Clay Powell: From Competitor to Founder and the Story of Premier Skim 🚀 | Skim Steezy Podcast #7

🚀 Episode 7 is here! We sit down with Clay Powell (@claybpowell), founder of Premier Skim (@premierskim), to talk about growing skimboarding through competitions, clinics & demos. From Florida to Santa Cruz, hear his journey & vision for the sport! 🎙️🔥Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro01:02:36 - The Episode02:25:51 - Clay's Early Life and Skimboarding Influences03:49:25 - Clay Competing07:24:00 - Starting Premier Skim08:51:46 - Skim Organizer Influencers11:18:14 - How to Draw More Competitors16:18:09 - Moving from Coast to Coast18:13:24 - Differences in the Skim Scene in Florida and Santa Cruz21:46:32 - The Origin of Premier Skim27:13:47 - Changing from PSL to Premier Skim27:29:58 - Premier Skim's Mission28:04:02 - Demos29:46:23 - They'll never know...30:04:58 - Clinics32:04:26 - Feedback from Campers and Competitors36:30:12 - Evolution of Premier Skim Comps40:50:46 - Skim Open Overlap with Cycling Event46:05:16 - Most Challenging Aspects of Running Premier Skim and Opportunities for Help46:30:02 - Getting Sponsorships47:59:19 - Social Media48:27:57 - Volunteers52:00:22 - More About Sponsors54:22:20 - The Future of Premier Skim56:56:51 - International Involvement58:18:12 - Final Remarks and Shoutouts59:27:15 - End / Outro