Welcome Mark Taché! We discuss what he learned from his three knee reconstructions and how being on the ski team taught him how to be a successful business manager. We also talk about the challenges of working with young pro athletes. After retiring from the US ski team, Mark managed the pro surfing careers of his nephews Andy and Bruce Irons. We talk about pride, loss, addiction and the opportunity to give back and mentor young athletes.  Mark was named Junior Alpine Skier of the Year by Ski Racing Magazine in 1980 and went on to the U.S. Ski Team, racing slalom and giant slalom internationally for 8 years on the World Cup circuit. He competed on two F.I.S. World Championship teams, in Schladming, Austria in 1982 and Bormio, Italy in 1985, and was America's top-ranked slalom skier his last year of amateur international competition. He turned Pro in '86, and raced the grueling head-to-head format on the World Pro Tour for the next seven years, winning the prestigious First Interstate Pro Cup in 1987 & taking second in the ‘87 World Pro Championships, earning honors as the Tour’s top American that year. Taché is an avid mountaineer, golfer, rock climber, cyclist and overall outdoor enthusiast.