Salt Water High by Derek Dodds

The waves are our home… and it’s in danger. Ocean plastics and unsustainable industries threaten the world we live in, not only our oceans. In this episode, we meet Kathryn Keating, the woman behind RenewBluSurf, promoting and maintaining clean ocean waters and a healthy coastal environment one surf product at a time. Living on Long Beach Island, Kathryn Keating formed an early and deep love for the ocean and the coastal environment. From sunrise walks to waiting for the right wave, she noticed the impacts of humankind on the beaches. Following her passion, she co-founded RenewBluSurf to offer 100% eco-friendly products to surfers, teach the community on the effects they have and give back through profit-sharing with a local ocean-based foundation. Social Media Profiles: RenewBluSurf: Website: https://renewblusurf.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/renewblusurf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/renewblusurf Kathryn Keating: IG: https://www.instagram.com/k_keats16/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-keating-857749213 Podcast Questions: Tell me a little about your background. What is it like not being in school? How did you come up with the idea for RenewBluSurf? Tell me about your products—what is it made of, how they are produced. How do you find products? How do people find out about your company? I like the idea of the surf box, are you going to continue? What is Alliance for a Living Ocean? What was your first surfboard? What was your best wave? If you could go back and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Any departing comments? Location: Long Beach Island, NJ - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

In this episode of Saltwater High, we will introduce you to Lesley Zonnekein and let you in on a great hack, especially if you are keen on surfing trips or simply stoked about handcrafted artisan surfboards!  Surf Neutral is a platform that lets you connect to shapers wherever they are and wherever you may be—bringing surfers closer to surfboard shapers through the boards made. The brainchild of Lesley’s love for surfing and extensive background in IT gives you access to hard-to-find and unique surfboards crafted by local shapers, aiming to keep the stoke globally on-hand, anytime and anywhere. Surf Neutral is designed so shapers can use the Surf Neutral blueprint to get a complete shaper profile and digitize and rent out their surfboards with insurance. In addition, Surf Neutral enables surfboard craftsmen to track and keep their portfolios and the history of the boards made online. Surf Neutral introduced a unique QR code for each uploaded board. A scan of the code reveals information about the board,  the shaper, the location, and the surfer surfing it. Based on the work done over the years, Surf Neutral is in the process of making a new marketplace in 2022 for shapers and surfers, introducing surfboard NFT sales. Social Media Profiles: Website: https://www.surfneutral.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/surfneutral/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Surfneutral/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbZRrevYi1jl4bH8ob3BhQ Topics Discussed: What's is it like in South Africa these days? What are the protocols in South Africa now? Tell me how you got to South Africa from Belgium. Is there a large expat community in JBay? Has the water in JBay gotten more crowded? How did you get the idea for Surf Neutral? What is it about? NFT (Non-fungible tokens) How to use the Surf Neutral site What was your first surfboard? What was your best wave? If you could go back and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Location: South Africa - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

Music and surfing harbor a tight bond that adds more fuel to the stoke. In this episode, get to know the Northern Californian band, The SoulShake, who spreads positivity and speaks love and life through heartfelt music inspired by Jason Mraz and the instrumental musical stylings of Sublime. Domenic Bianco, Charlie Sisemore, John Hendricks, and Jake Stillman share how they mothered a band from scratch and helped each other hone their inner hidden musical geniuses while getting through disagreements and forming a bond more than just as band members. Tinker Bell surfboard and shark cages? That is just bibs and bobs of the fun and wacky that is in this episode. Do not forget to stay at the end for a quick serenade. You can listen, download, and purchase their music at: Apple Music Spotify Wilson Street Records Social Media Profiles: THE SOULSHAKE Website: https://www.soulshakevibe.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/soulshakevibe/ FB: https://web.facebook.com/soulshakevibe YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPDZ-l8S6jzPlfVmYmEZgw/featured DOMENIC BIANCO IG: https://www.instagram.com/domenicbianco/ FB: https://web.facebook.com/DomenicBiancoMusic CHARLIE SISEMORE IG: https://www.instagram.com/chiefchaliwali/, https://www.instagram.com/chiefchaliwaliart/ FB: https://web.facebook.com/charlie.sisemore JAKE STILLMAN IG: https://www.instagram.com/stillmansound/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jakencake Podcast Questions: Tell me a little about yourselves. How did you come up with the idea to form a band? Do you guys disagree? What was the first song you collaborated on? Favorite songs? Which band has influenced you most? What's your genre? Does everyone surf in the band? What's your first surfboard? If you could go back and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Location: Petaluma, CA - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

From sustainable packaging to incredible ingredient deck, the co-founders of Nurtrium, Ryan Moore and Clayton Bried, are here as this episode's guests to share about their company and the future of hemp. Ryan and Clayton let us in on why they chose hemp, how they manufacture their products, and all the fantastic benefits their products can give (and with live testimonials, too)! This episode will be full of hemp stoke and vibes, which we and the planet definitely need. Social Media Profiles: Nurtrium Website: https://www.nurtrium.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/nurtrium/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Nurtrium/ Clayton Bried IG: https://www.instagram.com/claytonbried/ FB: https://web.facebook.com/cbried Ryan Moore IG: https://www.instagram.com/nicalifestyl/ FB: https://web.facebook.com/ryantmo Podcast Questions: Tell me a little about your background. How did you get the idea for the products? How did you come up with the idea to be partners? What is it about hemp that you love? Tell me about the packaging. Why hemp? What was the process like making the product? How do you deal with advertising? What are the hemp laws in Arizona? Have you guys thought about the farm-to-table idea? What's next on your product timeline? How did you get the company name? What was your first surfboard? What was your best wave? What was your best surf trip? If you could go back and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Where can people find you? Any departing comments? Location: Arizona - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

This episode features Lori Mallini, the founder of Protea Zero Waste, Hawaii's first zero-waste refill store, encouraging people worldwide to embrace the zero-waste lifestyle to lessen the need to use and produce plastic, which only ends up in landfills or in our oceans and destroys our planet, people’s health, and marine life. Lori is an environmentalist and policy advocate with a degree in Environmental Studies from Hawaii Pacific University. Originally from Houston, TX, Lori grew up near the largest petrochemical hub in the country. This is where the beginning stages of plastic production occur and communities near her home are severely impacted by the effects of this process.  Lori now lives across the world in Kailua, Hawaii, where beaches and wildlife are severely impacted by the end life of plastic. She has spent her time in Hawaii advocating with Sierra Club Hawaii at the state legislature and city council for waste management, plastic reduction, and recycling bills. While change at the top is important, Lori realized that it's equally important to make positive change at the community level, which is why she decided to open Protea Zero Waste Store. Social Media Profiles: Website: https://proteazerowaste.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/proteazerowaste/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/ProteaZeroWaste Podcast Questions: Tell me a little about your background. How did you get from Texas to Hawaii? How is it living in Hawaii? How did you get the idea for Protea? Tell me about the swaps you're doing at Protea. How does Hawaii deal with landfill issues? Do you see a movement growing beside zero-waste? What do you think is the future of zero-waste in Hawaii and America? Any departing comments? Location: Kailua, Hawaii - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

Why are trees important? How does planting a tree make a difference in the lives of people around the world? Learn the answers to those questions and know more about the difference Community Carbon Trees is making in restoring rainforests and providing livelihood to the men and women of Costa Rica through Community Carbon Trees' founder, Jennifer Smith. From a young girl who loves trees to founding an amazing nonprofit organization that could plant more than 556,000 trees and many more through their different restoration projects, Jenny and her crew are doing everything they can to find solutions to deforestation. You can help, too, by sponsoring a tree here. Social Media Profiles: Website: https://www.communitycarbontrees.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/communitycarbontreescostarica/, https://instagram.com/treejenny/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/communitycarbontrees/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTCostaRica Podcast Questions: Tell me a little about your background? You have been in Costa Rica since 2000—what took you there?  How has it changed?  How did you get the idea for Community Carbon Trees? Why trees? Why are they important? If somebody wants to sponsor a tree, what's the process? Is sustainable building a thing? Are developers putting aside parts of land for conservation? How does planting a tree make a difference? Location: Costa Rica - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

Laurelove - otherwise known, in Hawaiian, as Lahela, has been known to be called a health coach, yogini, farmer, inspirator, water woman, nutrition coach, cleansing specialist, and kid and animal Evangelista. She has created Cleansing Retreats on Maui, teen and youth farm clubs, and built and ran yoga studios in a few countries. Laurelove started out as a pro windsurfer in 1980 with her 1st business in life called Malibu Windsurfing. She then joined her mates who created the 1st U.S. Windsurfing team. Today she’s halfway to 70 and spry as a chicken with endless curiosity to learn and to make things better in the world. It’s the youth and kids that she’s all about now, (and the soils they stand on) so the future can be bright for them and their future generations. Hence a trade school to dive into an aspect of one of 3 things in life:  food, yoga, sound. If a kid has a curiosity to learn more about any of these subjects they start learning something that within weeks or months will be a start of their own business. They can be 6 years old or 16. We invite you to renew yourselves and those you love.  Come join Laurelove and the 3 sisters in celebrating and awakening to our New Earth Renewal.  Social Media Profiles: Website: https://www.thrivingwithlaurel.com/ and https://laurelove.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/mauilaurel/ FB: https://web.facebook.com/laurelwhiteMAUI YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/laurelannie Topics Discussed: Tell me a little about your background? Thyroid, thyroid dysfunction, power of seaweed Tell me about the New Earth Trade School and food, yoga, and music? Let’s talk about how you selected the virtues and why you chose them? Kuleana: responsibility Aloha: Love first, not $$ Lokahi: Harmony in all things Laulima: Group work approach Akahi: Modesty ‘Olu ‘Olu: Pleasantness Ha ‘Aha ‘A: Humility Ahonui: Patience I read Thriving is Abundance, tell me a little about that phrase. What was your first surfboard? What was your best wave? If you could go back and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Any departing comments? Location: Maui, Hawaii - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

This episode is for all powerhouses in our lives—our moms! Elizabeth Madin and Anna Shoemaker, the founder and founding member of Surfing Moms, share what their nonprofit organization is all about, their mission, and the magic and beauty that this community has created in their lives and hopes to create in the lives of other surfing moms out there. Elizabeth Madin is a mother of three, the founder of Surfing Moms, and an Assistant Professor of marine biology in Hawaiʻi. She started surfing in her 20s - first in Hawaiʻi, then in California, and most recently in Australia. She took an unintended surfing hiatus after her first two children were born, which might have continued indefinitely had she not found Surfing Mums. Getting back into surfing - regularly, and with an amazing group of supportive and fun mothers - was such a game-changer for her that when she moved permanently to Hawai‘i, she knew she had to start a Surfing “Moms” group there. Elizabeth’s research focuses on ocean health. Likewise, she sees Surfing Moms as a way to help moms keep themselves happy and healthy (and catch some awesome waves at the same time!). Anna Shoemaker, on the other hand, is a founding member of Surfing Moms in Hawaiʻi. Surfing Moms is a way for Anna to care for herself on a regular basis as well as provide postpartum support to like-minded moms in the community. Anna posts for the Surfing Moms' Instagram and from there does much of the organization’s community outreach. In the Summer of 2020, she learned how to pilot a drone to film their Surfing Moms Documentary. This is a new skill that she loves to work on! From a handful of moms and keiki (Hawaiian for children) who started meeting on the beach to do ’surf-swaps’ about three years ago, they are now an established nonprofit organization that encourages moms to continue to follow their pre-motherhood passions and remember that before they were amazing moms, they were already incredible women. Social Media Profiles: Website: http://www.surfingmoms.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/joinsurfingmoms/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/joinsurfingmoms/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn-994a3lE0DpSEXzXwqXNQ/featured Topics Discussed: Tell me a little about your background? The roots of surfing moms go back to Australia—how did it start? What are some examples of how you accomplish your mission? Do you meet regularly and how is the meeting structured? How are the Dads responding to the movement? How are you getting the word out? How difficult was it to set up the nonprofit? Do you have a strategic plan to move around? If someone wants to start a group, what are the steps? What was your first surfboard? What was your best wave? If you could go back and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Any departing comments? Location: O'ahu, Hawaii - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

The ocean is changing. Surfers are the first in line to notice that as we spent most of our time enjoying its magnificent waves. Us surfers should also be the first ones to take action in healing it so that the next generation gets to enjoy it, too. In this episode, we have the CEO and Founder of Reefer Wax, Marissa Gochar, tell us her journey of being an entrepreneur, her mission of choosing regenerative products, and trying to make products that will undo some of the damage due to climate change. She shares how they make their hemp-based wax and how it can help put essential minerals needed by corals and shellfish back into the ocean. This episode is filled with lessons that both entrepreneurs and consumers need to hear. About Reefer Wax: Reefer Wax is a hemp-based surf wax company with a mission to regenerate our lost coral reef population. They utilize byproducts from industrial hemp production once thought to be unusable waste, revolutionizing the surf wax industry with simple and traceable organic ingredients. Their wax puts essential minerals back into our oceans to reverse coral bleaching and degeneration. As an aspiring B Corp, they are building a responsible, sustainable company alongside other forward-thinking companies and research institutions while prioritizing a thriving eco-system for future generations over profit margins and gain. Social Media Profiles:  Website: https://www.reeferwax.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/reefer_wax/ Other Websites Mentioned: http://epsrecycling.com/ - Where you can check if your board is recycled or not Resurf.org - A company in San Diego that turning foam into asphalt. Here's an article about them. Topics Discussed: Tell me a little bit about yourself. What is it about hemp that you like? What is conventional wax? What's the process of your hemp wax? What is it about hemp that creates a usable wax? How's it like being an entrepreneur? Tell us what a B Corporation is. What was your first surfboard? What's the best wave you've ever caught? If you were to give your younger self some advice, what would it be? Where can people find out more about you and your company? Location: San Diego, CA - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/

Do you want to surf in warm waters and heal your mind, body, and soul in one life-changing trip? Room to Roam in Nicaragua is the place to be. In this episode, Room to Roam’s CEO and co-founder Chancie Pinkerton shares with us all the wonderful things that Room to Roam offers to help you travel off the beaten path with peace of mind and enjoy the best trips of your life with no hassle. From purchasing the right flight and getting all travel requirements met to reconnecting with yourself with their different retreats and enjoying some great waves, Room to Roam will guide you all the way and make your trip enjoyable and relaxing. Social Media Profiles: Website: https://room-roam.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/roomtoroam.retreats/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/RoomtoRoam.Retreats Location: Playa Gigante, Nicaragua - - - - - This podcast is produced by Derek Dodds, founder of Wave Tribe and lover of the sea. For more info, email [email protected] https://www.wavetribe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wavetribe/