Matty Benedetto owes everything he has today to the ski industry.  This self-described Evil Genius is the master of his domain through his internet property, Unnecessary Inventions but his roots in action sports stared as a kid on the message boards of newschoolers.com.  From there he started a brand that would become an underground success in the ski world, had a life changing injury, came out, became successful and then organically became a budding TikTok star.  It’s a great podcast with an interesting dude…. Matty Benedetto Show Notes: 3:00:  Unnecessary Inventions, Mr. Beast challenge, and David Dobrick 16:00:  Growing up in NY, skiing, newschoolers.com and EC Headwear 25:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 27:30:  Making things in China, St. Michaels, and building the EC Brand 33:00:  Marketing spends, the injury, and coming out 43:00: COAL Headwear  Use the code powell15 for 15% off Peter Glenn Ski and Sport 44:00:  Re-branding EC to Eastern Collective, killing it with iPhone wires and Sondre Travel 50:00:  Unnecessary Inventions creation, growing it, monetizing it and Trump v. TikTok 58:30:  Inappropriate Questions with Evan Williams

TPM Episode 193:  Matt Benedetto, From Ski Entrepreneur to TikTok

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Jake Hopfinger created a name for himself in skiing at the Kings and Queens of Corbet’s in Jackson Hole. The double backflip he threw there for a 3rd instantly made his name known  worldwide. While the dollars and travel budgets are now coming in, Jake was once an aspiring D1 East Coast ski racer who could never finish a race. Then he quit racing, moved to Montana,  and learned to ski powder. The rest is history in the making. Parkin Costain and Jonnie Merrill ask the Inappropriate Questions. Jake Hopfinger Show Notes:  5:00:  AK, thoughts on climate change, growing up in Western NY, ski racing, partying, and other hobbies.  12:00:  Competitive mentality, being a grom, Jon Olson, jr nationals, who was he in HS, D1 ski racing, not finishing races, are racers better skiers and not spinning as much as the park kids  22:00  Stanley:   Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  25:15:  Transferring to Montana State, making friends through slacklining, sponsorship, plug boots, money, his lucrative side hustle, Benshi Creative, interesting way into TGR, and intimidating trips  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  44:00:  Independent media, Kings and Queens of Corbet’s, the Crankworks fiasco, triples, and Ben Richards  56:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Jonnie Merrill and Parkin Costain

TPM Episode 379: Jake Hopfinger, Pro Skier

Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn is a lifer in the ski industry. She’s skied more powder than almost anyone on the planet over the past 20 years, which is what you’d expect from the owner of one of Alaska’s premiere heli operations, Points North. But Jess didn’t grow up chasing powder in helicopters; she was a D1 ski racer who made her way to Palisades after college. From there, she met famous friends, started skiing rowdy lines, lined up sponsors, and traveled the world to film for a decade and eventually reeled it all in to manage the family business she runs with her husband, Kevin Quinn. Ingrid Backstrom asks the Inappropriate Questions. Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn Show Notes:  3:00:  Growing up in CT, sports, long days, ski racing, staying on the groomers, and who was she in HS?  12:00:  College Hall of Famer, moving to Palisades, Kreitler and Boyle, and snow  21:00  Stanley:   Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  24:15:  McConkey, the culture of Tahoe, lessons learned, ski cross, big mountain comps, and K2  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  44:00:  Alaska, gender in the mountains, Points North, trips, stepping away from guiding to running the business, the cost of heli-skiing, covid, and the heli wars  73:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ingrid Backstrom

TPM Episode 378: Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn, Pro Skier, Owner, Points North Adventures

  Colter Hinchliffe is living proof that the Aspen rockstar ski bum dream not only exists but it can thrive if your heart is in the right place. Colter spent his life surrounding himself with the only thing that mattered to him - Skiing.  And between growing up near Aspen, dropping out of college to shred, moving to Alta, and returning to Aspen, he made the right contacts to make the dream come true. He was tending bar in Aspen, making handfuls of cash, allowing him to travel anywhere in the world at a minute's notice...That lifestyle put him in AK and eventually in a helicopter with the TGR crew when he was 25 years old, and that, combined with an unexpected Powder Magazine cover, helped Colter graduate from ski bum to pro skier pretty late in the game. It's a real-life Aspen Extreme Ski Bum Story.   Colter Hinchliffe Show Notes   3:00:  Ski gangs of Aspen, Basalt, no ski programs, X in Aspen, Aspen rich person stuff     18:00   Stanley:   Get up 60% off at   Stanley1913.com    Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.    Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.   21:00:  Cloud 9, Mesa State, dropping out, Alta, always moving his career forward, chasing powder, and  contest drama     38:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.    Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)   40:30:  Powder Cover, sponsors, why he likes Aspen better than Jackson, money, and his life-changing AK trip   59:00:  Finding out he was in TGR, and stories worth hearing   98:00:  Inappropriate Questions with  Brad Bell

TPM Episode 377: Colter Hinchliffe, Pro Skier

The Pain McShlonkey Classic is arguably the most important event in all of skiing. The coveted Golden Saucer is up for grabs, and this year, 60 ski bladers had KT early ups on a Saturday pow day. The weekend's goal is to raise money in the name of our time's most important skiers and personalities. While Shane McConkey didn't look like an elite level athlete, he was way more than that: the funniest guy everyone knew, the most inclusive, the most awesome, and McShlonkey weekend is a way to celebrate his life and times with his friends at his home of Palisades. I put out a yearly podcast recapping the event and digging up old McConkey stories for your entertainment. This year, while you don't know all the names, the McConkey stories do not disappoint. PMS Classic Show Notes:  3:00:  The Trip  8:00:  Mike Gutt  14:00:  Mike Rosen    17:00  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  20:00:  Sherry McConkey  23:00:  Luke Jacobson  27:00:  Donny Pelletier  30:00:  Fritz Renner  33:00:  George Hjelte  35:00: Emma Bryan     36:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  38:00:  LP  39:00:  Chris Boyle  40:00: Andy Miller  44:00: Steven Kotler  46:00: Mike Rosen  

TPM Episode 376: McConkey PMS Recap and Shane Stories

 Elyse Saugstad is not only a Powder Award-winning skier known for her impressive movie segments over the years, but she’s also a woman who’s put her career on the line to better the treatment of women in big mountain ski competitions. Throughout Elyse’s career, people have said no to her, but she’s never taken no as the final answer. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in Alaska, ski racing, college in New Mexico, ski bumming turning into a pro career, and a whole lot about gender and equality. It’s a good one, and Jackie Paaso asks the Inappropriate Questions  Elyse Saugstad Show Notes:  3:00:  Super Bowl, Duck Farts, “Here, Hold My Kid” movie, and competing for athlete spots.  11:00:  Social media, growing up in AK, skiing in AK     20:30   Stanley:  Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  23:30:  Ski Racing, US dev team, powder, scholarship, Tahoe, her first comp, dominating the FWT, the women’s demotion fiasco.  40:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.   Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  42:30:  Risking her career for all women when risk doesn’t pay off, is anyone good at inclusion, Taylor Swift, and leaving the FWT to film  52:00:  Powder Awards goal journey, achieving goals, risk, shooting with Cody, the “All In” dynamic, developing new spaces, and having a kid as a pro athlete  75:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Jackie Paaso

TPM Episode 193: Matt Benedetto, From Ski Entrepreneur to TikTok

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