LXD 026 : Linden Wolbert – Mermaid & Ocean Advocate

Retrieved from ScubaGuru - Expert Advice & Best Practices for Scuba Diving Professionals Linden Wolbert – Mermaid Entrepreneur, Ocean Advocate, and Children’s Educator Linden Wolbert (AKA Mermaid Linden) is arguably the most successful professional “entrepremermaid” in the world.  Not only was she one of the early pioneers of role playing mermaids, but she went on to do so much more. Through her love for the water and ocean she discovered she had a knack for freediving.  Linden, a skilled freediver, can hold her breath for an astounding 5 minutes, and dive to over 115 feet down and back up on a single breath of air.  While freediving she tried a monofin, which made her feel like a mermaid and the rest is history! Linden is on the board of directors of Reef Check Foundation, a non- profit which monitors the health of our world’s coral and rocky reef systems in an effort to conserve and protect them. She designed her own signature line of child and adult swim products for Body Glove, which have been found in the world’s largest retailers. A former PADI scuba diving model, she has completed over 800 dives around the world, and has officiated countless freediving national and world records as a, AIDA International freediving judge. Linden has a Bachelor of Science in Film and Environmental Science from Emerson College and is a PADI Master SCUBA Diver with a 15-year background in ocean conservation and education through visual storytelling and live performance. Combine those things together and you can see the inspiration for her mini-documentaries for children on her YouTube channel, called the Mermaid Minute series.  Which has over 45 Million video views and 80K YouTube subscribers.  You will love her enthusiasm, her stories and especially her heart for the underwater world. Items in This Podcast What it Means to be a MermaidFreediving InspirationMermaid Minute SeriesLine of Body Glove Mermaid ProductsMake-A-Wish FoundationReef Check FoundationFavorite Dive LocationsTips for Divers Sponsor Special thanks to our episode sponsor Aggressor Adventures Thanks for Listening! Thank you for joining me again. Do you want to give a shout out to our guest on this podcast? Leave a note in the comments section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for The League of Extraordinary Divers podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! And, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. The post LXD 026 : Linden Wolbert – Mermaid & Ocean Advocate appeared first on ScubaGuru.