How did Walker get hooked up? It wasn’t immediate, but a little face time works wonders. Anyone can see that he’s a talented skater, but his true gift is interpersonal connection—the main ingredie...
Part of getting on a team is showing that you can be part of a team. Kevin Braun’s presence on Santa Cruz road trips showed that his contribution to the team spirit was (almost) as impressive as h...
We know it may be hard to believe now, but Paul Rodriguez had to send in a sponsor-me tape just like everybody else. This is rarely heard story of P-Rod’s humble beginnings.
From an early age, Arto’s talent and style was undeniable. His path to sponsorship took him all over Europe and the U.S. and—with very little command of the English language—he let his skating do...
Not many skaters can say that one of their stylistic influences was directly responsible for sponsoring them. But this is the case with Cody Cepeda: he let his skating do the talking by sending a...
You don’t have to do airwalk-to-fakies to get sponsored nowadays… but it couldn’t hurt. Dashawn Jordan reminisces about riding for Arizona’s Homicide Skateboards in “How I...
