Mark Mackay is a country music star in the making, but his background as a ski rep makes him the perfect new business episode. His road to Nashville included stints with Rossignol, Dynastar, and Atomic, all by the time he was 20. He was the head sales rep in California when Atomic started exploding, he had a dream job, he was young, and he left it all for the lucrative world of medical sales. Soon after, he had a life-changing epiphany on a paddleboard and, within an hour, quit his job, broke his lease, and went all in on being a country music star, and so far, it’s been working.
Mark Mackay Show Notes:
3:00: Not partying, sports, skiing, music, Rossignol, Dynastar, Atomic, O’Neill
20:30: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Amer Sports takeover, American Idol, leaving skiing for medical device sales, having a life epiphany, starting over with music in LA and the hustle or the music business.
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Toby Keith, selfishness, losing money on the road, singing the National Anthem AT&T Park, his Ted Nugent break via legend Doc McGee, the pandemic, signing with a major label, and revenue streams
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Craig Wingard
Andy Hetzel is the Rick Kane of snowboarding. Hailing from Arizona, Andy’s first love was skateboarding, then punk rock. This eventually led to Andy finding snowboarding and moving his life to Breckenridge. He competed early and often and achieved pro status, but Hetzel won’t be remembered for contests, well maybe as the reigning World Mogul Champion. But, outside of that bump title, Andy and the skate-influenced crew he rode with, you know, the Palmer and Ranquet types, helped create the derelict culture of the sport when it wasn’t considered a sport, it was a lifestyle. It’s a fun history lesson, and Utah legend Benny Pelligrino asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Andy Hetzel Show Notes
3:00: X-Games, contests, reigning World Mogul Champion, Arizona, skateboarding, punk rock, and snowboarding an AZ
20:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Breckenridge, Worlds’s, sponsors, Jamie Salter/Kemper, Utah, MCA, Andy Brewer and Kemper Tour
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: Bad sponsor choices, Pro model, Palmer, no moderation, and getting kicked out of Hood
53:00: Covers, video parts, guns and Alaska, the wild west of AK, Japan, and how does his career end
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Benny Pelligrino
Greg Stump, the legendary filmmaker behind ski classics like Blizzard of Aahhh’s, The Maltese Flamingo, Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski, and Legend of Aahhh’s, is back on the podcast. Stumpy is promoting his March Residence at the Isis Theatre in Aspen this March, where he is screening the incredible films mentioned above. On the podcast, we discuss stories from each movie and talk about many players, including Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, Mike Hattrup, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain, Laird Hamilton, Craig Kelly, Hunter S. Thompson, and more. On top of that, there’s twice the number of Inappropriate Questions.
Greg Stump Show Notes:
3:00: Greg’s health, his Aspen Residency, The Maltese Flamingo
22:00 Stanley: Get up to 60% off at Stanley1913.com
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
25:00: The Maltese Flamingo cont…, Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski, and Blizzard of Aahhh’s
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:00: Blizzard of Aahhh’s cont… and Legend of Aahhh’s
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Hattrup and Cody Townsend (from 2015)
Nick McNutt’s ski bum story is one of the best. After ten years of dirtbagging it, Nick became a big-name pro skier and one of the faces of TGR movies. When Nick moved to Whistler at 17, he quickly became the skier other skiers were talking about because of his huge switch landings…something that wasn’t too common back in the day. While he filmed with smaller production companies, TGR’s 100K Collab contest was the thing that changed his life…and he didn’t even win. On the podcast, we talk about his journey to pro skierdom, getting buried in an avalanche with a faulty beacon, the aftermath, and much more. One of Nick’s oldest, loose-cannon friends asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Nick McNutt Show Notes
3:00: His name, Quebec to BC, learning to ski, racing, and snowboarding.
10:00: Twin Tips, skiing everything switch before anyone was doing that, being small in HS, and straight to Whistler at 17
20:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Growing a foot in Whistler, the under the radar Whistler switch movement, Idea, ski tech creating his style, no poles, the Olympics, filming/TGR Collab and sponsors
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:00: Almost Ablaze, winning awards, Linecatcher, all-time trips, narrating “Far Out”, and money
53:00: Ski films can make things feel more dramatic, getting buried, the transceiver fiasco, the injuries, and the aftermath
72:00: Inappropriate Questions Tony Keller