The Nine Club #224 · Show notes.
Mark Oblow
About this episode
Mark Oblow discusses growing up in Hawaii, skating early on with Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain, Mark Gonzalez, Natas Kaupas, getting his photos published in Thrasher Magazine when he was in the 9th grade, skating for Vision Skateboards, why he turned down going pro, skating with Gator, working for Think Skateboards, filming and editing the Color video, Mike Ternasky being a mentor to him, creating Prime Skateboards along with Kris Markovich, why Vita Footwear ultimately went out of business, building the Quicksilver team, being with Dylan Rieder while he was battling leukemia, doing fashion photography, getting into chain stitching, his new upcoming line with RVCA and much more!
A portion of this episode was removed out of respect for the family, friends and everyone affected by the loss of Jessica Bergsten, as noted in the official YouTube description.
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The guest
Mark Oblow
Mark Oblow is a photographer, artist and longtime skate-industry creative. His work spans board brands, footwear, team building and chain stitching.
Chapters
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- Mark Oblow joins The Nine Club
- Supporting one another through creativity
- Growing up skating in Hawaii
- Early contests and skate jams
- Watching skaters develop
- Skateboarding as a support system
- The business side of creative projects
- Making boards and working in the industry
- Starting a brand with Natas
- Vita Footwear’s finances
- Closing a company and its impact on the team
- Changing teams and communicating plans
- Working with footwear teams
- Remembering Dylan Rieder
- Finding the words to support people
- Therapy and emotional support
- Developing confidence as an artist
- Skaters who kept going
- Photographing celebrities
- Choosing people for photo projects
- Working on a studio shoot
- Keeping memories from shoots
- Money, pressure and personal values
- Talking about loss
- Family and expressing love
- Writing poetry
- Making custom jackets
- Answering messages and supporting people
- Continuing to create products
- Reading people and trusting instincts
- Passing things along
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People mentioned
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Tommy Guerrero
Lance Mountain
Steve Douglas
Danny Garcia
Joe Rogan
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