From Skateboards to Boardrooms: How a CEO Paved Her Way to Her Dream Job

For many of us, following our passions doesn’t always pay the bills. But sometimes, the right idea (and a little grit) can change that. In this special episode created in partnership with Capital One Venture X Business Card, we sat down with Kristen Dermer, a CEO who took her childhood passion for skateboarding and turned it into a career. Kirsten, the co-founder of Spohn Ranch, told us all about how she built her award-winning skatepark design-build business from the ground up. Click play, lean back, and prepare to get inspired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From Skateboards to Boardrooms: How a CEO Paved Her Way to Her Dream Job is an episode from Skimm This by theSkimm.

This episode is 21:16 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2026.

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