Christina Heyniger

Christina Heyniger

President


Xola Consulting/Action Sports Consulting

Santa Fe, NM USA


The thing that everybody has to give is their joy.

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By Roadtrip Nation

Christina Heyniger

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Grew up in Alaska and wanted a change of scenery; went to New York to go to college at Cornell University.
Had a "breakdown," didn't know what to do after college, started selling cheese at a farmer's market stand.
Eventually went back to graduate school and got a job with a consulting firm.
She was there for eight years but felt she was "flatlining," still didn't have something that was inspiring her.
Based many of her choices on how much money she'd make; let go of this idea and suddenly had tons of options.
Took a trip along the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, found her "joy."
Took a leave from her job, sent résumés to river companies asking if she could get a job / training to be a river guide.
One company took her up on it, asked if in exchange, she could give them consulting advice; that merge was "the start of figuring out what [she] wanted to be."
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Career

President

I provide consulting and design and manage training programs and resources to help outdoor companies succeed.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Action Sports
Entrepreneurship
Upholding a Cause and Belief

Interviewed By

Los Angeles - Santa Fe

Los Angeles - Santa Fe

The RV breaks down as the team heads from Los Angeles to San Francisco before they interview law professor and children's rights activist Thomas Nazario. Then they go to Golden Gate Park to talk with David Miles, Jr., the "godfather of skating." Driving east into Utah, they visit the Great Salt Lake and talk with theater owners Eric and Sandy Jensen. The team pushes on to New Mexico and meets up with Christina Heyniger, an adventure tourism consultant.