In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we learn about the many new initiatives PADI has for the coming year with Drew Richardson and Kristin Valette-Wirth.
Welcome To The Show!
Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.
On today’s episode we hear from Drew Richardson, President and CEO of PADI and Kristin Valette-Wirth Chief Brand & Membership Officer of PADI. I caught up with them at the DEMA Show last month in Las Vegas and we had a good discussion about the many initiatives PADI is doing and will be doing in the future.
Items In This Episode
- DEMA Show 2021 Activity
- 2019 PADI Record Year
- Connecting members and resorts
- 15 million PADI impressions
- Connecting 126,000 pros
- Avoiding fears and anxieties
- Now is not the time to discount
- What’s transforming a life worth?
- Scuba is a good outlet for anxiety
- Meeting the customer on their terms
- What are PADI Mission hubs?
- One billion Tourchbearers
- Ocean Cleanup
- National Geographic Pristine Seas
- 30% of oceans protected by 2030
- Hope Rising Stories
- New PADI Pro Site
- PADI Aware Foundation
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