Aww man, I can’t believe this is my last blog! Looking back on the past four months at BambooSK8, I can truthfully say that I am incredibly thankful for the opportunity. It’s funny to think how I almost didn’t apply for the internship thinking I was perfectly qualified to start my career; maybe I was, but I’m way more qualified now. Although interning for a skate company may not have any sort of prestigious ring to it, I know all of the hard work and challenging expectations of the internship have really helped strengthen my work ethic. In fact, most of  the tasks I took on during the internship gave me the knowledge and experience to land a job as a Channel Marketing Director for Red Rock Products, Inc (a sporting good distributor out in Anaheim). There is no way I would have qualified for the position I have now without interning for BambooSK8.

Thank you Geoff, Wyatt, Mark, Andrew and Dana for pushing me to reach my potential and giving me the opportunity to work with you guys. Thank you to Andrew, Cat, Geoff, Gerard, Lindsay, and Ryan for always being positive, helpful, and inspiring. Much love – see you guys soon, yeah don’t think I’m not going to track you all down for a reunion of some sort. ha

A special note to the future interns:

Just for the record, Wyatt did say Class 9 was his favorite, so all you other future classes out there… don’t even think about being his favorite… but if you want to try make sure to drink all of his Dr. Pepper, don’t clean up the spilled beer, and DON’T laugh at his jokes! Good luck and take lots of pictures!

CONGRATS CLASS NINE!!

Wuzzzzup Party People!

Here is a re-cap from the Laguna Niguel Skate Park Tour. It was a good time, lots of new BambooSK8 fans!

Here is a sneak-peak of some final designs for the OSF x BambooSK8 Project. We will be deciding on the prizes and winner this week. They all have done a great job! Check out their blog for more pictures: Oasis Skateboard Factory

This week I will be finalizing the Buy.com inventory so purchases can now be made at our website, Buy.com, Amazon, and Eco3P. We also have a bunch of new Sutsu decks up on our site with awesome graphics. Thursday, Dana and I will be meeting with Chris from RunningFish to go over the building of our website so that should be awesome to – should be launched by next blog – stay tuned! Next week is a busy week for us at BambooSK8, Monday we will be at Cal State Fullerton for Earth Day festivities and Lindsay was able to get us more air time on Fox 5 for April 20th. We are really coming down to the wire, with only 2.5 weeks left! Going through my personal reviews I have really seen an improvement and I am so thankful for the opportunity to have interned for BambooSK8 it’s been really fun and rewarding!

Recycled Skateboard decks used as kitchen tiles > check out more cool projects and how to get involved! Art of Board

This week was awesome, Mark Gregson the father of Wyatt Gregson (CEO of BambooBuddy) came in to speak with us on Tuesday about his journey as an entrepreneur, investor, Navy pilot, and much more. He provided us with many resources and great advice for our step into the business world.

After visiting with Mark, Geoff Koboldt (President of BambooSK8) took Ryan, Andrew, and I out to lunch to a tasty burger joint in Encinitas. Following our luncheon we took a ride to one of Geoff’s favorite places (from looking at the pictures – you see why!) – The Golden Lotus Temple.

The smell of the colorful flowers and sea breeze with the quiet meditating grounds and the breath taking views created the most tranquil atmosphere- you couldn’t help but smile to yourself.

After our walk through the garden, we visited the little bookstore which had so many great art, music, and literary pieces. Following the bookstore, we ventured over to a local skate shop to try to meet with the buyer about our skateboards. It was a great learning experience.

The rest of the week I focused on many different tasks. The website is finally coming to a wrap, our Skate Park Tour will start tomorrow April 2, 2011 at Laguna Niguel Skate Park. I am working with a local high school’s Skateboard Club in helping us bring the Skate Park Tour to another location as well as arranging for Geoff to speak at to their students. Overall this week has been busy but very rewarding… I look forward to next week where I will be completing many more tasks and working closer to graduation of Class 9 at BambooSK8!

Irish you a Happy St. Patrick‘s Day!

(Stupid, I know- I’M SORRY!)

I’m really looking forward to attending the Clash @ Clairemont this Saturday!!  I just pray that I feel better- this is not the best week to get sick! So I’m pretty excited because I will be assisting Lindsay with her PR duties – she does an awesome job, so I’m excited to learn some of her tricks! We are also hoping to get some clothing brands on board to help them possibly move into the action sport industry – maybe get them their own special board or something! Next week I should be receiving our photos for the new website, the photographer is really talented, so I’m stoked to see what he has for us! Once we get the images, the rest should just fall into place. This weekend I’ll be juggling a bunch of different things, but one of them is our midterm! Wish us all luck!!

SKATE GREEN!!

Hello there…

Doesn’t that look bomb?! ^

(sorry if your on a diet)

Anyways, on to something more exciting than a dripping ice cream cone! This week is crazy busy! It’s week 8, which means lots of assignments due this week or some may say HALF WAY DONE!

It’s kind of crazy how quickly 8 weeks flies by, I’m really lucky to have found an internship that will actually encourage me to learn and put my hands into a bunch of different projects. I’ve heard of so many internships that pose as one thing, but then basically just require office work out of you with no actual work experience to show for afterward. I know that even at week 8, I’ve gained valuable experience and I’m so thankful for it.

This week I’ve been brainstorming like crazy to find a unique style we can go with for the website. Dana (our graphic designer at BambooSK8/BambooBuddy) and I had a blast sketching out our ideas on the whiteboard. I’m currently putting together a PowerPoint to show Geoff K the direction we chose to take the website. I’m really excited to get the ball rolling, it’s going to take lots of work!

Aside from the website, I’ve been communicating with some of the kids at OSF who have started designing their BambooSK8 decks with an eco-conscious concept.  Here’s a picture of some of their work:

Uhh super RAD! Right?!

Last week, we all got a new batch of Hook’it kids. This group is serious about their sponsorship which is freakin awesome! See what I mean…

avery suarez

Alright, that’s it for now! Next time you hear from me… I’m going to be a twenty – fo! haha

I want that ice cream up top for my birthday!

Hey guys!!

This week was definitely different, Tuesday felt like Friday and now Friday doesn’t even feel like a Friday! Tuesday was Wyatt’s Birthday, so all of BambooSK8 (minus Geoff K, Sick Ryan, and Cat) went out to Bull Tacos for Taco Tuesday. The food was pretty good, but it was a lot of fun bonding with the group. Following Bull Taco, we went back and hung out in Downtown Oceanside; overall, it was a great day! Happy Birthday Wyatt!!

This week I did a lot of studying, EcoIndex provides webinars which give you a bunch of great information about how to use the Index. I spent MANY hours listening and taking notes! We have some kids submit some rough sketches for the OSXBambooSK8 Project up in Toronto, Canada. It was so much fun looking at the artwork and concepts behind each student. Gerard and I are working together to give some feedback to the kids, I’m really excited to see what they have (it’s going to be good!) I’ve continued to contact bands individually for the GWR Compilation, but haven’t heard too much in return which kind of bums me out. On a happy note, Dana and Andrew have been great people to talk to as far as coming up with ideas for the website. There have been some challenges this week on managing my time properly, so I wasn’t able to spend as much time as I wanted on studying for my midterm… hopefully next week will be better!!

P.S. Happy Belated Valentine’s Day!!! <3

I don’t know about you, but I had a  slam-packed-super-adventurous-week!

WARNING! Don’t be too jealous.

Sunday I went out to Carlsbad for the annual Crossroads Trade Show. I’m not going to lie, Lindsay and I were probably the cleanest people there! haha Okay, well in all fairness the weather was nice and warm and some people just sweat easily… We checked out some cool products from Fusion, Element, Vans, etc. Once the tents started to wrap up, a skate competition for best trick took place inside. I had 2nd row baby! These guys were awesome! Check out the video: Crossroads Best Trick – Jan. 2011

This week I started up a few new projects. I will be working on the Green Wash Ritual II Digital Compilation/ Music Project. There are 2 more slots for the compilation. Bands like Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, and The Aggrolites will be on this compilation, so whoever fills in the open slots will get a lot of exposure. The compilation will be available for free if you purchase some BambooSK8 merchandise. WOO HOO! Oh real quick, I’m super stoked because I FINALLY got the inventory up on Amazon! My other project is to find out how much of a carbon footprint BambooSK8 is leaving behind so we can find ways to improve.

I’ve been learning a lot; from procedures to strategies, all of which is super interesting! I’m having a lot of fun!

Thank you for reading, here is a gift of my gratitude!

$5 OFF

Ahhh, your back for more fun and excitement! GREAT!

So this was my first full week at BambooSK8 and I love it! The working environment is both fun and focused. My tasks involve website design, research, and updating our inventory on Amazon.com and Eco3P.com (check it out!). Obviously, it’s a bit overwhelming this week with staying organized and properly managing my tasks at hand. I’m going to be honest, it feels good to use my noggin as much as I have… sounds stupid but I’ve been out of school since August and working at a small board shop, applying for jobs, and hanging out, so needless to say I feel productive and inspired! I have so many ideas just running through my brain with marketing and web design; I can’t wait to see the results. So, I’ve been exposed to this site called Hook’it, man I feel like I’ve been living under a rock! If you don’t know what it is check it out! Here’s a link to our page: http://www.hookit.com/members/bamboosk8/  . I’m stoked to see what our new Eco Tribe members are able to put out there! Shout out to Big Eddie B, that kid is cool! It’s almost Friday and I’m super stoked! This weekend I might be checking out a photo shoot here at the warehouse, so I’m excited to see how that works out. Lovin’ it! I’ll get back to you guys next week with more updates!

Stay tuned!

-Amanda