Brooks Wilson | The Grab Matters Podcast - 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/yvksusymGrab 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 Intro3:00 Winching on a waterski (reel)7:00 Moving back to Florida8:50 Growing up on the water19:00 First sponsors21:30 College skiing24:00 Entrepreneurial spirit 29:00 Radar/The Wilson Bros40:00 Tournament skiing 44:30 Signing with MasterCraft53:00 Radar Nation1:01:00 End of Wilson Bros1:07:00 Brand Manager at Radar1:17:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions 1:32:10 Brand Manager “Role” 1:50:00 Industry talk1:58:30 Driftline “Deserves Some Love”2:06:50 Releasable Ski Binding2:10:00 Leaving Radar2:20:00 Currently 2:30:40 Cold water skiing 2:33:00 Rapid fireLinks:Wilson Bros Ripping Radar Style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiK6Y_suKsWilson Bros x MasterCraft: https://vimeo.com/186306728Stare: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1191711427544326Skiing on a frozen lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i1hm5X5PGc100 consecutive wake crossings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2iwfxHfJM&t=189sMcConkey: https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/05/13/the-unofficial-game-of-gnar-the-movie/Shoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters