David Vervenne | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 52

David Vervenne is the CEO of Unit Parktech, the #1 manufactured feature company for cable parks. David got his start riding behind the boat in Belgium, and even competed against some of the best in the sport in his early years. However, contests weren’t where he felt at home in the sport, and truly found his passion in freeriding, as it gave him the freedom that organized sports like soccer (football) didn’t. A renovated park in Florida, homemade vs. manufactured features, wake the line, the perfect cable size, working for Unit, the business of cable parks, benefits of speaking 4 languages, how often you should change your park layout, and what makes Unit different. Hear all that and much more in Episode 52 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Follow David: https://www.instagram.com/dvervenne/Support the pod! https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastThank you to our sponsors:- Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/- 15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://tinyurl.com/yvksusym- Malibu Rider Experience: https://www.thewwa.com/2024-malibu-boats-rider-experience-series/Chapters:00:00 - 1:50 Intro1:55 New park in Florida 4:00 CEO of Unit8:40 Favorite grab9:20 Wakepants11:00 Homemade vs. Manufactured features 13:40 Getting into wakeboarding 19:00 Soccer vs. wakeboarding 23:00 Contest riding 26:50 Oli Derome question 32:30 Park scene 36:00 What shows wakeboarding the best?38:10 Wake the line 42:10 LF’n Wheel of Questions47:20 Perfect cable size48:40 Guest question 52:00 Dubai wakeboarding 58:00 Working for Unit1:01:40 Speaking 4 languages 1:04:00 Features every park should have 1:07:00 Sliding surfaces 1:11:45 Europe vs. the world 1:18:40 Setup changes 1:22:00 Unit warranty 1:25:00 Unit business model 1:30:00 Competition 1:34:50 Driftline “deserves some love”1:38:30 Custom rails 1:43:00 Setup1:47:40 Air and style 1:50:00 Malibu Rider experience1:59:00 Events 2:01:00 Munich Mash2:05:00 What gets you stoked on wakeboarding?2:09:00 Unit team Links:Horgasm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sN0cOG1eaoUnit Parktech: https://unit-parktech.com/Shoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters