#307 - Ben De Gros
b'Ben De Gros discusses growing up in Vancouver, skating with his brother Ted De Gros, his struggles with addiction when he was younger, starting his YouTube channel, why he doesn\\u2019t do brand deals, his main job doing drywall & his other YouTube channel \\u201cThe Vancouver Carpenter\\u201d, why he\\u2019s taking a long break from doing YouTube skate content, working with Real Skateboards designing a board shape and much more!\\nTimestamps:\\n00:00:00 Ben De Gros\\n00:00:45 Internet skateboarders\\n00:04:15 Taking a long break from the YouTube skate content\\n00:05:30 Ben\'s drywall YouTube channel "The Vancouver Carpenter"\\n00:13:50 Our Supporter: AG1\\n00:15:25 Ben wanting to get sponsored\\n00:22:31 Ben\'s brother Ted De Gros\\n00:46:37 The problem with Battle At The Berrics\\n01:00:57 Ben\'s idea of a successful video\\n01:08:35 Working with Real Skateboards designing shapes\\n01:27:19 Working with Sole Tech\\n01:35:11 The brand deals (Cariuma)\\n01:45:17 Being in LA and filming content\\n01:59:47 Keeping up with the joneses\\n02:15:13 Does ben fan out on people\\n02:16:00 Ben\'s Mount Rushmore of skaters\\n02:19:34 Negative commenters\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'