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Hailing from San Diego, CA, Eric Gunderson is a former professional racer car driver who get his start in the world of karting. By the time Eric was a teenager he was testing cars for an opportunity to race within the NASCAR world before eventually suffering from such severe burnout he chose to walk away.

In today's episode, Eric dives into the aforementioned, starting his own business from the ground up and turning into a million dollar company, suffering from depression and stress, selling his business for a fraction of what it was worth purely to alleviate the stress, his fight with cancer, mental health, not wanting to exist anymore, and much more.

This was a powerful conversation with a lot shared about parents raising their kids to be athletes, mental health, burnout, and the search for happiness that I hope many can find comfort and inspiration from. Thank you, Eric, for your transparency and vulnerability.

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Tanner Yeager is a professional stills photographer based out of Globe, Arizona, who spent his career in the motocross industry before finding his way into the music and NASCAR industries.

Tanner has worked for clients such as Red Bull, ABC, Sony Music, Fender, The Walt Disney Company, Universal Music Group, and individuals such as Eli Tomas, Ken Roczen, Colton Haaker, the late Kyle Busch, Jake Owen, Jelly Roll, Midland, Keith Urban, Tommy Ash, and more.

In today's episode, Tanner dives into his story of finding photographing, cutting his teeth with INSIDERMX, transitioning from Supercross and motocross to Endurocross, how he found himself in the music and NASCAR industries, being undervalued as a creative, the frustrations with social media and the creative marketplace as a whole, mental health, and much more.

Tanner has some wonderful insights, stories, and perspectives from his own experiences crafting images that is beneficial for anyone in the creative space to keep in mind as they navigate their career. I hope all enjoy!

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Originally from Connecticut, Cole Beach is a professional stills photographer, filmmaker, and podcast producer based in Salt Lake City, UT. Working with clients such as Triumph Racing North America, American Honda Motor Co., Fox, 100%, Red Bull, and more, Cole has created some absolutely stunning imagery for clients and motorsports fans alike.

In today's episode, Cole talks about his early years growing up in Connecticut, how he was first introduced to the camera, working with FELD Entertainment and traveling to his first-ever Supercross race to shoot, imposter syndrome, the passion not always worth the end result, shooting The Met Gala for Jett Lawrence, battling with his mental health, The AC/JB Show and much more.

This was a great conversation with a lot of wonderful insights into Cole's journey, the ebbs and flows of the creative lifestyle, and more. I hope all enjoy and thank you Cole for such a wonderful conversation.

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Hailing from Northern California, Corbin Hayes is a retired professional Supercross and motocross athlete. Now, Corbin finds himself as an entrepreneur and business owner of Happy Bad Golf, where he is creating content, restoring golf clubs, and working to build the bridge between the action sports community and the golf community.

In today's episode, Corbin dives into his early years racing dirt bikes, his struggles with both injuries and mental health, the process of earning his pro points so he could race Supercross, racing during the era of COVIDCROSS, why he chose to step away from racing, how Happy Bad Golf came to be, and so much.

Also, you can find some of the projects that Corbin and I have worked on together on YouTube: Black & White ft Corbin Hayes and PORTRAIT ft Corbin Hayes are a few specific ones.

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Originally from Minnesota, Haley Shanley is a professional on-air commentator for NBC Sports/Peacock and Race Day Live with an emphasis in professional Supercross and motocross racing.

In today's conversation, Haley dives into her time growing up and how she was introduced into the racing community, when she realized she wanted to become an on-air commentator, how she got her opportunity with Race Day Live, the hustle/grind culture, how she approaches riders with empathy, earning trust amongst the athletes, education, and so much more.

Thank you Haley for her time to come on the podcast and share her story. Truly, what a kind human, and I hope everybody enjoys and is able to take something from her story.

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Originally from Fountain Valley, CA, Summer Johansen-Graham is a former store manager (mate) at Trader Joe's. Present day, she residing in the Pacific North West, where she is pursuing her dreams of becoming a nurse.

In today's episode, we dive into Summer's time growing up in Southern California, how her dreams of becoming a psychologist transitioned into one of becoming a nurse, facing addiction and its consequences head on with the loss of her father, fighting through grief, stepping away from Trader Joe's to purse her dreams of becoming a nurse, using dark humor to maneuver through challenging times, mental health, and so much more.

This maybe the most emotional episode to date. Tears were shed, laughs were had, and much insight was shared about death, grief, and love. Much love to Summer for coming on to share her story and being so transparent and genuine. I hope all enjoy and are able to take something away from such a kind and wonderful human.

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It happened! We officially have somebody from my Wishlist of guests on the podcast today. And, that person is none other then multi-time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion, Brittany Force. I am still baffled that this all happened, but so appreciative that it did. Brittany is a rad human and I hope everyone that listens takes something away from our conversation.

Multi-time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion, Brittany Force, drives for John Force Racing. The Southern California native is the 2017 and 2022 Top Fuel champion, holds the record for the fastest time ever set in a Top Fuel car (343.51mph) which she set earlier this year.

In today's conversation, we dive into her early years growing up at the track with her dad, John Force (16x Funny Car World Champion), when she realized her dad was an icon in the sport of drag racing, graduating from Cal State Fullerton with her Teaching Credential, to how she ended up in a Top Fuel car yet had no intentions of making it her career, winning her World Championships, the the mental battles she endured while racing, and so much more.

Again, I can't thank Brittany and the crew at John Force Racing enough for helping me bring this to life. Along with Nathan Avila who connected the dots and Skullcandy for giving us a space to have this conversation. I hope everyone enjoy's our conversation. And, hopefully we can have Brittany back on the podcast for a part two in the future.

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Originally from Denver, CO, Dylan Wineland is an award-winning cinematographer now residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. In today's episode, we dive into Dylan's journey and unexpected path to becoming a commercial DP (Director of Photography), all of which came to be thanks to dirt bikes.

Dylan grew up riding and racing dirt bikes against the likes of Eli Tomac, Jason Anderson, and Justin Bogle. While Dylan didn't have quite the career that the aforementioned did, he was able to race locally in the A class against the likes of future professional Supercross and motocross racers, Derek Anderson and Todd Bannister.

We also spend time talking about his steps to becoming a cinematographer, working on season one of The Spectrum Series alongside me, his time interning at Brain Farm, and eventually working for commercial clients such as Ford Motor Co., Toyota USA, BF Goodrich, The Olympics, KN Filters, Polaris, and more. This was a wonderful conversation diving into many more topics and I hope all enjoy!

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