She's Bold with Beth Whitman

Lia Ditton is a professional sailor and rower and has accomplished some amazing feats. At 25, she was the youngest competitor and the only woman to sail across the Atlantic in a race called the OSTAR. She did that solo! Now Lia is training for a 5,500 mile solo row across the North Pacific from Japan to San Francisco. You’ll hear what Lia has planned for this adventure so that she actually completes the entire route where others before her have fell short.

Laura Musikanski is the executive director of the Happiness Alliance. She believes in the importance of data because when you can measure something, you can better manage it. For her part, she measures happiness, well-being and the resilience of people and the planet. In a time when it’s easy to feel hopeless, she is a self-described “pessimistic optimist.” In other words, she has an optimistic outlook on things but bases her viewpoint in reality—because, as you’ll hear, she’s all about the d

Julia Garling was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 24. And while that was an awakening for her, it took her some time to go from being a fund manager at a NYC financial institution to a marathoner who’s now completed well over 200 races to date. Julia lives in Portland, OR where she’s a massage therapist, specializing in massage for runners. She’s also a pacer for races and she’s now on her third time around running marathons in all 50 states.

Today’s conversation is with Jerilyn Brusseau. Jerilyn is the founder of Peacetrees Vietnam, an organization that has cleared 110,000+ land mines from a remote region of Vietnam. She's also the creator of the world's best known cinnamon roll, Cinnabon! In this conversation, we talk in-depth about her work with Peacetrees and how it's helped build bridges between two cultures. But we also talk about her work in the culinary world and that very special recipe.

Colleen Poling is a registered dietition and health coach living in Portland, Oregon. Colleen is all about living life on her town terms, although she admits to struggling with this herself that’s the beauty of what she’s trying to accomplish—that it’s not easy but she figures it out. She believes in the power of taking risks, otherwise, we’ll just be stuck in place.

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Cassandra Overby is the author of Explore Europe on Foot, about enjoying Europe through walking--whether that be day trips or multi-day trips. She didn’t start out as a slow traveler but she developed a love for it after becoming disillusioned by travel simply to sightsee. You’ll hear how her story unfolds in this episode but I think the real takeaway is that she made a Bold decision in her life. A change that she did not consider bold at the time but that changed everything for her.

Tanya Streeter is a world champion freediver and holds the record, set in 2002, when she dove to a depth of 525 feet. I’m not sure I’ve spoken to anyone whose accomplishment sounds so absolutely petrifying to me. For sure, Tanya is the Boldest of the Bold. She's now an advocate for clean oceans and was featured in the documentary, A Plastic Ocean.

Today's conversation is with Pam LeBlanc. Pam spent nearly 21 years writing about fitness, adventure and travel for the Austin American-Statesman where she wrote a weekly column called Fit City. Befitting for someone who considers herself to be an Outdoor Junkie. While she had done a number of things over the years that tested her confidence and really forced her to stretch herself, she declared 2017 as her Year of Adventure and she set out to purposely do things that she was uncomfortable with.

In this episode, I take some time to talk about how you can make some bold decisions this holiday season with regards to gift giving. Break your habits, think out of the box and do something different this year!

I'm taking time out this week to cover a few housekeeping items including a soon-to-be-launched Patreon page, ways to get involved with the Be Bold community, a giveaway for a Black Rapid Camera Strap and Thanksgiving well wishes!

Ladies! Join us on the Be Bold Facebook group! In this episode, I take some time to answer your questions! I cover some interesting topics including: * The time(s) I've been truly frightened while traveling * Why I get up at 5:18 in the morning * How to deal with long airport layovers If you haven't yet submitted a question and would like to, you can do so by emailing beth@beboldpodcast.com or you can call 877-280-5170 and leave a message.

Vicki Punter is a sailor, adventurer and entrepreneur. She grew up in the midwest, left for the Caribbean after some brief work on the mainland and then took off on a boat to find adventure. She figures she and her husband have spent 20 years on the water. Vicki is unassuming but has lived a life of true adventure. She wasn’t blogging about it, she wasn’t posting on Facebook or Instagram about it. She was just doing it and living. Vicki is someone who is all IN and never says no to an adventure.

Alison Wright is a documentary photographer, the author of 10 books and an adventurer who’s been to 150 countries. In 2013 she was named National Geographic Traveler of the Year and recognized as someone who travels with a sense of passion and purpose – and really, that’s putting it mildly. She’s also the recipient of a Dorothea Lange Award in Documentary Photography and a two-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award.