![Episode 45: Jungle = Juggle: Surfing & Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka with Jessica Fernando]()
October 31, 2019
As I was traveling through Sri Lanka and flipping through a local surf publication, I stumbled across a graceful photo of waterwoman Jessica Fernando. My most exotic and spontaneous episode yet, Jessica graciously hosted me in her home and we had an intimate chat in the Sri Lankan jungle over chamomile tea. Co-owner of Mond, a contemporary cafe, hotel and artist residency, Mond is the German word for Moon, and the essence of Jessica and her husband Renato combined. Jessica’s dad is Sri Lankan, mom is Austrian and she grew up in Switzerland with a diverse story that eventually brought her back to Sri Lanka. She lives and surfs full time on the southern coast in Hiriketiya, is extremely passionate about women’s health, and has determination and vision running through her blood that keep her inspired and executing new creative ideas each day.
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![Episode 44: Dirt, Grit and Descending as One: What it Takes to Embrace #Formation: Jill Kintner]()
October 15, 2019
Jill Kintner joins me for a late night interview near Zion National Park to debrief on #formation, a Redbull community event bringing together professional female mountain bikers in a non-competitive way to dig lines, co-create, and push their riding limits mentally and physically. From the outside, professional athletes can appear to have hard and intimidating exteriors, but my conversation with Jill will forever be a reminder to push those assumptions to the backseat and proceed with an open mind. While we touch on mountain biking and her wildly successful career as a rider, I’m most excited to share with you... just Jill. We go deep and learn who Jill really is as a woman, what has driven her to win 22 National Championships, a bronze in the Olympics for BMX, and what shaped her as a kid, including a traumatic but hilarious paper route story. This episode is for anyone and everyone, we have so much to learn from Jill...
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![Episode 43: Meg Haywood Sullivan / Accepting Our Flaws & Letting Go of Perfection]()
September 26, 2019
Meg Haywood Sullivan, a photographer and environmental storyteller cozies up next to me in Salted Carmela for a sunrise interview in Venice Beach. She sets the stage by gifting me Copal incense from South America; legend has it Copal was offered to the Gods in the Aztec and Mayan Pyramids, and I’m giddy as I know an interview full of imaginative stories and inspiration is ahead. With mom as an artist and dad a photographer, she carries the torch forward by using photography as a lens to inspire others to care about the planet. As a Surfrider Ambassador she’s always using her voice and platform for good, and has done countless creative projects for companies like KEEN, Patagonia, prAna, and Clif Bar. Meg talks about letting go of perfection, tools for combating climate change and her personal strategy for eating meat, and the secret behind the 37 minute nap.
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