#396 - PJ Ladd

#396 - PJ Ladd

Author: The Nine Club January 26, 2026 Duration: 2:55:06
PJ Ladd discusses growing up in Boston skating outside his dad's auto part shop, getting on Element around the same time as Bam Margera, why is Silence Golden, riding for eS Footwear & entertained riding for Girl Skateboards, why the Colosseum video was named "PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life", Skating for the Plan B reboot, his current board set up & why he likes a flatter board, Kayo wanted to do a company with him and Ryan Gallant, feeling healthy doing Yoga & Meditation and much more! PJ Ladd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pjladdPJ Ladd Website: https://www.pjladd.com Become a Channel Member & Receive Perks: https://www.youtube.com/TheNineClub/joinNew Merch: https://thenineclub.com Sponsored By: AG1: Get a FREE Welcome Kit worth $76 when you subscribe, including 5 AG1Travel Packs, a shaker, canister, scoop & bottle of AG Vitamin D3+K2. https://drinkag1.com/nineclub LMNT: Grab a free Sample Pack with 8 flavors when you buy any drink mix or Sparkling. https://drinklmnt.com/nineclub Woodward: Purchase camp with the code NINECLUB before Jan 31 and receive a $450 discount off of summer camp. https://www.woodwardpa.com Monster Energy: Monster Energy’s got the punch you need to stay focused and fired up. https://www.monsterenergy.com Yeti: Built for the wild, Yeti keeps you ready for any adventure. https://www.yeti.com Richardson: Custom headwear for teams, brands, and businesses crafted with quality in every stitch. https://richardsonsports.com Etnies: Get 20% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://etnies.com/NINECLUB éS Footwear: Get 20% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://esskateboarding.com/NINECLUB Emerica: Get 20% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://emerica.com/NINECLUB Find The Nine Club: Website: https://thenineclub.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenineclub X: https://www.twitter.com/thenineclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenineclub Discord: https://discord.gg/thenineclub Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nineclub Nine Club Clips: https://www.youtube.com/nineclubclips More Nine Club: https://www.youtube.com/morenineclub I'm Glad I'm Not Me: https://www.youtube.com/chrisroberts Chris Roberts: https://linktr.ee/Chrisroberts Timestamps (00:00:00) PJ Ladd (00:00:40) What keeps him going - feeling healthy - yoga (00:03:30) The body will follow the mind - meditation (00:06:18) Meditation (00:10:09) His morning yoga ritual (00:29:31) Pointing your mind in the right direction (00:38:34) Silence is golden (00:39:29) Skating outside his dad's auto part shop (00:42:38) Why didn't he have footage going into the Flip video? (00:42:39) Plan B Questionable was his first video (00:45:16) Getting on Element when Bam did (00:51:25) Riding for eS & entertained riding for Girl Skateboards (00:56:26) Why PJ's Wonderful Horrible Life video was named what it was (01:01:46) Skating in the 90s / LA / Santa Monica / Venice (01:06:20) Fourstar (01:15:25) Was PJ good with his money? (01:19:04) ES team photo (01:25:03) Skating for the Plan B reboot (01:32:56) Leaving ES for DC shoes (01:43:31) Flatground & BatB (01:48:49) PJ Ladd boards (01:59:29) Why he likes a flatter board (02:15:12) Kundalini yoga - Sa Ta Na Ma (02:26:06) His current board set up (02:28:19) Top stain color (02:30:09) Filming a new video part? (02:31:55) Kayo wanted to do a company with PJ and Gallant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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