Tarin It Up

Tarin It Up

Get ready to tear down walls and dive into the Tarin It Up Podcast! We chat with badass women in sports, business, and everyday life (just like us). We’re all about celebrating those who break the mold, creating their own paths while giving a shoutout to the everyday struggles and victories. Life isn’t just a highlight reel, and success doesn’t often happen overnight. We’re here to tear up the idea that life should be linear and that there is only one path to success.

  1. Chasing Big Goals in Your 30s & 40s: FKTs, Identity Shifts & Starting Over

    1D AGO

    Chasing Big Goals in Your 30s & 40s: FKTs, Identity Shifts & Starting Over

    This one goes way beyond setting a big goal. Colleen MacDonald didn’t just decide to go after an FKT on Kilimanjaro, she spent five years navigating doubt, identity shifts, relationships, and everything that comes with chasing something that doesn’t fit into a neat timeline. We talk about what it actually looks like to pursue something that feels way bigger than you, especially in your 30s and 40s. The pressure, the fear, the confidence, and what happens when you finally reach the thing you’ve been working toward for years. Because no one really talks about the “after.” If you’ve been questioning what’s next or feeling that itch for something bigger…this will probably hit. Highlights 🏔️ How a childhood story about Kilimanjaro turned into a 5-year pursuit of an FKT 🧠 The mental side of chasing a long-term goal (and the panic that comes with it) 💥 Why you don’t need a perfect timeline, or a “S.M.A.R.T.” goal to go after something big 🤐 Keeping a dream quiet vs. sharing it (and what happens when people don’t support you) 👯‍♀️ Finding the right people who do support your goals, and how that changes everything 🔄 Reinventing yourself in your 30s and 40s (and letting your identity evolve) 🧩 The “puzzle piece” mindset, same person, different shape in different seasons 😵‍💫 The reality of post-goal blues (and asking “what now?” after something big) ⚡ Why women don’t need to shrink, settle, or follow a timeline, and how to reclaim that power 🚴‍♀️ Saying yes to the slightly unhinged ideas (because they’re usually there for a reason) 💛 Links & Love Follow Colleen: https://www.instagram.com/m_cmacdonald/ Website: https://colleenmacdonaldathlete.com/ The Cairn Project Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/tarin.it.up.podcast/ Newsletter: https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup Support the pod: https://buymeacoffee.com/tarinitup

    1h 11m
  2. Pedals & Purpose: Empowering Women in Cycling with Kristen of Femme Cyclist

    MAR 26

    Pedals & Purpose: Empowering Women in Cycling with Kristen of Femme Cyclist

    Bike talk is back, and this one is for anyone who’s ever wondered if they belong in the cycling world. I’m joined by Kristen from Femme Cyclist to talk about how bikes found their way into her life, why cycling became such a powerful outlet, and how she’s built a business around helping more women feel confident getting on two wheels. We get into beginner nerves, bike shop intimidation, representation in cycling, building a brand with a smaller but deeply engaged audience, and why you are absolutely not too old to try something new. Whether you’re already riding, thinking about getting back on your bike, or just need the reminder that you’re capable of more than you think, this one is for you. 💛 Highlights 🚴 Kristen shares how cycling became a lifeline during a hard season of life 🌲 The story behind Femme Cyclist and Rascal Rides 💥 Why confidence is still one of the biggest barriers for women in cycling 🛠️ How intimidating bike shops and gear culture can keep women from getting started 👀 Why representation still matters so much in races, brands, media, and the bike industry 📱 The shift from traditional media to women creating their own platforms and taking up space 💸 A real conversation about building a business, making money online, and why a smaller audience can still have a huge impact 🔥 Kristen’s reminder that you are capable of more than you think, both on and off the bike Links & Love Follow Kristen / Femme Cyclist: femmecyclist.com Instagram: @femme_cyclist Podcast: Apple or Spotify Listen, follow, and share Tarin It Up:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarin.it.up.podcast/Newsletter: https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup

    51 min
  3. Saying Yes & Doing What It Takes: Behind an All-Women Expedition Film

    MAR 19

    Saying Yes & Doing What It Takes: Behind an All-Women Expedition Film

    This one’s a good one, friends. I’m joined by Alenka Mali, Irie Smith, and Isi Assler for a conversation about snowboarding, expeditions, saying yes to big ideas, and the all-women film project they’re bringing to life. We get into what it actually takes behind the scenes — the grit, the fear, the friendship, the periods, the self-doubt, and the determination to keep going anyway. If you’ve ever needed a reminder to take up space, trust yourself, and keep chasing the thing calling you… this episode is for you. 💥 Highlights 💫 How this all-women snowboard film project came togetherThe reality behind expeditions, filming, and pushing past fearWhy representation in snowboard films still mattersThe power of saying yes to aligned opportunitiesSnowboarding, climbing, guiding, and carving your own pathHonest talk about periods, pressure, self-doubt, and doing hard things anywayWhat it looks like to create the space when no one invites you inLinks & Love 💛 Follow the guests and keep up with the film project: Alenka: https://www.instagram.com/alenkaamali/ Irie: https://www.instagram.com/smith_irie/Isi : https://www.instagram.com/isiassler/Follow me / Tarin It Up: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarin.it.up.podcast/ Newsletter: https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup Partner Thanks 🙌 This film is supported by BRANWYN — a brand I genuinely wear and love. I’m also an affiliate, so if you purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission (and it helps keep this podcast going 🙌). Thanks for being here and supporting these conversations that highlight women carving their own lines, in the mountains and in life 💚💛🧡

    57 min
  4. Hunger Cues & Mountain Views: Nora of Neve on Food, Fuel & Entrepreneurship

    MAR 12

    Hunger Cues & Mountain Views: Nora of Neve on Food, Fuel & Entrepreneurship

    When I say this conversation is about more than just a founder story, I mean it. Nora, founder of ⁠Neve⁠, joined me to talk about building an athlete-focused nutrition brand, but we also got into so much more: underfueling, unlearning old food narratives, and the very real emotional rollercoaster of trying to build something from the ground up. while working a full-time job. This one is part founder story, part real-life pep talk, and full of the kind of conversation I know so many of you will relate to. 💛 Highlights Growing up with an adventurous mom who broke the mold 💥From ski racing to backcountry skiing and endurance pursuits 🎿How underfueling led Nora to rethink outdoor nutritionWhy Neve was created and what makes the pouches different 🥄The truth about carbs, recovery, and performance nutritionFood guilt, body image, and unlearning old nutrition messagingBuilding a business on the side while juggling a full-time job, life, and a new puppy 🐶The emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship and why community matters so muchLinks & Love Neve: eatneve.com Instagram: @eat_neve Follow along with me: @tarin.it.up.podcast Subscribe to the newsletter: https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, leave a review, and go show Nora and Neve some love. 💛

    1h 6m
  5. First-Gen & Full Send: From Skis to Seas with Keree Smith

    MAR 5

    First-Gen & Full Send: From Skis to Seas with Keree Smith

    Today we’re talking about a lifestyle that’s basically my Roman Empire: building your life around what you love. I’m joined by Keree Smith, who lives a truly wild seasonal rhythm, skiing big mountains in the winter and captaining her own boat in Bristol Bay in the summer. We get into her Oregon roots from early ski racing days to how backcountry skiing became a necessary adaptation, and what it really takes to enter commercial fishing as a first-generation fisherperson, including buying a boat through full-on community funding. This conversation goes beyond skiing and fishing into what it really takes to build a life around seasonal work. We talk about risk, mentorship, and finding long-term sustainability in industries that don’t guarantee it. Keree also shares how she’s expanding her reach through Salty Debby's, her direct-to-consumer seafood business featuring wild Bristol Bay salmon caught by her and many of her friends. We barely scratched the surface with this conversation, she’s also a Black Ops Valdez heli guide and skis for 4FRNT and some of our favs, Wild Rye. Highlights 🐟 What it’s like living a “mountains + ocean” year (and why it works) 🎿 From Govy kid + ski racing to freeride dreams 🦵 The Arctic Man crash: tearing both ACLs (plus more) and rebuilding from it 🏔️ How backcountry skiing became a necessary shift—and opened the whole world 🛥️ Bristol Bay 101: gill netting & life on a 32-foot boat 💸 The truth about “making it” in skiing + why seasonal work can create real freedom 🧊 Salty Debby’s: buying back processed fish and selling direct-to-consumer + why education matters Links & Love 📲 Keree on Instagram: @keree.smith 🐟 Salty Debby's: saltydebby.com 📸 Salty Debby’s Instagram: @saltydebby 🎧 Tarin It Up links 💌 Newsletter: https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup 📷 IG: https://www.instagram.com/tarin.it.up.podcast/

    59 min

  6. FEB 26

    The Wins, The Losses & The In-Between

    It’s your monthly T & A — Tarin & Amber + the t**s and the ass of the month — a real-life check-in with wins, losses, and everything in between. We’re talking the emotional whiplash of wrapping wrestling season (many tears included), why individual sports hit different, and how being “tough” can still come with a soft heart. We also touch on Tahoe getting absolutely hammered by snow, the heaviness that follows tragedy in an outdoor community, and why speculation + internet blame helps exactly no one. Then we pivot (because we always do): Amber shares a very wholesome Valentine’s weekend, Bubble Planet magic, knee surgery updates, and a Sedona trip on the horizon. Tarin’s looking ahead too, job hunt vibes, getting back to lifting heavy, and leaning into that Fire Horse/Lunar New Year reset energy. As always: you’re not listening alone. You’re eavesdropping on friends. 🤝 Highlights: 🤼‍♂️ Wrestling season wrap + the heartbreak (and pride) of state 🥈 Why losses stick longer than wins — and how it builds resilience 😭 “Sensitive souls” in a tough sport: crying, caring, and still showing up ❄️ Tahoe’s “zero to hero” storm 🫶 Community grief + why speculation/shame online doesn’t help families heal 🚁 Big love for Search & Rescue + first responders putting it all on the line P.S. Donate to TSNAR! 🦵 Knee surgery season: recovery wins 🔥 Fire Horse/Lunar New Year energy: fresh starts, new momentum, and hope Links & Love: ⭐️ Rate + review the pod (5 stars = big love) 📲 Share this episode with a friend who needs a “you’re not alone” reminder 💌 Newsletter: https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarin.it.up.podcast/

    51 min
  7. Fake It Till You Literally Make It...Yourself: The Dirty Birdy Story

    FEB 19

    Fake It Till You Literally Make It...Yourself: The Dirty Birdy Story

    Anna Meyers is back on Tarin It Up, and we’re going deeper than our quick Title Nine Pitch Fest chat. Dirty Birdy was born from a very relatable problem: doing real-life projects in “nice” leggings, destroying them, then realizing women’s workwear options were still very limited. We talk about building an apparel brand with zero fashion background, why fit is everything (and expensive), inventory delays + cash flow chaos, and what it really looks like to run a business while working a full-time engineering job and raising two little kids. Big theme of the day: you don’t need all the experience to start, you just need to start. 🛠️✨ Highlights 🛠️ How Dirty Birdy started: house projects, ripped leggings, and a “there has to be a better option” moment 🏡 “Fake it till you make it” confidence, especially when you’re still learning + getting side-eyed at Home Depot 🧠 Building a product with no apparel experience 📏 Why fit takes forever (and costs the most), plus the reality of different body shapes + preferences 🚢 Manufacturing delays, pre-orders, customs, and keeping customers in the loop without losing your mind 👶 Launching Dirty Birdy with a one-year-old…while 7 months pregnant 🔥 Reality of having a full-time job + running your own business What’s coming next 👀 🧢 Hats (hopefully in the next 2–3 months) 📦 Another big carpenter pant restock coming soon 📏 Expanded sizing: XXS–3XL (goal: fall) 🧍‍♀️ Overalls (YES) + another new pant style in development 👖 A fleece or flannel-lined version of the carpenter pants and a fire-resistant version Links & Love 🌐 Website: heydirtybirdy.com 📲 Instagram: @heydirtybirdy More Tarin It Up 📬 Newsletter: ⁠https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup⁠ 📸 IG: ⁠@tarin.it.up.podcast *Note: Some links may be affiliate links. Supporting through them helps keep Tarin It Up running and allows me to continue highlighting women building bold things in this world.*

    1h 2m
  8. Find Your Inner Hummingbird: Easy Fueling for Any Athlete

    FEB 12

    Find Your Inner Hummingbird: Easy Fueling for Any Athlete

    I met Lisa through TikTok of all places! This meeting restored some hope in social media that there is a purpose behind them than just likes 👍. Lisa is the co-founder of Hummingbird Fuels, a high-carb drink mix built to make fueling stupid simple, especially when you’re out there for longer than an hour and don’t want to bonk, crawl home, or eat your entire kitchen. We talk ultra-distance cycling, randonneuring (new to me!), why carb mixes aren’t just for elite athletes, and how fueling can make your downhill more fun too, because your brain runs on glucose. Highlights 📱 TikTok connections that actually turn into something real 🐦 What Hummingbird Fuels is and why simple works ⏱️ Fueling during the effort, not just after 🧠 Bonking, brain fog, and why the down stops being fun 🚴‍♀️ Carb mixes without “epic athlete” pressure 🌄 Long rides, randonneuring, and riding for connection over competition ✨ Group rides, events, and what’s coming up for Hummingbird Fuels Follow & Find Hummingbird Fuels → https://hummingbirdfuels.com Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/hummingbirdfuels Strava Club → Hummingbird Fuels Lisa → https://www.instagram.com/hustleandahalf Tarin It Up Podcast → https://www.instagram.com/tarin.it.up.podcast/ Tarin It Up Newsletter → https://tarinitup.myflodesk.com/tarinitup

    1h 4m
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Get ready to tear down walls and dive into the Tarin It Up Podcast! We chat with badass women in sports, business, and everyday life (just like us). We’re all about celebrating those who break the mold, creating their own paths while giving a shoutout to the everyday struggles and victories. Life isn’t just a highlight reel, and success doesn’t often happen overnight. We’re here to tear up the idea that life should be linear and that there is only one path to success.

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  • Channel
    Tarin It Up
  • Creator
    Tarin O'Donnell
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    205
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Tarin O'Donnell
  • Show Website
    Tarin It Up

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