Tony Hawk traces his path from an intensely driven kid at the skate park to a professional whose influence expanded through philanthropy, video games, entrepreneurship, and internet culture. He explains how skate parks can create belonging, why greatness requires relentless progression, how he survived financial collapse, and what it took to land the first 900. The conversation also covers Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, creative control, Birdhouse, angel investing, aging as a skater, and the importance of preserving joy while adapting to changing circumstances.