Joao's Podcast Show

Joao Marco Maffini
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Joao's Podcast Show Podcast

Joao Marco Maffini is a big-wave surfer from Maui. After graduating from the University of Hawaii with an M.S. in Finance, he started "Joao's Podcast Show" as an excuse to talk to interesting people and shine a light on their stories while having fun. When he's not working for his day job at a tele-health startup, he's hosting individuals and groups of people who are personally interesting and experts in their respective field(s) with a focus on business, sports, and science.

Episodes

  1. 7 - Paige Alms: x2 Big-Wave World Champion

    08/02/2022

    7 - Paige Alms: x2 Big-Wave World Champion

    Paige Alms is a professional big-wave surfer and 2X Big-Wave World Champion. She’s on the Canadian National Surf Team and one of a handful of women pushing the boundaries in big waves. We sit down and talk about training, jaws, injuries, dealing with fear, pushing for pay parity in woman’s surfing, and much more.  - 00:00:00 - Paige’s intro 00:02:50 - Canadian National Surf Team 00:07:15 - Jaws 00:17:20 - Training regiment  00:19:35 - Other big waves  00:20:00 - Mexico Trip/Injury 00:23:50 - Upcoming Projects 00:25:30 - #TrashySelfieProject  00:27:20 - Gardening  00:31:10 - Hunting 00:35:30 - Questions from IG 00:36:00 - Fear 00:38:30 - Closing thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    40 min
  2. 6 - Albee Layer: Professional Surfer

    26/11/2021

    6 - Albee Layer: Professional Surfer

    Albee Layer is a dynamic and one of the more versatile professional surfers there is. From doing 540’s and corkscrew airs to getting absolutely drained on 40-foot waves at Peah’i (Jaws) – he pushes the boundaries and is one of the best in both big-wave and progressive surfing. Albee’s a good friend, we sit down and talk about his past quarrels with sponsors, big-waves, directing/editing is feature surf movies, competitive surfing, and more.  - 0:00:35 – Albee’s intro. 0:01:30 – Losing sponsors at 19. 0:07:00 – Surf movies. 0:08:15 – Editing/Directing “Rainbows in the Rearview.” 0:20:15 – Peah’i (Jaws). 0:37:07 – Problems with big-wave judging criteria. 0:47:45 – That one slab wave we won’t mention the name of. 0:55:50 – Inspiration for progressive surfing? 0:58:20 – Surfing in the Olympics. 01:00:10 – Does competitive surfing push or stifle progressive surfing? 01:04:38 – Questions from Instagram. 01:06:00 – Questions from the bag. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    1h 9m
  3. 5 - Yuri Soledade: Entrepreneur and Big-Wave Surfer

    09/11/2021

    5 - Yuri Soledade: Entrepreneur and Big-Wave Surfer

    Yuri Soledade is an entrepreneur, restaurateur, big-wave surfer, and more. He is a pioneer of big-wave paddle surfing and an early adopter of tow-surfing Peah’i (AKA Jaws). We talk about his life story, big-wave surfing and training for it, how he went from dishwashing to owning multiple restaurants, his management style and more.  - 0:00:45 — Yuri’s intro and background. 0:07:00 — Big-Wave surfing and Peah’i/Jaws. 0:19:30 — Biggest day at Peah’i? 0:32:05 — Restaurant business. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    49 min
  4. 4 - Kai Lenny: Big-Wave Surfer and Professional Waterman

    22/10/2021

    4 - Kai Lenny: Big-Wave Surfer and Professional Waterman

    Kai Lenny is a professional waterman that has excelled in several watersports such as Stand-up Paddling, Windsurfing, Surfing, Kite Surfing, Wing-foiling and more. He is an 8X SUP World Champion, one of the best big-wave surfers in the world, and all-around awesome person and friend. - 0:00:45 – Kai’s Intro 0:04:00 – Sports that compliment big-wave surfing. 0:08:05 – Shortboarding. 0:13:30 – Jaws contest and Traumatic Brain Injuries.    0:38:50 – Strap-Surfing. 0:44:20 – Optimal way for judging big-waves. 0:45:45 – Goal setting. 0:51:30 – Mindset for big-wave surfing. 0:55:40 – Do aliens exist? 0:56:30 – Kai’s alien ultimatum. 1:04:00 – Greatest fear? 1:07:00 – Most influential person in your life? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    1h 11m
  5. 3 - Lyon Farrell: Snowboarding, Sponsorships, and Growing up on Maui

    18/10/2021

    3 - Lyon Farrell: Snowboarding, Sponsorships, and Growing up on Maui

    Lyon Farrell is a professional snowboarder on the U.S. Snowboard Team. We talk about his life, growing up on Maui, transitioning from skating to snowboarding, dealing with sponsorships and the impact companies have on athlete’s lives—both positive and negative, getting into big-wave surfing, and much more. 0:00:00 - Intro. 0:01:20 - Lyon's background and getting into snowboarding. 0:15:10 - When did snowboarding become a career? 0:26:20 - Energy drinks and action sports. 0:38:00 - Getting into big-wave surfing. 0:51:00 - Dealing with sponsorships/companies. 0:58:00 - Future plans. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    1h 26m
  6. 2 - Kai Barger & Kain Daly: Surfing and "The Ultimate Surfer"

    15/10/2021

    2 - Kai Barger & Kain Daly: Surfing and "The Ultimate Surfer"

    I sit down with my good friends Kai Barger and Kain Daly, we crack open a few beers and talk about surfing, the "core" surf culture, "The Ultimate Surfer", and more. 0:00:00 - Opening 0:06:45 - Kai Barger on "The Ultimate Surfer" 0:21:25 - Kai's Interview Process for "TUS" 0:48:10 - Was the drama real? 1:03:08 - Commitment and striving to be the best. 1:09:10 - Kai's slab wave. 1:20:15 - Kain's story getting chased by seals. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    1h 32m
  7. 1 - Antonio "Tony" Piazza: Mediation

    10/10/2021

    1 - Antonio "Tony" Piazza: Mediation

    Welcome to the first episode of Joao's Podcast Show! For this episode, I sit down with a dear friend and mentor of mine - renowned mediator Antonio "Tony" Piazza. We talk about mediation in general, how he "stumbled" into the field, and how his process of mediation is unique and has lent itself to producing about a 90% success rate in resolving disputes. We also briefly talk about one of his more publicly known mediations in regard to the dispute Mark Zuckerberg and the Winklevoss twins had over the ownership of Facebook, Inc. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/joaos-podcast-show/donations

    1h 4m
  • 7 Episodes

About

Joao Marco Maffini is a big-wave surfer from Maui. After graduating from the University of Hawaii with an M.S. in Finance, he started "Joao's Podcast Show" as an excuse to talk to interesting people and shine a light on their stories while having fun. When he's not working for his day job at a tele-health startup, he's hosting individuals and groups of people who are personally interesting and experts in their respective field(s) with a focus on business, sports, and science.

Information

  • Creator
    Joao Marco Maffini
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Joao's Podcast Show

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