The Mark Schulein Passion Project

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By: Mark Schulein

Mark Schulein is a businessman and community leader with a passion for people, philanthropy, and endurance sports. Mark is stoked to know so many talented and diverse people, and is setting out to capture these stories of inspiring people doing awesome things.

#45 - Yoki. Jeff Yokoyama. Icon. Creative. Innovator. And always searching for “Warm Water.”
#46
Last Friday at 3:21 PM

Yoki. Jeff Yokoyama. If you surf, have surfed over the last 45 years, or have ever worn any surf inspired clothing, you’re likely aware of Yoki. He’s a globally renowned designer, visionary brand builder, innovator, entrepreneur many times over, a forward thinker, a family man, a model, a master of the “California Cool” style, and one of the coolest, most stylish guys you’ll meet. All of which is why he was a central figure in Ground Zero of the global surf fashion craze that started in the early 80’s; and remains so today. Yoki has been instrumental in many iconic...


#44 - Jay Wild + Tahoe Waterman. Athlete, Coach & Community builder… at 6200’ above sea level.
#44
02/07/2025

Jay Wild and his wife Anik are world class, accomplished, multisport athletes with a passion for adventure, the outdoors, coaching, and doing really good things. They have used their impressive skills to build an incredible “waterman” community far from, and far above, the ocean on beautiful Lake Tahoe. You may not think of Lake Tahoe as a “waterman” destination… but because of them, it absolutely is. However, it’s also way more than that. As accomplished and passionate coaches and members of the community, they have created a powerful resource to help kids, adults and those dealing with physical or mental obsta...


#43 - Jason Lavin. Business Leader. Mentor. Coach. Speaker + Doing great things in the community.
#43
01/31/2025

Jason Lavin is many things; a business founder and CEO, an entrepreneur (even though he refers to himself as a “risk mitigator,”) he is a mentor and coach, a podcast host and studio owner, an author, an acclaimed speaker, a sports aficionado, a non-profit leader, a dad and husband, and so much more. Meanwhile Jason is as humble as they come and he downplays all of these roles and accomplishments while redirecting the accolades to others. But you’ll quickly see that Jason is incredibly passionate about everything listed above and he has significant reach and meaningful impact. Jason is one of...


#42 - Molly Kassouf. Whoos.That.Girl. Mom, Mentor, Ultrarunner and Race Director for the awesome John Wayne Cancer Foundation’s Grit Series.
#42
01/24/2025

Molly Kassouf is rad. A proud mom of three, an accomplished ultramarathoner, and a community builder within the trail running world. If you run trails or trail races in Southern California and beyond there’s a good chance you know Molly, or have run in an event that she organized. For the last decade Molly has led her Wednesday Night Run Crew (WNRC) and the Whoos In El Morro (WIEM) trail races; and then shifted into the role of Race Director for the John Wayne Foundation Grit Series. Molly is a running community leader who always has a big smile an...


#41 - Kai Bartlett + Kai Wa’a Canoes. World Champion. Passion for Adventure, Community and Family.
#41
01/17/2025

Kai Bartlett is a multiple time world champion outrigger paddler, an elite boat builder, master craftsman and an Adventrepreneur. Kai started paddling late by today’s measure and quickly found his way to the very top by way of hard work and passion resulting in numerous World Championship wins; on canoes that he designed and built under his brand, Kai Wa’a. In 2023 Kai was inducted into the Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame in recognition for his incredible achievements. Bigger than any challenge on the Kaiwi Channel, for the last three years Kai has been navigating his biggest battle… with Multip...


#40 - Danny Ching. World champion paddler, coach, community leader, next generation developer, business owner and passionate family man. Always with a smile.
#40
01/03/2025

Danny Ching is about as impressive as they come. Humble, cool and approachable while being an absolute monster when it comes to training and racing. If you paddle just about any craft you know his name because he is a multiple time world champion in outrigger and in stand up paddling; and many, many more accomplishments at the highest levels. All while inspiring and coaching scores of people, young and old, to be their best. Some of his protégés are now competing alongside him, which was his goal all along. He has done all of this while building a...


#39 - Morgan Hoesterey. In, On, and Under the Water. An elite athlete who is passionate about doing big, hard, rad things in the water… and helping others to do them too.
#39
12/27/2024

Morgan Hoesterey is more comfortable in the water than on land and while she claims to be a “clumsy giraffe” on terrafirma, she’s a dolphin in the water; absolutely at home in the ocean and wildly accomplished. Whether it was her D1 collegiate swimming career, stand up paddling across all of the Hawaiian islands, racing the Molokai channel or teaching people the art of freediving and CO2 tolerance, Morgan pursues “Type 2 Fun” adventures and wants you to come along with her.


#38 - Dr. Terry Romine. Sports Chiropractor to world class athletes… and us normal humans. Fixing bodies and making lives better.
#38
12/18/2024

Terry Romine is a huge resource for people that beat up their bodies and break themselves down. Like me. As a well known sports chiropractor, Terry works with some of the top athletes and biggest sports brands in the world. While his practice is in Costa Mesa, CA he does extensive on-location work around the world with his athletes. He does this for events like the World Surf League and this thing called the Olympics.Terry is as cool and humble as they come and has made a huge impact on my life and the lives (and bodies) of many...


#37 - Bud Hohl and Billy Whitford. “Bud & Bud Light.” Bud’s formative role… and the history of outrigger paddling in Kalifornia.
#37
12/06/2024

Bud Hohl and Billy Whitford have been part of the Outrigger Paddling world since the 60’s; and they haven’t stopped. Bud is a walking encyclopedia of paddling history, trivia, names, dates and details with a long history of making canoes, paddles and everything else in the sport. These two continue to provide leadership, support, race organization, humor and history. Today they are dedicated to gathering and preserving this history so it lives on. This interview is part of that mission.


#36 - John Wadsworth. Family, Community, Mountains & Surf + A Passion for the Ocean… and Protecting It.
#36
11/19/2024

John Wadsworth grew up in NYC and found love for both the mountains and the ocean early on. He made his way to Southern California for college… and never looked back. His life has been one of family, adventure, travel, and the ocean. Today, his passion for the ocean manifests itself in many ways, in him and his family. John is an ocean advocate who dedicates his time, energy and resources to protecting our oceans, and cleaning our beaches, as a co-chair of the Surfrider Foundation North Orange County, CA. John talks about his path, his passion to serve and su...