Beyond Boards

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Beyond Boards episodes

July 18, 2022Episode 28 - Louisa Menke
Episode 28 with Dutch/Algerian Barcelona resident skateboarder, photographer, musician and all around artist Louisa Menke.

Together we talked about her growing up skating in the Netherlands, becoming the first European woman ever to turn pro back in 2003, developing her interest for art and photography aside from skating, traveling to Afghanistan, India, South Africa or Palestine to name a few and documenting these experiences abroad through zines and books, going to the first edition of Pushing Boarders in London in 2018, her ongoing projects...
Intro (00:13)
Living in Barcelona (01:14)

Growing up in the Netherlands (04:48)

Sponsors (12:44)

First European woman ever to turn pro (20:59)

Photography (26:03)

Art school (31:18)

Traveling to Afghanistan (35:51)

Other travels, making zines (43:43)

Palestine vs. Afghanistan (48:14)

Zine publishing house (49:30)

Pushing Boarders London 2018 (53:10)

What’s next? (01:00:53)

Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:03:24)

Friends questions (01:04:01)

Conclusion (01:23:06)

For more information & resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 24 min
July 04, 2022Episode 27 - Viktor Telégin
Episode 27 with Viktor Telégin, skateboarder, co-founder and CEO of Stockholm-based watch and eyewear brand CHPO.

Together we discussed him growing up in Stockholm, his love for skateboarding, football/soccer and snowboarding, working at WeSC and Quiksilver/Roxy for a few years, starting CHPO with his partner Johan Graffner in 2013, the brand's values focused on inclusivity and sustainability among other things, the many collaborations with charities, non-profits and brands they do every year, starting Skate Nation, a program dedicated to helping young refugees integrate Swedish society through skateboarding, going to Palestine for a month in 2019 to volunteer as a skate coach for Skatepal, collaborating with Bryggeriets Gymnasium class of 2022...
Intro (00:13)
Growing up (01:26)

First job experience at WeSC (07:28)

Strong interest for football and snowboarding (09:08)

First job at Quiksilver/Roxy (12:21)

Starting CHPO in 2013 (16:31)

The values of the brand (25:10)

Korv watch collab with Post Details (32:41)

Sponsoring the bunt (37:24)

Skate Nation (40:54)

One month of skate coaching at Skatepal in 2019 (52:23)

Collab with Bryggeriets Gymnasium class of 2022 (55:21)

What’s next? (01:01:21)

Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding? (01:04:14)

Friends questions (01:05:55)

Conclusion (01:27:13)

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 29 min
June 20, 2022Episode 26 - Lucas Beaufort
Episode 26 with French skater, artist and entrepreneur Lucas Beaufort.

Together we discussed him growing up skating in the South of France, his first job as advertising manager for French surf & skate magazine Desillusion, transitioning into freelance illustration, partnering up with other artists for the LB project, making the documentary « Devoted » dedicated to skateboarding media, his most recent endeavor « Heart », a book dedicated to some of the most iconic skate shops of the last 40 years, his upcoming projects…
Intro (00:13)
Skating in Cannes back in the day (04:04)

Developing an interest for art (05:58)

First job at Desillusion Magazine as advertising manager (11:54)

Transition into freelance illustration (16:42)

LB Project (31:09)

Devoted (35:31)

Storytelling in the documentary (42:38)

Jereme Rogers story (46:41)

Heart (50:08)

Tampa pro 2022 (57:09)

Dickies book and upcoming projects (01:01:02)

Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:04:42)

Friends questions (01:07:09)

Conclusion (01:28:59)

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 30 min
June 06, 2022Episode 25 - Jonathan Lomar
Episode 25 with Jonathan Lomar, skateboarder, filmer and documentary filmmaker.

Together we discussed him growing up skating in Sweden, picking up a camera and filming his friends, getting involved with Sweet Skateboards (ancestor of Sour Skateboards) and moving to Barcelona, filming the first Sour Solution video, studying documentary filmmaking and making his first project "Made in Skene", his latest work "the Oski documentary" about Swedish pro skater Oskar Rozenberg's journey to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, his upcoming projects...
Intro (00:13)
Growing up (02:45)

Becoming a skate filmer (08:50)

Studying filmmaking in Lillehammer (10:45)

Getting involved with Sweet Skateboards and moving to Barcelona (16:40)

Sweet becomes Sour, Sour Solution 1 comes out (25:32)

Leaving Sour in 2017 (26:44)

Documentary « Made in Skene » (33:43)

Oski documentary (37:45)

Dealing with pressure (43:32)

Storytelling (47:36)

Premiere in Malmö (53:37)

Upcoming projects (55:41)

Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:00:19)

Questions from friends (01:01:52)

Conclusion (01:29:08)

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 30 min
May 23, 2022Episode 24 - Cephas Benson and Donovan Jones of The Bunt Live
Episode 24 with Cephas Benson aka the Ghost and Donovan Jones aka D-Jones, creators and hosts of the famous Toronto-based skateboarding and sports podcast The Bunt Live.
Together we talked about them growing up skating in Toronto, starting The Bunt in 2016, their influences, how they operate together, how they manage to do the podcast while having a regular full-time job and all around busy lives , the support from brands such as Vans throughout the years, their favorite episodes so far, dream guests for the future...
Intro (00:13)

Starting the bunt (03:15)

Other podcast influences (05:50)

Intro music of the pod (12:36)

Sharing the workload (14:44)

Sponsors (17:06)

Live and video interviews, commenting over video parts (19:19)

Scheduling a new season (25:34)

Editorial decisions (28:54)

Funny anecdotes of things that went wrong during an interview (30:37)

Favorite episodes (34:59)

Dream guests (38:48)

Most valuable lesson from skateboarding and from doing the podcast (41:05)

Friends questions (45:10)

Conclusion (58:46)
For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr
May 09, 2022Episode 23 - Tom Botwid
Episode 23 with Tom Botwid, skateboarder, artist, founder and owner of Poetic Collective (and also Vans TM for Scandinavia). Together we discussed him growing up skating around Malmö, Sweden, studying art between Stockholm and Berlin, starting Poetic Collective as a fun project with a few friends and slowly developing it into a legit international board and clothing brand, developing his unique style of skating, pushing for more inclusivity in skateboarding, getting a pro truck from Jérémie Daclin's company Film Trucks...
Intro (00:13)
Growing up (03:19)

Studying art and skating in Berlin (06:38)

Sponsors (09:35)

Starting Poetic Collective (12:15)

Developing a unique style of skating (14:49)

Poetic Collective becoming a legit brand (23:19)

Inclusivity in skateboarding (36:05)

Film Trucks (38:34)

Most valuable lesson from skateboarding (42:40)

What’s next? (45:02)

Friends questions (48:08)

Conclusion (01:10:58)

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 12 min
April 25, 2022Episode 22 - Yann-Xavier Horowitz
Episode 22 with one of South Africa's finest skateboarders, Yann-Xavier Horowitz.

Together we discussed his European roots, growing up in South Africa, getting scared out of rollerblading as a kid and picking up a skateboard instead, living in Europe for a little bit, coming out at 21 years old to his family, friends and the South African skate scene, Jim Thiebaud hooking him up with Antihero boards, the "Pride" video project in collaboration with Vans and Skateism from 2020, starting « A simple path », his own TV show focused on skateboarding, creativity and traveling…
Intro (00:13)
Growing up (01:14)

Discovering skateboarding (07:43)

Living in Europe for a bit (17:18)

Familia (20:44)

Going to Antihero (22:37)

Coming out (25:17)

« Pride » video with Vans and Skateism (34:56)

A simple path (39:32)

Perspective on the evolution of the LGBTQ community’s place in skateboarding (44:08)

What does a regular day look like for you? (46:52)

Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (49:10)

Friends questions (50:09)

Conclusion (01:07:59)

For more information & resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 9 min
April 18, 2022Episode 21 - Sarah Meurle
Episode 21 with Sarah Meurle, pro skater and photographer from Malmö, Sweden.

Together we discussed her growing up in Blentarp close to Malmö, picking up a skateboard at a young age, getting into Bryggeriets Gymnasium as one of the very first students to enter the program, developing her interest for photography aside from skating, turning pro and getting hooked up by Nike SB, her recent move to WKND Skateboards, traveling all over the world for her skating and photography, her recent trip to Barcelona to skate and shoot with Brian Anderson for a Nike SB x Polaroid collab, the photography book she’s currently working on…
Intro (00:13)
Growing up (01:14)

Getting into Bryggeriets Gymnasium (09:50)

Interest for photography (16:35)

Turning pro (19:27)

Skating for WKND (26:08)

Splitting time between skating & photography (31:57)

Nike SB x Polaroid collab (38:13)

Hanging out with Brian Anderson in Barcelona (39:50)

Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding? (41:43)

Questions from friends (43:05)

Conclusion (01:05:23)

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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1 hr 7 min
April 04, 2022Episode 20 - Jérémie Daclin
Episode 20 with Jérémie Daclin, legendary pro skater and business owner from Lyon, France.
Together we discussed him growing up skating in Lyon, starting his career with the support of US brands, which inspired him to launch his own board brand Cliché skateboards in 1997 to help build the booming European skate scene, running this iconic and successful brand for two decades, showcasing some of the best skaters from Europe and all around the world, closing it down in 2016 and moving right into a new project: Film Trucks, adapting his skating to keep it more fun and creative than ever after skating for 4 decades...
Intro (00:13)
Growing up (01:26)

Turning pro (06:03)

Starting your own company (07:16)

Why the name Cliché? (09:46)

Major events for Cliché (14:48)

Ending Cliché (23:04)

Starting Film Trucks again (24:31)

Main features of the trucks (27:42)

Bonjour Urethane and Into the wild skateboards (31:10)

New projects (33:38)

Best lesson learned from skateboarding (42:34)

Questions from friends (43:35)

Conclusion (50:50)

For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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52 min
March 21, 2022Episode 19 - Oisín Tammas
Episode 19 with Oisín Tammas, skateboarder, writer and storyteller from England. Together we talked about him growing up skating around London and its suburbs, developing a strong interest for literature and storytelling from a young age, moving to Athens in 2014 and getting involved with Moch Simos at diversity skateboarding magazine Skateism, helping out his friends Will Ascott and Ruby Mateja launch their skate charity Free Movement Skateboarding, working on the logistics of the second edition of Pushing Boarders in Malmö, Sweden, becoming chief writer and communications manager of the Skateroom, a Brussels based organization which works with artists to fund social projects related to skateboarding…

Intro (00:13)
Growing up (01:27)
Studying philosophy and literature in college (09:22)
Erasmus program in Athens, getting involved with Skateism (13:54)
Free Movement Skateboarding (19:58)
Pushing Boarders (26:32)
Working for Amsterdam based agency “Super stories” (31:41)
The Skate Room (38:06)
Mark Gonzales collaboration (41:53)
Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (45:28)
Surprise questions from friends (47:18)
Conclusion (54:16)

For more information: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards

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56 min