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Nick Hounsfield — Founder of The Wave and Chairman of Surfing England on how Getting a Stroke Changed his Life
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Nick Hounsfield is a British surfer and social entrepreneur, Founder of the first inland surfing destination in Bristol The Wave, the Chairman of Surfing England and a member of the UK Sport International Leadership Programme.
Nick talks about how he got into surfing and what lead to the idea of bringing an artificial wave to Bristol and the ups and downs of creating the facility from funding the project to construction and all the lessons learnt along the way.
Nick has a strong interest in ‘blue health' (linked to wellbeing through contact with water) and will discuss his own personal experiences, opens up about getting a stroke and what has helped him and loads more!
Enjoy and get rad!
You can follow what Nick is up to on Instagram at wavemakernick and find out more about his latest projects and developments at The Wave.
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Chapters
1. Nick Hounsfield — Founder of The Wave and Chairman of Surfing England on how Getting a Stroke Changed his Life (00:00:00)
2. Growing up Surfing in Cornwall (00:00:50)
3. University in London (00:03:00)
4. The Idea for The Wave (00:04:54)
5. Sustainability for the Business (00:10:10)
6. Wavegarden Technology (00:12:15)
7. Overcoming Complications (00:13:35)
8. Wave Content Production (00:17:34)
9. Surfing England (00:19:49)
10. Surfing in the Olympics (00:22:18)
11. Getting a Stroke (00:23:49)
12. Blue Health Report (00:28:20)
13. Social Impact (00:30:10)
14. New Projects (00:32:15)
15. Wave Park in London (00:34:20)
16. International Wave Parks (00:35:25)
17. Wave Park Costs and Technologies (00:35:50)
18. Surfing GB Developments (00:38:25)
19. The Future of Surfing (00:40:40)
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