ProVisions with Ryan Leech

PJ Hunton is an engineer at Norco Bicycles. He is also one of the fastest mountain bikers around. He has spend years exploring the Chilcotin's in BC, frequently doing un-supported multi-day mountain bike trips. He is a father of two. We speak about risk, adventure, technology, progression, strava, clipless pedals, and work/life balance. This episode is brought to you by my membership site for mountain bikers, RL Connection.  

Molly is a rider & writer, freelancing for most of the major cycling zines including Bicycling. She is also the author of 'Saddle Sore', find her at www.mollyhurford.com. Peter is a racer and a coach, and runs smartathlete.ca.

A moderated and lively conversation between five diverse bike industry personalities that includes the creator of a prevelent bike company, first African American to win an Olympic medal, WOMBATS creator, Cirque du Soleil performer, and a racer who has been in all three Grand Tours. This live event was a fundraiser for Bike East Bay. https://bikeeastbay.org

Dan is a pro photographer and film maker. Seb is a writer, film editor, and bike coach. Both are British. And both have joined forces creating a company called 'Union'.

Brett Tippie is a Professional Mtn Biker, MTB Hall of Famer, ex World Cup snowboard racer, announcer, and Director of Good Times. @bretttippie. 

Mark Ernsting is a former pro road cyclist and has a PhD in Sport Science. He now own and runs a sport management firm responsible for events such as Super Week (Gastown Grand Prix, Tour de Delta) in Vancouver and road teams such as H&R Block. We chat discuss

Mike Koster is an Advanced Life Support Paramedic who has worked the Whistler Bike Park and is an outdoor sport enthusiast.

Mike Kinrade is a Professional Mountain Biker from Nelson, BC. With a love for big bikes and the deep outdoors, he's carved a career that serves his passion. He has competed in all the Red Bull Rampage events, produces videos and content for PinkBike, and is helping create one of the premier alpine mountain bike holiday destinations, Retallack Lodge.

Andreas (Dre) Hestler is a mountain bike athlete, coach, Olympian, and director of marketing for the BC Bike Race.

As Bike Magazine recently stated, Hans Rey is the Greatest Mountain Biker of All Time. His website is www.hansrey.com where you'll find info about his worldly bike adventures, career, and wheels4life non-profit.

Kevin Snorf brings so much aliveness to this world through his passions of Quantum Jujitsu, Warrior Yoga, and Integral Coaching™. www.kevinsnorf.com

Fourcross phenom Stacy Kohut has a personality that is real and it reaches far and wide, enjoy the ride!

James Wilson is a mountain bike strength and fitness training coach. His website is: https://www.bikejames.com

Guest Jorli Ricker is an action sport cinematographer who produced and directed 'Ride to the Hills' a dozen years ago and has now just completed a trilogy called Fourcast on big mountain snowmobiling.

Nuno Matos is a leading Performance Coach who works in the field of business and elite sport through modern video conferencing, i.e. Skype or phone. Nuno has a PhD in Sports Science and is actively involved in research in the field of training optimization, overtraining and burnout recovery, and more recently Integral Theory and its application in the field of Sports. Nuno is a pioneer in the creation of Integral Sports with an acclaimed article on the Birth of Integral Sports that has been acknowledge by Ken Wilber as “essential and terrific work highly needed at these times”.

Reggie Marra is a poet, coach, athlete, and author. He recently published a book titled "The Quality of Effort - Integrity in sport and life for student-athletes, parents, and coaches". In this podcast Reggie shares his wisdom and opinions about what success is along with some very personal experiences which has and is shaping his ability to contribute in the world; he generously shares a very recent poem that was inspired by these recent challenges. Check Reggie's offerings at: www.reggiemarra.com And his most recent book at: www.qualityofeffort.com This ProVisions Podcast Episode was brought to you by my affiliate sponsor Shopify: create your online store today, visit www.ryanleech.com/shopify for your free 14 day trial. I used their service to create my online store for yoga and bike videos, a solid and easy to use service!

Visual Artist and Roller Derby all-star Germaine Koh and I explore the often hidden connection between sport, art, culture, and society. Check Germaine out at: http://germainekoh.com and http://league-league.org

Dr. Robin Coope is a director at Genome BC's Technology Development Platform, but more importantly, he's a mountain biker. Robin's long term involvement in the scene coupled with his lightening fast mind equal a podcast filled with opinions about the culture of mountain biking and extreme sports, Shane McConkey and Same Brown's death, Rampage Risks, helmets, growth, and what it takes to succeed. See if you can keep up with Robin's words! Show Notes: Globe & Mail article: Life on the edge of death: Shane McConkey Over the Edge - The story of Sam Brown on CBC's The Fifth Estate

Kris is a pioneer in the off-road unicycling world. Though he's transitioning out of a 15 year pro-riding career with more than a dozen films, a book, a brand line, and hundreds of millions of mainstream media hits, his brilliance is shining stronger than ever; he is a geologist, a husband, and a father, and is an absolute pleasure to hang out with. We chat about taking risks, death, maturity of niche sports, and about injuries, just to name a few. I invite you to listen while in the car or doing the dishes, and explore these topics with us! http://krisholm.com/ KH Unicycles, member of 1% for the planet