Profiles

Sabre's Christopher Friel

Catching Up With: Sabre’s Christopher Friel On Launching New Category

We talked with Sabre’s VP and Brand Manager to find out how he’s adjusting to his new role at the company, the brand’s goggle launch at SIA in Denver, and what initiatives the brand has planned in the near future.

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Boulanger is in the Exposure-Meter driver's seat as the race heats up.

Annie Boulanger Takes The Exposure-Meter Reins

Catch up with big mountain riding’s leading lady Annie Boulanger who has just claimed the top spot in the Snow Exposure-Meter race on the EM, women’s snowboarding, and working with Nike Snowboarding.

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Executive Insight: Burton’s Laurent Potdevin

We caught up with Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin to discuss the brand’s involvement in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and how he sees the Games furthering the sport and helping grow the industry.

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Catching Up With: Finnish Snowboarder Antti Autti On New Nidecker Deal

Autti discusses his new deal with Nidecker to create a line of boards, his reasoning behind the launch, pricing and distribution and where he sees the industry headed.

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Mike Rogers, Grind For Life

Mike Rogers Explains Grind For Life Organization

TransWorld Business caught up with Mike Rogers, founder of the Grind For Life organization, to talk to him about his mission to provide financial assistance to cancer patients and their families. Watch the video interview.

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Mike Carter, Skullcandy

Electric Co-Founder Mike Carter Discusses New Role At Skullcandy

As the new VP of Global Marketing, Mike Carter plans to help strengthen the brand’s partnerships with core retailers and will be heading up the development of its new offices in San Clemente, California. Read the full interview here.

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Surfrider Gala Raises $150K To Protect Oceans

Surfrider Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Gala, held Friday, Oct. 9th in Los Angeles, attracted more than 650 attendees and honored special guests Incubus, Pearl Jam and actor David Chokachi. The event raised more than $150,000 towards protecting the world’s oceans and beaches.

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Catching Up With: San Francisco Surf Shaper Thomas Meyerhofffer

Thomas Meyerhoffer’s unconventional board designs have attracted attention across the globe. In this interview, Meyerhoffer discusses his designs and his plans for the future.

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Brand Profile: Crooked Jaw

Regardless of your stance on the issue, the lines between action sports and MMA continue to blur. Born five years ago on Long Island, Crooked Jaw Fashions launched as a skate, surf, snow, and MMA focused streetwear brand. We caught up with Co-founder Craig French to learn more about the brand and his take on the future of the cloudy line between MMA and action sports.

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Pat Conlon. Photo: Giovanni Reda

Catching Up With: Pat Conlon

Pat Conlon is a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades and in TW Biz’s opinion a master of all. Conlon is the current owner of Epstein’s Bar and the unofficial cultural attaché of the skate/surf world in New York City.

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