Category: Interview

Clay Kreiner | The Nine Club #342

Clay Kreiner discusses moving to California from South Carolina, skating Bob Burnquist mega ramp, doing 900’s, Mitchie Brusco’s 1260, skating padless at the Vert Attack in Sweden, frontside air over the gap at Vans Combi, will he ever try the loop, the Rockstar Energy Open Portland contest, filming for a new video part, go higher and go faster and much more!

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Spot to Spot: Keet Oldenbeuving’s Path to Globetrotting and Street Skateboarding

Lighthearted, goofy and incredible on a skateboard; two-time Olympian, Keet Oldenbeuving took us Spot to Spot from parks to the streets in California. Keet (pronounced like kAte) talks a bit about her perspective on competitive skateboarding as well as what qualities in skaters inspire her. Spoiler Alert: she appreciates anti-conformity. Hear Keet talk about the route she found from her home in the Netherlands, around Europe and now the rest of the world. According to Keet, she has always viewed contest skateboarding as the ultimate ticket to find freedom down the road to film in coveted streets of California. It seems to have worked out according to plan.

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Jamie Thomas Launching A New Footwear Brand “Warsaw” | The Nine Club #341

Jamie Thomas is launching his new footwear company Warsaw this week, so we sat down with him to discuss his footwear journey starting with getting on Emerica & designing his first pro model, learning the process of making shoes, leaving Emerica to help launch Adio Footwear, leaving Adio for Circa Footwear, starting Fallen with Ken Block and Damon Way from DC Shoes, the end of Fallen Footwear, starting his new brand Warsaw, partnering up with skate shops to launch Warsaw, how much it’s costing him to launch Warsaw, his 50th birthday part coming soon and much more!

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the PLATFRM CORE: Paul Kobriger—Skateboard Lifer, Artist, and Sixes and Sevens Shop Owner

Over 2,000 miles away and 36 years later, Paul Kobriger remains, at heart, a skateboard lifer dedicated to keeping his childhood dream alive. His journey began in Shawano, Wisconsin, where he was introduced to skateboarding and punk rock at age eleven—an influential combination that remains with him today.

The decision to move across the country to San Diego, California, right after high school was a gamble. However, Paul arrived at the right moment, connected with the right people in skateboarding, and launched a deep career in the industry. His early beginnings started with leading Sun Diego and CCS marketing efforts and assembling teams with Wes Kremer, Tyler Surrey, Marius Syvänen, Silas Baxter-Neal, Torrey Pudwill, and Ryan Sheckler just to name a few. However, in the wake of the economic recession led to the end of CCS but a new chapter at Transworld Skateboarding.

Being surrounded by creative people during his time at TWS sparked a hidden talent he’s always had and revealed his gifted ability at drawing. After working for numerous brands in the skateboard industry, Paul uses his years of experience to start something he can fully control. Thus, Sixes and Sevens skate shop is birthed and blends together Paul’s love for skateboarding, music, and art. Learn all the details of Paul’s path in skateboarding, the skaters he’s brought up, the people he’s met along the way, and the space created to give back to skateboarding in our latest CORE video above.

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