SHFT Pod · Episode 31

Daniel Watkins

3x World Wakeboarding Champion · Waterpark Entrepreneur
A World Champion's Blueprint for Turning Passion Into Business
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About this episode

Dan and Erin sit down with Daniel Watkins — a three-time world wakeboarding champion, Ski and Wake Hall of Famer, and the entrepreneur behind some of the Gold Coast's biggest waterparks.

Daniel takes us right back to the beginning: from a kid dragging a ski handle around Victoria, to chasing his dream all the way to SeaWorld California, to clinching that first world title after nearly walking away from the sport entirely — and how he turned all of it into a thriving business.

About Daniel

Daniel Watkins is a three-time world wakeboarding champion and Ski & Wake Hall of Famer who turned his passion into business — now the entrepreneur behind some of the Gold Coast's biggest waterparks.

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