John Padilla

John Padilla splits his time between Bozeman and Cooke City, Montana. John is the award-winning director of the Mountain in My Mind film series about mental health in the mountains and a nationally recognized thought leader on youth mental health. He travels to each stop on the annual Suicide Prevention Ski Film Tour to deliver a keynote speech about the loss of his teenage brother, Jack, to suicide. John's time is spent filming sled skiing in the backcountry of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming where he has perfected the art of the deep snow tandem. John holds a Master's degree in Business Innovation and Management and Bachelor's degrees in both Neuroscience and Interdisciplinary Leadership from Montana State University, where he was also a Presidential Scholarship Recipient and Rhodes Scholarship Semi-Finalist. When he isn't skiing, you can find this cowboy on the banks of the river fly fishing or rallying side by sides.