Now with 8-9000 members DMQ represents some of the most passionate snowboarders out there - guys who collect boards - and 25 is probably an average number of snowboards owned by its members with some having 200 or more. Give a listen top Chuck’s interview as he demonstrates, you don’t have to be a pro, or work in the industry to define yourself as a snowboarder.
Real Talk: This week in snowboarding 11-19-18 with special guest Stan. This week we talk Skolf with Stan, The White Festival in France, Anna Gasser’s triple and much, much more.
Dave Schriber - from the most important marketer in Burton’s history - judging by the legacy that still lives on in the brand - to VP of Global Brand Marketing at a little brand called Nike. In this episode we cover a lot of territory from Burton and before to Nike, NFL licenses, Nike ID, corporate culture in the world’s largest sporting goods brand, how Nike approaches social media marketing and - the future.
Holland won a gold medal in Snowboard Cross at the 2007 Winter X Games XI in Aspen, Colorado. He won another gold medal at the 2008. Nate has won 7 gold medals in the X-games, 5 of which were back to back, creating a new world record for most medals won in a row in Boarder-X. Nate Holland has been paving the way for his sport, competing in races long before it was an official Olympic competition. Nate has competed in the Olympics three times.
Real Talk: This week in snowboarding 10-12-18. Happy Veterans Day. This week, we talk to special guest Austin Smith about riding in Nepal, new movies, and some of our regular segments too.
A senior photographer at Transworld Snowboarding Magazine as well as staff shooter for countless snowboarding brands since first picking up a camera. Andy has been the most published photographer in the snowboard industry since Transworld started keeping track of those stats. He got his start as a sponsored athlete for Nitro Snowboards and pursued progression for years as a professional athlete before moving into the media, publishing the seminal Medium Megazine with legendary art director Jared Eberhardt.
Andrew Hardingham is perhaps most well known for his unorthodox approach to snowboarding. If he's not riding down one the sketchiest lines ever attempted (and survived) by a human, he's unleashing his quick-witted, erratic behavior upon the industry and world at large. In uniqueness, he has no equal. - Nate Deschenes
Real Talk November 5, 2018. This week in snowboarding. This week we look at the Modena World Cup Big Air, Shaun White’s girlfriend, Ross Rebegliati, trivia, November schedule, Beav drinks a beer, and much more.
Mike Bettera got his start as a coach in New Hampshire. He quickly changed over to managing the parks at Loon and Waterville, before moving to Tahoe to work at Snowpark Technologies. With Gunny and Jenn moving on, Mike decided to start his own consulting business, handling many of the same responsibilities as his role with Snowpark Tech. And so, Effective Edge was started - consulting with various park’s around the country as well as hosting the annual summit for terrain park builders.
Todd Hahn got his start in the snowboard industry working as a sales rep. He quickly moved up to team manager ( for the World Industries brand) before becoming an athlete agent, ala Jerry McGuire. While Todd has moved on from being an agent - he now makes wine with business partner Tommy Lee, he has a great perspective on the business of action sports.