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Lightning strikes often with the King of Pirate 4x4 and Glitter, Erik “Camo” Linker on Episode 182
Manage episode 378182468 series 2810633
What do glitter and rockcrawling have in common? Only the lightning strikes of Erik “Camo” Linker – Camo is the co-founder of Pirate 4x4 and a good friend; we are thrilled to have him on the podcast (finally!) Buckle up; you are in for an adventure. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
7:26 – growing up in the era was magical; I tease my mom that we raised ourselves
15:34 – “the bad news is you don’t have enough credits to graduate, the good news is we don’t want you back”
23:46 – Over the next 18 years, we turned the business into what everybody knows as the Glitter King
28:40 – I broke my neck crashing, I was better at crashing than winning
31:20 – that was my first connection on Pirate with my fake internet friends became real
41:16 – we just went with the mindset of destroying sh*t
52:29 – the thing I’m most proud of with Pirate years is how it enabled so many people to make a business out of something they loved
1:07:37 – that’s what the internet is best at and Pirate was the best of the best
1:16:37 – the offroad angels (this is one of my favorite stories EVER!)
1:40:11 – the sale of Pirate 4x4
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
228 episodes
Manage episode 378182468 series 2810633
What do glitter and rockcrawling have in common? Only the lightning strikes of Erik “Camo” Linker – Camo is the co-founder of Pirate 4x4 and a good friend; we are thrilled to have him on the podcast (finally!) Buckle up; you are in for an adventure. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
7:26 – growing up in the era was magical; I tease my mom that we raised ourselves
15:34 – “the bad news is you don’t have enough credits to graduate, the good news is we don’t want you back”
23:46 – Over the next 18 years, we turned the business into what everybody knows as the Glitter King
28:40 – I broke my neck crashing, I was better at crashing than winning
31:20 – that was my first connection on Pirate with my fake internet friends became real
41:16 – we just went with the mindset of destroying sh*t
52:29 – the thing I’m most proud of with Pirate years is how it enabled so many people to make a business out of something they loved
1:07:37 – that’s what the internet is best at and Pirate was the best of the best
1:16:37 – the offroad angels (this is one of my favorite stories EVER!)
1:40:11 – the sale of Pirate 4x4
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
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