TPM Episode 73: Mimi Knoop, Founder Women's Skate Alliance
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Mimi Knoop's skateboard career started in Cuba and her career path is a lot different than your traditional skateboarder. She was a collegiate soccer player, did a few post grad years in the wine business, and then migrated west to California where she found skateboarding again. In a few short years, Mimi was a "sponsored " woman in a world of men and became an advocate for change.. We talk about it all on the podcast.
Mimi Knoop Show Notes
2:00: X-Games Norway
4:00: Growing up a military brat, skateboarding and high school
10:30: Radford University, college soccer and post grad years
15:30: 9/11 ruins her plans for wine career in London and she moves to California
20:20: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
23:00: Working nights, getting into the skate scene in CA, and going to Australia with her parents support
27:35: Turning pro, girls contests and how they are treated at them, starting the WSA, and boycotting the X-Games
36:00: Getting invited to the X-Games, how she handles competition, and medals
39:00: Money in women's skateboarding
43:00: Hoopla Skateboards
47:30: The Dew Tour
49:00: Inappropriate Questions
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello there. You're listening to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:10.6 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week I have a guest who spent |
| 0:17.3 | more than a decade fighting for women's equality in the world of skateboarding. |
| 0:22.0 | Mimi Noop is on the show, and we talk about skateboarding, gender, our home state of Virginia, |
| 0:26.9 | and a whole lot more. Before we get to Mimi, I need to tell you that I have some limited edition |
| 0:31.8 | Powell Movement hats made by the good folks at Cole Headwear. These hats come complete with |
| 0:36.9 | the brim that blocks out the sun, are size adjustable, and |
| 0:40.2 | are made from the greatest materials in whatever country they were made in. |
| 0:43.9 | You can get yours over at the Powell movement.com. |
| 0:47.7 | I also need to ask you to follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement and share my posts |
| 0:52.3 | on Facebook. |
| 0:53.5 | This week, one lucky sharer will get themselves a Powell Movement hat. |
| 0:58.0 | I also want to thank Jacob over at Perky Jerky for sending me the wonderful meat care package. |
| 1:03.3 | And finally, I have to thank my amazing sponsors who make this show happen. |
| 1:07.1 | They are Evo, Rescue Water, the 10 Barrel Brewery, and Unofficial Networks. |
| 1:12.1 | Now, let's talk to Mimi Noop. |
| 1:15.1 | Do you just get back from Norway? Is that what I heard? |
| 1:18.2 | Yeah, I got back a few days ago. I had a wedding I had to get back for. |
| 1:23.3 | But yeah, it was an adventure. |
| 1:25.1 | For X Games over there? |
| 1:26.2 | Yeah, I went over and ran Women's Street for X Games Norway and then kind of spun off a side trip after that for a few days and got the most of being that far away. |
| 1:36.3 | And yeah, then just came home after. |
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