George Leichweis: Special Guest

King of Modern Skate and Surf, George Leichweis joins us this week on the pod. We talk to one of the Godfathers of skateboarding and cover topics like George getting into skating, George's experience in starting up Modern Skate and Surf, Meeting the guys, and ramp constructing , Beginning a partnership with the visually impaired community, Making floats for the Michigan Parade, the fall and rise of skateboarding, George's uphill battle with his business, Approach in designing skate parks, Modern's 40th anniversary, Anthony reflects on going to the Modern Park, Inspiring and learning from eachother, George's biggest success, and regret, Mindset for failure, Infinite love in the skating community, Where to find George and more! Find more from George Leichweis: Modern Skate and Surf Website ► ⁠https://www.modernskate.com/ Modern Skate and Surf Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/modernskate/ Modern Skate and Surf Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/ModernSkateRoyalOak/ Modern Skate and Surf YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCmB-F4_BIZxzfJG7LYpx3A Modern Skate and Surf Twitter ► https://twitter.com/modernskate Big thank you to our latest sponsor inclusiveweb.co How many websites do you know that suck at being accessible to all of us in the bad eye community? Most. It's frustrating. So many websites completely do not work for people that are blind. That's right, and not only blind people - chances are that if you have a website or e-commerce store, it probably doesn't work for a person with a disability. That is so wrong- But how do they make it accessible? They need to contact our newest sponsor inclusiveweb.co Inclusive Web makes it easy for any web or e-commerce site to become accessible for everyone. They have affordable solutions for any size business - In fact, if you are unsure if your website is accessible, Inclusive Web will test it for free. Call or Text the Podcast Hotline at +1-908-349-1480 Or you can Email us to send in those questions ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠[email protected]⁠ More about Four Bad Eyes Podcast ► ⁠https://www.fourbadeyes.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@fourbadeyes⁠ INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fourbadeyes⁠ More about Anthony Ferraro ► ⁠https://www.asfvision.com⁠ Anthony on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asfvision⁠ More about Dan Mancina ► ⁠https://www.keeppushinginc.com⁠ Dan on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/danthemancina/⁠ Keep Pushing Adaptive Skatepark ► ⁠https://fundrazr.com/f1zZbe?ref=ab_6VqfaF2Sm6X6VqfaF2Sm6X⁠ Keep Pushing Inc was founded by Dan Mancina, an accomplished skateboarder who happens to be blind. Dan also holds a Master's degree in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT), which helps to teach adaptive life skills to those dealing with vision loss. Keep Pushing is a non-profit that combines Dan's two passions by introducing the blind/visually impaired (VI) community to the inclusive culture of skateboarding. Through his own journey with vision loss, Dan has found the lack of accessibility in current skateparks. 0:00 - intro 0:15 - inclusiveweb.co 01:58 - meet our guest George Liechweis 10:40 - George getting into skating 18:40- George's experience in starting up Modern Skate and Surf 28:00 - Meeting the guys, and ramp constructing 32:05 - Beginning a partnership with the visually impaired community 33:05 - Making floats for the Michigan Parade 36:50 - The fall and rise of skateboarding 39:40 - George's uphill battle with his business 42:15 - Approach in designing skate parks 46:20 - Modern's 40th anniversary 50:35 - Anthony reflects on going to the Modern Park 52:20 - Inspiring and learning from each other 1:02:30 - George's biggest success, and regret 1:06:10 - Mindset for failure 1:09:00 - Infinite love in the skating community 1:18:50 - Peeves with George 1:22:00 - Where to find George 1:26:47 - Keep pushing, and one love