
About this episode
Joel Meinholz discusses his skateboarding career and personal journey.
Episode 111 with Joel Meinholz, professional skateboarder from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Together we discussed his life and career, from picking up his first board in the late 80’s, settling down in Miami and having a productive skateboarding career riding for Planet Earth, Stereo, Rasa Libre and eventually Hopps, and appearing among other things in Josh Stewart’s iconic Static video series, working in event production and marketing throughout his entire career, ripping hard as ever in his late 40’s and sharpening his photography skills at Harvard and much more through surprise questions from friends of his. (00:13) – Intro (01:13) – Felix Arguelles (06:52) – Andre Lezama (11:50) – Connecting with Josh Stewart (13:02) – John Baragwanath (16:48) – Abe Bethel (20:00) – Danny Fuenzalida (22:45) – Steve Brandi (29:25) – Fred Gall (32:30) – Sven Barth (34:45) – Brian Delatorre (37:38) – Jake Todd (44:08) – Jimmy Lannon (46:30) – Jerry Fowler (51:22) – Brad Cromer (58:12) – Danny Montoya (59:16) – Mark Gamez (01:10:50) – Photography class at Harvard (01:12:39) – Matt Cantor (01:17:54) – Paul De Oliveira (01:24:49) – Josh Stewart (01:40:46) – Cecilia Cuff (01:51:17) – Conclusion For more…
People in this episode
Host: Beyond Boards
Guest: Joel Meinholz
Topics covered
- skateboarding
- career
- photography
- event production
- personal stories
Keywords
- skateboarding
- Joel Meinholz
- photography
- event production
- Miami
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Planet Earth, Stereo, Rasa Libre, Hopps, Harvard
Books & works: Static
Places: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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