biggest industry grifters claiming to be pro skateboarders

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Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

this is hilarious because someone made an account to post this

[gumsole]

Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

Damn that's crazy. I looked up https://pushmovement.org/ and it seemed somewhat legit until I went to their events calendar and saw virtually nothing in 2026 so far (next event is May 23rd). Their instagram does show a lot more doings with schools and kids though, even if it is other brands like new balance and ccs providing the experience.

[MFS]

He still owns a shitty shop out here that he uses to try and get people into the church. I do not feel bad for laughing at his el toro attempt as many times as I did. Fuck that guy!

[Pbn_jake]

Ermmm,uhhhhhh, Fred gall?

[wake and bacon]

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Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

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Damn that's crazy. I looked up https://pushmovement.org/ and it seemed somewhat legit until I went to their events calendar and saw virtually nothing in 2026 so far (next event is May 23rd). Their instagram does show a lot more doings with schools and kids though, even if it is other brands like new balance and ccs providing the experience.

crazy to see john rattray in the mix too damn

[PAWL]

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Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

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Damn that's crazy. I looked up https://pushmovement.org/ and it seemed somewhat legit until I went to their events calendar and saw virtually nothing in 2026 so far (next event is May 23rd). Their instagram does show a lot more doings with schools and kids though, even if it is other brands like new balance and ccs providing the experience.

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crazy to see john rattray in the mix too damn

looks like he made 60k/year for two years.

thats really not that much money.

Can't speak to what he does or doesn't do for the charity though

[Bryanferry]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2xWgURLFC1/?igsh=MXFybHFkdDJtcW9sdA==

Can’t wait for the Netflix docco

[lowline]

ultra cringe

it's fine he got sober but this motherfucker is selling hats that say "i love jesus" on it and making reels like this that seem like a personal glaze fest

he seems like the kind of person that would have been kooked out of skating in the 2000s pretty quickly but now anything goes so he's building a brand. one reason i miss gatekeeping

[JoseCansnake0]

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Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

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Damn that's crazy. I looked up https://pushmovement.org/ and it seemed somewhat legit until I went to their events calendar and saw virtually nothing in 2026 so far (next event is May 23rd). Their instagram does show a lot more doings with schools and kids though, even if it is other brands like new balance and ccs providing the experience.

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crazy to see john rattray in the mix too damn

What about Kenny Weiner? Thought he was bigger than that

[Jort250]

He still owns a shitty shop out here that he uses to try and get people into the church. I do not feel bad for laughing at his el toro attempt as many times as I did. Fuck that guy!

Dan P and Dave Jonsson offer #motivation and an indoor in the worst part of Surrey to anyone that drinks their kook aid

https://www.instagram.com/davejonsson?igsh=MXJvc2JhdXY3dHA0eA==

Also can’t forget about Trevor Houlihan if we’re talking 604

[Noble Experiment]

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Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

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Damn that's crazy. I looked up https://pushmovement.org/ and it seemed somewhat legit until I went to their events calendar and saw virtually nothing in 2026 so far (next event is May 23rd). Their instagram does show a lot more doings with schools and kids though, even if it is other brands like new balance and ccs providing the experience.

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crazy to see john rattray in the mix too damn

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What about Kenny Weiner? Thought he was bigger than that

I guess you could say that Weiner was, smaller than expected.

[doomstation55]

Since no asked, I dug into what I could from Push Movement's financials and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/921973657

The high volume of contributions lead me to believe there's no way Brent's going around asking for people to donate to get $190k of revenue, so I looked to see if they received any grants and found a few. Since they've had ~$89k in the bank (presumably based on these filings), it makes me think that they are beholden to use those funds for a certain project they received a grant for. Anyways here's some grants I see they've received.

https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/nin-capital-grants-awards-2016-2025.pdf
https://www.zeffy.com/grant-programs/23-7108002_40k_push_movement_school_skateboard_program_an_4lrvha
https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2024/05/OCF_Community_Grants_Spring_2024_Grants_List.pdf
https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/212392-push-movement

Even in those links it's not easy to definitively say how much they've received but they're obviously active in looking for them. Applying for grants isn't an easy process and requires time and connections to the community (at least somewhat). They also reported a $30k loss last year, and Brent was the only one to take a salary ($62k) so assuming the smallest amount of overhead (taxes and such) to keep it running means they spent ~$140k towards something. Running skate events under a nonprofit can end up pricy if you want to do it legitimately since you need insurance, and if they are part of neighborhood revitalization grant they probably spent a good amount towards that.

They also had some "skate program" revenue in past years, nothing in 2025 but it does mean they were running some type of skate camp thing presumably.

All that to say, it doesn't really seem like he's grifting. If you consider him receiving a barely livable salary for putting in work to receive grants grifting, your problem is more with the capitalistic "nonprofit" system the US has, which honestly is fair.

[AnimalChinaski79]

Saying Tony Hawk is wild.

He's one of the only guys from that generation that's actually giving back and contributing to skateboarding.

Meanwhile, you got islamaphobe and fake ass christian, Steve Cab still getting paid.

Cheers to this.  Fuck Cab.

Tony's still skating, signing completes and leaving them at skateparks for kids to find, and building skateparks with his foundation, and seems to still be a generally good human being. 

[rawbertson.]

jeffwon song

who else?

@Pine Jeff, what is going on with this clown stuff lately?

I am a huge fan but this is embarrassing. Wish you nothing but the best sir

[Cuban_Lynx]

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Saying Tony Hawk is wild.

He's one of the only guys from that generation that's actually giving back and contributing to skateboarding.

Meanwhile, you got islamaphobe and fake ass christian, Steve Cab still getting paid.

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Cheers to this.  Fuck Cab.

Tony's still skating, signing completes and leaving them at skateparks for kids to find, and building skateparks with his foundation, and seems to still be a generally good human being.

False dichotomy. Hawk is both a valid professional skateboarder and a grifter. Hawk and Shaq will put their names on literal dog shit for a quick buck.

[GnarAlarm]

I mean...it's gotta be Aaron Kyro, right?
Literally turned himself pro, made clickbait videos for children and funneled all the money to Scientology...hard to get griftier than that.

[breezer]

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Brent Atchley is grifting all over the place in P-Town. He is taking people's donations and claiming to be rehabilitating people but instead he just cashes checks and cool guys everyone. He has made over 100 grand and all he has done is order pizza, have some hippy "sound baths" and make social media posts. Meanwhile if you try to get some help all he does is give you the cold shoulder and cool guy you unless you are part of his friend group.

All you have to do is follow the links to check the receipts. Total fraud:

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=703327950

https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Charity/GetCharityReport?rptId=1013836217

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Damn that's crazy. I looked up https://pushmovement.org/ and it seemed somewhat legit until I went to their events calendar and saw virtually nothing in 2026 so far (next event is May 23rd). Their instagram does show a lot more doings with schools and kids though, even if it is other brands like new balance and ccs providing the experience.

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crazy to see john rattray in the mix too damn

Sorry but what’s the issue with Rattray? As far as I know he has proper job at Nike…..

[Dj Paul]

A manwith divorces needs money.

[AnimalChinaski79]

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Saying Tony Hawk is wild.

He's one of the only guys from that generation that's actually giving back and contributing to skateboarding.

Meanwhile, you got islamaphobe and fake ass christian, Steve Cab still getting paid.

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Cheers to this.  Fuck Cab.

Tony's still skating, signing completes and leaving them at skateparks for kids to find, and building skateparks with his foundation, and seems to still be a generally good human being.

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False dichotomy. Hawk is both a valid professional skateboarder and a grifter. Hawk and Shaq will put their names on literal dog shit for a quick buck.

Yeah look at those endorsements, what an evil guy!  You left out all the charities he's either founded himself or the fact that he gives hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to others.  Slagging Tony Hawk for this shit is reaching hard.  The guy has literally paid for brand new skateparks in shitty areas where kids could use somethign like that most.  But yeah, he took a check from Subway so fuck him.

[Bald and Embarrassed]

Yeah I noticed Pine labels himself as a professional skateboarder on his IG and I just don’t know how I feel about that. Like who made that decision? Him? Is it just because he was somehow able to slide himself into these pro competitions and chill with dudes like nick tucker and moose? There are wayyyy more skaters out there that have much better style and trick selection than Pine that deserve to be pro before him.

But I guess kids these days don’t really care about that and only want to see if you can do a shitty triple flip down a huge set now.

[Taffy Lee Fubbins]

Yeah look at those endorsements, what an evil guy!  You left out all the charities he's either founded himself or the fact that he gives hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to others.  Slagging Tony Hawk for this shit is reaching hard.  The guy has literally paid for brand new skateparks in shitty areas where kids could use somethign like that most.  But yeah, he took a check from Subway so fuck him.

Agreed. Tony isn't a grifter. He may be a self-involved narcissist and willing to lend his image to any and every product, but the foundations he's been a part of and skateparks he's help get built in areas that would otherwise never get such a thing gives him full immunity. He may be corny but he ain't be grifting.

Aaron Kyro would be the most appropriate example. Running a business that is built on "helping young people learn to skateboard through positivity" etc while giving nothing back to the community at large. Instead of paying his employees he used those funds to further his position in Scientology. And is also a self-proclaimed "Pro Skateboarder from the Bay area" or whatever the fuck he says.

Tony may take some embarrassing sponsorships, but he's certainly not funnelling money from his charities or pretending to be something he's not. Also, he's old AF so everything he does on social media is likely to be incredibly cringe at best.

[scootyspice]

Sure, Tony Hawk might profit from some endorsements, but a grifter? That's a stretch. No one is claiming he's a saint, but he skates all the time, gives back to skating, and is a good overall ambassador for skating. Taking a cheque from Subway when you skate as much as he does is fine if you ask me.

[Sandwich Marty]

Fuck Tony Hawk

[argggghhhhhhh]

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ultra cringe

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it's fine he got sober but this motherfucker is selling hats that say "i love jesus" on it and making reels like this that seem like a personal glaze fest

he seems like the kind of person that would have been kooked out of skating in the 2000s pretty quickly but now anything goes so he's building a brand. one reason i miss gatekeeping

kind of unrelated but it pisses me off that people my age make these sorts of videos and try to become "brands" on the internet. It rips your personality from you completely and runs it through a meat grinder until you're left with a hot dog of personality for each post. It has to stop. People feel like they have to behave like this to make money while completely neglecting the fact that few people are truly successful with this model, and that it diminishes/destroys your soul.

[lowline]

it's funny how they repeat the same formula too to get even more algorithmic attention. he has like three other "inspirational" posts that use those same clips of him drinking and smoking

[argggghhhhhhh]

it's funny how they repeat the same formula too to get even more algorithmic attention. he has like three other "inspirational" posts that use those same clips of him drinking and smoking

Literally, the need to adapt to the formula and algorithm robs any trace of humanity from the user trying to produce or monetize "content". There's an article on substack about mr beast that I'll link, but the main point of the article is that beasts success has nothing to do with a trait of his or any smart business move so much as the fact that he's mastered impersonating the algorithm or basically becoming a robot. Kinda dystopian.

https://www.newcartographies.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web

[Sk8 Prick]

Tony Hawk slander will not be tolerated. This dude has been an icon since the 80s and was still slumming it in the tour van doing demos in parking lots in 1995 as a 30+ year old man when birdhouse was almost bankrupt. While I don't agree with it, he's earned his right to sell his soul.

He does some tasteless sh*t, but nowhere near the worst in the current industry. Aside from the Jason Ellis ties. That alone hurts his credibility more than anything else he's done in his career.

F*cking Australian moron I can't stand him.

[argggghhhhhhh]

Tony Hawk slander will not be tolerated. This dude has been an icon since the 80s and was still slumming it in the tour van doing demos in parking lots in 1995 as a 30+ year old man when birdhouse was almost bankrupt. While I don't agree with it, he's earned his right to sell his soul.

He does some tasteless sh*t, but nowhere near the worst in the current industry. Aside from the Jason Ellis ties. That alone hurts his credibility more than anything else he's done in his career.

F*cking Australian moron I can't stand him.

You can be glad he's successful and still lament the fact that he's sold his soul. It's not a privilege to sell your soul, and not something people should aspire to.

[Chris]

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Guy on the left

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Explain? Seems like he’s just a homie that they like having on the session

Hes a artist

[Taffy Lee Fubbins]

ultra cringe

How anyone can make both drinking and smoking look that uncool is beyond me.