Ryan Sheckler | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 232

Ryan Sheckler discusses growing up in Southern California, starting to skate at age 2, coming up in the CASL contests, skating for World Industries, turning pro at 13 for Almost Skateboards, why he decided to quit doing his MTV show Life Of Ryan, winning Thrasher’s Bust Or Bail contest, the El Toro backside flip, leaving Almost for Plan B Skateboards, skating the freeway overpass from the “You Good” video, 25 years with Etnies Footwear, breaking both ankles & crushing his L1 Vertebra during ETN’s “Face Melters”, why he decided to leave Plan B, going to treatment for alcohol addiction & now being sober, starting his new company Sandlot Times, filming for his new Red Bull part and much more!

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Jeff Tremaine | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 231

Jeff Tremaine discusses growing up in Rockville MD, going to school with Spike Jonze, moving to Los Angeles and getting a job at Freestylin Magazine, Jason Lee skating to his band’s song “The Knife Song” in Blind Video Days, getting hired at Big Brother Magazine, working with Steve Rocco, what it was like after Big Brother sold to Larry Flint, pitching Jackass to HBO executives, the bidding war between MTV and Comedy Central for Jackass, the early stages of filming Jackass and having the cops called on them, why they decided to leave MTV and start making movies, helping to create Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and also Rob & Big, how Jackass Forever came about 10 years after Jackass 3D, the recent release of Jackass 4.5 and much more!

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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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