TPM Episode 242: Tom Hyser, Skate Visionary, Entrepreneur, Marketer

Tom Hyser was born into the quad culture of the rinks around Atlanta and went from rink rat to skate rat.  His family's move to the Midwest was life-changing when he first discovered inline skating.  Tom is an original X Gamer, a product visionary whose designs have sold millions of units, an internet pioneer, and through it all he’s lived the struggle of being an inline skater.  On the show, we talk about the love of skate, the hate received for it, and everything in between.

Tom Hyser Show Notes:

4:00:  Covid travel, skateboarding, and Wisconsin

17:00:  Jamie Thomas, skateboard hate, and incidents

18:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 %

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

21:45:  The decline of inline, growing up outside of Atlanta, roller skating, and wrestling year-round

26:00:  Getting sponsored, high school, qualifying for the pro tour, and college

33:00:  Hoax 2, blowing his knee at the first X Games, and going in house at K2

41:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:

Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Rollerblade:  Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program

43:45:  The Fatty, crazy opportunities, no rules, going to Korea and recalls

51:00:  The end of K2, Skatepile, Fiziks, and the scary future

61:00:  Rollerblade and business is booming

65:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Andy Kruse