What Are We Riding For?

41 - Amgen's Unprecedented Support with Gary Hagen

Amgen has been the presenting sponsor of the California Coast Classic for over 20 years! I've been wanting to feature this incredible company and learn about how their partnership with the Arthritis Foundation works since I started this show. Super excited to share it with you all now!

40 - Tax Advantaged Ways to Donate (DAFs, appreciated stock, QCDs) and Fundraising Psychology

Join Erin Starck, Julie Kelly and me as we talk about some alternative ways to donate money to charity that may be more tax advantagous that simply writing a check.  You may not know this about me, but aside from being a cyclist, husnabd and Dad I'm a CPA with 20+ tax seasons under my belt. I've been around the block a few times and am more than comfortable talking about tax concepts and educating people in regard to income tax.  ... and now for the obvious: THIS SHOW IS NOT TAX ADVICE! We're going to talk about some fundamentals around philanthropy, and I'll weigh in on what I would be comfortable reporting on a tax return I'm signing, but you should really take these concepts to your own tax professional to determine what's appropriate for your given circumstance.  If you want to reach out to Erin Starck: estarck@arthritis.org To learn more about ways to donate to the Arthritis Foundation: https://www.arthritis.org/ways-to-give

39 - Meet Erin Starck from the Arthritis Foundation

Today we hang out with Erin Stark! Erin is a National Director of the Arthritis Foundation's Cycling Experience. She's part of the team that plans the California Coast Classic as well as the Carolina Hills Classic. Erin is awesome and is here to help us! Let's find out how!

38 - Actress Nancy Travis on Riding in Memory of a Loved One and the Tour Experience

You know Nancy Travis [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001802/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_nancy%2520tra] from the Three Men and a Baby movies, So I Married and Ax Murderer, Last Man Standing and many others! Nancy rode with us in 2018 and is itching to come back. We talk about the experiences on tour that made a lasting impression on her, and what it's like to ride in the memory of a loved one lost to complications resulting from rheumatoid arthritis.

37 - NASCAR Driver Natalie Decker on Competing with Arthritis

Buckle up! Today we're talking with NASCAR driver Natalie Decker! She was diagnosed at age 2 and had been suffering silently with arthritis for most of her life until the Arthritis Foundation stepped in and supported her sharing her story with the world!  This was a fun one! It's not every day that you get to talk with a professional athlete! You can follow Natalie on Instagram here: instagram.com/nataliedecker/