The Stokecast

63: The Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship, with Range CEO & Founder Jeanine Pesce

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanine Pesce is the go-to woman for tracking global active trends in action sports and outdoors. She is the founder and CEO of Range—an independent...

62: Becoming an Uphill Athlete (Part 2) with Steve House & Scott Johnston

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 of the conversation with Uphill Athlete authors and founders, Steve House and Scott Johnston, Emily and Jonathan get candid advice and chat ...

61: Becoming an Uphill Athlete (Part 1) with Steve House & Scott Johnston

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Steve House is a world-renowned climber and mountain guide. Scott Johnston is an adventure and endurance athlete coach, a ski racer, and aerospace eng...

60: She Explores Founder, Gale Straub, on Creating Value for Yourself and Your Community

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gale Straub is a podcaster, photographer, and writer with a love for shaping stories that tell themselves. She is the founder of She Explores and host...

59: Nick Dio on Reframing the 9-5 and Building Something on the Side

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Dio is Head of Education at The Sasha Group, master of ceremonies for Gary Vaynerchuk's 4Ds (Digital Discovery+ Deep Dive) workshop, WOLACO Creat...

58: At What Cost? Champion Underwater Huntress, Kimi Werner, Dives In

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On episode 58, we're keeping it wild with Kimi Werner.Kimi is a Hawaiian freediver, US National Spearfishing Champion, conservationist and founder of ...

57: How to Take More Initiative To Get What You Want, with Renee and Matthew Hahnel

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australian influencers, bloggers, photographers, authors, Renee Roaming & Matthew Hahnel share their story and advice on building your dream life ...

56: Challenging Yourself to Level Up, with Jen Hudak

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Hudak is a retired professional skier, avid mountain biker, co-founder of Escapod Trailers, and a self-proclaimed Dream Believer. Jen takes us o...

55: Letting Go Of What You Can't Control, with Jim Harris

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Harris worked as a ski photographer and writer, for clients including National Geographic, until he was injured while snowkiting in Patagonia frac...

54: Community, Connection, and Changing The World, with Katie Boué

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Boué is a Cuban-American outdoor advocate, freelance writer + social media expert, professional adventurer, climber, public speaker, former van...

53: What Does Stoke Mean To You? (1-Year Anniversary Episode)

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 53 kicks off the start of a new year for The Stokecast! Learn what stoke means to our listeners with a handful of replies to our signature que...

52: Professional Surfer, Non-Profit Leader, Emi Koch on Making A Difference Doing What You Love

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emi Koch is a professional surfer, conservationist, educator, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and non-profit leader, making waves of diffe...

51: Showing Up, with Lynsey Dyer

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lynsey Dyer is a professional skier who has won every big mountain competition she’s entered, been awarded Female Skier of the Year by Powder Magazi...

50: Wild Positivity, with Pro Skier Drew Petersen

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Drew Petersen is a passionate skier, mountain man, and burrito enthusiast based in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. For this episode's notes, visit: ht...

49: Following Happiness, with Photographer & Mountain Climber, Scott Kranz

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On episode 49 of The Stokecast, photographer, mountain climber, speaker, former practicing lawyer, Scott Kranz, on his epic career transition, becomin...

48: The Joy of Creating, with Artist & Adventurer Jessa Gilbert

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On episode 48 of The Stokecast, Baldface Lodge splitboard guide and experiential landscape artist Jessa Gilbert shares why she didn’t, or couldn’t...

47: Social Entrepreneur & Mountain Athlete, Mike Chambers on Voluntourism and Epic Weekend Adventures

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Chambers is the co-founder of Summits Education and Flying Kites Academy, two non-profit organizations working to improve educational opportuniti...

46: Loki the Wolfdog - How Kelly Lund Made A Business Out Of Adventuring With His Pup

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Loki The Wolfdog is one of the most famous adventure pups on Instagram, and Kelly Lund is the man behind (and sometimes also in front) of the camera. ...

45: Behind The Scenes on Air Travel and the Pilot Gender Gap, with Pilot Shanelly

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Pereira, maybe better known as Pilot Shanelly, is a commercial airline pilot for Jet Blue, a world-traveler, dog-rescuer, and unapologetic dan...

44: Adventurepreneur Jeremy Jensen on Epiphany Moments and Intentional Living

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Jensen shares the many reasons he's leaving management consulting and Washington D.C. behind to head back West, out to Boulder, in pursuit of i...

43: How To Become Indiana Jones, with Simon Donato

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Donato might be best known for creating and starring in the television show Boundless, as well as author of The Boundless Life. But beyond his e...

42: Getting Out Of Your Own Way, with Andy Best

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Photographer and Cinematographer, Andy Best, joins The Stokecast for an inspiring an introspective conversation around his career and life story devel...

41: High-Performance Habits & How To Follow-Through

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emily and Jonathan check in with their professional goals and personal targets from the last 90 days. Q1 2019 is coming to an end and as the second qu...

40: Climber Colette McInerney on Building a Career as a Content Creator

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Colette McInerney is a climber, photographer, and filmmaker. She is one of four co-founders of the Never Not Collective women's outdoor production com...

39: From Sommelier To Skier, Staying Curious with Hadley Hammer

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hadley Hammer is a professional skier, sure. But she's also a sommelier, gourmet chef, book nerd, showcase Mountain Athlete and climber. Hadley grew ...

38: Building & Balancing Your Side Hustle, With Spencer Fochtman

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Spencer Fochtman is a former US Army Infantry Team Leader and was part of Google X's Project Loon and their mission to bring WiFi to third world count...

37: How To Pursue Every Passion, with Chris Benchetler

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Benchetler is a pro skier. He's also an artist, a product engineer, an entrepreneur, director, climber, surfer, biker, husband, and father. So ...

36: Fight For The Gold, Fight For Your Life, with 5-Time Olympian Kikkan Randall

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For more from this episode: https://exploreinspired.com/kikkan-randallHosts: Jonathan Ronzio & Emily HollandEditor: Chris Plante / CP Pro Audio

35: Life, Legacy, & Identity, with Adventure Filmmaker/Photographer, Max Lowe

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Stokecast, we have adventure filmmaker/photographer, Max Lowe. Max is an incredible talent in the outdoor industry, responsibl...

34: Women Who Hike Founder, Nicole Brown, On Simply Getting Out And Doing Things

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Female Outdoor Adventurist, Public Lands Advocate, and Merrell Ambassador, Nicole Brown, chats about the personal and professional struggles and succe...

33: Training Your Weakness, with Emily Harrington

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Harrington is one of the most well-rounded and accomplished outdoor athletes alive, male or female. From crushing 5.14b climbs to skiing volcano...

32: Mastering The Double Life, With Jim Morrison

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Morrison is a big mountain adventure skier on The North Face athlete team and made worldwide news in September when he and partner, Hilaree Nelson...

30: How To Achieve Massive Results This Year (Goal-Setting Frameworks)

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you go about setting and working toward your goals? In the first episode of 2019, Emily and Jonathan talk through their biggest goals for the N...

29: From Broken Body to Business Success, Pro Climber and Alpine Start Founder, Matt Segal

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How did Miami, FL native Matt Segal become one of the world's top rock climbers? And in a departure from expedition-bound Netflix-binges, how did he t...

28: Adventure Skier, Speaker, Mother, Hilaree Nelson On Lhotse, Life, and Why She Loves To Suffer

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you get to the point in your life where you even consider climbing up and then standing on skis looking down a 7,000-foot 50-degree couloir tha...

27: Shelma Jun On Channeling Your Opportunity and Building Your Community

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On episode 27 of The Stokecast, founder of Flash Foxy and the Women's Climbing Festival, co-founder of the Never Not Collective production company...

26: Joe Kudla on Scaling Vuori Clothing to 8-Figures in 5-Years

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vuori Clothing founder, Joe Kudla, shines light on the personal story behind the epic rise of one of today's fastest growing athleisure apparel br...

25: Steph Davis On The Things You Can't Not Do

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary Climber, Flyer, Speaker, Writer, Steph Davis joins Emily and Jonathan on The Stokecast to talk about her life's wild and passionate pursuits...

24: Ladies AllRide Founder, Lindsey Richter, On Overcoming The Fear-Based Mindset

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On episode 24 of The Stokecast, Ladies AllRide Founder and Survivor survivor, Lindsey Richter, joins us to chat about how to overcome your fear-based ...

23: Learning To Nurture The Narrative Of Your Life, With Pro Climber Sam Elias

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professional climber, skier, reader and tale-teller, "human being in process," Sam Elias takes to The Stokecast to chat with Emily and Jonat...

22: Visual Storyteller Becca Skinner On Finding Balance In Her Food Forest

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is a food forest? You'll have to listen to find out!On this episode of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan chat with adventure photographer, wr...

21: Ski Mountaineer Kit Deslauriers On Giving Yourself Room To Dream & Time To Grow

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kit Deslauriers is a Jackson-hole based ski mountaineer, the first person in the world to ski off the top of the highest mountain on each of the seven...

20: How Serial Entrepreneur Davis Smith Built "Gear For Good" Apparel & Experience Brand, Cotopaxi

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 20 of The Stokecast, Emily and Jonathan recap the joys and pains of their recent experience running the Trapp Lodge Mountain Marathon in St...

19: Why Tim Burke Quit His Job and Sold His Things to Travel Full-Time As A Moto-Photojournalist

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Burke was an airport operations manager at Boeing Field in Washington, overseeing the safety of everything happening on the airfield. He loved his...

18: Learning to Design Life on Your Terms, with Transition Coach Sanni McCandless

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sanni McCandless is a life and transition coach for outdoor-minded individuals seeking more intentional lifestyles, as well as the co-founder of the O...

17: From Big Mountains to Bold Business Pursuits, Alpenglow Expeditions Founder, Adrian Ballinger

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about climbing Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, or starting a global expedition guiding company specializing in rapid ...

16: The Art of Building Brand, Body, & Being, with TJ David

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you've been wondering how much work it takes to become a professional outdoor athlete, working on building your base of physical fitness, your ...

15: Learning To Love What Makes You, You - with SheLift Founder, Bachelor Alum, and Self-Love Superstar Sarah Herron

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Herron was born without the lower half of her left arm but that hasn't stopped her from living out some of life's greatest adventures, l...

14: Chris Burkard Dishes His No-BS Recipe For Sacrifice And Success

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we had the extraordinary photographer, entrepreneur, filmmaker, adventurer and storyteller, Chris Burkard on the podcast. Chris shares his...

13: World-Record Endurance Athlete Colin O'Brady Teaches How To Build A Community With Your Dreams

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What an incredible episode. From burn victim to pro-triathlete to world record crushing mountaineer, Colin O'Brady of Beyond 7/2 and 50HP is a bun...

12: Michelle Parker on Self-Motivation, Her Life as a Pro Skier, and Staying Safe In The Mountains

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to learn how to be well-rounded, passionate and creative while also living your dream? How to be self-motivated in an industry without much struc...

11: Running Slow AF And Loving Every Second With Writer, Speaker, Ultra Runner, Mirna Valerio

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Redefine running with The Mirnavator. Mirna Valerio is the creator of the Fat Girl Running blog, author of A Beautiful Work in Progress, as well as a ...

10: Veteran, Adventurer, Stacy Bare Explains How To Reframe Your Darkest Defining Moments

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know the difference between joy, awe, and stoke? Veteran, climber, skier, star of Adventure Not War, Stacy Bare digs deep on The Stokecast to p...

9: Learn What It Takes To Smash Trail Records From Endurance Runner "Stringbean" Joe McConaughy

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about going out for 2,000+ mile run? Do you think even if you had the physical strength, you could muster the mental stamina? Th...

8: Climber, Writer, Mother, Beth Rodden Talks Dealing With Your Demons

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professional rock climber, writer, and mom, Beth Rodden, joins Emily and Jonathan on to chat about:- How and why Beth fell in love with climbing- Crea...

7: Only Do What Your Inspired To Do, with Cody Townsend

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Stokecast, professional skier, unprofessional surfer, fisherman, fun haver, and co-founder of Arcade Belts, Cody Townsend.Expect to w...

6: Power Company Climbing Founder Kris Hampton On His Journey From Rap Songs To Rock Walls

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Father, climber, emcee, coach, Kris Hampton, reflects on his rise from rapper to rock climber to business owner and content creator. His journey wasn&...

5: Ski Mountaineer Caroline Gleich Talks Pushing Past Fear & When To Dismiss Criticism

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professional ski mountaineer, adventurer, environmental and social activist, Caroline Gleich is not shy about battling demons. Whether those demons ar...

4: How Semi-Rad’s Brendan Leonard Turned His Passions Into Art That Pays

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Semi-Rad creator Brendan Leonard shares his story of developing a brand voice for the everyday adventurer and how he has been able, and continues, to ...

3: Ultra-Runner Clare Gallagher On Finding A State Of Flow In Discomfort

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Gallagher rocked the ultra-running scene when she came out of seemingly nowhere to win the infamous Leadville 100 in 2016, slaying the competiti...

2: How Brody Leven Went From Midwest DJ to Adventure Skier & Storyteller

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professional adventurer, skier, activist, and storyteller Brody Leven speaks to his entrepreneurial beginnings and recounts his journey from the humbl...

31: In Pursuit of the Pastel Horizon, with Christian Schaffer

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Adventure photographer" doesn't quite describe Christian Schaffer. After just a few seconds staring at her work you know that in Schaffer's world, la...

111: Hilaree Nelson

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We lost a legend. And are absolutely gutted. In honor of the icon, the inspiration, the hero that was Hilaree Nelson, we decided to republish her 2019...