Episode 009: Lesley McKenna - Blazing Trails

Full episode info and show notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com It's the long-awaited episode 009 of the Looking Sideways Action Sports podcast, in which I finally managed to interview somebody who isn’t a man - visionary snowboarder, three-time Olympian and current GB Park & Pipe Programme Manager Lesley McKenna. That description doesn’t really do Lesley justice though, as the truth is she’s spent her entire career blazing trails for other people to follow, whether by pioneering the route into the Olympics that all British athletes now follow, producing the all female films she made as a member of the Chunky Knit production crew, her role as Roxy Team Manager, or as now through her visionary work with GB Park & Pipe. Lesley came down to visit me in Brighton and we got right into it and chatted about her extraordinary career. This was a hugely enjoyable, inspiring chat with a true action sports visionary, full of peerless insights from Lesley’s career with value for anybody interested in how somebody at the top of their game has managed to sustain excellence over a two decade career. Don’t miss it. Thanks to Scott Nixon (www.scottnixon.co.uk) for post-production help and Matt Ward (www.linguistine.com) for the theme tune.