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This Rider/entrepreneur talks difficult childhood, snowboarding, overcoming adversity and growing his business in his rags to riches success story. Growing up in Massachusetts he had it all, a perfect loving family living in a nice house. In the blink of an eye everything changed when at age 5 his mother was taken from him because of Leukemia. His father was devastated and turned to the bottle to numb the pain, to keep food on the table things around the house started to disappear until there was nothing left and next the house was gone. As his father numbed the pain with alcohol Chris found comfort in activity's like motocross and Snowboarding using them as a form of escape. Snowboarding connected him to people like Scotty Stevens and Chris Grenier, soon he found himself hanging at the snowboarding camps of Mount Hood Oregon pursuing the life of a sponsored snowboarder. Always in need of extra money Chris went to the camps pro sales with a box of sunglasses he had bought in bulk and painstakingly put tiny stickers on that read Dang Shades. Every week at the sale’s they would sell out and he was turning a mean profit. In an effort to sell shades year round he ran a myspace ad with a buy it now button and launched an online business. A real brand was born and Chris was selling Dang Shades direct from his website as well as to a hand picked group of Snowboard shops. Listen to Chris tell his full story of a Snowboarder living the American dream coming from humble beginnings on this weeks episode of The Bomb Hole!!!Instagram@chris_beresford@thebombhole@grendieselwww.thebombhole.comGet Merch at the Bomb Hole Store- Tee’s, Hoodies, Coffee Cups, Air Fresheners and more!LinksLearn More about Dang ShadesSouthwick, MassachusettsHow to do a dope wheelie on a bikeDealing with childhood traumaAusten Granger InstagramScotty Stevens InstagramHigh Cascade Snowboard CampThink ThankChris Beresford Stack FootyFat Trax Snowboard ShopOakley sues Dang ShadesMellissa Riitano InstagramChris Beresford at Holy Bowly VideoSuzy Greenburg 270 The Movie full MovieChris Beresford Full Part Right Brain Left BrainChris Beresford Full Part Think Thank Brain Dead and having a Heart AttackCopyright 2020 Bomb Hole Media, Inc.

Pro rider/engineer Nils, talks reinventing himself, depression, triathlons, contest wins, and much more. Mindnich’s Journey from resort baby to Disney stunt double to pro snowboarder and winner of the 2020 Big Mountain World Tour all the while studying in collage to become an engineer. Life catches up to Nils as the balance of a 9-5 career and being a pro snowboarder comes to a head where serious decisions must be made. Engineer or pro snowboarder? What happens when you spend all your formative years learning to turn off your emotions in order to put snowboarding first and silence your fear in order to push yourself? How do you turn emotions back on to deal with daily life and navigate a relationship and real life issues? Nils turns to therapy to get these answers and more and discusses them with us on the bomb hole.Instagram Contact@nils_mindnich@thebombhole@grendiesel@e_stonewww.thebombhole.comThe Bomb Hole Store- Tee's, Hoodies, Coffee Cups, Air Fresheners and more!YouTubeNil's Mindnich Bomb Hole YouTube InterviewImportant LinksDisney Cloud 9 Movie TrailerDisney Cloud 9 Full MovieSnowboarder Mag's Forward Full MovieWinter Sports School2016 Hella Big Air In Bend OregonNils Wins Merrill Quarter Pipe Classic at Brighton UtahSnowboarder Mag's Pepper Nils Full PartLick The Cat Nils MindnichLick The Cat "Video Of The Yeah" Nils Mindnich Full PartLick The Cat "Spring Break The Movie 2"The Legendary Banked Slalom: Inside The Race With Nils MindnichThe Picnic: Teton TriathlonThe Sect FitnessFree Ride World Tour- Welcome To The Tour Nils MindnichFree Ride World Tour 2020 Fieberbrunn Nils Mindnich Winning RunMentalHealth.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole)Copyright 2020 Bomb Hole Media, Inc.

He talks pro snowboarding, drug addiction, Nike, death, hitting rock bottom and rediscovering himself, its a truly inspiring journey. Bennee went from being one of snowboardings elite street riders to an injury fueled drug addiction spiraling down to homelessness and depression only to push himself back up and rediscover not only himself but whats most important in life. His drive and amazing style on a snowboard brought contracts from major brands like Salomon, Nitro and Nike putting him in snowboarding’s spot light, just as he was at the top of his game a back injury had doctors saying he might never ride again, his only hope for a normal life was to turn to pain pills. He talks about losing long time friend J2 this past year and how he might have witnessed proof of an afterlife. Justin’s amazing story could be just what anyone fighting their own life battle needs to hear to help them say its time to do something about it. Bomb Hole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/Bennee Insta: https://www.instagram.com/justinbennee/Chris Grenier Insta: https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel/E Stone: https://www.instagram.com/e_stone/-Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255-6 ways to find a suboxone clinic near you https://www.workithealth.com/blog/suboxone-clinic-near-you/-Over coming drug addiction https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/overcoming-drug-addiction.htmSnowboard Clip References:Living Proof https://vimeo.com/34569649 Moment of Truth video Part https://vimeo.com/34574875 Justin Bennee One Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqxoBp4yUtc Burning Bridges Bennee part https://vimeo.com/34571774BOMBHOLE Website: https://thebombhole.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole)Copyright 2020 Bomb Hole Media, Inc.