P-Rod’s Mindset: Brand Deals, Primitive Growth & Skateboarding First | Captain of Industry Ep. 2

Episode two of Captain of Industry picks up with P-Rod recapping his, at times, lucky findings in life. However, nothing has proved more important than maintaining a keen focus on his craft—and delivering.

Which he has, time and again.

P-Rod takes us through his early days landing major sponsorship deals, starting a beer company with a marketing plan that returned 10x his investment, and the early stages of transforming Primitive. It wasn’t always golden skateboard drops and two-minute sell-throughs, though.

Paul knows all too well that business and culture decisions rarely align. He’ll be the first to welcome you to say what you will about his business choices. But you can never say he wasn’t on his board—skating in the streets, putting out video parts, and consistently contributing to the culture.

“In my mind, if I’m going to take these opportunities, then I better make sure that I always come correct when it comes to the streets.” — Paul Rodriguez

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OJ Wheels x Black Sabbath | Part 2 | feat. Collin Provost, Bryson Farrill & Milton Martinez

OJ Riders Bryson Farrill and Milton Martinez head out to Collin Provost’s compound to jam, skate and grill in the new OJ X Black Sabbath apparel and accessories collection and put the OJ x Black Sabbath Wheels to the test.

Drawing directly from the iconic artwork of Paranoid, Master of Reality and Vol. 4, the collection reinterprets the high-contrast chaos and distorted energy of those covers across three custom wheel graphics, Black Sabbath OJ Wheels apparel and accessories and rounded out with three styles of Black Sabbath MOB Graphic Grip and a set of custom Black Sabbath Bronson G3 Bearings.

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