I also have Peer Boysen and Jan (Wittke) to thank for the contact with Ike. The two of them told me about Ike and praised him highly, saying that the boy absolutely needed a deck sponsor. I looked at a few of his things on the net and thought they were quite good. I then asked Jan to arrange a meeting in our shared flat so that I could talk to him and get to know him. That’s how it turned out and Ike had to endure a veritable marathon of questions to get him out of his shell. He stood up to it very well and provided good answers, which made him very likeable. So it was clear that he would also join the team and I wanted to give him a try.

With his skateboard level, it was clear that he would also get the “free deal” right from the start. Ike then took care of the “Welcome Team” video, which he created with his friend Moritz Busch. The welcome video was very well received and various people from the scene asked me about it or congratulated me on it. From then on at the latest, I knew that he had potential and that a lot of other people saw it that way too.

Over time, Ike and I have gotten to know each other better and better and the phone calls between us can sometimes go on for over an hour. He definitely has a very interesting perspective and opinion on various skateboarding topics, and he can argue well. He’s not one to talk down to people and stands his ground. On the other hand, he is also open to listening to the opinions of others. This always leads to good discussions, from which I can always take a lot away for myself. Even if he’s a bit of a screw-up here and there and gets a few things wrong, I think he’s a smart person who has a lot going for him. Among other things, he is in the process of setting up his own clothing company “Furios”, which I also find quite interesting.

Not much needs to be said about his skating. Checks the Morphium channels and his Instagram account regularly.

However, it didn’t last, as one of his best friends “Christian Roth” also had the idea of setting up a new board company called “Hessenmob” (now MOB Skateboards). As the two were very close, it was more than understandable that Philipp wanted to switch from the Morphium camp to the Hessenmob camp. Philipp informed me in good time and we parted on good terms.

The contact has remained active to this day and we both deal with each other almost every day. This applies to both business and private life.