“Who Else Wants To Skate All Day And Get Paid For It?”

The Entrepreneur and Visionary that brought Skateboarding, Snowboarding and Surfing to China
Joe Eberling has had a passion for board sports his whole life and the entrepreneur is credited for introducing these sports to mainland China. Legend
has it that he stepped off the plan with a skateboard in one hand and a Chinese to English dictionary in the other – only to find that there was no Chinese word for “skateboard”!

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Joe Eberling’s 35 Minute Audio Interview:

• The challenges you need to be prepared for in this industry
• What companies look for in riders they want to sponsor
• How to find untapped action sports markets
• How to get your foot in the door and landing the perfect job

How an IT professional become a Skateboard Company founder
An avid skater as a teenager, Alwyn van Niekerk let go of his passion for skating, ‘grew up’ and spent many years doing a ‘real’ job in the IT field. Recently he fell back in love with skating and decided to take a major risk by co-founding Slip Skate Co, selling high quality, low price skateboards in South Africa. While still in the IT industry, Alwyn is investing more and more into this growing company and has learned a lot from his experiences.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Alwyn van Niekerk’s 37 Minute Audio Interview:

• The risks and rewards of starting your own skate company (or other action sports related business)
• What Slip Skate Co looks for in sponsoring skaters
• Mistakes Alwyn has made that you can avoid to fast-track your success
• How to be financially successful in the action sports industry in a market where skating is still relatively unpopular

How a 12 year old from Kansas City ending up becoming a pro BMX rider, radio host, actor and musician
Rick Thorne is a well known BMX rider who has had a very successful career. A multi-talented individual, Thorne has perfected the art of doing what you love and are good at – and getting paid for it!

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Rick Thorne’s 47 Minute Audio Interview:

• What does a typical day in the life of Rick Thorne look like?
• What is the world of profession freestyle BMX like?
• What are the chances of becoming a sponsored pro BMXer, and how can you maximise your chances of success?
• Important turning points in his career and how you can emulate this.

How a high school teacher became a full time writer for a leading skateboarding website
Steve Cave picked up skating again in his early twenties – not a likely age to start one’s journey as a professional skateboarder. By following his passion and helping others, Steve began writing on a popular Internet website. This skating website became so popular that after years of constantly writing new articles he realized he was earning more money on the Internet than he was in his regular day job (high school teaching).

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Steve Cave’s 50 Minute Audio Interview:

• The full story of how Steve went from a hobbyist to a professional skateboard journalist in a few short years – and how you can too.
• The amazing perks of his job including traveling the globe, receiving tons of free stuff and hanging out with famous skaters (that actually know who he is).
• The opportunities out there for people looking to enjoy a similar lifestyle.
• Ideas, tips and techniques on how you can create your own following.

Pro skater proving that, if done the right way a demo tape does work!
Originally from Ohio, Chad Knight has been skating since a young child. He enjoyed a lot of success as an amateur before moving to Southern California after finishing high school. Chad has since enjoyed a long career while overcoming obstacles along the way including a near career-ending injury in 2001.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Chad Knight’s 34 Minute Audio Interview:

• Should you send out demo tapes, what is the best way to go about it?
• Do all skaters need to move to Southern California if they want to make it as a pro?
• What are the most important things to do to ensure your success in this industry?
• What Chad has learned from his 2001 injury and how he plans to safeguard his skating career.

Former pro skater in the 1980′s and 1990′s, now an international skate park developer
Gregg Witt started his first skate company as a teenager, has years of experience as both an amateur and professional skater, and is now continuing to work in an industry he loves while still being able to skate every day. Gregg has more experience in the industry than almost anyone I’ve spoken to and has learned a lot from the decades. If you want to be a pro skater or work in the action sports industry in some other scope – you definitely need to listen to this exclusive interview.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Gregg Witt’s 60 Minute Audio Interview:

• How the skateboarding world has changed over the past decades and why you need to know about these changes.
• How talented you have to be to be sponsored and other necessary attributes.
• The mistakes many people make and ruin their chances as pro skaters.
• The opportunities out there for people that want to work in the action sports industry.

How to become a pro skater and earn a living doing what you are passionate about
Josh Harmony has been a pro skater for many years now and knows a thing or two about ensuring one’s success in this industry.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Josh Harmony’s 38 Minute Audio Interview:

• The importance of being strategic in sending demo tapes out and marketing yourself to potential sponsors.
• What it’s like to be on a professional skate team, shoot videos and be featured in magazines.
• How to connect with photographers and other industry professionals.
• How to be a successful pro skater without “selling out”.

How a standard 9-5 employee found a dream job working with electric skateboards
Abby, who lives in the UK experienced his first encounter with electric skateboards was when he an a buddy chased down a kid they saw zipping past on a first generation board. Since then Abby has made electric skateboards his day job as a founding member of Rokit Science. He skates to work on them, quality checks them, tests them and organizes demonstrations throughout the UK.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Abby’s 17 Minute Audio Interview:

• What to do when you’re not sure what you want to do for a living.
• What the average work day is like working for an action sports start-up business.
• What Rokit Science looks for in potential new employees or contract jobs.
• The reasons Abby rates his job 10/10 and how you can enjoy what this feels like too.

How an FMX rider turned pro and is living the dream
“Cowboy” Kenny Bartram was into motocross racing growing up in Oklahoma. This eventually led him to pursue the excitement of freestyle motocross. He has had many successes throughout his action sports career and he has also appeared on quite a few TV shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, had roles in feature films and his stunts have also been featured in mulitple music videos. Kenny is also a successful rally car driver.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Cowboy Kenny’s 25 Minute Audio Interview:

• The importance that branding plays in a successful action sports career.
• What Kenny did to get where he is today including action steps for people wanting to follow his footsteps.
• Kenny’s progression into rally car racing along side his FMX career.
• Ways to monetize your career beyond the standard ‘get sponsored’ model.

How a skater living in UK moved to Southern California and turned pro
Brian picked up his first board when he was thirteen. 2 years later, after countless hours skating the streets of Liverpool, England, he was on a plane headed to Southern California to see if he could succeed at professional skateboarding. Brian has had tremendous success over the years as a pro skater but has definitely had his share of low points which he has had to deal with (living the skateboarding dream doesn’t mean you stop facing life’s pressures). Still skating professionally, he has a lot of advice for aspiring skaters out there.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in Brian Sumner’s 35 Minute Audio Interview:

• Key success factors in Brian’s career.
• Concrete steps that you can take to land yourself a pro sponsorship deal.
• Why you don’t want to be like everyone else and how to carve your own identity in the action sports industry.
• Powerful ways he transformed his life and career when his life almost spiraled out of control.

GO PRO: The Definitive Guide On How To Become A Professional Skateboarder (Normally $14.95 – Yours FREE)
Including tips and key advice from Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez, Mark Appleyard and others, this step-by-step guide is an action plan that’ll help you reach your skating dream faster than ever!. If you want to be a pro skater, you need to read this book.

• Where do you start, and how to triple your chances of success?
• How to get sponsored?
• How to raise your profile and get noticed?
• Learn a method used by pro skaters to perform dangerous tricks without fear.
• Up-to-date contact information for over 60 sponsors and pro teams (including addresses, phone numbers and emails).

Skateboard Company Start Up Basics (Normally $12.47 – Yours FREE)
If you’re a skater you’ve probably dreamed of starting your own skateboard company at some point.
Tim Martinez has a lot of experience in this subject and has coached people looking to start their own action sports related companies.
This book is a solid blueprint that’ll allow you to reach the goal of owning a profitable skate company (just as long as you have the dedication and can put in the hard yards). Skateboard Company Start Up Basics is easy to read, yet detailed at the same time. If you want to start your own skateboard company then this is the book for you.