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Tarin It Up
by Tarin O'Donnell
Get ready to tear down walls and dive into the Tarin It Up Podcast! We chat with badass women in sports, business, and everyday life (just like us). We’re all about celebrating those who break the mold, creating their own paths while giving a shoutout to the everyday struggles and victories. Life isn’t just a highlight reel, and success doesn’t often happen overnight. We’re here to tear up the idea that life should be linear and that there is only one path to success.
Episodes
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How Do You Drop the Ego in Sports and Life?
Spoiler alert: we don’t have an answer. But we do talk about the ways ego shows up in our life constantly and the last almost two months since we have had a T & A episode! Settle in and go through the feels with us today. Follow us on IG: @tarin.it.up.podcast Don’t forget to rate, review, and...
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Threading a New Path: How Ashley Rankin Pivoted from High Fashion to Founding SHREDLY
Founder of Shredly, Ashley Rankin, joins the pod this week and shares about her journey from high-end fashion, couture, dreams to creating an apparel company empowering women to adventure in style. We chat about finding your true calling, the challenges of starting and growing a business, the all...
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Quality Over Quantity: The Importance of Sustainable Fashion with Mallory Ottariano
This week we have Mallory Ottariano, founder of Youer, an apparel company Based out of Missoula, Montana. Youer is more than a clothing company though. They are on a mission to change the industry and the way people believe in themselves. The Youer team believes that confident people go out and...
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Where the Wild Things Flow, they Grow with Heather Kelly
Heather Kelly of Heather’s Choice is back with Tarin, this time, IN PERSON! It was such a cool experience to get to record in person and to have Heather back to give us an update since her first episode in February. A lot has happened for her and the business since then, like an appearance on…
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Naturale Disasters with Hurricane Hilary and Tornado Tarin
Hey there! Welcome to…we don’t really know yet, but it will be fun! Join us for our new podcast ride as two clumsy besties shoot the shit, aim for a few laughs, and try to not destroy everything in our paths. Tune in weekly
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Who’s to say that you’re supposed to do one thing for forever?
Today we have a great conversation with fellow outdoor enthusiast, Allison Deschaine. Tarin and Allison discuss their very similar paths with exploring “non-traditional” job options after college. In fact, both were in Alaska the same year working in the same industry as one of their first gigs…
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What Happens When Only Parts Of Your Identity Change?
This week gets deeeep with our guest, Sam Ryan. We met Sam at the Sturdy Dirty and hit it off instantly. Our conversation covers so many topics from raising kiddos to experiencing the best bike party in the desert, Roam Fest. Sam gets incredibly vulnerable sharing her story of realizing her...
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Tiny Steps, Big Dreams: The Story Of Kula Cloth
Today’s episode talks about the tiny steps it takes to make a leap of faith. It’s not always a blind jump off of a cliff and it’s perfectly fine to take time to find your footing and change direction. Anastasia Allison, founder of Kula Cloth, shares how when she was younger and looking for...
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Pursue Your Peaks with the Power of Community
In this episode of the Tarin It Up podcast we chat about the importance of friendship, saying yes to new experiences, and the power of overcoming challenges with Ann and Amanda of Peak Pursuits. Amanda shares her personal experience of undergoing an awake craniotomy for a brain tumor and how it…
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A Little T & A for Your Thurs DAY
Hello you fine & fancy folks! This week we catch up on life since the Sturdy and announce the start of our 3rd annual August Strava challenge! We don’t look at this as a “challenge” but more as an accountability group to get out and have as many adventures possible in this last full month of...
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Creating A Bigger Life through Yoga & Adventure Retreats
Carrie Hoffman, founder of Bigger Life Adventures, shares her experience organizing yoga and adventure retreats. She discusses her own journey of sobriety and how it inspired her to create retreats that are supportive of people in recovery. Carrie’s retreats focus on authentic yoga…
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If it Doesn’t Exist, Make it Yourself with Maria Boustead
We are joined by Maria Boustead of Po Campo today to talk about how a want & need sparked her motivation to start her own business. Bike bags have been around a long time, but Maria wasn’t quite finding what she needed to fit her lifestyle. She had the bike, but she needed the perfect bag. As a...
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Feeling Dirty, Not So Sturdy: A Recap
Holy 36! Tarin rang in her 36th lap around the sun on the 10th annual Sturdy Dirty! Let’s just say, she ain’t feeling so spry after race day. We recap race day which opens a can of worms on age, general health, and advocating for yourself in our f’d up healthcare system. Follow us on IG:...
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Bikes: A Place for ALL BODIES with Marley Blonsky
Meet Marley Blonsky, a fat adventure cyclist, co-founder of All Bodies on Bikes, co-host of the All Bodies on Bikes podcast, curve model, advocate, and consultant. Marley is fiercely passionate about size inclusion, believing that everyone deserves full access to life-including at work, in sport,...
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A Force To Be Reckoned With: Taylor-Ann of Ride Force
We had an amazing conversation with Taylor-Anne Smith, founder of Ride Force, about inclusivity, discovering mountain biking, and finding your people. All of us have had our own experiences with ill-fitting gear, especially as women in typically male-dominated sports. Taylor-Anne shares how she…
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We Made it To the Century Club!
100 EPISODES!!! This is a huge milestone for our little podcast production and we are so happy you are here to celebrate with us! Amber is in Truckee and Tarin and her celebrate 100 episodes with a ladies’ group mountain bike ride with a local Reno-Tahoe women’s mountain bike group, Dames of…
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Following Your Dreams and Spreading Your Wings with Truckee Flannel Co
Lisa Nigon, founder of Truckee Flannel Company, shares her journey from the Midwest to Tahoe, her passion for outdoor activities, and the balance between her marketing business and Truckee Flannel Company. Lisa’s entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to connecting people with the outdoors shine...
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What is a Wildpreneur and How Anyone Can Become One
Tamara Jacobi, owner of the Tailwind Jungle Lodge and author of the book Wildpreneurs, shares her journey of starting a jungle eco-lodge in Mexico and becoming (a term she coined) a Wildpreneur. Raised by very adventurous parents who considered backpacking or bike-packing for a month (or 2) a...
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97. What is Outdoor Minimalism and the Truth About PFAS
Our guest this week, Meg Carney, is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Outdoor Minimalism and PFAS, or forever chemicals. This episode offers some serious knowledge bombs if you aren’t already versed in this hot topic! Meg is an outdoor and environmental writer with a passion for…
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96. Why It’s Definitely NOT A Midlife Crisis
Spoiler alert: it’s because we are far from mid-life
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95. Feeling Like an Outlier, Building Community, and Embracing Where You Are Now with Dani Reyes-Acosta
In this episode, we meet Dani Reyes-Acosta, athlete, filmmaker, adventurer, and so much more! Dani shares her and her family’s background with us from their start generations ago in Colorado. We talk about her skiing from a young age to finding surfing and the ocean to eventually making her way...
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94. How Mountaineering & the Outdoors Became a Source of Healing
I met Natalie back in 2018 at a gym in Truckee, CA where we were both working. This girl was the epitome of what my idea of a personal trainer was. I was awestruck. Then I met her, and was even more in love with this human! Her energy is contagious and she is the kindest most compassionate human....
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93. Nothing Can Stop Us, We're Going All the Way Up!
Happy T & A Thursday (or whatever day you're listening to this)! This week Tarin and Amber want your feedback on lots of things! But mostly, what to do for their 100th episode! If you have any ideas, leave them here Follow us on IG: @tarin.it.up.podcast Workout with Tarin from anywhere and follow...
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92. From Bio-Tech to Coaching, Get Strong with Jen Kates
This week we had the Amazing Jen Kates of Shift Human Performance on the podcast! Jen has been a coach for over 15 years and has over 35 years of training experience by being a nerd on all things strength training and nutrition. Before starting Shift Human Performance, she worked in public health...
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91. Still Chasing the Ever Elusive Work-Life Balance
Follow us on IG: @tarin.it.up.podcast Workout with Tarin from anywhere and follow her on IG and TikTok at @tarin.k.o Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! You can also help support our podcast by buying us a beverage. All funds donated go directly back into producing this podcast.
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90. Bi-Annual In Person T & A Episode!
Tarin is in Washington and she and Amber got to record in person! They talk about the importance of human connection, finding the right bras, karaoke, and of course biking! Please help our friend, Jayme Hill, on her road to recovery. She was involved in a major mountain biking crash that resulted...
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89. April Kick Off with a Little T & A
It’s a new month! And it’s been a month since we’ve had a T & A catch up, so here it is! We chat about all the amazing guests we had for Women’s History Month and what we are excited about for the new season. As usual, we want to hear from you so find us on the gram and don’t forget to rate,...
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88. The Fight for Size Inclusivity in the Outdoor Industry with Andrea Kelly
We wrap up Women’s History Month with this amazing conversation with Andrea Kelly! Andrea is the CEO, Founder, and Advisor for Make Plus Equal, a size-inclusion consultancy in the Apparel Industry. As a plus-sized person herself, Andrea pairs consumer insights of lived experiences – hers, and...
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87. All Things Sturdy Dirty with the Sturdy B's
This week we have three of the five women who make up the Sturdy Bitch Racing Team! Katie, Ady, and Jessica join us to talk all things Sturdy Dirty from how it started to this year’s 10th anniversary race! These women work year-round to make this all women’s enduro mountain bike race happen.…
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86. The Wild Ride of Wild Rye with Founder, Cassie Abel
Spring is right around the corner, meaning so is mountain bike season! We are excited to chat with Cassie Abel of Wild Rye this week. Cassie has dedicated the last decade of her career to elevating women from the backcountry to the boardroom. After years of feeling like an afterthought in the...
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85. Full Circle with Carina Hamel of Bivo
Happy Women’s History Month! For our first episode of this month, we have Carina Hamel, co-founder of Bivo. In this episode, Carina shares her journey from working in product development to developing her very own product. After realizing most performance hydration options were all made of…
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84. February Fuckery
It’s been one month since we’ve had a T & A episode! So, this week we catch up on our personal accounts of February. Per usual, this episode is a mixed bag of emotions but as we always say, our goal is to resonate with folks out there. It isn’t always pretty and happy-go-lucky and we aim to share...
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83. Down and Dirty with Dovetail Co-Founder, Kate Day
Another ‘dreams come true moment’ for the Tarin It Up Podcast with this conversation with Dovetail Workwear co-founder, Kate Day! Tarin had the absolute pleasure of meeting Kate last summer on a trip up to Washington. Tarin is a sales representative and ambassador for the brand, however, not…
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82. Corporate to Freelance and Sober Living with Emily Holland
This week, podcast genius Emily Holland joins us for a conversation about how she went from corporate girle to full-time podcast strategist and consultant. Primarily working with creators in the outdoor industry, Emily is passionate about telling stories that inspire, educate, and entertain...
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81. Herbalist and Creator of Healing Remedies from Nature, Alixandra Laub
One of my favorite things about having this podcast is getting to talk to my friends and share the things they are wildly passionate about and the amazing things they are doing. I met Alix in 2018 on a women’s mountain bike group ride. I couldn’t wait to try her amazing products sourced from…
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80. Eating Psychology, Entrepreneurship, and the Evolution of Heather’s Choice
Heather Kelly, founder of Heather’s Choice – lightweight, packable meals and snacks, joined Tarin for an inspiring conversation about her entrepreneurial journey. We chatted about her outdoor experiences, collegiate athlete life, eating psychology, and what eventually led her to start her own...
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79. Managing Expectations of Yourself and Others
We are back again with another dose of T&A! We dive into expectations this week and how to manage them without getting your dreams dashed or being a negative newt if things don’t work out the way you thought. How do we learn from experiences that didn’t meet our expectations? How do we go into...
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78. First T & A Catch Up of 2024!
Catch up with Tarin and Amber about how their 2024 is starting! It’s not all rainbows and butterflies, but it is relatable. A new year can mean a clean slate, new goals, momentum…but some things are still out of our control and continue from the past year (or years). Life ebbs and flows, emotions...
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77. Go Here, Go There, Go Anywhere with Gnara Apparel!
Many of us have been in a situation that when you gotta go, you gotta go! Or when you gotta go, there is no where to drop trow without bearing all. This is where Gnara comes in! Gnara co-founder, Georgia Grace, got the idea for the GoFly – Gnara’s internationally patented zipper technology –…
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76. The Power of Two Stroke and Magic of All Women’s Courses
Men aren’t the only ones who can appreciate a 2 stroke motor. That was apparent last January as Sierra Avalanche Center put on its first women’s level 1 motorized avalanche course. Taught by two extremely knowledgeable and badass women, Tasha Thomas and Margaret Wheeler. I was on a high after…
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Unwrapping the Year: Lessons Learned and Favorite Episodes
Happy New Year! We wrap up 2023 with a little recap and chat about lessons learned as well as our, and your, favorite episodes from the year. We can’t wait to ring in 2024 with you all and continue to grow this podcast! Please rate, review, subscribe, and share! ❤️ Follow us on IG:...
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Learning How To Craft Christmas Cocktails With Hilary
This week we get a little interactive with you! Take a look at the list of ingredients below and make these cocktails along with us! Or, have a listen then put these babies together on your own time. Hilary came up with three delicious cocktails to share with us as well as a fun little...
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New Year Intentions: A Cliché Love Story
This week we start to open the conversation on 2024 intentions, not resolutions. Do you think there is a difference between the two? We definitely think there is and talk a bit about what those definitions are. We also throw some good ol fashion Cliché’s at you, cause let’s face it, life…
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Tear Up this Holiday Season with the Best Gifts!
We have talked about doing a gift guide the last couple of years and we finally did it! The holidays can be stressful and part of that stress can be gift shopping. We’ve come up with some ideas for you to make it a little less stressful or to give some inspo for your own ideas! Have a listen and...
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Navigating A New Phase Of Life
Amber shares some news to the podverse that she’s been holding tight to her circle of friends. We know many of you can probably resonate with her on this topic too. This is all of our first go at this life, so if we can share our experiences and it helps someone else who may be going through a...
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Chickfly, Freedom & Privacy in Peeing, and So Much More
This week Anna of Chickfly joins the podcast! Chickfly pants have a patented fly that works for everyone. It is easy to use, stretchy, zipperless, and discreet. Anna shares so much with us in this episode! She talked a bit about how she grew up in a back-to-the-land upbringing in Mendocino County...
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Time is Nothing but a Man-Made Vortex
We simply cannot believe it’s halfway through November! Tarin went on a work trip, had loads of fun, and got a lot done! Amber is in the throws of momming and being back in school herself. A constant in their life has been the FrostFit 30-day program they launched two weeks ago. They discuss how...
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The Changing Seasons and Ever Evolving Cycles of Life
Cycle syncing is becoming a hot topic and with anything that becomes a “trending” subject, it can come off as dogmatic on social media. People want to pick a side, run with it, and claim it’s this way or no way. This week, Tarin dives into period talk with Angie Marie and they discuss our inner...
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Sharing the Wild with Madelaine Anderson
Welcome storyteller, speaker, mama, and entrepreneur Madelaine Anderson to this week’s episode! Madelaine has a film company, a podcast, and teaches folks how to tell their own impactful stories. Tarin and Madelaine met at Swell as she was creating videos for Swell and Outspring, capturing the...
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How to Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals Today and Reach Them
Goals, we all have them, we all need them. But, why do they always feel so far away and hard? It’s probably because you are not setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. Yes, you need to really be smart about setting goals and we’ll dive further into that acronym in the episode so you can start reaching those...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Get ready to tear down walls and dive into the Tarin It Up Podcast! We chat with badass women in sports, business, and everyday life (just like us). We’re all about celebrating those who break the mold, creating their own paths while giving a shoutout to the everyday struggles and victories. Life isn’t just a highlight reel, and success doesn’t often happen overnight. We’re here to tear up the idea that life should be linear and that there is only one path to success.
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Tarin O'Donnell
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