#193 Sarah Thompson: Taking On The Male-Dominated Skate World (California Innovation Tour #6)

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emma gannon

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🗓️ 1 April 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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My guest today is a slightly different one. It’s with Sarah Thompson, a 21 year pro-skater in Huntington Beach who I interviewed on International Women’s Day 2019. She campaigns for helmet safety and raises awareness of head injury after two serious consecutive concussions in 2017. No one had warned her about it or told her what to do if it happened. In the male-dominated skate community it's not "cool" to wear a helmet so Sarah wants more people to make sure they wear one. A few weeks before this interview Sarah also broke her pelvis and is recovering before a skate competition in Sweden.

You might know by now if you’ve listened to the other episodes but I am thrilled to have partnered with Visit California for this special six part mini-series, The California Innovation Tour. I’ve worked with them for a few years now, and they’re doing some incredible things in the tourism landscape and it’s been really exciting to work with them on this podcast mini-series with a variety of different California-based guests. Over the course of my trip I met with some of California’s most forward thinking dreamers and pioneers, and I’m really excited bring you this mini-series. Make sure you check out all six episodes and start from number one!

For more information on things to do Huntington and to help plan your own California road-trip check out www.visitcalifornia.co.uk, and surfcityusa.com, both have loads of information and travel guides, as well as a loads of content to inspire you if you’re thinking of booking a trip, including California Now, which is the tourism boards own podcast blog and their tv channel Dream365. Have a look online and on their Instagram page for more inspiration. Thanks for listening and please make sure to rate and review on iTunes!

Also check out Visit California’s own podcast, ‘California Now’, where listeners can learn more inspiring travel tips about California. https://www.visitcalifornia.com/podcast

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0:00.0	This episode of Control-Or Delete is sponsored by King Fisher, the company behind
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0:46.0	So if you're interested, go to careers. Kingfisher.com today to find out more about their tech and digital roles. Thank you so much to King Fisher
0:55.3	for sponsoring this podcast.
1:07.2	Hello and welcome back to Control-Alt Delete. Thank you for choosing to listen to this podcast. This is the last episode in my Visit California mini series. I hope you've enjoyed it. I absolutely loved making it and it was just such a joy to work with Visit California.
1:20.0	So to make this mini series was super exciting and I absolutely loved all the guests and the stories that they shared.
1:27.0	The mini series is called the California Innovation Tour so if you liked it please use the hashtag California Innovation Tour love to see any feedback.
1:36.7	And I hope that you listen to all six episodes.
1:40.4	My guest today is a slightly different one to end on. It's Sarah Thompson, a 21 year old pro skater based in Huntington Beach who I interviewed on International Women's Day and it seems so long ago now that I was sat by the sea looking out at
1:57.1	palm trees in sunny weather because I'm now back in London and it seemed like a lifetime ago, but I had the best time in Huntington Beach
2:05.8	It really is the surf city of California and I just loved the laid- attitude, the food was amazing, and everyone was in a great mood there and I really want to go back, ASAP.
2:21.0	So a bit more about Sarah before I send you some information on where you can go to find out more about visiting Huntington Beach.
2:29.0	Sarah campaigns for helmet safety and she raises awareness of head injuries within skating
2:35.2	after two serious consecutive concussions in 2017 she hit her head quite badly
2:42.1	and no one had told her really or warned her about it or helped her with information on what to do if it happened.
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