Maxx von Marbod is a legendary businessman in the world of snowboarding. He single-handedly has held every cool job title that you can imagine in the span of 30 years. From sponsored rider, to tech rep, to team manager, to marketing and sales jobs, Maxx has seen and done it all. On the podcast Maxx outlines how his career went from the runways of commercial aviation to the mountains of snowboarding.
Maxx von Marbod Show Notes
2:00: Trade shows, Growing up in WA/ID, and Surfing
11:00: Seeing snowboarding for the first time, hunting, and wanting to be a pro snowboarder
15:00: Pilot training and going to Western
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
21:45: Being a tech rep, dropping out and going to Sims and dropping legends
30:00: Faction, Option Snowboards, and Transworld Snowboarding Magazine
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Money at the mags Frequency, The Snowboard Journal, and Super Big
49:00: Spacecraft, Pow Gloves, and his snowboard collection
55:00: The Nidecker Group, K2, Traeger, and Lib Tech
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kevin Walsh
Jesse Burtner has done it all in the snowboard world. He’s had a long pro career, he’s made some of the most influential movies in the industry and now, he’s the Marketing Director at Lib Tech. Over the years, he’s gone from spinning Cab 9’s to suffering a TBI, to re-inventing the way he rides his board. His influence is everywhere these days and the podcast takes us through his life and times.
Jesse Burtner Show Notes:
2:00: WA crowds, and his head injury
7:00: Growing up in AK, getting into snowboarding, and a different high school
23:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
26:00: What did his parents think about snow/skate, fishing boats, and editing video
31:00: Jason Borgstede, JB Deuce, contests, and sponsors
47:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
49:00: Money, influencers, and getting in trouble with JAG
50:00: The end of JB Deuce, Think Thank, and groundhogday
60:00: Thunk and Love/Hate, Cue the Birds, and Patchwork Patterns
70:00: Taking a job and Suzy Greenberg 270
74:00: Inappropriate Questions
Glen Plake is a living legend who is known for his skiing, his mohawk, and his amazing personality. He’s also the greatest ambassador in sports since Muhammad Ali. He lives and breathes skiing and wants to share it with the world in a way that only Plake can. Glen has been on the podcast before and we cover all new topics that will have you laughing, just not as hard as Glen laughs. We finish off the podcast with some ‘Inappropriate Questions’ asked by Brad Holmes.
Glen Plake Show Notes:
2:00: Phones, transitions, and early ski season
7:00: Warren Miller, 39th Anniversary of Blizzard, and what else does Glen do?
17:00: His first car, getting shot at, and getting his car back
23:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
26:00: Other cars and boats, mailbox baseball, and Truck Night in America
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: The last of his trouble, Jesus, and marriage
50:00: Glen’s frustrations
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Fletcher Dragge is a guitarist, a straight up punk rock star, known for almost 30 years of cranking out music with his band Pennywise. On the podcast, we talk about Fletcher’s life and times, the connection Pennywise has to action sports, drinking, fighting, partying, success, loss, and a lot more. It’s the first episode of season 4 and another do not miss podcast.
Fletcher Dragge Show Notes:
2:00: Christmas, licensing and politics
13:00: Childhood, sports, electrical work, and high school
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
23:00: Early bands, paying dues, and putting together Pennywise
30:00: Fights, recording a single, and signing with a label
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: Jim leaves the band, the cycle of life, playing wasted, and puking on Dr. Drew
50:00: Losing Jason and going to Myspace
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Johan Malkoski