{"id":200417,"date":"2025-06-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200417"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:18:54","slug":"creating-a-womens-surf-collective-with-jessa-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/creating-a-womens-surf-collective-with-jessa-williams","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Women&#8217;s Surf Collective with Jessa Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/748cf3c6-db37-485c-b054-337893413655?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/creating-a-womens-surf-collective-with-jessa-williams\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessa Williams is the founder of Intrsxtn Surf, a Los Angeles-based surf collective dedicated to empowering Black women and women of color through surfing. After discovering the ocean as a space for healing and self-discovery, she launched Intrsxtn just one year after learning to surf. Since then, she has introduced hundreds of women to the waves, creating a supportive community that challenges traditional surf culture and celebrates inclusivity, resilience, and joy in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Jessa:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jae_bella\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intrsxtn Surf&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrsxtnsurf.com\/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY5Fe3d3vGYH1bmALSNw-i2QZsUtcjULJoEL-lZYWFznD0n-2TYdajI-iY_aem_-R4QvYO_zzaQ9hqB49RRtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/intrsxtn_surf\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/b\/ocean-bottle\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ocean Bottle\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Jessa Williams is the founder of Intrsxtn Surf, a Los Angeles-based surf collective dedicated to empowering Black women and women of color through surfing. After discovering the ocean as a space for healing and self-discovery, she launched Intrsxtn just one year after learning to surf. 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