Episode 4 with Brian Freeman
from Then And Now Blading Hosted by Jan Welch
For the fourth episode of the Then And Now Podcast, I chat with Brian Freeman. Like myself, Brian started his skating career in Austin with Texas legends like Jason Howard Mason Richard, and Zachary Gutweiler. In this interview, we go back to when we first met and discuss Brian's early days in Austin, his influences, and his new sponsor Iqon. We also talk about his Bfree blade Acadamy, SkateIA, ways people can make money today blading, and cool things happening in the industry. Do you enjoy this podcast? Become a Patreon Member or Make a PayPal Donation Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Julian Issac and Houston 05:46 - The first time we met 07:16 - LST and Brian's early days of blading in Austin. 10:30 - Skaters who influenced Brian 14:58 - Moving to Oakland 17:56 - The fires of Northern California 19:44 - BFree Blading Academy 23:12 - Brian's YouTube Channel 23:36 - SkateIA Certification 26:35 - How to market yourself as a skate instructor 29:40 - Skating for Iqon 34:32 - Big Wheel Blading 38:55 - Ways to make a living through skating 4 3:11 - The industry has grown up 47:13 - Iqon and Montre Livingston 49:39 - Blading Cup and positive changes in the industry 51:02 - Doing your part to help the sport grow 54:18 - Sponsors 55:06 - Matt Mickey and Intuition Skate Shop 56:08 - The future and COVID 57:19 - A rundown of Then And Now 01:01:01 - Shout-outs Links for this episode Brian Freeman on Instagram Brian Freeman on YouTube BFree Blading Acadamy website BFree Blade Acadamy on Instagram BFree Blade Academy on Facebook SkateI Website Iqon Website Iqon Instagram Disroyal Distribution Website Disroyal on Instagram Disroyal on Facebook Distroyal on YouTube You can watch these podcasts as videos on the Then And Now Youtube channel. The YouTube version also features video and photo overlays relevant to the conversation to make it more documentary-style. The channel also includes The Vault, Jan's collection of raw skating footage spanning from 1995-2010. Find out more about the Podcast and YouTube channel at thenandnowblading.com. Support Then And Now through our Patreon page. Links Then And Now on YouTube Then And Now on Patreon Then And Now on Facebook Then And Now on Instagram Then and Now on Twitter Jan Welch's Instagram
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For the fourth episode of the Then And Now Podcast, I chat with Brian Freeman. Like myself, Brian started his skating career in Austin with Texas legends like Jason Howard Mason Richard, and Zachary Gutweiler. In this interview, we go back to when we first met and discuss Brian's early days in Austin, his influences, and his new sponsor Iqon. We also talk about his Bfree blade Acadamy, SkateIA, ways people can make money today blading, and cool things happening in the industry.
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