The Occupation Wild Podcast

Not many people would leave a cushy job at Telsa to follow their dreams and live a truly wilder life, BUT that’s exactly what Ryan Lynch of Timber Surf Co did!  From road tripping down to South America to starting a more sustainable performance wooden surfboard company, he is truly living his version of life beyond 9 to 5!  In this episode, Ryan tells us all about how he made the leap from corporate life to business owner, how Timber Surf is creating a more sustainable surfboard, why sometimes the hardest part is remembering to pay your taxes, and so much more!

 

Follow Ryan on IG @timbersurfco

Check out Ryan’s website https://www.timbersurfco.com/

Krista Coole is a Manager and Community Lead with Arc’teryx working with store and regional ambassadors for the brand. When not working she is passionate about adventure sports and constantly pushing her limits as an athlete.  In this episode Courtney and Dalton sit down with Krista to chat all things climbing, what big outdoor brands look for when bringing on ambassadors, working in the outdoor industry, confronting fears, and more!

Follow Krista

www.instagram.com/kristacoole/

Courtney and Dalton are kicking off Season 3 with a listener Q&A and go over questions on seasonal work, travel, working in the outdoor industry, and more!

 

We all know action and adventure sports can be dangerous, but we don’t often talk about how we collectively make some of our favorite activities safer for everyone, the surf industry is no different. After witnessing a close friend lose his life in a tragic surfing accident Yehuda Ben-Hamo created The CORE Project to equip surfers and ocean enthusiasts with ocean safety knowledge and emergency response training.  Listen to Episode 80 of The Occupation Wild Podcast on Apple or Spotify to hear how Yehuda is advancing ocean safety through research, public outreach, and education! 

Connect with The CORE Project 

https://www.keepitcore.org/

IG @thecore_projectt

Connect with Yehuda 

IG @yehudabenhamo 

What to do when you fall in love with someone who lives permanently on the road? Do you find a way to balance your life with theirs? Or do you jump headfirst into nomadic life?  On this Valentine’s Day  Dalton Johnson  (van lifer and photographer) and Kristin Riegel  (health coach) both sit down to tell their love story and how they make their adventurous relationship work!

Follow Kristin:

IG: @euphorically_wanderful

Health Coaching IG: @cultivationwithkristin

https://euphoricultivation.com/

 

Follow Dalton

IG @daltonjohnsonmedia

www.daltonjohnsonmedia.com/

newsletter sign up: www.daltonjohnsonmedia.com/eye-candy

 

Check out who’s hiring on OccupationWild.com

After a quick summer break, The Occupation Wild Podcast is back with Desert Song founders Caro Kellough and Charlie Becker! After both working in wilderness therapy and witnessing the healing power of nature in both their personal and professional lives, Caro and Charlie created the Desert Song!  A company that sees the adventure inwards as just as important and offers small group therapeutic expeditions and workshops while increasing accessibility and visibility in the outdoors. With affordable trips ranging from Introduction to Backpacking to Body Positive Backpacking, they are committed to providing outdoor therapy for all!  

Desert Song: https://thedesertsong.com/

Follow the Desert Song on Instagram @the_desertsong

Check out who's hiring at www.occupationwild.com

Alex Sanson is a Southern California-based climber and surfer who truly lives #lifebeyond9to5!  From climbing throughout the Western United States and surfing Hawaii, Nicaragua, and beyond his passion for the outdoors had led him on some wild adventures!

An ode to the early The Occupation Wild Podcast days this episode is a chill conversation about the outdoor places we love and why we keep coming back!

Follow Alex:

https://www.instagram.com/sir_cazador/

Thank you to our show sponsor: The Outdoor Recreation Economy Program at CU Boulder - The only completely online program like it in the country and they are now accepting applicants for Fall 2021!

Jo-Anne Henderson is the creator behind Surf Coo.  The Scottish surfer spent the past 5 years traveling around the world chasing warm waves, making art, and working odd jobs to support her travels!  Now back in her homeland of Scotland and deeply inspired by the surf culture and cold water Surf Coo was born!  As a second-generation fleece maker, her apparel and brand reflects her inspiration from the Scottish coastline!

In this episode of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney sits down with Jo-Anne to talk travel stories, surfing, starting a small business, and more!

Thank you to our Show Sponsor!

The Outdoor Recreation Economy Program at CU Boulder - Only completely online program like it in the country and they are now accepting applicants for Fall 2021!

Follow Surf Coo

Instagram: @surfcoo

https://www.surfcoo.com/

Check out who’s hiring on OccupationWild.com

Lhakpa Sherpa is a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber who holds the Women’s World Record for 9 summits of Mount Everest. She is also the first Nepalese woman to have successfully summited Everest!   A self-proclaimed “wild woman” who broke gender barriers in her own country of Nepal, she currently lives in Connecticut with her daughters and with no climbing sponsors works odd jobs like cleaning dishes to support her mountaineering dreams of climbing Everest for the 10th time and climbing the world’s second tallest mountain K2!  We are linking Lhakpa’s GoFundMe in the show notes below to hopefully help her reach her goal! 

Thank you to our Show Sponsor!

The Outdoor Recreation Economy Program at CU Boulder - The only completely online program like it in the country and they are now accepting applicants for Fall 2021!

Follow Lhakpa Sherpa

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/everest-and-k2-2021?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Instagram: @lhakpa_sherpa9

https://cloudscapeclimbing.com/

Buy a sticker to support Lhakpa! 

https://www.occupationwild.com/store

Emmeline Wang is a LGBTQIA + Asian American Climber who’s passion for the sport has taken her on some incredible adventures!  Emmeline sits down on The Occupation Wild Podcast to talk about discovering climbing post-college, leaving behind a high paying job in San Francisco, and moving to Utah with her partner to spend more time in the outdoor places they love, diversity in the climbing community, and the work that still has to be done, working with top brands in the industry, and her journey of cultivating her most authentic and adventurous life! 

Thank you to our Show Sponsor:

The Outdoor Recreation Economy Program at CU Boulder - The only completely online program like it in the country and they are now accepting applicants for Fall 2021!

Follow Emmeline Wang

IG: @emmelinewang

https://www.instagram.com/emmelinewang/

https://emmelinewang.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/emmelinew422

Gear Mentioned in the Episode:

https://www.unparallelsports.com/

https://floydsofleadville.com/

https://www.wildcountry.com/