When you watch epic ski films, do you ever wonder about the person behind the camera?

Bjarne Salén is an adventure documentary filmmaker, photographer and entrepreneur originally from Sweden and currently living in Hood River, OR. Over the past 15 years, he’s traveled the globe to create documentaries, short films, and photographic works.

Bjarne has directed and produced films for brands like Salomon, Oakley, Patagonia, and the North Face. In 2021, Bjarne founded Bjarne Builds, a van conversion business that has since evolved into creating tiny homes and now a new signature line. He continues to share stories from around the world through his work, including The Fifty Project ski series.

We talk about:

• The evolution of Bjarne’s adventure filmmaking over the decades from stoke to story
• The realities of combining passions in skiing and film, when 90% of skiing is for work
• Being the talent vs. filming the talent, when both roles require elite athleticism
• The Fifty Project with Cody Townsend and why Bjarne doesn’t give a sh!t about 50 ski lines
• The trade-offs of working expeditions: bad weather after long travel, missing loved ones, and managing unpredictable money
• How Bjarne tries to turn his brain off from thinking about work and being present instead
• What you need to accept around time and effort if you want to be an adventure filmmaker
• Bjarne’s van conversion business pivots
• Not being able to get funding for an incredible story
• Bjarne’s views on using social media as a creative
• The climate crisis and its effects on The Fifty ski lines
• Risk management and facing death in the mountains

PSST! If you like this episode, you’ll love Why Kayaker and Filmmaker Rush Sturges is Rethinking Work-Life Balance.

Connect with Bjarne:

• https://instagram.com/bjarnesalen

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Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

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This man has played many a serial killer on TV, but he's way more down to earth than his characters may appear.

Ryan Devlin is an entrepreneur, rock climber, rad dad, and actor best known for his roles on shows like Veronica Mars and Grey's Anatomy. In his words, he’s “just trying to fit it all in.”

He's also the host of The Struggle Climbing Show, one of the most popular rock climbing podcasts, where he explores the intersections of climbing and personal growth.

We talk about:

• Why Ryan is fascinated with “the struggle” and how it shapes his popular podcast
• When Ryan knows it’s time to shake it up and make a pivot in life
• Countering failure by embracing a beginner’s mindset
• The arrival fallacy that so many humans face
• Mental vs. physical challenges of outdoor adventures (running 100 miles or sending a 5.15)
• The difference between being an actor and a celebrity
• Moving from Hollywood to Kentucky and opening a forest school
• Acting is listening (even if Ryan tends to play creepy murderers on TV)
• Ryan’s tools for keeping all the plates spinning in a packed life
• The One Line a Day Journal Ryan got Angie and Jeni hooked on

PSST! If you like this episode, you’ll love these:

How to be an Imperfect Advocate and Pursue Outdoor Adventures in a Changing Climate with Alpinist Graham Zimmerman

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Connect with Ryan:

• https://instagram.com/thestruggleclimbingshow
• https://www.instagram.com/ryandevlinoutside
• https://www.youtube.com/@thestruggleclimbingshow
• https://www.thestruggleclimbingshow.com

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Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

For full show notes and more: https://fortheloveofpod.com

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Ever get the urge to throw all your stuff in an Astrovan and leave your corporate job for good?

Sunny Stroeer is a record setting adventure athlete and entrepreneur known for her feats in extreme sports and her work in outdoor adventure media. She runs two adventure guiding services and the nonprofit Summit Scholarship Foundation.

Sunny combines her corporate career background and Harvard MBA with her current work as an athlete and storyteller to be an advocate for gender equity in the outdoors.

We talk about:

• Spending 5 years at Harvard after getting rejected at first
• Realizing that she needed far more adventure time than her corporate work could allow
• A 43 hour-long workday, and what burnout felt like to Sunny
• The changing value of time and money when you shake up your work
• Adulting is real. (Sad!) We have to say no to incredible opportunities sometimes.
• Feeling both angry at and grateful for an employer at the same time
• Running two guiding services and a nonprofit on top of her own adventures
• Reciprocity in scholarships: They’re not just for winning recipients
• Sexism and microaggressions on Aconcagua
• Balancing competition with collaboration for Fastest Known Times
• Body image when your body is a tool for adventure
• Finding harmony with her husband in a packed life
• The realities of athlete sponsorship and income
• The Iditarod Invitational: being the first woman to complete the 1,000 mile race on skis

PSST! If you like this episode, you’ll love these:

Why Erika Vikander is Fighting for Gender Equality in Freeride Snowboarding and Women’s Sports

What Kayaking and Paddleboarding Taught Anna Levesque about Fear, Confidence, and Mental Agility

The Trade-offs of Seasonal Work, Shifting Identities, and Kite Skiing Across Greenland with Katie Crafts

Connect with Sunny:

Sunny on Instagram: instagram.com/sstroeer

Sunny’s website: www.sunnystroeer.com

The Summit Scholarship Foundation on the web www.summitscholarship.org and on Instagram: instagram.com/summitscholarshipfoundation

AWExpeditions on the web www.awexpeditions.org and on IG instagram.com/awexpeditions

Dreamland Safari Tours on the web www.dreamlandtours.net and on IG instagram.com/dreamlandsafari

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Right now, text one friend who would like For The Love Of.

⭐Please rate and review For The Love Of on Apple Podcasts and on Spotify

Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

For full show notes and more: https://fortheloveofpod.com

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