Today's episode with Michael Pond is a real eyeopener to what you can achieve if you put your mind to it. A succesful Australian paddler with national titles in Surf Life Saving and Kayaking, a National and Olympic coach, Global business founder, and investor founding/investing & exiting 10 businesses over the past 20years. It's an awesome story an…

It was great to sit down with 21 Year Old Joe Collins and chat about his professional career. He has been in the NutriGrain Series for 4 years and has just finished 2nd over the weekend and there is big things to come. He is a Kiwi Ironman Champion, an accountant by trade, a very motivated athlete and has a bright future ahead of him. I hope you en…

Todays guest on BOOTHCAST is World Champion SUP athlete, Coach and Entrepreneur Seychelle Webster. We chat about her victories, coming back from a few years off, becoming a mother and so much more. A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible. This is BOOTHCAST – A dose of inspiration, one episode at a time. Let…

In today's episode of BOOTHCAST Jemma Smith details her best season yet being the most dominant female athlete in Ocean Ski in 2023. We dive into here upbringing, her involvement in Surf Life Saving, her Kayaking dreams and why she is just so good. Thanks Jemma for your time and I'm sure you guys will like this one. A special thanks to our sponsor,…

In today's episode of BOOTHCAST, I have a chat with Ironwoman champion Harriet Brown. We chat about the stigma and silence around fertility challenges for professional athletes, how to approach being a female when training and competing, adapting to change and dealing with injuries as you get older. We further dive into her illustrious career and h…

In this episode, I sit down with Darryl Griffiths from Koda Nutrition. I read his book ‘Sweat. Think. Go Faster.’ after failing with my nutrition at Molokai. It gave me a great insight into what I need to improve with my hydration and fuel when competing. If you are any type of athlete you’ll find this chat really helpful as I did. A special thanks…

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Lockie Cook. He's been the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for WA, represented Australia at the UN & G20. We chat about injuries, resilience, mental health, entrepreneurship, becoming a father and much more. A special thanks to our sponsor, BOOTH Training, for making this episode possible. Th…

In today's episode of BOOTHCAST, I have a chat with Brand Manager Ollie O'Reilly and R&D and Content Manager Trevor Tunnington from Starboard SUP. We chat about the development of the GenR, the new 2024 Starboard range, transitioning into new roles at Starboard, social media and how to deal with negative feedback. A special thanks to our sponsor, B…

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Chris Parker or Boss Man from SUP racer. Chris has been a bit in and out of the sup scene for the last few years with many people on the road asking me what he’s been up to. We also dive into his passion for SUP racing, why he started SUP racer and whats to come. A special thanks to our s…

In today's episode of BOOTHCAST, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Earl Evans, a Co-CEO at Shaw and Partners Financial Services. We'll be delving into various aspects of Earl's life, including his personal journey, his generosity and sporting interests, how he manages his day to day business, giving back to the community, his involvement Rac…

Today I sit down with World Surfski Champion Kenny Rice. We chat about his big wins, what it’s like training in Cape Town, his transition from Think to Fenn, what is motivating him and what his plans are for the rest of the year. This episode is proudly brought to you by ⁠BOOTH Training⁠ This is BOOTHcast – A dose of inspiration, one episode at a t…

In this comeback episode, I sit down with the extraordinary Cory Hill. We'll be diving into his awe-inspiring victory at Molokai, the challenges he faces while juggling family, professional commitments, and his athletic endeavors, and the relentless determination that fuels his pursuit of victory. This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by ⁠BOOTH Training…

In Show 148, I talk about my continuing adventure with a generous donation I received of MITS Altair equipment. It's been quite a ride!

James Casey can do it all in the water. He's a rival, a friend and someone who inspires me to be better. A winner or M2O on the SUP, a multiple Australian SUP champion, one of the top foilers in the world and a successful small business owner. We talk about his passion for surfing, how he got into SUP, how foiling took over, becoming a dad, what dr…

Was fantastic to chat with Connor Baxter, he is a rival on the water and a friend off it and has an awesome story to tell. He’s won countless world titles in the sport of SUP and is one of the legends of the young sport. We chat in detail about his upbringing, how important his influences where, how he continually motivates himself, why he wants to…

This was an awesome chat with Bonnie as she travels around Australia on her Surfski. She is currently trying to break the World Record for circumnavigating the country. I was fortunate to catch up with her after she arrived in Perth and crossed over the 5000km mark. We got to chat about the trials and tribulations of her journey so far and also abo…

This BOOTHCAST is with Larry Cain and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. This one was a really interesting chat for me. Was quite cool drawing so many similarities between Larry and myself despite being a few years apart. Some similarities I found was our drive to succeed, focusing on what our passions are, our love for paddling, wanting to share…

This BOOTHCAST is with Matt Bevilacqua and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. He tells his story of moving to QLD to chase the dream of being an Ironman and all the highs and lows in between. He's a Nutri-Grain Ironman Series Champion, a Shaw and Partners Summer of Surf Ironman Series Champion, a 5x Molokai to Oahu Paddleboards Champion and a Coo…

This BOOTHCAST is with Noic Garioud and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. Noic is an elite SUP racer and at 19 years of age is already a two time World Champion. We sit down and discuss his wins, why he races, how he motivates himself to train, why he loves SUP and so much more. Want to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4V-bf2GnOk&t=154s W…

This BOOTHCAST is with Nick Rosato from RAW group an owner operated hospitality business centred in South-East QLD. I met Nick in my days competing at the Northcliffe SLSC and at the recent Shannon Eckstein Ironman Classic we reconnected! Nick and his team own restaurants like Beach House, Madame Wu and have invested in the new Sunshine Coast Commu…

BOOTHCAST is back for 2021 and my first chat is with Tim Jacobs who is an elite Surfski paddler with many victories on the international circuit. Tim was one of my idols when I started surfski in the early 2010s and he was actually the only paddler I never beat in a race at the time. We discuss his athletic career; coaching olympic athletes; winnin…

Approximately 400K in prize money for 2021, a 3 year 1million dollar commitment, 16 events, two race weeks and a lot more revealed LIVE for the Australian Ocean Racing Series presented by Shaw and Partners Financial Services. I host Co-CEO of Shaw and Partners Financial Services Earl Evans and Director of Oceanpaddler Dean Gardiner to officially la…

This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by Starboard SUP and is with adventurer and SUP ultra endurance athlete Bart de Zwart. We find out where Bart found his love for extreme challenges, how SUP has developed since he first saw Laird paddling one in Maui, his windsurf background, his Sup11 - City Tour wins, the Yukon 1000 Canoe Race, his nutrition, his …

BOOTHCAST is back with my chat with one of the future stars of SUP Ty Judson. This episode is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Race Team in partnership with TotalSUP. Ty has already featured on many international podiums and is an Australian distance race champ. He gives us a great insight into who he is, why he loves paddling and where he is at…

This BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training in association with our media partner TotalSUP Today I chat with Anthony Vela and we find out a little more about the man who directs many of the international SUP events world wide. A few fun facts about AV; he was born an hour from the coast, didnt go in the ocean as a kid, was heavily into skate…

This BOOTHCAST is brought to you byShaw and Partners Race Team and our media partners TotalSUP Tonight I share my chat with French professional SUP & Windsurf athlete Arthur Arutkin. We chat about how he first memories of beginning in windsurfing, being introduced to SUP, his ambition to be the best in the world, his favourite places to travel to, …

BOOTHCAST tonight is with Peruvian SUP Superstar Itzel Delgado and is brought to you by BOOTH Training with our media partners TotalSUP. We will curate the chat around his recent successes, how he got into SUP, progressing through the ranks and being consistent with his training, medaling in the PanAmerican Games, becoming a vice champion in the IS…

Chatting with one of my childhood heros and good mate Ky Hurst on BOOTHCAST about all things Surf Ironman, Swimming, Olympics, Sailing and a few stories along the way! A guy whos done it all including 10x national surf race titles, 4x Uncle Tobys Super Series wins, 2x Olympics in the 10km Open water, 4 Australian Ironman titles, an Americas Cup Cam…

Today's BOOTHCAST is brought to you by the BOOTH x Vaikobi collaberation in association with our media partners TotalSUP. BOOTHCAST 78 is with investment banker turned Pro SUP paddler Stephanie Shideler. Stephanie walks us through her upbringing in Pebble Beach, CA where she was involved in horses and track running. Studying economics at Uni she la…

Today's BOOTHCAST is brought to you by BOOTH Training in association with our media partners TotalSUP. BOOTHCAST 77 is with Nick Ray and Lincoln Dews and they tell me about becoming the first SUP paddlers to naviagate the Nymboida River chain in Norther NSW. Lincoln is a SUP World Champion and Nick was the first paddler to ever cross the Bass strai…

This BOOTHCAST is with Ironman Legend Shannon Eckstein and is brought to you by the BOOTH X Vaikobi Collaboration. Shannon needs no introduction in the Surf Life Saving arena but here goes: He's a 20 year veteran of Surf Ironman with 9 Professional Ironman Series titles, 8 Australian Ironman crowns, 6 World Ironman victories and 43 Australian Title…

This BOOTHCAST is with Yanda Morison and is brought to you by the Shaw and Partners Financial Services Australian Ocean Racing Series Yanda Morsion is a 2x Olympian competing in sprint kayaking for Australia in the 1996, Atlanta and 2000, Sydney games. We speak about her instant love for kayaking at 13, her ups and downs, her first nationals, train…

This BOOTHCAST is with professional Surf Ironman Matt Poole and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Financial Services Matt Poole is an Ironman Series Champion, a World Paddleboard Champion and one of the biggest names in Surf Life Saving. His professional Ironman career has spanned more than a decade and we talk about where it all started, his …

This BOOTHCAST is with professional SUP athlete Martin Vitry from France and is brought to you by BOOTH Training in partnership with TotalSUP. Martin is a professional SUP athlete from France with 5x National Championships, 7x Junior French Championships, 2x European Titles, and was 4th overall in the APP World Tour. Martin speaks about his introdu…

This BOOTHCAST is with the Founder and Director of Vaikobi Pat Langley and is brought to you by the Vaikobi Pat was ocean obsessed through sailing, found a love for ocean ski paddling and has spent 20 years in the sports industry working and creating brands in technical sports apparel and hard goods. An accomplished professional sailor with multipl…

This BOOTHCAST is with Olympic Gold Medallist Ken Wallace and is brought to you by the Shaw and Partners Race Team Kenny is a 3x Olympian with a Gold in the K1 500m and a Bronze in the K1 1000m in Beijing 2008 and Bronze in Rio in the K2 1000m in 2016. He boasts more World Championship level wins then any other kayaker ever. He has 6 World Champion…

Todays BOOTHCAST is with Kayaker Anders Gustafsson and is brought to you by Vaikobi Anders is a 4x Olympian with the Swedish Kayak Team, a World Champion in kayak, an Americas Cup Sailor and the coach of the Canadian Canoe/Kayak program. We walk through his career of ups and downs, his Olympic campaigns, what motivates him, training with Adam van K…

Today's BOOTHCAST is with World Surf League CEO Erik Logan and is brought to you by BOOTH Training x TotalSUPErik became the CEO of the WSL in January this year, he has worked as Vice President of Harpo Studios and was President of the Opera Winfrey Network. We talk about growing up in Oaklahoma, taking opportunities, starting small, working in rad…

Today's BOOTHCAST is with Sports Doctor John P. Batson and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Financial Services with our media partner TotalSUP John is an Medical Doctor from the USA with extensive experience in Sports injuries and pain management. We talk about common paddling injuries, soft tissue vs bone injures, best techniques to reduce t…

This BOOTHCAST is with SUP Industry legend Dave Boehne and is brought to you by the BOOTH Training X Vaikobi collaboration and our partners TotalSUP Dave Boehne is a surfer, SUP surfer, foiler, waterman and the owner of Infinity. He grew up in the surf industry with his dad helping create the Infinity surf brand in southern California in the 1970s.…

This BOOTHCAST is with Surf Ironman Legend Guy Andrews Adventure and is brought to you by the BOOTH X VAIKOBI collection! https://www.vaikobi.com/collections/booth-x-vaikobi-collection Guy is a 3 x Uncle Toby’s Super Series Champion with 10 event wins through the 90’s. He’s an Australian Open and Junior Ironman Champion and an icon of the sport. We…

BOOTHCASTED LIVE with Earl Evans from Shaw and Partners and Dean Gardiner from Oceanpaddler to launch the AORS for 20/21. We chatting about what events are on the schedule, the $200,000 Shaw and Partners Race week and a few new exciting events that will be happening this summer. It's going to be bigger and better than ever! Support BOOTHCAST: https…

This BOOTHCAST is with NZ Waka Ama Champion Tupuria King and is brought to you by BOOTH Training Tupuria King is a 6x NZ Waka Ama champ and has had a very successful career so far in the Ocean. He walks us through growing up in a strong paddling family, playing rugby, dislocting his shoulder, winning many titles in New Zealand, racing in Havaiki Nu…

This BOOTHCAST is with SUP World Champion Shae Foudy and is brought to you by Vaikobi x BOOTH Training with our media partners TotalSUP! Shae Foudy has her break out year in SUP in 2018 becoming APP World Tour Champion and winning the course race at the Gorge. She talks about her story of growing up on Outriggers, getting involved in SUP at the BOP…

This BOOTHCAST is with Surf Ironman legend Darren Mercer and is brought to you by BOOTH Training. Darren Mercer is a Surf Ironman Icon from the 80s & 90s in the heyday of Ironman racing. He won the Nutri-Grain Ironman Series 7 times, Won the Australian Ironman title twice and is also a champion in the Coolangatta Gold. We speak about his humble upb…

This BOOTHCAST is with Starboard Production Manager Ollie O’Reilly and is brought to you by Starboard SUP & broadcast partners TotalSUP Ollie has been working for Starboard for the past 6 years with his focus on making sure those new boards you all paddle come out looking great, paddling well and on time. SUP became a passion for Ollie after being …

This BOOTHCAST is with Pro SUP Paddler Josh Riccio and is brought to you by BOOTH Training in partnership with TotalSUP Josh is originally from Florida but found a love for paddling when he moved to Maui in 2010. In 2012 he picked up a race board to complement his OC6 workouts with his local club and hasn’t looked back. Last year he won the Santa C…

Today's BOOTHCAST is with CEO of Cobra International Danu Chotikapanich and is brought to you by Vaikobi. Danu is the CEO of Cobra International and if you don’t know its where all the major brands in Windsurf and SUP gets their boards manufactured. Cobra is one of the world's largest OEM manufacturers of composite products and has been around for …

In this BOOTHCAST we've changed it up with Earl Evans asking me a few questions and is brought to you by Shaw and Partners Race Team We dive into where I'm from, moving to QLD, competing in Ironman, racing kayaks, moving into SUP, doing your best, the winning mindset, what it's like coming into those final moments of races, the landscape of sup, ho…

Today's BOOTHCAST is with Ocean Sports extraordinaire Dean Gardiner and is brought to you by Vaikobi Dean Gardiner needs no introduction, he's the godfather of Ocean Racing in Australia and has defined much of what the sports looks like internationally. He is a 9x Molokai to Oahu Champion, an entrepreneur with his main focus OceanPaddler, a fireman…