Episode #30
AJ and Nate chat with We Are Camp (HCSC & Windells) CEO Kevin English about:
- Banshee Bungee
- Working construction as a kid
- Real Estate development
- Blue Montgomery and the K2 days
- Business Management
- K2 Snowboarding meets rollerblades
- Listener question from Blake Adam
- Getting an MBA
- Growing up on Donner Summit
- The Trifecta – Surfing, Skateboarding and Snowboarding in one day.
- Auckland New Zealand
- Flying planes
- Airplane Repo
- AJ starts a new trend in snowboarding #sexwax #stickybumps
- Kevin gives AJ his annual performance review
- Jesse Burtner
- The future of High Cascade and Windlell’s
- Kim Bohnsack
- Social media anxiety
The photo of Kevin and his wife Kim that AJ mentioned during the episode.
Quotes from the episode:
“When you manage people there’s always an issue – we’re emotional beings.”
“I’m going to be a land developer, I love that, it’s art, you’re creating spaces.”
“I started at High Cascade as a counselor back in 1999 and worked my way up.”
“You’re trying to get two different cultures to mesh….. The High Cascade Culture and the Windless culture… To me, best practice wins…”
“When you’re 20 it’s (snowboarding) the world. When you’re 30 it’s still a big part of the world, but you realize that there’s more to it.”
“Is Windell’s or High Cascade going to have a rollerblade camp… Or scooters? No – never.”
“My dad used to say that going to college is just a sign to the world that you can follow through with something.”
“Put maybe a little bit more on your plate than you think you can handle, because you usually can handle it.”
“Listen to Airline Pilot Guy – it’s a podcast about flying airplanes – Flying is fucking awesome.”
“It’s better to feel like an idiot on the ground than feel like an idiot in the last 100 feet before you kill yourself.”
“This combining of the two camps gives a financial platform for both camps.”
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Aj Lawson & Nate Musson – Introduction to The Not Snowboarding Podcast
Victor Daviet | Uno | Mortality | Jump Building | Lomography | Skydiving | AK Avalanche
Kimmy Fasani | Marriage | Injury & Recovery | Self Work | Triathlons | Rock Climbing
Matt Belair | Zen Athlete | The Meaning of Life | Transcending Snowboarding | Communicating with Squirrels & Butterflies
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