Pro Soaper

(From Back Cover)

He’s been dubbed THE EVIL SEED OF SOAP SHOES,
THE BAD BOY OF AGGRESSIVE INLINE,
and even THE SOAP GOD himself.

THE GURU OF GRIND—RYAN JAUNZEMIS,
(as seen in Soap Shoes’ international sales commercials,
Relate Video Productions’ iconic cult films “oNe” & “tWo”,
“Soap or Die”, Vice Media, h3h3Productions, and hundreds of online features),
is known by fans worldwide as quite possibly the greatest Soaper of all time.

Now, he’s taking you back to the late ‘90s—when bowl cuts, frosted tips,
low-slung visors, Stüssy shirts, and oversized JNCO jeans scraped the pavement
—on a hilariously funny, wild, no-holds-barred,
raw-and-uncut, kinked-out rail ride through the golden era of skating and Soaping.

At just 17, Ryan—a pro aggressive inline skater from El Segundo, California
—and his best friend, Danny Lynch,
stumble upon an ad in a local South Bay newspaper from a company called “SOAP SHOES.”
They claimed to have invented a revolutionary grind shoe with screw-in plastic plates
—letting you grind ledges, rails, and curbs... all without wheels.
In other words: Skateboarding—WITHOUT A SKATEBOARD!

Ryan grabs a pair for $10 from his friend Kenny Oard,
shoots a sponsor video, and rockets into the spotlight.
With Soap, he’s pulling $200 an hour at photoshoots, touring the country,
rocking free gear, living it up in hotels, brawling with rival skate crews, and stealing hearts
while tearing it up on some of the world’s biggest and baddest rails on the planet.

This 600-page autobiography (2nd Edition, Full-Color Upscaled Version)
chronicles the meteoric rise—and shattering fall from grace
—of a rebellious young phenom whose electrifying videos ignited the late ‘90s internet,
going viral before anyone even knew what viral was, unleashing a digital inferno
that seared an unforgettable legacy into the heart of a generation,
cementing his place in the Soap Shoes mythos.

Witness the Rise. The Fall. The Resurgence. The Legend.

But the saga doesn’t end in the ashes.

Beyond the fame, the partying, the chaos, and the spotlight,
this raw and unfiltered odyssey follows Ryan’s radical transformation
—from being fired at the height of his Soaping stardom
to reinventing himself as a legendary pick-up artist and dating guru,
bedding hundreds of women in Las Vegas,
building a global empire as an entrepreneur, author of 70+ books,
YouTube personality, and ultimately rising again
—now as one of the world’s most sought-after lifestyle, dating, and relationship coaches.

It’s not just a story about shoes
—it’s about falling hard, rising harder, and forging a legacy in fire.

Could this be the sport of the century?

Grab your Soaps. Lace up. Get ready to grind.

Or as Ryan would say: “Soap it up, baby!”

A trip down memory lane

Nailed the lingo and feelings of the times. Wish I had a Time Machine to relive those days.