Skate to Create | Skateboarding and the Creative | Interviews with professional skateboarders, filmers, and influencers

Cody McEntire, Cody "Mac", or "Catfish" as he's often called, is the quintessential skate rat. Although he is now one of the biggest pro skateboarders, he keeps it humble and mellow, taking nothing for granted and thinking about nothing else but skating from the moment he wakes up to the moment he...well, wakes up. "When I'm hanging out with my girlfriend, it feels like I'm cheating on wife; skateboarding."

PARTING ADVICE

-Don't be a kook about it! Remember why you started! You started skateboarding because it was fun, not to get sponsored.

-"Everything's a blessing, don't take anything for granted."

SOCIAL MEDIA

-Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/codymcentireofficial

-Instagram: http://www,instagram.com/codymcentire

WEBSITE

-http://vimeo.com/108972128

-http://blindskateboards.com/

-http://voxfootwearinc.com/

Chris Cerrone, who has done a variety of things from real estate to hosting a super successful podcast called The Chris Cerrone Show, has always continued to see everything through the eyes of a skateboarder. Hear heaps of amazing advice and life experiences from a seasoned professional (even at such a young age) and get inspired to stop WANTING and start DOING. Don't WANT, DO. Only when you DO can you HAVE. -Chris Cerrone, The Cerrone Show.

This interview goes all over the pace but still manages to dish out tons of advice and helpful tips with Chris Cerrone at the helm. We discuss:

All of Chris’ past career positions

Turning down a six figure job offer for uncertainty with a family to pay for

What it means to be a skater at heart

His podcast show, The Chris Cerrone Show

How to stop WANTING and start DOING so you can start HAVING

After hearing this episode, hit up Chris and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Show Website - http://www.cerroneshow.com/

Instagram - http://instagram.com/bluegeno

Twitter - http://twitter.com/bluegeno

Facebook - http://facebook.com/cerroneshow

How do you go from being a random kid in Atlanta with no connections to producing full-length Transworld Skate Videos? This episode we talk to Chris Thiessen to find out how he did exactly that and when his newest project, Outliers, is coming out.

In this episode we interview Chris Thiessen about topics that range across the following:

How he got to his current position

What it was like filming Outliers

WHere and when we can get our hands on the video

The best advice he’s ever received

Some struggles he’s had to overcome

After hearing this episode, hit up Chris and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Vimeo - http://vimeo.com/christhiessen

Instagram - http://instagram.com/christhiessen

Brandon Westgate, a professional skateboarder from the east coast who has been in the scene since a young age, has recently dropped some monumental video parts for Emerica as well as Zoo York, and he has become a favorite amongst skaters with his powerhouse pop, style, and aggressive approach to some of the rawest spots around. Recently, Brandon has taken his insane work ethic which has enabled him to conquer gnarly tricks and apply it to a brand new avenue; growing cranberries. In this interview Brandon goes into detail about his new cranberry business and where you can go to help him out and try some of them for yourself.

This episode provides a rare mix of raw skateboarding and healthy eating with an interview with Brandon Westgate about his cranberry business covering the following topics and more:

What the cranberry business entails

How he still fits skating into his schedule

What inspired him to start Westgate Cranberries

How you can help support him and his business

After hearing this episode, hit up Brandon and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Personal Instagram - http://instagram.com/westgatebrandon

Company Website - http://westgatecranberries.com

Company Instagram - http://instagram.com/westgatecranberries

One of the hardest-working guys in skateboarding, Chase Gabor makes sure as the head Berrics filmer that four new videos get posted a day on the website which seems and is ridiculous. Despite his huge work load he values quality over quantity and has filmed, edited, and released some of the greatest video parts ever made as well as some of the most artistic skate videos ever, including his new short "Reverie" from the Berrics REDirect contest. The man behind the lens, Chase Gabor everybody.

Chase’s enthralling interview takes through his life’s journey to his current position as head filmer for the Berrics. We go over all of the following plus much more:

His workload at the Berrics

How he became the principle Berrics filmer

Videos coming out daily on the web vs one big skate video every few years

Berrics REDirect and his entry

After hearing this episode, hit up Chase and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Website - http://theberrics.com/

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/chase.gabor

Twitter - http://twitter.com/ChaseGabor

Instagram - http://instagram.com/chaseingabor

Tumblr - http://www.tumblr.com/search/Chase%20Gabor

This episode we have an extra special guest; Brett Bumeter is a podcaster who has worn just about every hat there is, including working for USPS, accounting, whistleblowing, consulting, writing, blogging, ghostwriting, wordpress developing, and more. Today's guest amazes us with stories from his colorful past involving all types of subjects which varied in intensity from ghostwriting blogs to teaming up with federal agents to take out a multi-million dollar Chinese mafia-run business from the inside. Yeah, things escalated quickly. Somehow, though, Brett manages to fit skateboarding and great tips and useful advice into every story; this episode you just need to hear for yourself.

Brett shocks and entertains with his crazy-entertaining stories, regaling us with tales from his many different positions over the course of his life thus far. Some of these include:

Ghostwriting blogs

Accounting

Working undercover to take down a criminal organization (yes, for real)

Blogging about taxes

Wordpress developing

Podcasting

Skateboarding

The army

After hearing this episode, hit up Brett and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Twitter - http://twitter.com/brettbum

Instagram - http://instagram.com/brettbum

Facebook - http://facebook.com/brettbum

YouTube - http://youtube.com/brettbum

LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/brettbum

Andrew Mucci , today's guest, is a skater to the core. He battled the ollie for a whole year to finally learn it and this battle taught him some important life skills he would later use and share with us. His current job is teaching him specific skills in social media marketing and he tells us how he's using what his current job teaches him that he can use in his next venture.

Andrew Mucci gives us great conversation as we fly through topics like:

Using your current job to learn skills for your next job

His advice for our listeners

Never becoming stale

His vision of the future

The importance of social media

After hearing this episode, hit up Andrew and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/andrew.mucci

Twitter - http://twitter.com/AndMucc

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-mucci/54/a09/354

Instagram - http://instagram.com/AndMucc

Kyle Camarillo is the current filmer and photographer for LRG. In this episode packed with helpful hints, Kyle shows us the importance of putting yourself out there and meeting new people. We discuss the battle between shooting film and photography, go behind the scenes into the making of Enjoi’ Bag of Suck, and get nostalgic discussing the 411 days.

In this episode you get to hear a candid chat with Kyle about cinematography, photography, skateboarding, and other great topics like:

411 Video Magazine

The Berrics REDirect competition and his entry

The importance of creative control for a filmer or photographer

Enjoi’s Bag of Suck

How he got to where he is from scratch

After hearing this episode, hit up Kyle and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Website - http://kylecamarillo.com/

Twitter - twitter.com/kylecamarillo

Instagram - instagram.com/kylecamarillo

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/pub/kyle-camarillo/41/5b/18b

Vimeo - vimeo.com/kylecamarillo

In this episode, guest Victor Nelson tells us how filling out an application for a random store lands you as GM and promotions director for both a skate shop and skatepark, how to make a full-length skate video in just four months, his ongoing battle with the Dallas Stars, cleaning toilets, and what exactly a "Death Jam" is, all the while dropping some seriously inspiring quotes that feel like they should be framed and put above your door.

Local Dallas skatepark as well as skateshop manager Victor Nelson tells us all about what it took to make it to his current position in life, covering topics such as:

How he got his first break into that industry

Giving back to the community

D-Town Throwdown

Video Work

His struggle against the Dallas Stars

What projects/contests he has coming up

His goals for the future

After hearing this episode, hit up Victor and say “HI” by finding him on his website or social media below!

Personal Instagram - www.instagram.com/victornelson

Personal Facebook - www.facebook.com/vvnelson

Rhythm Website - www.rhythmskateshop.com/

Rhythm Facebook - www.facebook.com/pages/Rhythm-Skateshop/164320732072

Alliance Twitter - www.twitter.com/AllianceSk8Park

Alliance Vimeo - www.vimeo.com/allianceskatepark

Alliance Facebook - www.facebook.com/events/535954466550539/