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Julian Lewis

September 7, 2026

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About this episode

Julian Lewis discusses being born in Korea and adopted into a family in Connecticut, moving to Long Beach to skate with his friends, cold-emailing random skate company's as a kid, paying a filmer $60 for his first sponsor-me part, how Mike Sinclair and his Analog part got him on Foundation, finding out he got on Foundation from an Instagram post, Corey Glick calling him “kind of weird,” getting on Etnies through Aiden Campbell, recording skate sounds for EA Skate, working at Long Beach Skate and much more!

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The guest

Julian Lewis

Julian Lewis is a Foundation pro who also rides for Etnies. Born in Korea and raised in Connecticut, he moved to Long Beach to skate with his friends and has worked at Long Beach Skate.

Chapters

  1. Julian Lewis
  2. Long Beach, Cherry Park, and the Belmont pool ledges
  3. Born in Korea, adopted, raised in Connecticut
  4. How he got on Foundation Skateboards
  5. Cold-emailing random skate company's as a kid
  6. Paid $60 for his first sponsor-me part
  7. First board sponsor: Frontyard Funk
  8. Enjoy → Expedition → hopping to Birdhouse
  9. Birdhouse cuts flow → Foundation
  10. The Analog part that made Mike Sinclair bite
  11. Moves to Long Beach, works at Staples, overthinks skating with his heroes
  12. Quits the job, lives on the stimmy check, films through COVID
  13. Finds out he’s on Foundation from an Instagram post
  14. 50-50 in Stars and Moon
  15. Why he didn’t mesh with the team at first
  16. Corey Glick thought “He’s kind of weird”
  17. How Aiden Campbell got him on Etnies
  18. Kelly and Julian talk touring together
  19. Second-story drop 50-50 first try
  20. Lisbon wallride nollie flip (Brad Cromer inspiration)
  21. Untouched Lisbon rail
  22. Part ender: 10-gap-9, security in the run-up
  23. He recorded the skate sounds for EA Skate
  24. Working at Long Beach Skate
  25. Fingerboarding deep dive: DIY parks, Flatface, Mike Schneider
  26. What’s next: Etnies full-length + Foundation project
  27. Merch swap, LB Skate gifts, and wrap

Links

Videos / Articles

Video Check Out: Julian Lewis | TransWorld SKATEboardingVideo Check Out: Julian Lewis | TransWorld SKATEboarding2017 · TransWorld SKATEboarding

Skate Shop & sponsors

Julian rides for Foundation. His pro model and Foundation picks from our shop:

FOUND LEWIS LOG DECKFOUND LEWIS LOG DECKFoundation · From $69.00 USD FOUND STAR AND MOON DYED DECK RAINBOW DYEFOUND STAR AND MOON DYED DECK RAINBOW DYEFoundation · From $68.00 USD FOUND SUPER CO DECKFOUND SUPER CO DECKFoundation · From $68.00 USD FOUND 3 STAR COMPLETEFOUND 3 STAR COMPLETEFoundation · From $145.00 USD

People mentioned

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