BIPoC Outside

Lanrick Bennett Jr is the Bicycle Mayor of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, with extensive experience in active transportation policy, urban design, and placemaking. We had the opportunity to sit down with Lanrick to discuss painted lines or ‘sharrows’, the political will to embrace change, NIMBYism, the concept of 8 80 cities, complete streets, and the opportunities you create when you say: Yes! A...

Monica Garrison is the Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Storyteller at Black Girls Do Bike, a Pennsylvania based nonprofit that has 100+ chapters of women centric bike clubs worldwide. We had the opportunity to sit down with Monica to discuss her work, safety in community, building confidence, moving under your own power, how cities would look if women were setting infrastructure standards,...

Courtney Williams is the founder and lead strategist at the Brown Bike Girl, a New York based consultancy that not only teaches people about biking but empowers cycling leaders, collaborates with local health authorities on active transportation initiatives, and does diversity, equity, inclusion, and access training throughout industry. We had the opportunity to sit down with Courtney to discuss e...

Alyssa Gonzalez is a multi-sport athlete, an outdoor advocate, and a product designer in the outdoor industry. We had the opportunity to sit down with Alyssa to talk about finding new ways to love movement, questioning what success looks like, the benefit of slowing down, building things with people in mind, and going all in.

I’ve gotten to link up with a lot of heroes with this show, but Chris Chan is one of my hometown heroes so this was pretty special. Chris is a dedicated urbanist, multi-modal transportation advocate, urban canoeist, and the former executive director of Bike Edmonton, which is a nonprofit advocacy, education, and outreach organization that promotes and works to increase accessibility for cycling. T...

Judy Kasiama is a multi-sport athlete, an outdoor advocate, and the founder of Colour the Trails. We had the opportunity to sit down with Judy to talk about building supportive communities, calling the outdoor industry into conversation, sitting in discomfort, and building opportunities.

Adam Jaber was born to do this, literally. He is now part of the second generation running the Colorado Ski Shops of Massachusetts and Vermont. He is also the host of the Out of Bounds Podcast, founder of the Out Of Collective and probably one of the most helpful dudes in the industry. We had an opportunity to sit down with Adam to get some great tips on getting started, whether it’s your first ti...

Gregg Deal is a cultural disrupter in all aspects of his life as a mountain biker, multi-media artist, activist, and speaker. We had the opportunity to sit down with Gregg to discuss disrupting stereotypes of all sorts, taking care not just taking, the flaws in appreciation, how a bike changes the way you engage with space, and the desire to connect.

Rachel Olzer is a multi-sport athlete, co-founder of Pedal 2 the People, executive director of All Bikes Welcome, and a cyclist riding for Specialized, SRAM, Velocio, Saris and Hammerhead. We had the opportunity to sit down with Rachel to discuss building community, storytelling as a powerful tool, not resting on your privilege, and our right to move.

Errol Kerr is a professional skier, winter Olympian, 5x X games competitor, and 4x ArticMan competitor. We had the opportunity to sit down with Errol to discuss his incredible ski journey, mental health, and finding joy.

Vasu Sojitra is a multi-sport adaptive athlete, a professional skier, a disability and inclusion strategist, and a climate change advocate. We had the opportunity to sit down with Vasu to discuss his career, privileging marginalized voices, how creating adaptive spaces requires being adaptive, and bringing intersectionality to the outdoors.

Callan Chythlook-Sifsof is a professional snowboarder, winter Olympian, X Games medalist, advocate with Protect Our Winters, and professional coach. We had an opportunity to chat with Callan live from her boat moored in the Bay area to discuss her career, her climate change and social justice advocacy, the risk of staying silent, and the importance of using your voice.

Andrea Haughton is a lifelong skier/snowboarder, an ambassador with Ski Big 3 in Banff, and a nutritionist serving up healthy foods in the Bow Valley. We had the opportunity to sit down with Andrea to discuss fueling up for adventure, and the importance of communication, community, and finding your own pace.

Schone Malliet is a former US Marine Pilot and ski racing coach. Today he is the CEO of Winter 4 Kids, an organizations that turned a dormant New Jersey ski area into a nonprofit whose goal is to give urban, suburban and rural children in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut access to winter sports. We had the opportunity to sit down with Schone to discuss his work, building a ski area from the gr...

Emile is a professional snowboarder, and multisport athlete, who works and researches in environmental studies, management, and resource conservation. We had the opportunity to sit down with Emile to discuss her work, the importance of play, claiming space in the outdoors, and how representation isn’t enough. 

Court Larabee is the Founder and Executive Director of the Indigenous Life Sport Academy (ISLA), the Indigenous Relations Specialist for Whistler Blackcomb, and a multisport athlete. We had the opportunity to sit down with Court to discuss his work, holistic approaches to sport, developing young leaders, and authentic partnerships. 

Henri Rivers is the 16th and current President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers. The largest and oldest Black ski organization in the world, with over 3500 members and a 50th anniversary coming up in 2023. We had the opportunity to sit down with Henri to discuss the organization's success, the changing demographics in Canada in the US, and the one question organizations need to ask themselves...

Sandy Ward is a professional snowboarder, the back country team lead at Indigenous Women Outdoors, and a professional coach and instructor. We had the opportunity to sit down with Sandy to discuss her coaching philosophy, the importance of creating women centered spaces, and developing women leaders in outdoor spaces.

Aaron Marchant is the Founder and President of the First Nations Snowboard Team. We had the opportunity to sit down with Aaron to discuss the dream of the First Nations Snowboard Team, the work to make that dream a reality, and how it’s grown and evolved over the last 20 years.

Latasha Dunston is an artist, designer muralist, and an Ambassador with Coalition Snow. We had the opportunity to sit down with Latasha to discuss her work, her introduction to snowboarding, being unapologetically yourself in the outdoors, and some great advice for folks new to the sports.

Connor Ryan is a professional skier, Natives Outdoors Athlete, and Protect Our Winters Advocate. We had the opportunity to sit down with Connor to discuss his work and upcoming projects, skiing with reciprocity, and being in good relation.