TPM Episode 275: Trent Bush, Snowboard Visionary

Trent Bush was born into a family of technical outerwear designers at a time when snowboarding didn’t exist. Trent grew up learning how to build outerwear and skateboarding. He was a grom before groms existed, and when Wave Rave opened its doors in Boulder, Trent hung out there daily until they hired him and his brother. From there, they grew with the sport of snowboarding, eventually creating the iconic Twist and Analog brands and running design for brands like Burton, Mountain Hardware, Fenix, Fjallraven, Saga, Black Diamond, and more. It’s a fun walk through snowboard history with an outerwear visionary

Trent Bush Show Notes:

3:30:  The Boulder skate scene, early snow skating, growing up into outerwear, and skiing

10:00:  Skate culture, seeing snowboarding for the first time, the product, and Wave Rave

21:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

24:00:  The Wave Rave legacy, riding with legends, and 87 World’s and skate influence

34:00:  Building a brand when he was really young, SIA, the rise of Twist

41:00:  Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

42:30:  Early influencer marketing, being 2nd to Burton, and being the youngest member ever elected to the SIA board of directors.

54:00:  Wanting to build product in The North Face Factories, but doing in LA, the rockstar life on the strip, his investors pulling out overnight and losing it all

61:00:  Burton, Analog, other projects, and Artillect,  

71:00:  Inappropriate Questions