Troy Eckert | The Bomb Hole Episode 230

The Bomb Hole

Chris Grenier

News, Sports, Sports News

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 167 minutes

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Summary

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug and Troy Eckert sure knows how to tug on our heart strings. As hire number one at Volcom, Troy paints a vivid picture of the company's inception. He takes us back to where it all started and walks us all the way to today. Troy even holds our hand as he gives us an exclusive look into the making of The Garden, one of the greatest gifts snowboarding has ever received. Learn about Volcom, Troy's role in its success, and everything he's been up to since on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Troy on the site Follow Troy on Instagram Check out Radical Voyage Follow Chris, Seth, and SILK Chris Grenier Seth Huot SILK This episode is sponsored by Arbor Snowboards Run Through A Wall Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Woodward Tahoe Yeti Nidecker Snowboards SAXX Special thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole For all things Bomb Hole Website | https://thebombhole.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@TheBombHole Chapters 00:00 Intro 2:49 The Start of Volcom 12:53 The Garden 27:44 Turning Points 36:54 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Woodward) 39:20 Grassroots Events 45:15 Art Direction 50:09 Team Bonding 54:35 Ads (Arbor, Saxx, Yeti) 58:25 Going Public & Walking Away 1:13:10 NTVP 1:16:43 Coaching & Self Work 1:48:09 Ads (Run Through A Wall, Nidecker) 1:49:25 The Wave 2:12:56 PDSG & Intention 2:25:21 Hot Takes 2:32:00 Outro Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2025

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0:00.0	Okay, folks, this week we had the pleasure, the honor of sitting down with Troy Eckert,
0:06.6	who is a juggernaut in the action sports space. He was employee number one over at Volcom
0:12.6	and he is a huge part of the success of that brand. He edited the iconic film The Garden,
0:18.5	which he hand spliced all the clips together. He worked his way up to
0:21.9	head of marketing in the heyday of Vulcan where he shares some great stories and great
0:26.6	insights on how that brand became so successful. He went on to start a life coaching business
0:32.7	called Radical Voyage, where he works with high-level athletes in action sports, and he's basically
0:38.7	a personal Mr. Miyagi, helping them navigate their way of the world. He's a wise shaman,
0:45.9	wise shaman of a human. He's also in his 50s, and he still surfs bombs. We're talking
0:53.2	getting shacked, getting barreled on massive waves.
0:57.2	I find that inspirational.
0:58.5	Anyway, I will stop talking because this is a great show.
1:01.2	But before we get into it, I got to say thank you so much to the sponsors that came on
1:05.9	board to support the show to make this happen.
1:08.2	Woodward, Bubbs Naturals, Yeti, Arbor, Nidiker, and Sachs. Thank you guys so much. And thanks to make this happen. Woodward, Bubbs, Naturals, Yeti, Arbor, Nightickr, and Sacks.
1:12.6	Thank you guys so much, and thanks to our Patreon members. Silk, let's get into the show.
1:16.9	Here we go.
1:21.3	Hey, MFM, see you on the lips.
1:24.5	Back attack, dude.
1:27.1	Get that damn car off of the hill.
1:30.9	Slide down in big hills.
1:32.8	You know what I mean?
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