Mateo Caputo’s life looked smooth on the outside, but the reality was anything but. From sleeping at bus stops to selling weed just to eat, he found his escape at the skatepark and that board ended up saving his life. Mateo opens up about homelessness, family addiction, finding fitness during lockdown, and why he’ll never play the victim card again. 

This was a good one and highly requested!

Key Discussion Points:

- Growing up homeless

- When family addiction forced him to choose a different path

- The power of surrounding yourself with the right people

- Leaving the victim mindset

- How health, Hawaii, and a leg injury changed everything

- Building a brand by sharing the real, raw journey

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Timestamps:

1:30 - 8:00 - Mateo’s rough childhood and homelessness

8:00 - 14:00 - Skateboarding as survival and escape

14:00 - 20:00 - Family addiction and choosing a different path

20:00 - 26:00 - Healing relationships and seeing parents as humans

26:00 - 32:00 - Heroes vs villains and using pain

32:00 - 38:00 - Finding fitness during COVID and going all in

38:00 - 44:00 - Developing and overcoming an eating disorder

44:00 - 50:00 - Moving to Hawaii and the moped accident

50:00 - 56:00 - Building an authentic online presence

56:00 - End - The bigger message behind Mateo’s story

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