Board Women

Caroline Keylock
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Board Women

Explore the world of women and confidence, through the lens of board sports - skate, surf and snow. Board Women founder Caroline Keylock talks to women and gender minorities in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond, who are pushing the boundaries of what their bodies can achieve. She also has insightful conversations with confidence coaches, and experts in peri-menopause and menopause, to help you ride through this time of life. This is about finding time for you. It's about reconnecting with joy, thrill and adventure. So come on board and join the Board Women movement. www.boardwomen.co @boardwomen Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host - Caroline Keylock Producer - Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6D AGO

    32. An inconvenient truth - Demi Taylor

    The phenomenal Demi Taylor is founder of the London Surf Film Festival, author of several surfing books and producer of The Big Sea - this years break out film bringing to light the darker side of the production of Neoprene, and therefore, much of the surfing industry. This was a phenomenally interesting conversation, not least because your assumption would be that brands who are so keen to push their green agenda in the surf space would be on board with the shift to environmentally friendly wetsuit solutions on hearing the news that the production of Neoprene is giving a whole community cancer. But, despite the team on the film trying to involve many of the central brands in the industry, many of them have simply ignored its message. There's a lot to get through, so this episode is a bit longer than usual. Episode highlights: The Big Sea - the juxtaposition between the stunning visuals and the hard hitting story How the film came about The hope to bring brands on board “We think we’re activists just because we surf, and we’re not” - overcoming complacency in the surf community Demi’s journey in to surfing and how she and her partner Chris came to write iconic surf travel books Demi’s role as a mid life woman in the industry Starting the London Surf Film Festival and the importance of storytelling in driving change Can Caroline find a natural rubber medical cover for her cast? More about Demi: @imaybesurfing @londonsurffilmfest thebigsea.org Mentions in this episode: Looking Sideways with Matt Barr Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr

  2. MAR 11

    31. Life after the Olympics - Jenny Jones

    Having achieved all she wanted to in her snowboarding career (she’d won the X Games 3 times), Jenny Jones suddenly had the opportunity to take part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At the age of 33, she became the first UK athlete to win an Olympic medal at a snow event - a bronze in the women’s slopestyle. She is now a mum (having had her baby Wilbur at the age of 43), a TV presenter, podcaster, surfer and skater, and snowboarding coach.  Episode highlights Falling - not on a board, but holding a baby! The impact of the financial crash on snow sports and sponsorship.  Being at one's peak and unexpectedly reaching for a new peak - the call from Team GB about slopestyle being in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Recovering from concussion and still making it to the Olympics at the age of 33…and smashing it.  Sharing the joy of being on a snow and surf board with ‘bump’. The bliss of becoming a mum at 43, despite being called geriatric. Jenny’s surf journey and moving to Devon to do more surfing.  Setting up snowboarding workshops and retreats that focus on mindset as well as board skills.  It’s time to get back on a skateboard and finally get that 'rock to fakie’. More about Jenny: @jennyjonessnow workshopbyjennyjones.com ThankUSnowboarding podcast - episode with Jenny Jones Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  3. FEB 11

    30. Knees Up Buttercup - Brittany Traish and Karyn Bennett

    Learning to skate with your mum tends to be something that applies when you’re a kid, but in the case of Britt and Kaz it happened when they were 30 and 56. Two years have now gone by and they are both hooked. They now have a considerable following on instagram as @2girlssk8  Britt says of her mum Kaz: “I got my first kick flip because of my mum, and I still tell myself something she tells me. The phrase she said to me was ‘knees up buttercup’ because I just wasn’t bringing my knees up. So now in my head I’ve just got ‘knees up buttercup, knees up buttercup’.” The conversation is full of energy and a commitment to help each other learn, which is really magical and beautiful to listen in on.   Episode highlights: Getting in to skating together as adults and as a mum and daughter duo. Overcoming fear of judgment. Skating and mental health: Kaz on the life saving effect of skating on her levels of anxiety. Learning together - the ups and downs. Groups mentioned in the podcast: Foenix Cruisers Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography: Clare Keylock Artwork: Rozi Wan Rimli  Music: Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min

  4. JAN 28

    29. It’s time for action - Yvette Curtis

    Yvette Curtis is founder of Wave Wahines, a club she initially set up for her eldest child to have a safe space to surf. Since its inception eight years ago, it has broadened out to include both girls and women from all communities, as well from the LGBTQIA+ community, and it’s become known for fighting for diversity and inclusion in surfing. Episode highlights: how Yvette became an accidental founder how Wave Wahines included mums over time, not just girls time for action - why there’s still so much to do for diversity in surfing feeling like an imposter + why it’s an advantage the WSL decision to be in Abu Dhabi More about Yvette: @yvette_cave @wave_wahines wavewahines.co.uk Other guests mentioned in this episode: Creating a safe space - Merida Miller Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  5. JAN 14

    28. Your joy matters - Lindsey Tessada

    You'll know Lindsey as @hotmomsofskateboarding on instagram. Since launching her account and her skateboarding journey in January 2024, she has built a large following and created quite a stir online. She’s a vocal champion of the the right to joy for women, and she challenges the patriarchal system that can make some women feel like they don’t have a place in the sport. “I want other women to know that their joy is valid. The pursuit of their own joy is not only valid, but it’s crucial to having a full, experiential life”. Lindsey took up skateboarding in her late 40s after a few years of sitting on the sidelines watching her daughter learn and feeling jealous. It was when she saw a video posted by @auntyskates that she realised that the sport could be for her as well. She took a leap of faith by going on a retreat in Costa Rica with @auntyskates, and has never looked back.  Episode highlights: The retreat with @auntyskates in Costa Rica - a week of freedom and joy and girlhood. Creating an online presence - finding a community of female skateboarders. Dealing with the patriarchy - showing the authentic life of what it is to be a woman. In a patriarchal system, female joy is not prioritised, but you can go against this ideology and live a fully explosive, joyful life.  Dealing with trolls - pushing back.  Getting through a very intense traumatic period - coming through and finding beauty in the darkness.  Finding the balance between parenting and feeding your own joy. More about Lindsey: @hotmomsofskateboarding Other guests mentioned in this episode: I feel like I’m flying - Oorbee Roy aka Aunty Skates Feel the fear and drop in anyway - Esther Sayers Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  6. 12/11/2024

    27. Old Lady Skater - Amy Bradshaw

    Amy, aka @oldlady_skater, is an inspiration to us all. Having skated as a child, and even represented Vans, she stopped whilst still at school, and only took it up again at the age of 42 after her kids were grown up (her kids weren't in to skateboarding).  Now she is 60 and retired, she spends much of her time in the skate park. She’s an advocate for pushing a little, taking a few risks, and seeing where it might get you. “Once you have it in your mind that you know you can do it, doing it is easier. It’s when you don’t think you can do it that you have a problem.” Episode highlights Trying to master backside disasters and falling a lot.  Getting in to skateboarding as a child - "my parents got divorced and it was a good distraction". Trying out for Vans and getting in to the team. Having children early and focussing on being a mum. Getting back in to skateboarding at the age of 42, and never looking back.  Now 60, retired, and at the skate park all the time, often with friends of all ages. Loving the skate parks you used to hate. Finding a following on instagram as @oldlady_skater. Being diagnosed with ADHD and why skateboarding is good for an ADHD brain - “you have to be present and skateboarding forces you in to that presence". Amy's advice: Take a few risks. Put your pads on and try hard things. More about Amy Bradshaw: @oldlady_skater Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  7. 11/26/2024

    26. Shooting for the female gaze - Bronwen Foster-Butler

    As Chief Marketing Officer of Finisterre, Bronwen Foster-Butler is passionate about how women are represented in the brand. “Is the woman leading or is she following? Is she on a big wave or is she on a smaller wave? It’s being aware of biases that we’ve internalised around how women are represented, and trying to challenge them.”    Episode highlights: Surfing dressed as a carrot at the Finisterre summer party. Bronwen’s journey into surfing in her late 30s. Growing up on a ski mountain and learning at the age of 2. Being one of the only female snowboarders, and becoming a coach. Finding a love of the sea later in life Why women are becoming strong and how Finisterre shoots for the female gaze More about Bronwen: @bronwenfb @finisterre finisterre.com Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  8. 11/12/2024

    25. Sharing the passion - Sarah Brownlow

    Having admired skateboarders for decades, music and culture photographer Sarah Brownlow took the plunge and tried it out for herself in her 40s. She says of that experience: “I got on it and I absolutely loved it - the feeling of flying and doing this thing that was so difficult and so dangerous, but so rewarding. A light went on and that was it, I was hooked.” Sarah went on to become a skate coach and eventually founded @brighton_girls_skate_club. Her mission is to show girls and women that skateboarding can be for them. Episode highlights Growing up in a world where girls and women didn’t skate and where there was no encouragement to do so. First experience of the ‘buzz of the board’ - on a snow board. Moving to Bali and photographing skateboarders at Pretty Poison nightclub. Learning to skate board back in the UK - “I was pretty addicted from the off”.  Learning to coach on the ‘Get Rolling’ scheme alongside pros such as Lucy Adams and dealing with imposter syndrome.  Sharing the passion - teaching girls to skateboard at Brighton Girls School and founding a skate school. More about Sarah Brownlow: @sarah_brownlow sarahbrownlow.com @brighton_girls_skate_club Becoming a coach: SkateboardGB Get Rolling Coaching Course Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host: Caroline Keylock Producer: Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
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Explore the world of women and confidence, through the lens of board sports - skate, surf and snow. Board Women founder Caroline Keylock talks to women and gender minorities in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond, who are pushing the boundaries of what their bodies can achieve. She also has insightful conversations with confidence coaches, and experts in peri-menopause and menopause, to help you ride through this time of life. This is about finding time for you. It's about reconnecting with joy, thrill and adventure. So come on board and join the Board Women movement. www.boardwomen.co @boardwomen Join the Board Women movement: boardwomen.co @boardwomen Host - Caroline Keylock Producer - Selma Chalabi Photography - Clare Keylock Artwork - Rozi Wan Rimli  Music - Music - Brother Brother by Benjamin Caleb Johnson, performed by BENSON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Caroline Keylock
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Caroline Keylock
  • Show Website
    Board Women

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