TPM Episode 66: Scot Chrisman, Podcaster, Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2018
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Scot Chrisman grew up with the dream of a pro skier and it never happened. He was close as a racer, then competed for a few years and nothing really materialized. Along the way there was drugs, alcohol, legal issues but things worked themselves out and today, Scot is an aspiring entrepreneur with his hands in just about everything. He's of interest to me for one reason in particular, he has a podcast that went from zero to number 1 on itunes and I wanted to find out who he is and how he did it.
Scot Chrisman Show Notes
2:00: His recent injury
5:00: Growing up, getting kicked out of school and ski racing
12:45: Experiencing death for the first two times at 13
23:50 Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
26:15: Realizing he wasn't going to make the US Team, was he a punk kid, realizing what kind of skiing he was all about though watching ski movies and peeing on public transportation
36:00: Drugs and Après
48:23: Anger, arrest, and a bad year
55:31: Scot and his business ventures and his podcast The Athletic Stance
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Alex Kaufman, The Wintery Mix Podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Strap yourselves in. You're listening to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week my guest is Scott |
| 0:19.1 | Christman. And Scott is a skier who fell short of his pro ski dreams, |
| 0:22.6 | and his life has gone in a different direction |
| 0:25.6 | that includes a podcast that has come out of nowhere to top the charts on iTunes. |
| 0:29.6 | To be honest, Scott has a podcast that's similar to mine, |
| 0:33.6 | and I wanted to find out who the hell he was. |
| 0:35.6 | What I found was that his backstory includes drugs, |
| 0:38.3 | alcohol, and arrest. And now that Scott has his life back on track, there's a whole lot going on |
| 0:43.6 | that we're going to talk about. Before we talk to Scott, I need to thank Ryan McBride over at K2 |
| 0:48.7 | Sports for sending me some heated boots. Heated boots are a game changer, and I don't think I'll |
| 0:53.4 | ever ski without them again. I highly recommend anyone looking for new boots. Heated boots are a game changer and I don't think I'll ever ski without them again. |
| 0:55.2 | I highly recommend anyone looking for new boots. Make sure there's integrated heat. I also want to |
| 1:00.1 | thank Kelly over at Stevens Pass for hooking me up with tickets this weekend. It was so much fun and I |
| 1:05.6 | want to thank you for listening. I also want to ask you to please follow me on Instagram at the Powell |
| 1:10.6 | Movement. Share my posts on Facebook, which no one seems to want to ask you to please follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement. |
| 1:11.5 | Share my posts on Facebook, which no one seems to want to do, but please do it. |
| 1:15.8 | It does help the show grow. |
| 1:17.5 | If you want to connect with me, my email is Mike at the Powellmovement.com, and I'd love to hear from you. |
| 1:22.9 | Finally, I want to thank my sponsors who really make this show happen. |
| 1:26.7 | They are Evo, Rescue Water, the 10 Barrel Brewery, and Unofficial Networks. |
| 1:31.0 | Now, let's talk to Scott Christman. |
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