About this episode

Steve Davis interviews Chris Richardson about his 30 years in the dive industry, discussing hard truths and honoring influential figures in technical diving.

In this brutally honest episode brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis sits down with Chris Richardson, founder of Deep Six Gear, to unpack three decades of hard truths inside the dive industry. From the early days at Oceanic to the realities of online retail, dealer politics, teaching professionalism, and gear innovation — Chris lays it all out.We also honour the lives and contributions of Michael Menduno (AquaCorps, InDEPTH) and Nancy Easterbrook (DiveTech Cayman), two giants whose impact continues to shape the world of technical diving.If you’re into sidemount, tech diving, dive instruction, or the dive business, this episode is packed with insights, lessons, and real talk you won’t hear anywhere else.🎥 Watch full episodes & bonus clips: YouTube.com/SidemountPros🎧 Listen to the Podcast - Spotify | Apple | Google — search Speaking Sidemount Podcast📘 Sidemount books: www.sidemountpros.com/store🤿 Train with Steve: www.sidemountpros.com/courses💛 Support the show: www.Patreon.com/SpekaingSidemount📸 Follow Steve on Instagram: @nzsteved🛠️ Thanks to our sponsor XDEEP - www.xdeep.eu and to Chris - Deep Six Gear — https://www.deep6gear.com

People in this episode

Host: Steve Davis

Guest: Chris Richardson

Topics covered

• dive industry
• sidemount diving
• technical diving
• gear innovation
• dive instruction
• online retail

Keywords

• dive industry
• sidemount
• technical diving
• gear innovation
• dive instruction
• Deep Six Gear

Sponsors

XDEEP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deep Six Gear, AquaCorps, DiveTech Cayman, Oceanic, sidemountpros.com

Books & works: InDEPTH

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