Episode 119
From Sideways to Handsome
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.
Nancy talks of a couple of trips that went sideways and traveling with a plethora of handsome men.
Episode 118
Africa to Wood Chipper
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.
Nancy talks about it upcoming trips to the East Coast and Africa and also a wood chipper.
Episode 117
The Art of a Woman-Specific Motorcycle
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.
Nancy talks about developing a woman-specific Harley-Davidson motorcycle and traveling a month in Baja.
Episode 116
Bartender to Engineer
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.
Nancy talks of somehow starting as a bartender and becoming a crash test blackbelt.
Episode 114
An Evolution to Two Wheeled Travel
Meet Nancy Broen. She shares advice on marriage, earning degrees (she has three), and pushing through fear. Along the way we learn about crashing cars, accidentally and on purpose, the importance of an inch and memorable job interviews.
Nancy talks of traveling to Alaska for the first time, and how she evolved into traveling by motorcycle.
Episode 104
Sails and Spirit
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.
Larry wraps up this interview with thoughts about sailing, the Alaska Spirit, and one last good ‘ol days Girdwood anecdote.
Episode 103
The Bum of the Ski
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.
In this episode, Larry talks of ski bumming, traveling to ski, and advice to the potential ski bum.
Episode 102
Grass Roots Corporate
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.
In this episode, Larry talks about the many hats of a ski resort employee, the evolution of a small ski resort to a corporate destination, all with Monday morning quarterbacks lurking over your shoulder.
Episode 101
The Looming Bar Tab
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.
In this episode, Larry details the indentured program at the bar and TV logistics in old Girdwood, Alaska.
Episode 100
Mushy and the Fizz
Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.
In this Episode, Larry talks about the history of Alyeska, including a crush, a cocktail and a flight attendant named Mushy.