Poseiden Foundation founder MICAELA RAMIREZ

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Welcome to part 2 of Poseiden Foundation founder Micaela Ramirez podcast. Part 2 covers how Micaela came up with the concept for Poseiden Foundation. And in podcast Micaela creates the “Team Dream Legends Tour Ecuador”! And there are interesting adventure stories! Stories about being tear gassed and running from machetes. Micaela talks about helping some famous skaters reach their professional goals.

podcast Part 2

2018 car accident
Violet Kimble
Humanitarian Outreach
Laura Thornhill
Eliana Sosco
Using
skateboarding to bring hope joy inspiration and passion
Poseiden Foundation is looking for skateboard trucks
“Who has the worst shoe contest”
Skateboarding Without Drugs
embracing your culture

Poeseiden Foundations 10th annual Ladies Day

My purpose came forth on Ladies Day
wanted it to be a weird fun gathering
The hippy jumper won a box of meat.

“Team Dream” Legends Tour Ecuador

skateparks
eco tourism
world class surfing
habitat building
hot spring next to a glacier
Laura Thornhill
Robin Logan
Steve Cabalerro
Tony Hawk

The invention of skateboarding

Skateboarding came through a level of consciousness.

some of the NEGATIVE realities of running a foundation

When you help or mentor someone and they harm you later.
Learning to set up boundaries.
Givers need to set limitations because takers have no limits.
Accessing personal motives in what we do.

school days

You gotta know the rules in order to break them
Peta
James Patterson (When the Wind Blows)
Junior Burke mentor / teacher
Hunter S Thompson used to lurk in Boulder
independent artistic films
in order to make a change in this world
you have to be open, wherever you go there is that exchange X-change
Oaxaca first time she worked with a non-profit.
Studied at a Catholic University in Ecuador at a time when there was political unrest.
Obtained doctors notes in order to attend protests.
protests, tear gas, and machetes
Escape to Gringolandia Ecuador
exploring various cultures
exploring various political parties

origins of the Poseiden Foundation

Realizing the influence of skaters like Vanessa Torez on people outside of the US.
“skateboard, children, women, wow!”
1990’s they didn’t want to take the girls on tour because they thought they were too wild.
Lets build a platform where these ladies can give back to the community.
Outside of the US outside of the skateboarding industry but giving back to the industry.
Origins of the Poseiden Foundation

argentina 2007

Sold out the first female and male skateboarding contest.
Same year went to Brazil and met Leticia Bufoni, and helped her and her father get to the US for X-Games.

regarding difficult moments

Life is a roller coaster, you just gotta hold on.

a question from micaela for you

What motivated you in skateboarding?