Transitioning from Pro Skating to Furniture Making with Rob Pluhowski – JENKEM

Rob Pluhowski discovered his love for woodworking and started making furniture with the help of a friend right as he was deciding to back out of the skate industry. Through his dedication to craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail, he has attracted a strong clientele of designers who custom order his stunning (and expensive) work for the elite.

We took the drive over to Jersey City to check out his studio, see how he works, and hear a little more about why he decided to honorably bow out from skating in pursuit of another passion. – JENKEM

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Gary Vaynerchuk | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 230

2,313 views May 23, 2022 Gary Vaynerchuk discusses growing up in Queens NY before relocating to Edison New Jersey, hustling as a kid selling lemonade and baseball cards, seeing skateboarding explode in the 80’s, starting his media company Vayner Media, his take on marketing in the skateboard world, making decisions that are conflicts between the business opportunity and what your all about, keeping your authenticity, why TikTok is surpassing Instagram & how to utilize it by adding value, core skaters vs YouTube skaters vs TikTok skaters, what he would do if he skated a skateboard company and much more!

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Nike SB | Who Would Have Thought? | Rayssa and Shane

Rayssa Leal has been skating since she was six years old. She grew up shredding and watching bootlegs of Shane O’Neill’s breakthrough 2009 “Debacle” part. Fast forward to 2021 and Rayssa and Shane are skating together on the world stage with Rayssa repping the Nike SB Shane on her feet.

‘Who Would Have Thought?’ is a new series about the connections the Nike SB community created over the last 20 years. Connections that cross continents, cultures and any other classification you can imagine.

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