Why Leave Your Dream Job in Waterskiing? | Brooks Wilson - Episode 65

Brooks Wilson was the brand manager of one of the biggest waterski brands in the industry, Radar. We sit down and talk with Brooks about his recent decision to leave that position and venture out on his own to start a business here in Florida. Before Brooks worked for Radar, he was a professional waterskier and has had a tremendous impact on waterskiing, and watersports as a whole. From basically learning to ski with legend Wade Cox to coaching at The Boarding School alongside industry icon Travis Moye, among others. Winching on a waterski, Wilson Bros, contests vs freeskiing, the best selling waterski, being a brand manager, Radar Lake, and skiing on a frozen lake. Hear all that and much more in Episode 65 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Follow Brooks: https://www.instagram.com/brkswilson/ Thank you to our sponsors: Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ 15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym Grab Matters Merch | https://www.grabmatters.com/shop Website | https://www.grabmatters.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcast Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters Hunter Thane | https://www.instagram.com/hunterthane/ Chapters: 00:00 - 2:30 Intro 3:00 Winching on a waterski 7:00 Moving back to Florida 8:50 Growing up on the water 19:00 First sponsors 21:30 College skiing 24:00 Entrepreneurial spirit 29:00 Radar/The Wilson Bros 40:00 Tournament skiing 44:30 Signing with MasterCraft 53:00 Radar Nation 1:01:00 End of Wilson Bros 1:07:00 Brand Manager at Radar 1:17:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions 1:32:10 Brand Manager “Role” 1:50:00 Industry talk 1:58:30 Driftline “Deserves Some Love” 2:06:50 Releasable Ski Binding 2:10:00 Leaving Radar 2:20:00 Currently 2:30:40 Cold water skiing 2:33:00 Rapid fire Links: Wilson Bros Ripping Radar Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiK6Y_suKs Wilson Bros x MasterCraft: https://vimeo.com/186306728 Stare: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1191711427544326 Skiing on a frozen lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1hm5X5PGc 100 consecutive wake crossings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2iwfxHfJM&t=189s McConkey: https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/05/13/the-unofficial-game-of-gnar-the-movie/