I'm April Voki and you are listening to Anckered my chance to speak with some of the most influential people involved in the outdoors today.

Join me as I sit down with my guests to learn more about their careers, opinions, history, relationships,

and life both indoors and out.

Elena Thurston is an inspirational speaker and founder of the Pride and Joy Foundation.

When she reached out to me to see if we might be able to connect for a podcast,

I wasn't sure how her story linked back to the outdoors.

So I tuned into her TED Talk only to be taken aback when I learned that fly fishing changed her life.

In this episode of Ancred, I sit down with Elena and her partner Kristen, to discuss the story of how they met,

diversity in flyfishing, feeling trapped in the corporate world, and more.

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Also if you haven't already be sure to check up my new website anchored outdoors.com

for years so many of you have been asking for me to take anchor to the next step with video and that's exactly what I've done

Our master classes are almost ready to post and our membership prices will inevitably be going up

Right now you can still get in at

the honored rate of only 499 a month but once the first three classes are up

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