I was introduced to Chip Bell as Chipper Bro in Santa Barbara in the early 80’s. The place, East Beach. I was a 20 something DJ on KTYD, and he was a 20 something 12 time World Champion Freestyle Frisbee Champion superstar who made a BIG life out of tossing a Frisbee and surfing. Chipper has had a remarkable career, and he's just getting started. We had not really seen each other since the early days on East Beach…flash forward to last week. We meet again at a funeral of all places. Our mutual friend Steve’s mother Ardie passed away and here we are at a Catholic mass in Southern California seeing one another for the first time in over 30 years. He looks the same maybe a little bit more gray on his crazy head of beautiful hair, but still the same Chipper Bro, positive uplifting, honest, engaging, and present in the moment. Shout out to beautiful Ardie for reconnecting us. As we sat at the luncheon in the hall after her beautiful service, I knew within two minutes I had to have Chipper Bro on the show.

You will hear about his first taste of celebrity at the tender age of eight, as he entertained the crowd at the Fiesta Parade in Santa Barbara. He knew in this moment his purpose was for passing joy. He set a big goal for himself when he was only 19. After attending a professional Freestyle Frisbee event he decided that this would be his direction in life. It was roughly three years later when he won his first World Championship with his partner Joey Hudoklin, who he previously met at a party in Santa Barbara. From here on out his life took a wild turn as he was asked to be on the BudLite Frisbee Team. He started touring around the world opening up for bands like Cheap Trick, Toto, Molly Hatchet, Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

After he met his wife Kelly, she joined him on the tour until their first child came along. At that point they decided it was probably better to settle down and raise their family in Ventura. Chipper not skipping a beat found his footing with Patagonia. Quickly rising up to become the brand ambassador and representing the company for 25 years.

He and his brilliant wife Kelly started a Surfing School, called Surf Class, even teaching thousands of handicapped children hoe to surf. They also created The Aloha Beach Festival which is in it's 16th year this Labor Day in Ventura. The couples way of giving back to their community.

When asked by a friend if he was afraid to die, Chipper replied; "I'm actually afraid not to live." We discuss death and how he became comfortable with death from an extremely early age. Saying his mother helped him with coping when she told him that his pet Goldfish who died was going back to the ocean as he said goodbye and flushed him down the toliet.

This show will inspire you to continue to pivot, set goals, and embrace life as you feel the lifeforce energy that is Chipper Bro. As Chipper is fond of saying..."You Gotta Work for Hope."

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