Patti Paniccia: Raising the Bar
From Waterpeople by Lauren L. Hill & Dave Rastovich - surf stories & ocean adventures
February 9, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 7 · Episode 17
About this episode
Patti Paniccia discusses her journey as an advocate for equity in surfing and the workplace.
What are you unwilling to ignore? Through her experience in pro surfing, journalism and law, Patti Paniccia is a formidable advocate for equity in the water and the workplace. Patti helped build the IPS tour from the ground up, organised the Hawaii Women’s Surfing Hui to create opportunity, and then carried that same tenacity into law and journalism—ultimately winning a landmark workplace discrimination case against CNN. We sit down with Patti to unpack how a young surfer inspire...
People in this episode
Guest: Patti Paniccia
Topics covered
- pro surfing
- equity
- journalism
- law
- workplace discrimination
Keywords
- IPS tour
- Hawaii Women’s Surfing Hui
- CNN
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