, Builder and Professional action sports athlete. Working from brands like MTV, ESPN, Red Bull, Nike, Levis, Pixar, Vans, Monster Energy, Haro Bikes, and many more Christian has really established himself in the action sports world over the course of his career.

conversation topics

• His first MTB ride with legend Dennis Enarson
• Introduction to cinematography and BMX
• Approach and Physiology to film and riding projects
• hard work, nothing beats it
• Philosophy on Training
• Career advice

And so much more

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#36 The Front Lines of the Bike Industry with Terence Giesbrecht

Terence Giesbrecht is the co-founder of Skyride, a bike shop located at the base of Silver Star Mountain resort in Vernon, BC. Terence started Skyride back in 2004 with his father, Mike Giesbrecht. Since then, this incredible father-son team has established themselves as a premier mountain bike business in the Okanagan Valley.

Conversation Topics:

• The story of why this father-son duo started Skyride
• Skyride's early challenges and the hard lessons they learned about building a business
• Terence's advice to his younger entrepreneur self
• The importance of building a community around your business
• How the bike industry has shifted over the last 18 years
• The unique and inspiring customers that visit Skyride
• Terence's first-hand recount of the impact COVID-19 has had on the bike industry
• Where Terence sees the bike industry going in the future

and so much more!

Want to connect with Terence?

Follow Terence on Instagram: www.instagram.com/terencegiesbrecht/

Follow Skyride on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyride_/

Head to his Facebook: www.facebook.com/terence.giesbrecht

Join him on Twitter: twitter.com/tgiesbrecht85

#35 Hard Work vs. Natural Talent with Mountain Biker Rémy Métailler

Rémy Métailler is a professional mountain biker and YouTuber hailing from Nice, France. In 2013, he made the decision to move to one of the best places on earth for mountain biking - Whistler, BC. Rémy pursued his passion for mountain biking and quickly became known as the face of Whistler Mountain Bike Park. He's known in the biking community for his rad YouTube videos. He films his videos using a GoPro camera while conquering some of the most wicked trails in BC. Head to the links below to check out a few of his top videos!

Conversation Topics:

• How Rémy discovered his love for mountain biking
• The inspiring story of how he picked up and moved his life from France to Canada
• His unusual rise to professional mountain biker fame
• The idea of hard work vs. natural talent
• Authenticity in the world of professional athletes
• Training for YouTube
• Risk management
• Burnouts

... and much more!

Check out a few of Rémy's awesome videos:

RACE DRONE Chases PRO MOUNTAIN BIKER down INSANE Trails:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84TVef_P9yw This 3 Wheel Mountain Bike is Crazy!: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZNo7MFjr_CE Remy Metailler destroys Squamish Bike Trails - Raw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQcV_5Mch-U

Want to connect with Rémy?

Check out his YouTube Channel:

w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /c / R % C 3 % A 9 m y M % C 3 % A 9 t a i l l e r Follow him on Instagram: www.instagram.com/remymetailler Head to his Facebook: www.facebook.com/remymetailler Join him on Twitter: twitter.com/remymetailler Reach out to him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/r%C3%A9my- m%C3%A9tailler-b3161b58/

Recommended Podcasts

Gypsy Tales: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gypsy-tales/id1335551721 Unclicked: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclicked/id1447198515

#34 Building Momentum And Finding Your Process With Bas Van Steenbergen

Bas Van Steenbergen is a professional Mountain biker based in Vernon BC and current king of CrankWorx. With more than 20 crankworx Podiums and 8 golds, Bas has been building some unpresented momentum into 2022.

Conversation Topics

• Family
• How Bas discovered mountain biking
• Transitioning to Canada from the Netherlands
• Becoming a professional athlete finding his own process
• Building momentum
• Preparation, training and performance
• Fitness
• Racing and freeride the 2 parallel worlds
• Film projects
• Where the sport is now and where is it going
• The perfect year

And Much more

Follow Bas on Instagram

Check out Bas on Youtube

The Imitation Game

#33 Live Your Life Like You Want To Remember It With Brett Tippie

Brett Tippie is considered one of the founding fathers of the Mountain bike freeride movement. helping found the term Freeride in the 90s and pioneering many first descents. His contribution to the sport is massive and will forever be remembered in MTB history. Brett Tippie is currently a professional mountain biker, brand ambassador, commentator, producer, podcaster and of course Director of Good Times

Topics

• Mountian bike history
• How Brett discovered mountian biking
• Brett's Snowboarding carrer
• Untold stories from early mountain bike movies
• Why freeride was born in Kamloops
• Concussion prevention
• How action sports have changed from the 90's
• Advice to younger self
• Choosing a life partner
• Risk Management
• Injuries

And much, much more!

Follow Brett Tippie on instagram

Check out the Brett Tippie Podcast

Show Notes

The moment

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#32 Financial Freedom With Ken Gaskell Financial Portfolio Manager

Ken Gaskell is a certified Financial Planner, Chartered Investment Manager, Derivatives Markets Specialist, Financial Management Advisor and Chartered Strategic Wealth Professional. Ken currently works with CIBC Private Wealth Management.

Conversation Topics

• What does a healthy relationship with money look like
• Budgeting and Spending plans
• Strategies for saving
• Master accounts
• Retirement
• Career Transitions
• Strategies for paying debt
• The Differences Between good debt and Bad Debt
• Risk Tolerance
• Investing

And much more!

Recommend Reads

The wealthy barber

Taming the money monster

Recommend Podcasts

Seeking Alpha - Wall Street Breakfest

Investments Unplugged

#31 Food for thought With Sports Nutritionist Sierra Wright

Sierra is a Registered Holistic Nutritional Practitioner (RHNP) Who specializes in gastrointestinal health and SportsNutrition. Sierra also has her Pranayama Certificate And Yoga teacher training.

Conversation Topics

• How Sierra Fell in love with food and nutrition
• Healing your relationships with food
• Alcohol - What happens to your body when you drink?
• Free Radicals
• Sprouts and sprouting
• Bioavailability
• Intuitive eating
• Local and seasonal eating
• Emotional eating and strategies for emotional eaters
• The Dirty Dozen 12 non Organic foods to to avoid at all costs
• Suppléments
• Bioavailability
• Healing

And much more!

Follow Sierra on Instagram @cultivate.roots

Check out www.cultivateroots.ca

Recommend reads

Breath - James Nestor

The Mind Gut Connection - Emeran Mayer

How Not To Die - Dr. Greger

Oh She Glows - Angela Liddon

Crossroads - Tal Ronnen

A Taste Of Haida Gwaii - Susan Musgrave