Setting records is nothing new to Amanda. In 2010, she placed first in the World Flowriding Championships at Wavehouse Sentosa in Singapore in the Ladies Division. Flowriding is like skateboarding on water, only the water is shooting up at you at speeds up to 30 mph on an artificial sheet wave where you perform tricks like shuv-its, ollies, and 360s.聽
Amanda doesn鈥檛 flowboard professionally anymore, but she does carve the epic wave when she鈥檚 on a cruise, which, it turns out, is frequently. 鈥淚鈥檝e traveled to 45 countries and taken more than 80 cruises to amazing places like Egypt, Australia and the Mediterranean. In November I鈥檓 taking my dream trip to the Maldives, which will include a cruise to Singapore,鈥 she says.聽聽
Her extensive travels have provided Amanda the opportunity to pursue her two other favorite hobbies. She loves music of all kinds and attends about 30 concerts a year, from Mitchell Tenpenny to Adele. Not one to remain stationary for long, she also craves a thrilling roller coaster ride. While her favorite coaster is the Manta庐 at Sea World Orlando, the scariest was Cedar Point鈥檚 Top Thrill Dragster, which speeds from 0 to 120 mph in 4 seconds, then climbs straight up a 420-foot tower and freefalls 90 degrees down the other side. All in 30 seconds!聽
Amanda brings her enthusiasm for living large to work as well.聽
鈥淒o what makes you happy. I鈥檓 fortunate to have a job that I love, working with diverse people around the world to provide something everyone needs 鈥 power. If you make a living doing something you love, it brings positivity to your life. And that makes it easy to get up and go to work each day.鈥澛