Neil Blender (born 1963) is an American former professional skateboarder, skate company owner, and artist.
[3] Brad Jackman introduced Blender to Gail Webb, team manager of Powerflex who signed Neil.
Steve Cathey from the G&S amateur skateboarding team appreciated Blender's skating and signed him to G&S.
[3] In 1990 Chris Carter, Mike Hill, and Blender decided to form Alien Workshop, a company based in Dayton, Ohio, at a time when the skateboard industry's core was located in California.
[10] In the 30th Anniversary edition of Transworld Skateboarding, published on December 20, 2011, Blender was number 19 of the 30 most influential skaters of all time.