Intriguing Beings Podcast
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRou Chater has conducted a host of interviews over the years, in this podcast he shares some of those conversations with you. Each week he sits down with a new guest to talk about their life and some of the adventures they have been on, interesting things they have done and their achievements. This podcast aims to inspire, educate and intrigue.
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Intriguing Beings - Season 3 - Episode 9 - Raphael and Julien Salles - The incredible father and son team who head up F-ONE and Manera, two of the biggest brands in the watersports industry!
October 27, 2023 05:44 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBI sit down in a rare opportunity to have both Raphael Salles and his son Julien in the room together. Raphael started F-ONE at the end of the 90's and it's grown to become one of the biggest watersports businesses in the world. Julien was never that keen to work at the family business but when the opportunity arose to head up Manera, their wetsuit and accessory brand he changed his tune and is now poised to become the CEO of the whole company when Raph eventually decides to retire. We talk b...
Season 3 Episode 8 - Kent Marinkovic - Old school windsurf racer, passionate kiter and CEO of Cabrinha!
October 18, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBBack in January, I sat down with Kent Marinkovic, a long-time waterman and businessman who is currently the CEO of Cabrinha. One of the world's largest watersports companies, we talk about the old days, the new days and everything in between! Enjoy!
Season 3 Episode 7 - Till Eberle - CEO of Boards and More, one of the world's largest watersports businesses and parent company of Duotone and ION.
September 28, 2023 10:58 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBI sit down with Till Eberle to talk all things Duotone, the rebrand of Fanatic and how the industry has been during these difficult times... It's an episode that is well worth a listen!
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 3 Episode 6 - Hannah Whiteley - Social media superstar, one of the worlds best female kite boarders!
April 12, 2023 16:54 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBI've wanted to get Hannah on the podcast for a while now, so this was a great opportunity to catch up. I've known Hannah since the start of her kiteboarding career, and to see her progress from a young talent to a global superstar of the sport has been impressive. Now she has cultivated a career through social media that most can only dream of. She still rips on the water and is as passionate about kiteboarding today as she was when she first fell in love all those years ago!
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 3 Episode 5 - Titouan Galea - Kites, Foils and Wings!
April 12, 2023 15:51 - 44 minutes - 41 MBMultiple world champion Titouan Galea sits down with me to chat about where he came from and how he embraced the sport of wing foiling so quickly. His kite-foil skills were an easy transfer, and his career has been nothing short of exceptional so far. Recently he moved to Cabrinha, and he loves the new gear and the new team!
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 3 Episode 4 - Scott Harrison - Beer, Guns and Kiteboarding
February 13, 2023 11:12 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBEx US Special Forces and brewery founder Scott Harrison sits down with me to talk about some of his adventures in various warzones over the years, his love of brewing beer and how kiteboarding brought all that together to put us in the same room in Mexico. The world moves in mysterious ways, and this episode is well worth a listen.
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 03 Episode 03 - Ralf Grösel - Welcome To A Sustainable Future
November 07, 2022 18:40 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBRalf Grösel is one of the highest functioning humans I know, a kite designer, paragliding designer, racing car driver and successful businessman his accolades are many. He recently got in touch to invite me to North Macedonia to have a look at Brainchild Production, a new project which has set up a sustainable production facility in the country. At a time when shipping costs are through the roof, a European factory makes a lot more sense; the extra labour costs are offset by lower shipping c...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 03 Episode 02 - Dom Moore - Science, Surfing And Sober Among Other Things
October 18, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 85.1 MBAs promised a new episode with an old favourite, Dom Moore. Last time we spoke he was embarking on treatment for the big C. This time he's in the clear, sober, surfing and learning science. We have an entertaining conversation about what he's been up to, his 9 odd months sober and how he hasn't bought any meat or fish in the last 5 or so years, instead spearfishing and hunting for his protein. It might not be for everyone, but it's an enjoyable conversation all the same!
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 03 Episode 01 - Rou Chater - The Story Behind FacePlant
July 20, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBI'm Back! An interesting episode for you this time around as I chat to Alan Jones from Talk Funding. Alan approached me wanting to do a podcast about my new project, FacePlant Sunglasses, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to pick up the baton again and kick off Intriguing Beings once again. We chat about the Kickstarter campaign that we launched for FacePlant, the reason why we wanted to change the way you think about sunglasses and lots more. If you've been wondering why I've not rea...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 02 Episode 15 - Jon Modica - Investing In The Future
February 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBListen in as I chat to Jon Modica, the man behind the recent buyout of Cabrinha from the Pryde Group. If you've not heard of Jon he used to be a pro rider for Cabrinha back in the day, and now he's bought it alongside some other investors. That's a pretty incredible story, whichever way you look at it. In addition to this Adventure Sports have just got the license for all the Dakine wind products too, we're expecting to see some interesting products coming out of the Cabrinha and Dakine br...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 02 Episode 14 - Robby Naish - A Very Honest Telephone Conversation
August 08, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBSomething a little different for you all this week, I had the fortune to catch up with Robby Naish over in Maui on the phone last week. We talked for about 45 minutes about how Covid 19 has effected business, about the last 25 years of making production gear and about how much he enjoys sharing the stoke to get on the water with others. It was never intended to be a podcast, but it felt too good not to share... Enjoy!
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 13 Clinton Filen - Always hunting for innovation
June 16, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBThis episode I sit down with Clinton Filen, designer, innovator and radical ideas man. He's been heading up the Airush brand from Cape Town for the last 8 years and has a long history in product design. From an early age, he was making boards and he's never stopped. We catch up at the AWSI in Hood River and talk about a myriad of topics but always seemingly coming full circle to his passion for designing innovative products that make our time on the water better. Enjoy!
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 12 Rob Whittall - Truly living life to the limits
April 24, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBI have an amazing guest in this episode, Ozone kite designer Rob Whittall, I've known Rob for some time and bumped into him across the various continents of the globe over the years. He's always struck me as an intensely thoughtful man who's got his priorities right. Fiercely competitive, mainly with himself to push everything to the absolute limit he's been at the top of pretty much every sport he's touched. World Champion paraglider, hang glider, test pilot and designer he's thrown himse...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 11 Noè Font - The Youth Are Coming
March 10, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThis time I sit down with one of my youngest guests, Noè Font, a Spanish kiteboarder and 2x Junior World Champion. He's gone on to surround himself with peers and ride on the Kite Park League Tour at a level that beguiles his youth. When you meet him it's easy to think he's in his 30's, he's achieved so much in such a short space of time and holds himself with a maturity that is hard to believe. A talented filmmaker he's already produced a feature-length film called The Bubble which was re...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 10 Raphael Salles - A Passion For The Ocean
January 24, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBThis week I'm sitting down with waterman, businessman and legend Raphael Salles. Raph heads up F-One, the watersports brand that makes gear for kitesurfers, surfers, paddle boarders and foilers. Raph has a passion for the ocean that I haven't seen in many people, he can literally spend 8 hours a day testing the gear he makes. I can't think of anyone else who does that in the industry, especially when you consider he does that for over 300 days a year! No wonder a lot of the F-One product i...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 09 Craig Cunningham - Nurturing The Future
December 23, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBThis week I'm chatting to Craig Cunningham the Team Manager at Duotone Kiteboarding. Recorded back in February this year in Cape Town we talk about a wide range of topics including how he nearly became an ice hockey jock! The Canadian rider is one of the most stylish around and has had a stellar career within the sport. He's adapted and moved with the times and now spends a large part of his energy nurturing fresh talent and the riders on the team. Weirdly we get into some eerily true predi...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 08 Julien Salles - A Passion For A Brand
December 02, 2019 19:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBJulien Salles heads up Manera in Montpelier, France, the accessories brand is part of the F-One group owned by his father, Raphael. I've been lucky enough to call Julien a friend for some time and watched him develop Manera with a real passion for the products and how they can benefit the people who use them. He's got a great philosophy, not just for business but for life as well and he's not afraid to take the path least travelled. We have a wide-ranging chat about growing up with Raphael...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 07 Steven Akkersdijk - The Long, Dutch, Kite Whisperer
November 21, 2019 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBThis week I've got legendary rider Steven Akkersdijk on the podcast, the tall dutchman has been making a huge impression on the Big Air scene for some time now. With King Of The Air podiums under his belt, he's always a threat on the competition scene. Unlike a lot of riders, though, Steven is multifaceted, he has a huge talent for creating content, both videos and images, and he rips on almost every craft he rides. An accomplished kite foiler he's also a pretty handy surfer and surf foiler....
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 02 Episode 06 - Sensi Graves - Life's Better In A Bikini
October 31, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThis week I'm chatting to Sensi Graves, founder of Sensi Bikinis, kite park pioneer and all-round female kite hero. I met up with Sensi in Hood River earlier this year to record this podcast and it was really interesting to hear about her approach and induction into the business world. We also talk about her life as a small-town gal, going to a class with just 7 students and how living with three brothers made her a super competitive person who strives for success, however that is measured. ...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 02 Episode 05 - Tom Court - A Lighter Look At Life
September 16, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBThis weeks episode is a little more light-hearted as I chat to Tom Court, one of the original kiteboarders from back in the day who was shredding from a very young age. Tom's garnered a successful career for himself within the sport, not just as a talented pro rider, but also as a videographer and practical joker. With films like the Freeride Project series of movies under his belt, his abilities are well known, showcasing a lighter side with efforts like the Kite Launcher, it's never a du...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 02 Episode 04 - Robby Naish - A True Legend
August 27, 2019 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThey say you shouldn't meet your heroes, we'll this week I'm sharing a conversation I had with one of mine this summer, none other than the legend Mr Robby Naish. US1111 carved a name for himself in the windsurfing industry from a very young age, and that passion and drive for the sport led him to become one of the most successful watermen of all time. Not just an accomplished athlete across a multiverse of sports, he's a successful businessman too and still heads up the Naish watersports ...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 03 Mike Raper - An Incredible Journey
August 08, 2019 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBThis week I chat to Mike Raper, one of the kiteboarding originals who started as a pro rider before getting a job with the Pryde Group. Mike spent years there working on various brands including Cabrinha and left last year to move from Hong Kong back to New Zealand to spend more time with his family. Then all hell broke loose and the opportunity to build the North Kiteboarding brand presented itself, the rest they say is history or at least one incredible story... Enjoy!
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Season 02 Episode 02 - Ralf Grosel - There are enough hours in the day
August 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBI sit down with Duotone kite designer Ralf Grösel and have a very interesting chat about his life and how he got into design. From making his own paragliders and learning CAD at 14 to running several successful companies now, Ralf is a lesson in how you have plenty of time to do all the things you are passionate about. With everything he involves himself in I bet he doesn't spend much time scrolling through social media or binge-watching Netflix. If you need a bit of inspiration about how ...
Intriguing Beings Podcast Season 02 Episode 01 Ruben Lenten - A lesson in a positive mindset
July 02, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBRuben Lenten is one of the most influential kiteboarders on the planet, his long career has seen him shape the sport in a way few others can match. From his aggressive powered freestyle riding to his insane mega loops and all the variations he has created. In this podcast Rou Chater talks to Ruben about his journey within the sport, his battle with cancer and how he has overcome some serious setbacks along the way. This was recorded in February in South Africa, just a month or so before Rub...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 20 - King Of The Air Special
February 05, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBIt's the last episode of Season 1 and I thought I might do something a little different. As it's the King Of The Air in Cape Town and the finals are tomorrow Lewis Crathern and I sit down for a chat about the event and who's likely to win. You can hear a real insight into what goes on from the only person to compete in every event since it restarted in 2013. We also put our necks on the line to make some predictions for the final results, so listen in, note them down and see if we are right...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 19 - Lewis Crathern
January 28, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBThis week I'm chatting to the "Man Who Touched The Sky" AKA Lewis Crathern. He was one of the first kiteboarders to break into the mainstream when he jumped over Worthing Pier in 2009 with his buddy Jake Scrace. A year later Lewis broke onto the world stage when he jumped over Brighton Pier in a stunt that went truly viral. I've known Lewis for years and we often have differing opinions, however I do have the utmost respect for him, especially as his career has matured in recent years. The...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 19 - Lewis Crathern
January 28, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBThis week I'm chatting to the "Man Who Touched The Sky" AKA Lewis Crathern. He was one of the first kiteboarders to break into the mainstream when he jumped over Worthing Pier in 2009 with his buddy Jake Scrace. A year later Lewis broke onto the world stage when he jumped over Brighton Pier in a stunt that went truly viral. I've known Lewis for years and we often have differing opinions, however I do have the utmost respect for him, especially as his career has matured in recent years. The...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 18 - Dan Macaulay
January 21, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBThis week I'm chatting to Dan Macaulay, he's the founder of Brandwave Marketing and someone who truly knows what taking a leap of faith is all about. At the tender age of 24, Dan somehow landed himself the role of European Marketing Director for O'Neill. Arguably one of the best jobs in the industry at a time when there were huge sums of cash floating around in the surf market. After just four years though Dan made the decision to leave the comfort and security of O'Neill and set up on his...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 17 - Tim Turner
January 14, 2019 00:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBThis week I'm chatting to Tim Turner, founder and creator of the Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton race in Australia. The race takes place every year in December, attracting riders from all over the world keen to have a crack at the crossing from Rottnest Island to Leighton Beach in Perth. I've known Tim ever since he first invited me to the race 5 years ago, I've been going back very year either as a racer, or as a reporter. It's honestly one of the best kite races on the planet with clockwo...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 16 - Ian Young
January 07, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBIan Young was the first ever kiteboarder in Australia, an ex special forces soldier Ian has had an affinity with water sports from an early age. His first love was surfing and then when back issues meant he couldn't do that any more he switched to surf skis and flying kites. This early interest in kites led him to believe he could power his surf ski with one to reach out reefs that were too far to paddle to. Eventually after lots of experimentation he came across Cory Roesler who had been ...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 15 - Bill Tai
December 31, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBI'm back after missing a Monday over the festive period, don't worry, normal Monday service will now be resumed! This week I'm chatting to Bill Tai, an incredibly influential man who's early love of electronics and electronic engineering has led to him becoming one of the most successful Venture Capitalists in the business. Running alongside his career has been a passion for water sports and the ocean and Bill is often referred to as the Kiteboarding VC in the media. He started out sailing...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 14 - Dom Moore
December 17, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBThis week I chat to one of Britains most talented watermen, Dom Moore is a surfer, kitesurfer, spear fisherman and big wave aficionado with some incredible tales to tell. I've got a feeling this won't be the last time we sit down with Dom for this series! I asked him about to major changes that have effected his life recently. The first was a trip to Hawaii where by chance he met with Archie Kalepa and trained for big waves with him. This led to a real moment of change in Dom's surfing care...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 13 - Matt Crowhurst
December 10, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 40.3 MBThis week it's something a little different, I chat to Matt Crowhurst, AKA Mr Wakeboard UK. Matt's been a friend of mine for a while and he's an incredibly talented athlete as well as being an MC for many sports events around the globe. He now works closely with the Arena Cross brand and you can see him waxing lyrical at freestyle motocross shows all over the world. We chat about the early days of wakeboarding, Matt was one of the first wakeboarders in the UK and his breadth of knowledge o...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 12 - Jo Wilson
December 03, 2018 05:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week I'm talking to longtime kiteboarder and coach extraordinaire, Jo Wilson! I've known Jo since the very beginning of the sport, I first met her when I was judging the Student Windsurfing Championships in Rhosneigr, Wales. I watched as she got to grips with the sport and went on to podium finishes on the PKRA World Tour after winning two British Championship titles. These days Jo is a mum Finn, an energetic three year old boy who's been brought up on the beaches of the world by Jo an...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 11 - James Boulding
November 26, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBThis week I'm chatting to James Boulding, Marketing Manager for Cabrinha. James has had an interesting path to his latest role with roots in climbing, maths and music. We discuss how he got into flying kites back in the day and his early career as a pro rider. James and his friends, Aaron Hadlow, Sam Light and Tom Court, redefined what it meant to be a pro rider when they embarked upon the groundbreaking Freeride Project and we talk about that too. James has been all over the world and his...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 10 - Gee Atherton
November 19, 2018 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week I head to the Kendal Mountain Festival in the Ford Transit Custom van to catch up with Gee Atherton, multiple UCI Downhill World Champion, winner of numerous UCI DH World Cups and Rampage competitor and Hardline winner 2018! Gee's one of the best riders on the planet although he's pretty humble with it. We talk about those early days riding bikes for fun and how his passion morphed into a career without him even really realising it. We discuss the crashes that go with the territor...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 09 - Alex Jones AKA Stig
November 12, 2018 11:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBThis week I chat to Alex Jones, AKA Stig, an old friend of mine who suffered a horrific crash on his mountain bike. Hitting a jump he had done a hundred times before, he landed a touch rear wheel heavy, looped out, and landed awkwardly on his head. He'd broken his neck and was, at this moment, lying in the woods paralysed. Fortunately for Alex one other person was hitting those jumps that day and they put a call into the emergency services. Alex missed out on a chopper ride, thanks to some...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 08 - Mark Shinn
November 05, 2018 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBThis week I chat to Mark Shinn, one of the originals of the kiteboarding competition scene and multiple World Champion. Mark's an interesting guy, and one of the few pro riders from the sports inception who is still heavily involved in the sport. He has a knack for testing and feeling the subtle differences in boards which led him into a career as a board builder and creator. His passion for developing and improving the equipment we use led him to set up his own company Shinn, which he run...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 07 - Sky Solbach
October 29, 2018 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MBThis week I talk to Sky Solbach, shaper and tester for Duotone Kiteboarding. Sky has been instrumental in creating some of the most well known kitesurf boards on the planet, and the chances are you've ridden one of his sticks at some point. He's an interesting guy with a mild nature and a real passion for all things aquatic. Together with his wife Kristin they bought some land on Maui, built a house and went about creating a sustainable lifestyle with their own farm. At one point they had ...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 06 - Pete Cabrinha
October 21, 2018 23:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBI was very privileged to chat to Pete Cabrinha earlier this year. Pete is one of Hawaii's most talented watermen, a pioneer of many of the ocean sports we all love. He had a glittering windsurfing career in the 80's and was part of the first group of riders to tow surf the monstrous waves at Jaws. Pete has a huge passion for trying new things on the water and more recently he's become totally addicted to foil surfing. He picked up kiteboarding before it was even really a sport and he's the...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 05 - Colleen Carroll
October 14, 2018 23:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBMy guest this week is Colleen Carroll, I sat down and talked to her at the Duotone meeting in Tarifa earlier this year. I've long been a fan of Colleen's riding but it's only in recent years I've spent a little more time with her and got to know her on a more personal level. What draws me to Colleen is her passion for the sport and her drive to get more women involved in kiteboarding. More than that though she is always extremely positive and easy to talk to. I think this shines through in ...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 04 - Philipp Becker
October 07, 2018 23:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBPhilipp is the International Marketing and Communications Manager at Duotone Kiteboarding at Boards and More. If you kiteboard then you'll no doubt be aware of the North Kiteboarding and Duotone Kiteboarding situation. If you don't I've attached a link to this podcast to an article I wrote on the subject in one of the last issues of IKSURFMAG. It's not all about Duotone though, Philipp has arguably one of the most desirable jobs in kiteboarding. He has some incredibly interesting stories fr...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 03 - Steph Bridge
September 30, 2018 23:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week I chat to multiple world kiteboarding champion Steph Bridge. Alongside her husband Eric they have raised three young men, Olly, Guy and Tom who are all world-class athletes in their own right. At the same time she runs numerous businesses in Exmouth and between them all, they travel the world competing in numerous events. I've known Steph for a while and it always amazes me how she keeps everything together with so much going on. We talk about the Olympics and kiteboarding, rais...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 02 - Dave Hastilow
September 23, 2018 23:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBMy next guest is David Hastilow, you might have heard of him, but probably not. 20 years ago Dave learned to kitesurf, like so many of us he became hooked and fell in love with the sport. From those humble beginnings, he has gone on to become the division manager for Cabrinha, one of the biggest kiteboarding brands in the business, second only to Pete Cabrinha, the driving force of the brand. Some of you listening to this might have just learned to kitesurf, just imagine where 20 years mi...
Intriguing Beings Podcast - Episode 01 - Nick Jacobsen
September 12, 2018 23:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBWelcome to Episode 01 of Intriguing Beings, a new podcast featuring interesting conversations with Rou Chater. My first guest is Nick Jacobsen, one of the world's most impressive kiteboarders. We talk about that first crane jump and how it changed his life to the more recent jump off the hotel in Dubai. Discover how seriously Nick takes safety when he does these tricks and how he deals with the fame it has brought him. We also talk about his relationship with Richard Branson, dealing with in...