Episode 5 with Montre Livingston
Episode description
For the fifth episode of the Then And Now Podcast, I speak with iconic professional inline skater Montre Livingston. This episode discusses how Montre became part of Iqon, who rides for the brand, and who else is involved in the company. We discussed his custom shoe painting business and how Pabst Blue Ribbon helped him gain momentum by sharing a photo of a pair of custom PBR shoes he painted. We talked about his love of fixed geared bicycles. We then discuss how he got into rollerskating, getting a pair of Moxi Roller Skates from Michelle Steilen, aka Estrojen, then being added to the pro team for Chaya Skates. Lastly, we discuss Blading Camp in Spain and all the exciting new things happening within rollerblading during the past couple of years.
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Show Notes:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 01:01 - When we first met, Nimh Skates
- 03:12 - Becoming part of Iqon
- 06:14 - Iqon Products
- 10:10 - Who is Involved with Iqon?
- 12:17 - Disroyal and Mesmer
- 14:02 - Iqon Team
- 22:05 - Job before Iquon
- 22:47 - Shoe painting business
- 27:56 - Fixed Gear Bicycles
- 29:28 - Gentrification
- 31:00 - Rollerskating
- 36:35 - Business Blading
- 38:50 - Blading Camp
- 45:51 - Positive changes in the industry
- 49:15 - Shoutouts
- 52:10 - Outro
Links for this episode
- Montre's Skating Instagram
- Montre's Sneaker Art Instagram
- Montre's Rollerskating Instagram
- Blading Camp
- Iqon Website
- Iqon Instagram
- Disroyal Distribution Website
- Disroyal on Instagram
- Disroyal on Facebook
- Distroyal on YouTube
- Chaya Skates
- Moxi Roller Skates
- Michelle Steilen aka Estrojen Instagram
- Queen City Quads
- Kiki's Instagram
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.
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