E168:

Skateboarding, clothing brand, helping / building communities, and vocals for a metal band. On this episode we speak with Colin Trombley who I was fortunate enough to meet recently skateboarding over my head while I played guitar in one of my upcoming music videos! Colin and I talk about what it’s like to be a pro in your way, content fatigue, building a brand around what you love, mentors impact and much more. Music, creative, business, and skate life in this one.

Let us know what you think of this episode and hit me up @davewakeup on social or wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com.

In This Episode We Cover

• Being self conscious of showing your practicing of an art to others
• Building a community
• Not doing it the way it’s always been done just because that’s the way it’s always been done
• Content fatigue
• Places to encourage children to be creative and meet others when they are young
• Skate life
• Mentors that have a huge impact on your trajectory
• Learning about how others live and culture through your passion
• Being exposed to a diverse city of people frequently
• Don’t let things get stagnant
• Books can change your life

Quote’s

“That’s going pro in my own way.” - Colin Trombley

“I don’t walk into a place and judge a situation by just what I see.” - Colin Trombley

“You don’t want something to get too stagnant until it disappears.” Colin Trombley

Colin’s Links

IG

@colin_trombley

@shreddedeast

@in_shallows

Shredded East Website

https://www.shreddedeast.com/

In Shallows

www.inshallows.com

Resources Noted In This Episode:

Kith

https://kith.com/

Chill Foundation

https://www.chill.org/

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

by Eric Barker

https://bakadesuyo.com/

Waking Up From Work Podcast Links

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@davewakeup

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Email

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Youtube Channel & Series

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber

For audio advice and more in depth music content from Dave

www.crawlspaceaudio.com

Dave’s Alternative band Band Broadwing

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/broadwing/i-dnt-wnt-2-b-anyone