Alphonzo Rawls and #EVERYBODYSKATES | This Is GOOD WORK – Red Bull

Alphonzo “Alf” Rawls is best known for bringing a silky smooth street style to the vert during his career as a pro skater, an all terrain vehicle and a pioneer in skateboarding in more ways than one. From there, Alf switched lanes and dropped in on his passion for design, and that’s where the stories of his two owned brands #EVERYBODYSKATES and Savalé Footwear begin. Alf welcomed us behind the scenes of both #EVERYBODYSKATES and Savalé Footwear for the second episode of Red Bull’s new series — skater owned and skater operated, this is GOOD WORK.

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Torey Pudwill & Thank You Skateboards | This Is GOOD WORK – Red Bull

In 2018, Torey Pudwill joined forces with Daewon Song to start Thank You Skateboards out of a warehouse in Simi Valley, CA. Five years later, business is booming and we’re seeing that happy cloud logo show up at every skatepark in the country (often paired with some Grizzly Griptape too, another one of Torey’s successful business ventures).

T-Puds invited Red Bull in for an exclusive look at how things run at Thank You for this first episode of their new series — skater owned and skater operated, this is GOOD WORK.

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Hitting Street Spots and Skate Shops in Florida | Red Bull Drop In Tour 2022

Zion Wright, Jamie Foy, Alex Sorgente, and Felipe Gustavo packed their bags and hit the road in this year’s Red Bull Drop In Tour. The plan? Hit up as many skateshops and street spots as they can in Florida in one week. Starting the trip with a heated demo at Lot 11 Skatepark in Miami, the crew showed no signs of slowing down as they made their way across the Sunshine State. Hop in the tour bus and come along for the trip.

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Spend a Day with Santa Cruz Pro Jake Wooten | Field Day – Red Bull

Jake Wooten has the highest energy of anyone on the session. The Tennessee transplant invited Santa Cruz to his apartment in Oceanside, California to tag along on a typical day in his life. In the morning, we sit in on a lesson in balcony herb gardening then hit up the insanely vast Poods Park for a session with Keegan Palmer and Toby Young.

Sticking with his ‘two outdoor activities a day’ mantra, Jake and the squad then roll over to Encinitas to shoot hoops in the late afternoon. How does he follow-up a heated game of 3-on-3? A stop at his go-to gourmet Korean barbecue spot for endless KBBQ (that he almost gets for free)!

Back home with his beloved cat Zula, Jake reflects on the differences between his Tennessee roots and the life of a newly-minted professional in the hothouse of Californian skating. Intelligent, thoughtful, gifted and charming, Jake Wooten has the world at his feet right now. Take ten minutes to get to know him above!

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