Brent took us through his journey to creating Far Skate Academy, where he provides education for young people through Skateboarding. Creating the boards, marketing the shop, filming skaters and art for boards provides a wide range of skills for the young people. Brent was a young skater who left school with few qualifications, however his passion to support people led to him regularly forgoing his comfortable wage and giving it all up in his quest to support young people.

Brent also helps lead Skateboard GB as they prepare for the Olympics.

To find out more about skateboarding and the foundation here are links related to our chat with Brent:

Ian Borden: Skateboarding and City: A Complete History

Dogtown and Z boys Documentary 2001

The quote Brent mentions towards the end of the episode is from Jay Adams:

"You didn't quit skateboarding because you got old, you got old because you quit skateboarding"

Connect with Brent

LinkedIn

Follow and support the work of Far Academy

farskate.co.uk

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