Larry Balma, Author of TRACKER, Shares His Forty Years of Skateboard History This episode of #DRIVE has been a labor of love and joy for myself. In partnership with Larry Balma and his wife Louise, Allen Carrasco and Josh Simpson, we managed to create an episode of #DRIVE that shares business and leadership lessons inside forty years of skateboard history. Larry takes us inside his barn at his avocado farm in Oceanside, California where he stores skateboarding’s rarest skateb

Fundamentally, charity is a function of giving to ourselves. Recognizing the parts of us that, at one point, were broken, lost, and afraid. The emotional and personal benefits are exponential, and are not the only kinds that exist. “Giving back” feeds the potential of our world and nourishes a spiritual and personal hunger to advance humanity as a whole, something which has been hardwired in us since the dawn of time. Wisely and effectively executed, charity work and the spir

Do you ever find yourself in the same old situations, wondering why on earth something keeps happening to you? What if there’s a way to go from living the “same old, same old” Ground Hog’s Day experience to a new adventure each day? With a little mental strength, everyday conflicts can go from the same s&%#, different day to magical moments. Repetitive Madness Imagine yourself sitting around a table, listening to everyone speak in turn. All of a sudden, the meeting goes south

Team Dynamics After Time Off So, we went on a much needed vacation and got a little R&R. Now that we’re relaxed, recuperated, and hopefully got a healthy glow, it’s time to get our heads screwed on straight and put our noses back on to the grindstone. The great part about vacations is that we get away from it all – especially the people who harsh your vibe. Thinking about going back to work isn’t so much about the work per se, but the delight or dread of going back into the d