â€A Day Inside The Life Of The TOQ Crew – Alistair Whitton, Ronnie Napolitan, Seth Klinger, and Zak Earlyâ€
In the July issue of TransWorld Business, we profile seven of the industry’s most influential women. Be sure to pick up a copy for all of the profiles.
We recently had a chance to sit down with Donna Carpenter, co-owner of Burton Snowboards and without a doubt one of the most influential women in action sports, to get her thoughts on leadership, strategy, gourmet food, and her plans for resuming day-to-day operations of her and husband Jake’s company following the resignation of ex-Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin.
Let’s start with a bit of background. Can you give us the Reader’s Digest authorized biography?
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A group of New Zealand PWC enthusiasts is setting out from London on August 1st in hopes of breaking the world distance record for travel on a personal watercraft.
The trip, dubbed “The Ultimate Ride,†is being led by Jerome Burfoot, who circumnavigated New Zealand in 2006 in a benefit aimed at raising funds for cancer research, and who once again plans to draw attention to this cause. Burfoot is a melanoma survivor. Burfoot’s group includes fellow Kiwis Travis Donoghue and Jed Martin, along with Ivan Otulic from Croatia, who broke the Guinness endurance record last year with a 1,014-mile ride off the Croatian Adriatic coast … Details
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Powerboat racers from across the U.S. and Canada are speeding toward the Bluff City for this weekend’s 2nd Annual Memphis International Riverfront Regatta. Three days of action start on Friday as racers and fans converge on Tom Lee Park.
Last year, racers and organizers agreed it was a perfect match to have the fastest powerboats compete on the biggest river in the United States. This year, all involved in staging the Memphis Riverfront Regatta are hoping to maintain their mutual admiration  … Details