{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Safety Meeting","title":"The Inventor of Rollerblades Joined Our Safety Meeting!","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b75e8156\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4588,"description":"In this wild and unexpectedly legendary episode of The Safety Meeting, we’re joined in the Whiskey Lounge by our neighbor and business owner John Arundel (ACON Powder Process & Convey Group) — and the man, the myth, the absolute icon…\n🛼 Scott Olson — the inventor behind Rollerblade.\nYep. That Rollerblade.\nScott takes us deep into the origin story of inline skating, how Rollerblade exploded into a worldwide phenomenon, and the insane entrepreneurial ride that followed — including roller hockey road trips, prototype inventions, business lessons learned the hard way, and the kind of creativity you just don’t see every day.\nAnd of course… things take a turn into absolute chaos when we get into:\n🏓 Kong Pong (ping pong… but on steroids)\n🚴 SkyRide (a human-powered roller coaster concept that ended up on Carnival Cruise Lines!)\n🎸 John’s music project “Jomber” (yes, he’s got albums on Spotify)\n🦮 plus a surprise guest appearance from Willard the dog\nThis episode is packed with laughs, innovation, business grit, and the reminder that sometimes the craziest ideas are the ones that change the world.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/H4hslj87u7m1_NmaU4Is52IvZ7icquCyX6caUiCAH9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZDBk/MGFhNjhiODcwZWZl/MDdjZDYyOGM2MzQ1/NTVkYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}