TPM Episode 297: Mike "Styk" Styskal, Legendary Creative Director
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2022
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Mike Styskal, aka Styk, has lived his life as a creative force in snowboard design, but Styk is so much more than that. He's one of those people that exudes effortless cool: he always has a different unique look, and his sense of style is always on point. It's a characteristic that helped this Nebraska farm boy go from the small-town USA to the progressive city of Seattle and thrive. On the podcast, we talk about Nebraska, Burning Bush Studios, Ride, China, trouble, Draplin, and so much more. If you like business episodes, don't miss this one.
Mike Styskal Show Notes
3:30: Growing up in Grant, Nebraska, in the '70s, the art influence of automotive boxes, and skiing
8:30: Was he a weird art kid, Dazed and Confused, his only time getting his ass kicked at a bar, and Carnie State College
14:00: Fraternity life, hazing, design by hand in college, commercial art, and his sign-making business
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
24:30: The Seattle designer's dress code, becoming part of the Seattle underground scene, and Frank Zepponi,
33:00: Burning Bush Studios, The Representative in a Box, and landing the K2 skis account
41:45: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
GoPro: The only action sports camera that matters
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: The K2 Dog Poster, Ride, the Bob Hall years, the K2 acquisition, and hiring a team
60:00: Muscat, Draplin, China, lawsuits, and trouble
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fankhauser
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have a seat on your porcelain throne. |
| 0:02.3 | It's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.5 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:16.9 | I'm your host Mike Powell, and this week I'm finally really feeling like the season is so close. |
| 0:22.2 | I mean, we're almost at October. It's crazy. And what's getting me stoked are live events. |
| 0:27.2 | I hosted a benefit for the Northwest Avalance Center last night, and it was packed with my tribe. |
| 0:32.2 | This was the biggest snowbash party ever, and people are stoked for the snow to start flying. |
| 0:37.0 | And we were partying for a great |
| 0:38.3 | cause. I can't tell you how important it is to support your local avalanche center. Between the |
| 0:43.1 | forecast, the classes, and the data, they are here to keep us safe. And we need to help them with our |
| 0:48.3 | dollars so they can keep things going. So this fundraiser was my primer for this weekend, and then |
| 0:53.2 | coming up next week, I'm going to see my first ever TGR whiskey premiere. |
| 0:57.3 | Think a movie with a whiskey tasting and an athlete question and answer to get me fired up for the season. |
| 1:02.2 | Thanks to Mike Garsoe and the TGR crew for always taking care of me. |
| 1:05.8 | But this intro isn't all about taking care of me. |
| 1:08.2 | I'm going to take care of you. |
| 1:09.8 | And how am I going to do it? |
| 1:11.1 | Well, I've been asking my new sponsor Outdoor Research to do a discount code so everyone who |
| 1:15.8 | listens can get a great deal on the best year on the planet. And after a couple weeks of asking, |
| 1:21.0 | they're finally going to do it. And they're going to do something for two weeks only. They're |
| 1:24.7 | going to give out a 25% off code that starts next Monday, October |
| 1:28.2 | 2nd, and it's only going to be valid for two weeks. So there's a window for you to get the |
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