#269 Chris Mater — Red Bull, Surfing Australia & Founding the Surfing Super League

This week I sat down with Chris Mater, and this one is a masterclass in building a career by backing yourself at every turn. Chris started out as a professional skier before landing one of the most exciting jobs in sport — becoming one of Red Bull's first ever employees in Australia. He spent nearly 20 years with the brand, growing it from the ground up in Australia before heading to the United States to take on even bigger roles. Few people in the world understand action sports business at the level Chris does. From there he stepped into the top job at Surfing Australia, serving as CEO for five years and helping shape the future of the sport at a national level. And now he has created something that has the whole Australian surfing community talking — the Surfing Super League, a brand new competition format set to change the landscape of surfing in this country. This is a conversation about building a life in industries you love, what it takes to lead at the highest level, and what the Surfing Super League means for the future of Australian surfing. In this episode we cover: His journey as a professional skier Becoming one of Red Bull's first employees in Australia Nearly 20 years building Red Bull across Australia and the United States What made Red Bull's culture so different Becoming CEO of Surfing Australia Five years shaping the future of surfing at a national level Creating the Surfing Super League What the Super League means for Australian surfing Lessons from a career built at the intersection of sport and business Follow Chris Instagram https://www.instagram.com/materman1/ Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjmater/?isSelfProfile=false Surfing Super League https://surfingsuperleague.com/ — Connect with Cooper Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/ The Good Human Factory https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com The Good Human Factory Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/ Workshop and Speaking Enquiries https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH 1% Good Club Book https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr https://amzn.to/46ve1i2 THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.