Description
Episode 70 with John Rattray, skateboarder, strategist and mental health awareness activist from Aberdeen, Scotland.
Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in Aberdeen in the late 80’s to working in consumer strategy at Nike in Portland, Oregon, and everything in between through surprise questions from long-time friends of his: Colin Kennedy, Danijel Stankovic, Anthony Claravall, Mark Baines, Kaspar Van Lierop, Joel Curtis, Dan Magee, Skin Phillips, Eric Swisher, Diego Bucchieri, Silas Baxter-Neal, Joel Pippus, Kristin Ebeling, John Gardner, Kelly Bird, Rob Mathieson, Benson Kaai, Jon Horner and Michael Burnett.
(00:13) – Intro
(01:13) – Getting started
(09:51) – Mental health advocacy
(11:27) – Would you consider getting a degree in psychology in the future?
(12:20) – Nike SB “Why so sad?” comic video with Jon Horner
(14:55) – Colin Kennedy
(16:22) – Danijel Stankovic
(19:49) – Anthony Claravall
(33:18) – Mark Baines
(36:53) – Kaspar Van Lierop
(40:49) – Joel Curtis
(42:52) – Dan Magee
(47:24) – Skin Phillips
(48:59) – Eric Swisher
(55:13) – Diego Bucchieri
(56:45) – Silas Baxter-Neal
(01:02:15) – Joel Pippus
(01:12:26) – Kristin Ebeling
(01:20:40) – John Gardner
(01:23:38) – Kelly Bird
(01:25:59) – Rob Mathieson
(01:27:21) – Benson Kaai
(01:30:16) – Jon Horner
(01:33:27) – Michael Burnett
(01:36:00) – One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
(01:38:07) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding
(01:38:51) – Conclusion
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