Impact Talks #45: Katie Spotz (Rowed across Atlantic Ocean, Coast Guard, Elite Female Athlete of the year 2020)

In 2008, Spotz became the first person to swim the entire 325 miles (523 km) length of the Allegheny River, which runs between New York state and Pennsylvania. Accompanied by safety kayaker, James Hendershott, the two began on July 22 to hike the "stream" for 27 miles before starting at swimming depth on the river at Roulette, Pennsylvania. Swimming 12 to 15 miles a day, 6 to 8 hours a day for a month, they finished at the "Point" where the Allegheny and the Monongahela River join to form the Ohio River in Downtown Pittsburgh less than a month later, on August 21, 2008. On January 3, 2010, Spotz embarked on a solo ocean rowing crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, in a planned 2,473 miles (3,980 km) westward route from Senegal to French Guiana. During her journey, her diet consisted of mostly chocolate bars. En route she altered the route, increasing the total distance by approximately 400 miles (640 km), setting Georgetown, Guyana as the terminus for a total distance of 2,817 miles (4,534 km). More than $150,000 was raised for clean water projects as the mission behind the row. ... 00:00 Introduction & radically changing 14:56 How to deal with disagreeing people around you 19:50 Physical repercussions of endurance sports 28:06 Going across the Atlantic and how it changed you 43:26 Finding a calling 49:25 Depression and Christianity 55:26 Applying mindset to career & Charities 01:05:43 Getting sponsors and press & Social media 01:19:50 Going on the Joe Rogan podcast 01:29:40 Recovery after endurance sports 01:35:00 Endurance mindset relating to entrepreneurs 01:38:25 Books recommendations & Closing ... Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: https://startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ Get a FREE VIP Ticket for our next event: http://www.startupfundingevent.com Created by https://www.lightningvideoeditors.com