EP 066: Troy Hartman - Professional Aerial Stuntman, Skydiver & Inventor

05/01/18 • 87 min

Troy Hartman is a professional aerial stuntman, skydiver, inventor, X Games gold medalist for skysurfing (a sport he pioneered in the US), and an accomplished television host for several TV shows. Most notably, the MTV series "Senseless Acts of Video” where he created and performed stunts such as plane to plane skydiving, base jumping off a moving semi truck, trapped in a free falling car, wakeboarding behind a helicopter, and most famously, skydiving with a flaming parachute! Troy was the face of the award-winning 1998 Pepsi Super Bowl commercial. Most recently, Troy built a jet-powered personal backpack that he’s used on skis and in flight which he’s currently building into an exciting new form of aerial recreation as he follows a strong passion to change the possibilities of aviation, a passion born early on from his father love of flight. On this episode, we get to hear the origin story of Troy Hartman and his epic life adventures. This podcast is produced by Force Media.

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EP 065: Christian Griffith - Founder of Live for a Living

Christian Griffith is the Founder of Live for a Living and an ultra-marathon athlete. Christian has completed over 100 races of marathon distance or farther, racing all across the world: over volcanoes, across deserts, through tropical jungles, and infested swamps. He’s earned his 50-mile bib at the World's Toughest Mudder on CBS, took a beating on American Ninja Warrior on NBC, and survived Hell as a finisher on the History Channel's THE SELECTION: a Special Operations Experiment. He’s successfully completed a 100K trail-running Ultramarathon in Nicaragua more times (3) than anyone else in the history of the race. As a victim of secual abuse at a young age, Christian is taking a stand to prevent and treat the one in three girls and one in six boys who are sexually abused before the age of 18. To do this, he’s embarking on his latest adventure, Run2Heal - a 3000 mile run leaving New York City on March 19th and arriving in San Francisco 5 months later with the goal of raising 1 million dollars for the prevention and treatment of child abuse. You can directly support Christian and his run across the country by donating to his cause at the link here: https://www.gofundme.com/run2heal This podcast is produced by Force Media.

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EP 067: Rob Little - Co-Founder and CEO of Cairn

Rob Little founded Cairn in the spring of 2014, combining his passion for the outdoors and his interest in changing the way that brands and consumers interact in the industry. As a graduate student, Rob studied creative retail applications in other industries and brought to life in Cairn the elements that he thought were most relevant for the outdoor market. Prior to launching Cairn, Rob worked as an operations engineer for Lockheed Martin in their Space Systems and Aerospace divisions. Rob is a former Peace Corps Volunteer, having spent over two years building infrastructure projects in Latin America. During his occasional breaks from Cairn, Rob can be found backpacking, skiing, biking, and paddle boarding with friends, his wife Betsey, and their Cairn terrier, Rocco.

On this episode, we get to hear Rob's journey from joining the Peace Corps, becoming an Operations Engineer at Lockheed Martin, to co-founding Cairn.