Jake Pelot is a professional wakeboarder from Orlando, Florida. Jake first got his experience on the water behind a jet-ski, and hated it. It wasn't until he took a few laps at the cable that he got a hang of riding. He spent his teen years competing both at cable contests as well as behind the boat, progressing his riding. After high school Jake balanced getting a marketing degree at UCF with his wakeboarding career. Lessons with Murray, nightvision, picking up sponsors, losing sponsors, riding on the PWT, getting your boarding pass ripped in half, 25 hours of energy, and underwater basket-weaving. Hear that and much more in Episode 26 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Shane Bonifay is a wakeboarder and videographer from Lake Alfred, Florida. Shane grew up on the water, getting his start at an early age on waterskis and competed alongside his brother Parks in 3-event ski tournaments. After the introduction of wakeboarding, both Shane and Parks took a liking to the freedom and creativity offered in wakeboarding and quickly progressed their riding. With Parks being the biggest name in the sport, Shane began to distance himself from his brother and continued to make a name for himself both in contests and in his free riding. Shane had a long and fruitful career as a professional rider, and has now stepped behind the scenes in the industry to continue to influence the sports he loves. Wakepants, pro models, pointless posse, inventing tricks, 17 cavities, crazy rail setups, video parts, gaining and losing sponsors, and some advice Shane has for up and coming riders. Hear all that and much more in Episode 25 of the Grab Matters Podcast.

Davis Griffin was a professional wakeboarder from the great state of Texas. Davis got his start like most, waterskiing, then discovering wakeboarding behind the boat. He shortly met Chris Abadie and Andrew Adams, and the three began riding together frequently. As their riding progressed, so did their creativity. The Shredtown crew was created, and the video projects began to come one after another. Shredtown took the wakeboard world by storm, producing high quality park and winch content. Davis had his hand in inspiring a generation of park riders with his unique take on wakeboarding. The formation of Shredtown, video projects, world travels, Drop The Gun, Shredtown Jamboree, gnarly slams, and the eventual end of the Shredtown era. Hear about all that and much more in Episode 24 of the Grab Matters Podcast.

Reed Hansen is a professional wakeskater, dock builder, hunter, and all around dude. Born and raised in Groveland, Florida, Reed got his start wakeboarding with his family at a young age, progressing quickly. However, in his early teen years Reed discovered wakeskating, and after some pushback from his family finally made the switch permanently to wakeskating. NBD's, car chases, sponsor dollars, the wakeskate tour, viral videos, and a freediving close call. Hear all that and more in Episode 23 of the Grab Matters Podcast, available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms.

Tarah Mikacich is a professional wakeboarder from Groveland, Florida. Tarah got her start in watersports at a young age waterskiing, and pursued that for many years, becoming very good. With her favorite discipline being trick skiing, making the switch to wakeboarding came relatively easy and Tarah began learning tricks rather quickly. Knee injuries, coaching, entrepreneurship, trick of the year, working with brands, and keys to longevity in the watersports industry. Listen to all that and more in Episode 22 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms.

Thomas is a professional wakeboarder from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Thomas joins elite company in @codyhesse being the second to land a triple flip on a wakeboard, and the first to land it behind the boat. He landed the triple at the young age of 20, and has a solid bag of tricks which will put him in contention for professional wins for years to come. Learning from one of the sports best, training during the summers in Michigan, making the move to Florida, getting his first sponsor, and landing the worlds first triple flip behind the boat. Listen to all that and more in Episode 21 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Felix Georgii is a professional wakeboarder from Allgäu Germany. Felix's unique upbringing has given him a standout style on his board, as well as a different perspective on "boarding" in general. With support from some of the sports biggest brands, Felix has helped create some of wakeboardings coolest videos and projects. Riding in near freezing water, jumping through tires, hectic slams, video parts, an X Games gold medal, views on cable wakeboarding, American culture vs. European culture, paying your dues, and winching "rules". Listen to all that and more in Episode 20 of the Grab Matters Podcast!

Jamie Lopina is a professional wakeboarder from Minooka, Illinois. Jamie got her start into wakeboarding later than most, and has progressed incredibly quickly both behind the boat and at the cable. With motivation coming more so from progressing the sport rather than solely winning contests, Jamie has a unique and refreshing view on wakeboarding. Balancing contests schedules, equal pay, Bali belly, almost giving up on wakeboarding entirely, landing doubles, and womens wakeboarding. Listen to all that and more in Episode 19 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms.

Shaun Murray is easily one of the biggest names in all of wakeboarding, and has influenced the sport basically since its inception. Growing up in California, then St. Louis, Shaun started riding before “wakeboarding” was even a thing. He’s had an impressive competitive and freeride career since the late 90’s. Shaun has managed to stay relevant well into his late 40’s, and still gets out on the water a ton. Private islands, a video game made about you, countless pro models, secret projects, inventing tricks, and brutal injuries. Listen to all that and more in Episode 18 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms.

Garrett Cortese is a photographer, writer, editor, and watersports industry legend. Garrett has been the editor of both Alliance Wakeboard Magazine as well as Wakeboarding Magazine, giving him a firsthand experience with just about everything that has gone on in the wakeboard industry over the past 20+years. Garrett and I dive into his years as an editor of both magazines, how wakeboarding and watersports in general has changed over the past two decades, photography, once in a lifetime trips, crazy stories from all over the world, and close calls with chase boats. Listen to all that and more in Episode 17 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to watch on YouTube, as well as stream on all major platforms.

Tyler Higham is a professional wakeboarder from Oregon. Tyler spent his younger years on the west coast, riding in Oregon and California, spending a lot of time with influential riders like Josh Twelker and Trever Maur. Learning countless tricks and climbing up the ranks Ty decided to make the move to Orlando to continue to pursue a career in wakeboarding. Boat fires, an X Games bronze medal, wild parties, winning contests, filming video parts, scary injuries, and becoming a part of one of wakeboarding’s newest crews. Listen to all that and much more in Episode 16 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to stream on all major platforms.

Jeff Mathis is a wakeboarder, photographer, animal lover, and all around good dude. Jeff began his wakeboard journey at an early age in Montgomery, Alabama. Growing up alongside Alex Graydon, Jeff first was exposed to photography in his teenage years, simply wanting to document the fun times he has with his friend, both on the water and off. Jeff’s photos slowly gained some traction, and later he found himself working within the watersports industry, doing work for a variety of different brands. Heavy slams, a near death experience, college parties, plenty of cover shots, and struggling to get wakeboarders out of bed in the morning. Listen to all that and much more in Episode 15 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to stream on all major platforms.

Rusty Malinoski is one of the biggest names in wakeboarding and has see it all when it comes to the watersports industry. From video parts to contests, Rusty has etched his name into the history of wakeboarding. Has Rusty hit the most double ups of anyone in the world? Probably. Winning the most prestigious contests, traveling the world and riding in some of the most exotic places, getting picked up in your backyard in a helicopter, 11lb setups, countless broken boards, and towers made out of exhaust pipes. Listen to all that and much more in episode 14 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Available to stream on all major platforms.

Quint Noble is part owner in one of the biggest apparel companies in the wakeboard industry. Quint is a wakeboarder and snowboarder himself and found himself loving everything about boardsports culture at a young age. In this episode Quint details how his journey in wakeboarding is different than previous guests, his experience as a small business owner, and the pro's and con's of being intertwined within the core of the wakeboarding community. Shots, rail jams, student loans, living check to check, sponsoring kids, and roads trips. Listen to that and much more in Episode 13 of the Grab Matters Podcast, available on all major streaming platforms!

Clark Davis is a husband, father, wakeboarder, and was once a part owner in one of the most progressive cable parks in the world, Jibtopia. Clark began wakeboarding behind the boat at Belews lake in North Carolina. After high school, Clark took some time off from riding and attended college. Getting some of his first cable laps at Jibtopia, Clark quickly developed a unique style for riding his board, which still shows today. Jibtopia, heat stroke, winching, full parts, back to back knee injuries, winning the biggest video contest of the year. Clark is a joy to be around and his energy is infectious.  Listen to all that and much more in Episode 12 of the Grab Matters Podcast, available everywhere podcasts are heard.

Terry Bailey began his wakeboard journey in the early 2000's, initially riding strictly behind the boat. It wasn't until he moved to Orlando that he got a taste for the rail scene in wakeboarding. Once getting the hang of cable, Terry continued to pursue his passion for rail riding, ending up at Valdosta Wake Compound in the early days of their construction. Coalition movies, life changing surgeries, legendary parties, traveling across the planet, the life of Terry Bailey is a unique one, and he has certainly cemented himself as a key player in wakeboarding. Listen to all that and much more on Episode 11 of the Grab Matters Podcast.

Alex Aulbach is a 27 year old professional wakeboarder from Landshut, Germany. In his early years Alex played a lot of hockey and was considering that as a potential career path. Having grown up watching skateboarding and snowboarding, Alex started to pursue those sports a bit more as he got older, specifically snowboarding. After a decent competitive season Alex quickly realized he was not going to be hucking double corks, and wasn’t getting enough snow time to stay competitive. Once discovering wakeboarding Alex quickly progressed, but always kept a positive attitude and focused on having fun. Fast forward a few years and Alex found his way on the Hyperlite team, which sparked a new chapter in his career, which eventually led to getting his own pro model board.

Erik Ruck is a former professional wakeboarder, X Games medalist, Pro Tour champion, TOTY winner, and much more. Having grown up in Wisconsin, Erik was very into watersports at a young age. He really took a liking to trick skiing, and right as wakeboarding was invented Erik was hooked. Picking up sponsors as he progressed during the summer Erik made the decision to move to Orlando and make a career out of wakeboarding. With wakeboarding, and extreme sports in general, being as popular as they were, Erik and the rest of the "Pointless Posse" crew were doing well for themselves. This crew included big names like Parks and Shane Bonifay, Chad Sharpe, and Danny Harf. As he began to transition out of being an athlete, Erik took a more behind the scenes role with Square One. Erik still lives on Clear Lake in Florida and is just as passionate about wakeboarding as he was when he was an athlete. Without Erik, wakeboarding and its culture, would surely be in a different spot.

Dylan Miller is professional wakeboarder hailing from the great white north, Canada. Dylan grew up playing tons of sports, but hockey and wakeboarding were his main two. After deciding not to pursue a career becoming a hockey player Dylan poured everything into wakeboarding. Working on an oil rig in the off-season to save money to ride the rest of the year, Dylan has never been shy of hard work. Dylan is one of the few riders in wakeboarding to have talent in all 3 disciplines, the boat, cable, and winch. With plenty of video parts, including an X Games Real Wake part, as well as a part in the standout Formats Film by Taylor Hanley, Dylan has helped influence a generation of riders with his unique style and approach to riding. From having a relationship with the McMorris brothers, to getting a pro model with Slingshot, Dylan has plenty of stories and a great outlook on life.

From the boat to the cable, and even the winch, Guenther Oka is easily one of the most talented wakeboarders to ever do it, and at just 24 years old he has accomplished more than most riders will in their entire career. Guenther has a competitive mindset which has helped get him to where he is today, with plenty of contest wins behind the boat and at the cable. Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, Guenther began riding behind the boat in his childhood where he quickly progressed. After a cable park opened right by him in 2009 Guenther was able to begin working on being the great all around rider he is today. With a unique riding style and a craving for simply having fun on his board, Guenther is one of wakeboarding's gems and has a great attitude about our sport. Riding for the sports biggest brands like Red Bull, Liquid Force, O'Neill, and Axis, Guenther has experienced plenty and was a pleasure to chat with.