Jonathan Ronzio
- CMO/CRO and Co-Founder, Trainual
- Adventurer and Speaker, Ronzio Ventures
marketing, mountains, and music. CMO + cofounder @trainual
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Looking Back And Planning Ahead, With Emily And Jonathan
In this first episode of 2020, Emily and Jonathan reflect back on the past decade and year and talk through their goals and priorities for the New Year. Plus! After 82 weekly stoke-filled episodes, Emily and Jonathan have decided to take a little pause to revamp and restructure The Stokecast and make it even better. Tune in to hear more about what’s coming up.
EP81 - Author And Adventurer Alastair Humphreys On Taking The First Step And Acting On Your Dreams
Alastair Humphreys is a British Adventurer and Author. He has been on expeditions all around the world, traveling through over 80 countries by bicycle, boat and on foot. In 2012 he was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers Of The Year. Photo: Danfung Dennis Alastair has completed numerous epic human-powered journeys all across the globe. But after becoming a father, he realized that heading off into the wild for months at the time just wasn’t a viable option anymore.
Go All In On What You Love, with Ski The Whites' Andrew Drummond
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
Breaking Down The Brand Pitch Process, with Tara Kerzhner
Tara Kerzhner is an award-winning photographer, cinematographer and accomplished rock climber. Tara is originally from Oregon where until about five years ago she worked a “traditional” marketing job while pursuing her two passions, climbing and photography, on the side. Eventually, she took a leap of faith and decided to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time photographer and cinematographer.
Say Yes and Do More, with Nicole Handel
Nicole Handel lives in Vermont where she takes on all kinds of outdoor adventures with her dog, Bear. Nicole Handel has designed her life in a way that enables her to balance her full-time marketing job with her many outdoor pursuits. Whether it means going camping on a weeknight, waking up early to hit the slopes before work or going trail running over lunch – Nicole is constantly striving to get the most out of every day.
How to Beat Monday, with Jason Antin
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
EP76 - How to Scale Something Beyond Yourself, with Chris Ronzio
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
EP75 - Expeditions, Entrepreneurship, and Uncertainty with Liz Sampey & Rob Bart
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
The Stokecast's Top 10 Book Recommendations
Stokecast listeners and guests alike are consistently sending over their book recommendations. We know we have some avid readers and book devourers, if you will, in our community. So we decided to start publishing 10 recommendations per month to help keep your reading fire stoked, and more importantly, keep your nightstands stocked. 1.
Uncomfortable and Awesome At The Same Time, with Angel Collinson
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
How to Take Your Passion and Run With It, with Rickey Gates
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
Should You Switch to a Hardboot Setup for Splitboarding? Pros and Cons
So you’re thinking of using ski boots for splitboarding? I made the switch to a hardboot setup on my splitboard a couple of years back and here I’m answering a few questions that you may be asking as you consider making the switch. Although I love snowboarding, I do think that skis lend themselves to be better tools overall. More balance, two edges, facing straight down, etc. Last winter I went tele skiing a few times and I am contemplating getting a setup this year to mess around on too! We’ll see.
Nicole Deboom's Epic Entrepreneurial Epiphany (The Evolution of Skirt Sports)
Founder & Host Founder, Explore Inspired | CMO, Trainual | Co-Host of The Stokecast Podcast | Mountain Athlete | Award-Winning Adventure Filmmaker | Keynote Speaker
When Womxn Come Together In The Mountains, Great Things Happen
I recently had the opportunity to attend an all-women’s retreat in Bend, Oregon, put on by AdventurUs Women. I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve never done anything like this before. As I flew into Oregon for the first time, I read a book on the plane, When Breath Becomes Air. It’s about a neurosurgeon who finds out he is dying of cancer. He wrote this book as he was withering, reflecting on his life and the things he put stock in.
Simeon Baker on Traveling the World with His Guitar and a Camera
With little but a guitar and a dream, he up and left Australia, moved to London, and now spends his time playing music on the road, on the streets, and of course on YouTube and Instagram, while traveling in a T5 Van and photographing the world along the way. Learn what it takes to lean into your talents and the unknown, and embrace the attempt to build two somewhat lives into one.
How Travis Sims Turned Cliff Jumping Into A Career
And eventually to making a living as a professional cliff diver, content creator, and waterfall guide, Travis Sims is obsessed with pushing his personal and professional limits while building a community around cleaning up the places we play. Learn how Travis created a career out of jumping off massive cliffs and why he started the annual “Cliff Cruise” waterfall clean up tour.
The Stokecast's Top 10 Book Recommendations
Stokecast listeners and guests alike are consistently sending over their book recommendations. We know we have some avid readers, some book devourers, if you will, in our community. So we decided to start publishing 10 recommendations per month to help keep your reading fire stoked, and more importantly, keep your nightstands stocked. 1. Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins In Can’t Hurt Me, David shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities.
Why We’ve Decided That Balance is Bullshit and Imbalance is Beautiful
And after 68 of these stoke-filled inspiration sessions where we initially set out to tackle the concept of balancing work, life, and adventure while having fun and making a difference, we’ve just come to the conclusion that real balance is total BS. Tune in to hear what we mean! Plus! Don’t miss the top Explore Inspired backcountry camping tip (hint: pee bottles!), and The Travel Stack travel resource directory.
Andrew Muse On Jumping Without A Safety Net
In this episode we explore the circumstances of his youth, how an unstable family dynamic influenced his yearning for the wild west, the reason many of the most dramatic or impactful moments of his life happened when he left no other option on the table, and how the true meaning of adventure and stoke can be found in the companionship of a dog.
How To Go Pro In Everything You Love, with Graham Zimmerman
Graham is an award-winning professional climber and well-recognized film maker in the outdoor industry. He works as a producer and the director of development with Bedrock Film Works through which he his able to utilize his extensive logistics, rigging, marketing and media expertise while maintaining his role as an athlete in the outdoor industry.
Capturing Spontaneous Moments, with Rock Climber & Filmmaker, Matty Hong
Matty Hong is a professional rock climber and filmmaker. He grew up in Boulder, Colorado into a family of climbers and has been surrounded by the sport nearly his entire life. His passion for climbing stems from his parents—both pioneers in the sport and active first ascensionists since the early 90s. Raised in the dirt of Rifle Canyon, Matty quickly gained an appreciation for the outdoors and living on the road.
The Stokecast's Top 10 Book Recommendations
Stokecast listeners and guests alike are consistently sending over their book recommendations. We know we have some avid readers, some book devourers, if you will, in our community. So we decided to start publishing 10 recommendations per month to help keep your reading fire stoked, and more importantly, keep your nightstands stocked. 1.
Unstructured Narratives and Nonprofits with the Nature Chola, Karen Ramos
Karen Ramos is the founder of non-profit Get Out Stay Out (aka Vamos Afuera), an organization that connects indigenous-migrant children with the outdoors through hiking, camping, and backpacking adventures. But in words… …is nothing more than your average and not-so-average Latinx- indigenous 20-something year old brown girl who stumbled, rolled, and straight up took a dive into rock bottom only to find and come to terms that maybe (cheese alert) all that was for a reason.” Intrigued?
The Stokecast Ep. 64
Alex is a sports nutritionist and mountain athlete passionate about helping people exceed their mountain dreams through the use of practical and wholesome nutrition, while pushing her limits during early morning dawn patrols and long days in the mountain. Alex was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but after graduating college followed her lifelong dream of heading WEST.
The Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship, with Range CEO Jeanine Pesce
She is the founder and CEO of Range—an independent agency + magazine inspired by the culture of the modern outdoor movement—a former on-air style correspondent for Outside TV, a speaker, and trend consultant. In this episode, Jeanine candidly shares her entrepreneurial journey, from quitting her job at Stylesight to go all-in on Range.
Becoming An Uphill Athlete (Part 2) with Steve House & Scott Johnston
Get their take on how to prepare for such big objectives, what to expect from and how to handle the altitude, AND lastly of course, hear what Steve and Scott have to say about STOKE. Plus, after the conversation wraps with Steve and Scott, your hosts recap the realities of what happened when they got after it and got both the race and the climb DONE! Jonathan Ronzio Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
Becoming An Uphill Athlete (Part 1) with Steve House & Scott Johnston
In the first ever two-part episode of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan chat with Scott and Steve about all things mountain running, ski mountaineering, their process for writing two of the most educational and impactful books for aspiring and expert mountain athletes alike, as well as each of their background to learn how their careers led them to each other, their latest book, and their coaching program, Uphill Athlete.
She Explores Founder Gale Straub on Creating Value for Yourself and Your Community
Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
Nick Dio on Reframing the 9-5 and Building Something On The Side
Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
Keeping It Wild with Kimi Werner
She’s also a certified culinary chef and you can find tons of great recipes on her blog. She’s an artist, writer, and purely inspirational spirit that we were so excited to chat with.
Renee Roaming and Matthew Hahnel
Australian influencers, bloggers, photographers, authors, Renee Roaming & Matthew Hahnel share their story and advice on building your dream life by channeling resilience, passion, determination, and just taking the initiative. In 2014, Australian natives Renee and Matthew Hahnel won American Green Cards through the Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery. Shortly thereafter, they packed their lives into 6 bags and headed to Colorado.
Creating Your Own Challenges
Jen takes us on a journey of self-realization and following your true passions. While training and competing to be a potential Olympian, her body, her community, and her family had other plans. She kept chasing this singular goal of becoming an Olympian, and subsequently, her love of the sport and her passions in life faded (after many injuries and terrible tragedies).
Letting Go Of What You Can't Control
Jim Harris worked as a ski photographer and writer, for clients including National Geographic, until he was injured while snowkiting in Patagonia fracturing nine vertebra and was paralyzed from sternum down. It took over a week after the injury to reach definitive care where five of his nine broken vertebra were fused. It was an abrupt end not just to his photo and video livelihood, but to his mobility in the mountains too.
The Power of a Postcard and Why I Send One Every Day
If you want someone in your life, then make a point to own the relationship. Too many people wait for an email in their inbox or for a phone call from a friend. My challenge to you is to buck this trend and be the one to reach out to someone! In order to practice what I preach, I decided to deliberately reach out to the people in my life by sending a different postcard to a different mailbox on each day of 2015.
Community, Connection, and Changing The World with Katie Boué
She is Miami-raised and traded flat Florida swamps for a life of exploring mountains, camping in the desert and playing in the snow. Boué currently lives in Salt Lake City, UT with her partner Brody Leven and her dog named Spaghetti. Katie’s love of being outside and sharing wild spaces is the focus of her work in the outdoor recreation industry.
What Does Stoke Mean To You? (Celebrating 1-Year of The Stokecast)
On this episode, learn how our listeners feel about stoke. Plus, Emily and Jonathan get candid and go deep about the past year of producing The Stokecast—the challenges and successes along the way, and tips for anyone else thinking of starting their own show or just beginning their own creative journey. Jonathan Ronzio Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
Surfer & Conservationist Emi Koch on Making A Difference Doing What You Love
Her non-profit organization, Beyond The Surface International, is empowering coastal communities through surfing lessons and visual storytelling workshops. On this episode of The Stokecast, learn how Emi gained traction as a professional surfer from a very young age, then decided to ditch the traditional path of the sponsored athlete to start a non-profit and work to create real change in surf communities worldwide.
The Stokecast Episode 51
She’s been awarded Female Skier of the Year by Powder Magazine multiple times and cemented her place as one of the best big mountain skiers in the world while inspiring a generation of young female athletes through popular TED talks on ‘Ski Like A Girl’ and filmmaking. As a director, Lynsey produced and directed the first and only all-female ski film and founded a production company called Unicorn Picnic and a non-profit called She Jumps.
The Stokecast Episode 50
Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
Following Happiness, with Photographer & Climber, Scott Kranz
Episode 49 of The Stokecast features photographer, mountain climber, speaker, former practicing lawyer, Scott Kranz. Learn about his epic career transition, becoming a full-time creator, his North Cascades National Park 50 Peaks Project, and much more. Pictured: Scott Kranz | Credit: GP Martin Subscribe to The Stokecast on iTunes Scott Kranz is a full-time commercial and editorial photographer and storyteller specializing in outdoor sports, outdoor lifestyle, landscape, and travel imagery.
Artist and Adventurer Jessa Gilbert on The Joy of Creating
On episode 48 of The Stokecast, Baldface Lodge splitboard guide and experiential landscape artist Jessa Gilbert shares why she didn’t, or couldn’t, chose one path. Subscribe to The Stokecast on iTunes Jessa grew up in Upstate New York before moving to Vermont to study Art and Art History at the University of Vermont… and to snowboard. She worked primarily as a figurative painter and product developer while also competing nationally in freestyle snowboarding.
Mike Chambers on Voluntourism & Epic Weekend Adventures
Mike Chambers is the co-founder of Summits Education and Flying Kites Academy, two non-profit organizations working to improve educational opportunities in Haiti and Kenya respectively. He is also a multi-faceted mountain athlete on the ambassador roster for brands like Merrell and MSR, and is the co-creator and host of Beat Monday, a new series on Outside TV all about making the most of the weekend.
How Kelly Lund Made A Business Out Of Adventuring With His Pup, Loki
But Kelly and Loki’s adventures go well beyond the perfect Insta-photo. He’s crafted this life with his 4-legged friend into quite the well-rounded business. Kelly and Loki have their paws in everything from sponsorships and ambassadorships, to travel campaigns and product collaborations, plus their own Lightroom presents, alignment with give back programs with organizations like Canine Support Teams and the U.S. Wolf Refuge, and now their own line of CBD products for dogs called Loki Naturals.
From Aconcagua to Denali, Petra Hilleberg is "Talking Tents" with Jonathan Ronzio
What a pleasure after all these years talking to Petra Hilleberg about my crazy expedition ideas and teaming up with Hilleberg the Tentmaker to actually make a few of them happen, to actually sit and talk tents in person! In a candid conversation on a hotel couch, Petra and I talk about the origins of Between The Peaks, my experiences with Hilleberg tents everywhere from Aconcagua, to Rainier, to Iceland, and Denali, and what’s next on both the adventure and business agendas! From Hilleberg’s...
Pilot Shanelly on the Travel Industry's Gender Gap
On this episode of The Stokecast, she shares a unique perspective on the behind-the-scenes backbone of the travel industry, as well as commentary around being a female pilot when even today only 6% of pilots are women. Shannon, Emily, and Jonathan explore these topics as they relate to the broader adventure travel industry, and also dig into Shannon’s experiences as a traveler, athlete, and how she played a part in Emily adopting her dog from Haiti.
Adventurepreneur Jeremy Jensen on Epiphany Moments and Intentional Living
Jensen is a skier, biker, and whitewater kayaker. He’s also the creator and host of the Adventurepreneur Playbook podcast, a speaker and coach, the co-founder of the Outwild festival series, as well as the co-founder of Revive, where he’s setting out to redefine how we work, travel, and live. Jonathan Ronzio Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
EP43 - How to Become Indiana Jones, with Simon Donato PhD
Simon Donato might be best known for creating and starring in the television show Boundless, as well as the author of The Boundless Life. But beyond his epic pursuits as an ultra-endurance athlete in the worldwide adventure racing circuit, he’s a geologist passionate about combining field-based research with extreme athletics to explore new and culturally important frontiers. Photo: Chris M Shane His company, , was built to do just that.
EP42 - Getting Out Of Your Own Way, with Photographer Andy Best
From his early days nurturing the inner artist with pastels and oil paints at his Grandmother’s studio to his work as a commercial filmmaker turned landscape and adventure photographer. Andy is a contributor for National Geographic, ROAM, and also has his own production company called Lone Bison Films. Jonathan Ronzio Creator & Host Adventure Athlete, Speaker, Award-Winning Director, Co-Host of The Stokecast, Founder of Explore Inspired
High-Performance Habits & How To Follow-Through
Q1 2019 is coming to an end and as the second quarter kicks off, your hosts reflect on what worked and what didn’t from the New Years goal-setting episode, as well as expand upon how the rest of the year might shape up for them. Along the way, hear candid travel stories and hacks, business lessons, and personal anecdotes around balancing work, life, and adventure.
Climber Colette McInerney on Building a Career as a Content Creator
Colette McInerney is a climber, photographer, and filmmaker. She is one of four co-founders of the Never Not Collective women’s outdoor production company and an athlete for Black Diamond Equipment and Five Ten. In this episode, Colette takes listeners on her journey from Nashville to New York, eventually to the Western United States, and eventually worldwide travels as she discovered climbing and herself along the way.
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