S2 / EP73: MIMI KNOOP
/Mimi Knoop’s skateboard career started in Cuba and her career path is a lot different than your traditional skateboarder. She was a collegiate soccer player, did a few post grad years in the wine business, and then migrated west to California where she found skateboarding again. In a few short years, Mimi was a "sponsored " woman in a world of men and became an advocate for change.. We talk about it all on the podcast.
Mimi Knoop Show Notes
2:00: X-Games Norway
4:00: Growing up a military brat, skateboarding and high school
10:30: Radford University, college soccer and post grad years
15:30: 9/11 ruins her plans for wine career in London and she moves to California
20:20: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
23:00: Working nights, getting into the skate scene in CA, and going to Australia with her parents support
27:35: Turning pro, girls contests and how they are treated at them, starting the WSA, and boycotting the X-Games
36:00: Getting invited to the X-Games, how she handles competition, and medals
39:00: Money in women’s skateboarding
43:00: Hoopla Skateboards
47:30: The Dew Tour
49:00: Inappropriate Questions
