EPISODE 148: JOHAN MALKOSKI

Johan Malkoski is a legendary dude in the world of snowboard brands.  He got his start as a ski bum in Colorado but there was no bum about Johan.  Opportunities found him and forced him into the white-collar side of snowboarding. From cutting his teeth in-house at Wave Rave to N boots to being a founding partner in C3 worldwide, Johan has left his mark.  The only thing that could stop him was cancer and it tried, but Johan kicked it’s ass.  We talk a lot about business and health and it’s an awesome podcast.

Johan Malkoski  Show Notes:

2:00: Getting the name Johan, being a Masshole, and bikes

9:00:  College, snowboarding, and a job     

15:15:  Colorado, working and starting Colorado Powder Tools

20:15:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

22:15:  Wave Rave, getting a call from Gumby and going to Northwave aka N Boots

31:30:  Drake, money, reps and the end of Northwave

37:00:  Staring their own thing, buying into Capita, and starting Coal and Union

38:45:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

The Summit At Snoqualmie:  Get Fall ricing until 11/30 with the code powell420

40:30:  The recession, being a super dad, and parenting Johan

45:00:  Breaking his ribs and finding out he has cancer

52:00:  Treatment, recovery and how he has changed

64:00:  Inappropriate Questions