The Dingo, at only 33 years old, is a bit of a living legend. From Danny Kass’ right hand man with Grenade Gloves and with the Danny and the Dingo show on Fuel TV. He has gone on to other, larger media gigs, like hosting the MTV Music Awards, before getting involved with mentoring high school and college kids with Find your Grind. Success is a fickle beast, as we found out, taking to Dingo about the price of following your dreams.

Kelly D. Williams got his start in the industry with his own brand, Compatriot Snowboards. When that didn’t go to plan, he went on to become the art director for Analog clothing DVS shoes, before starting an advertising agency in his home state of Idaho.

Todd Franzen grew up in Breckenridge. By the age of 16 he was consider a pro rider prodigy, and had a career as a pro rider.  Todd never left Breck and stayed in his hometown - still does. Then one fateful trip to his doctor, Todd got news that would change the course of his life forever - Todd had cancer. After a long - and successful - battle, Todd decided to try to give back to people like him - snowboarders affected by cancer - and started a non-profit called Strap in for Life. This is his story.

In this episode we have a discussion with a panel of six of the top snowboarding judges in the world. Julien Haricot (FRA), Joachim Eltvik (NOR), Jonas Brewer (USA), Andrin Regli (SWI), Matthew Jennings (USA) and Phil Pilon (CAN) talk about their passion for snowboarding, how judging works and the future of competitive events and creative formats. @larrogs @deigen @foto_ghoulag @andrinregli @1mattyj @master_p__

Christian Knapp has worked in ski resort marketing for more than twenty years, cutting his teeth at Breckenridge and then Keystone before heading over to Aspen a number of years ago. He is also a life long snowboarder. Today, he is the Chief Marketing Officer for Aspen, host of the X-Games, he also created the Mountain Collective pass, making season passes an affordable option for riders everywhere.

Mike Arzt has had a diverse and interesting career - starting at a snowboard shop, before helping out his regional Burton Rep. From  there a college education, jobs at Burton HQ, in media, for Airwalk before starting his own creative and fabrication business. Today, Mike works with a number of clients to ensure their authenticity of their brands.

This is an interesting interview with a fascinating character from the sport of snowboarding. Bud Keene got his start riding in Vermont in the early ‘80s. He went on to be a sponsored rider for Sims and competed in one of the first Mt. Baker Banked Slaloms. Since riding he went on a number of ‘expedition’ type snowboarding adventures - but what Bud is best known for is coaching. He coached Shaun White for ten years and now currently is the head coach of the Chinese national team.

You may know him as Justin, Stan, J-Money the Mountain Man, or the guy from that show, Last Resort. Once described as a “snowboard journalist” by this very publication, Justin, or Stan, as he is more commonly known, has long been the sole flag bearer on his crusade to critique snowboarding with comedy. His show provides a rare perspective not otherwise found in snowboarding, and his opinions, while pointed, are well refined and refreshing. His ability to process his surroundings and scrutinize their reality has allowed him to carve out a niche in the media landscape not previously explored, and as such, it felt like due time for an interview. We invite you to continue below as we attempt to peel off the film surrounding the man with two names. - Owen Ringwall

“I was born in 1976 in Maribor, Slovenia. I fell in love with skateboarding in 1989 after seeing movie Trashin’. Luckily my aunt went to USA that year and brought me a Valterra skateboard. Since then skateboarding defined my life and my character. It gave me bunch of good friends at home and around the world. It gave me Fugazi, Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, Primus and plenty more. Since there was no way I could become a pro I started earning a buck by selling skate and snowboard stuff, which my friend (and the best Slovenian skater) Marko Jazbinsek was smuggling from Italy. When the wild era was over I became a skateshop manager in my hometown for almost 3 years. After that I worked as a Snowboard coach for 18 years. Nowadays I still enjoy skating, snowboarding, and working in the action sports on various fields such as emceeing, organizing, judging, riding, filming, taking pictures, athlete management, partying… you name it I got it… I am like Macgyver dude ;)” - Iztok