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Off to a fast start!

Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Bamboo decks I am selling at skate shops and skate parks!

We are already into week 4 of the internship! I have to admit that I did not think this internship would be such a big commitment when I signed up for it.  I am finding it is difficult to meet my 20 hour requirement while also working another job.  It is definitely a sacrifice to do something like this without being paid. With that being said, I believe this internship will pay dividends down the road. The things I am learning about business will make me much more marketable when this internship is completed.  Even more importantly, I am learning more about myself. Since I still do not know exactly what I want to do for a career, I like the fact that I am exposed to every area at BambooSk8 from marketing to sales to operations and inventory. I think working a little bit in each of these areas will help me identify what I do like and what I don’t like so I know what to focus on when I get out of here.

Even though we are only interns, we are definitely not treated like interns. We have access to all their information, facilities, etc. from Day 1. We are held accountable for meeting our goals. The office is super cool too. It is a laid back environment but everyone works really hard! Being connected to the warehouse and getting to see all their products helps even further to understand the Bamboo business model.  And finally, a company wouldn’t be anything without good people.  The mentors here are all dedicated to helping us succeed. On top of that, they are fun to hang out with. Since I work in the office on Fridays, I am around when they make their weekend plans so I got a chance to hang out with the crew for pizza and drinks Friday night, good times!

 

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Kick, push, kick push,….coast….

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Hello Hello!!
It is week 4 of this internship and it is flying by. There have been a lot of things to do but it’s totally worth it! I can’t get over how much I have learned so far! I’m still pretty stoked about being an intern! Over the past couple of weeks, I have been doing a lot of PR work for BambooSK8!  We are given goals or commitments to reach per week and let me tell ya, it’s an eye opener! I’m learning to manage my time better and that “the devil is in the details.”   Yet in still, it’s awesome!  I love that I get to spread the word about these products to everyone I see, call and email.  Lately, I’ve been contacting different festivals, eco events and magazines that BambooSK8 can be a part of. Time to represent!! 

Oh! how could I forget the Greenwashed Music Ritual? Curious huh? Well…

The Green Washed Ritual II digital music compilation features 10 amazing artists from around the world who have kindly donated one song each to promote sustainability.  For every purchase on the BambooSK8 website, you will receive via email an access code for all 10 songs upon completion of the shopping cart purchase.  As a bonus, you will also get the 20 songs from the first GWR compilation.  Pretty stellar, right?!?!  I mean, who doesn’t like music?

Show some love for these awesome bands by letting your friends know who you are listening to and purchase the bands music!!

With everything going on, I did steal some time to skate a bit….

      to do some luging? 

 

and sing “With or Without You” by U2 to a lady at work….note the pen microphone! LOL

  She was diggin it!!!

I think overall all of us interns are developing strategies to meet our goals and represent for BambooSK8 in the way should! And we will!! It’ll be really cool to see what the next couple of weeks will bring and what I will learn from this company, my mentors and from the other interns! I’m expecting the best in every situation.

By the way, you want to do your good deed for the day?

“Like” us on FB:   www.facebook.com/BambooSk8

Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/#!/BambooSK8

Check out the Greenwashed music Ritual:    www.bamboosk8.com/misc/music.php

And last but certainly not  least, buy a bamboo board! Save a tree. Skate green!

Thanks in Advance!!

      ~T

 

 

 

 

 

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On a roll!

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Woz up??

We’re now at the end of our first month with Bamboosk8 and lots it’s happening. When I start to think “OK, I’m getting the hang of it” something comes up in my email and a new exciting task is given to us. So far we’ve been put in charge of different sections of the brand with KPI’s that we have to reach weekly forcing us to work hard and come up with new ways to achieve our goals.

Also, this week I’m moving to a new place which makes everything even harder, however I’m very excited to make new friends and spread the word about Bamboosk8. I’ve got some decks coming Down Under soon, so I’ll start skating different spots and get people’s attention with my higher than usual ollies thanks to the greater pop that comes from the bamboo!

Have you ever had to move house? How was it? leave a comment if you want.

On top of that, this week I also lost a friend and it’s been hard to keep positive and keep going through such a hard time. Shaun was a good friend of mine and I’ll miss him, but what I’ll miss more is having a chat everyday about the surf or having a beer on the veranda, while another plane was passing by in order to land. You would have never thought he was ill, apart from rare occasions and he was always laughing. Anyway, that’s a picture of him and I will always remember him as a friend that never asked anything in return for his friendship.

Did you loose anyone in your life? how did you cope? leave a comment if you want.

In the end, it’s been a hectic month, but I’m leraning so much that it cannot be put in text here. I’m in a team working on Facebook (go and LIKE the page if you haven’t yet at http://www.facebook.com/BambooSk8),  we’re working with athletes and followers on Hook it (http://www.hookit.com/brands/bamboosk8/)  and we’ve been learning about how to work in a team, about cash flows, income statements and more.

This internship is a massive learning curve for me and everyone else, I hope you get inspired by our stories and you will apply as well for future internships in your way to get work experience in the action sport industry and to help people learn about the environment buying sustainable brands.

Talk to you soon
Gabe

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BambooSK8 on the Brain

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Hello from Wisconsin!

I am happy to say that I am part of the 12th class of interns and the first class with out-of-state interns! I am currently living in Menomonie, WI and going to school at the University of Wisconsin- Stout. I am majoring in Retail Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Buying and Product Development, a minor in Business Administration and an emphasis in Apparel Design.

I am going to be very busy these next couple months. Along with this wonderful internship, I have a job with the productions club at my school. I am the Special Events Coordinator. This means I am in charge of bringing a bigger name artist to the Stout campus. In the past we have brought Atmosphere, Ingrid Michaelson, and Motion City Soundtrack. I have a passion for music, art, fashion, and the action sport industry.

I am excited to see all the doors that BambooSK8 will open and all that I will achieve. I am so happy to be part of this BambooSK8 team. I have NEVER worked with such driven people and I am already learning so much. I have BambooSK8 on the brain all the time now and it’s great. Menomonie, WI is pretty far from Oceanside, CA (2021.76 miles), but it is amazing how close the Internet can bring us together. I will be taking Wisconsin by storm and looking to get BambooSK8 all over the state!

 

 

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Hello there!!

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Hi!! My name is Tameka or you can call me Meka. I am part of the first ever “out of state” internship cycle with BambooSK8!!! I’m stoked on it, can you tell? I grew up in San Diego and in Illinois and ride a longboard most every day that I can. (I had a military mom) I will be interning from the great snowy state of Illinois! Wait, I forgot cold, too. First and foremost, I am honored to have been chosen to be a part of such a fantastic company. Before, I ever thought about applying for the internship, I fell in love with the company, its beliefs and goals. There isn’t another company like BambooSK8. They are without a doubt changing the way people look at this industry one bamboo cane at a time. I’m thrilled because I, too, believe in this company.
After I read : “According to the Science Channel (January 2008, Episode 7 – “Invention Nation”), skateboarding has replaced flooring as the #1 contributor to deforestation of maple trees in North America,” I knew I wanted to become involved with BambooSK8, not only, to promote and amazing eco-friendly product but to help educate others on the benefits of bamboo.
This internship marks the beginning of a new year and a new chapter. (How cliché right?) It’s the golden ticket that opens the door to the world of bamboo and the action sports industry. Normally, I am involved with the event coordinating or starting up skateboard ministries. I feel that to become a well rounded intern or employee, I would need to know more about business. I am interested in furthering this knowledge from marketing and/or public relations stand point and learn how a company successfully operates to sustain longevity. My goals during this internship is to become a sponge and soak up everything that I will be taught to gain a better business sense and obtain an event operations or marketing career within the action sports industry. I am looking forward to the next couple months, the people I will meet and the things that I will learn!!
Have a good one,
~Meka

( When its dangerously cold out…too cold to skate or even snowboard, you have to keep yourself busy right?)

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Big Things

Friday, January 21st, 2011

As you can see, there’s a lot of activity on the intern blog lately, and that is only a small taste compared to the action that’s been happening in the office.  There are so many big things being worked on, the Interns and I have decided to purchase one of these for the office,

so that we can utilize every available moment of the day.

Like many people these days, my success in the recent job market has been less than ideal.  As a result, I chose to utilize my down time to improve my resume and make myself standout more to potential employers.  In my quest to accomplish that, I stumbled upon the opening at Bamboosk8.  At the interview, it was obvious that the internship was going to be much more than making copies and fetching coffee.  The program has been methodically organized and tailored for developing us into a goal oriented, proactive, and forward thinking, business weapon.

In a true eco-friendly business, “closing the loop” is a critical step in maximizing value and sustainability.  From this internship, I expect to take away a clear understanding of how to close the loop of communication between all of the departments in a business (sales, pr, manufacturing, marketing, etc.).  That is, how to effectively communicate the important information through each department and back again, to derive progress within the industry.

There is going to be a lot of hard work ahead, but I’m looking forward to the perks as well.  After all, this is a skateboard company; if we’re not having fun, then we’re doing something wrong.

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X-Game-in-it

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

The X-Games were sick this year. Lots of sweet one footed skate nollie nose grabs. The Staples Center smelled like gas from all the dirt bikes that were going brrrrrrrrr!!!!! When it came time for the big air comp I was ready. We had great seats, and as Bob Burnquist flew through the air I was sure he would hit his head on the score board thingy……so close. It was a great time and fun was had by all. BambooSk8 will always be at the best skate events and look for our Zine dropping knowlege on the internet and your local BambooSk8 dealer.

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Some intern updates

Friday, August 7th, 2009

As of August 2009, we are pleased to have hired Mark Olson, one of our interns who has spent almost 9 months of interning and then leading the intern class.  By being persistent, learning from his mistakes, being positive, getting results, and a few other quality traits, Mark earned himself a spot when the opportunity arose.  Timing + opportunity + hard work is what paid off.  Despite the fact that we had over 50 resumes for the position, hiring internally is what made sense for us, and all the more reason why we do the internship program; to grow talent.  As our company grows, we hope to continue this tradition.

Another former intern from class 3, Greg, is now working for us heading up our longboard business.  We expect great things from Greg!!

Also, yesterday, we had lunch with a former intern Kenny from the first internship.  Kenny is now helping our old friend Donald at Dark Horse Distribution (Grind King, Termite, Dogtown) with operations, as well as venturing into some new technological things.

Our former intern Krystie who was hired at Fox after our internship is kicking butt over there, and still finding time to help us with various graphical items.  We can’t say enough good things about her!!

Once the market picks back up, we are hoping to see more of our interns find jobs within the industry.  At the same time, some interns find that action sports just isn’t for them… or that they thought they wanted to do sales, but realize they dont… it’s all a part of the process of self growth.

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ChristieS

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Wuts Up guys!

I’m Christie one of the new intern for BambooSk8. A little about me I am Colombian and I was raised in San Diego, CA my whole life. I currently go to school at The Art Institute of California, San Diego. I graduate at the end of this summer with a Bachelors of Science in Fashion Marketing and Management.  My biggest passions are photography, art, and traveling. Growing up in SoCal has allowed me to be surrounded by surfers, skaters, and snowboarders which inspired me to get into the action sports industry.  As an intern at BambooSk8 I have been able to work and multiple projects while interacting one on one with skaters through networking sites.  I look forward to learning more about the skater’s lifestyle and being a part of crazy events throughout the summer such as Go Skate Boarding Day, ASR, and more!

Christie

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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

yo dudes,

So I’m Kennen (a.k.a. kage, kbear, conan, rage, etc…).  I started as an intern here at BambooSK8 about a month ago.  I went to school in Ithaca, NY – the craziest hippie town around, think San Francisco but with happy hippies.  Got my bachelors in fiber science from Cornell in January and moved straight back home to Orange County.  Ithaca was awesome but it was way cold!  I thought I was gonna get a job right of college no problem, but the economy thought otherwise.  It’s cool though, this internship has been pretty sick.  I’ve been able to do way more as an intern here than I would have as an employee at any major company.  Right now I’m working on the textile side of bamboo and have a couple projects in the works.  I’m pretty stoked for this weekend, we got Go SK8 Day on Sunday – I’ll be wandering around various skate parks in Orange – and I plan to get a tech package done for my first bamboo product!  More about that next time though…peace

kage

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GETTING INTO THE ACTION SPORTS INDUSTRY

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

I grew up in the Midwest and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to come out to the west coast for college.  Similar to a lot of you out there, I graduated from college excited to start making some money, however not really sure how I was going to do that.  I went on to try many different career paths in the past two years since graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing.    The variety of marketing and sales jobs I have tried range from Enterprise Rent-a-car to selling car wax at gas stations on only commission.

 

After all my experiences I have found the industry I want to build my career in, yet have struggled to find a way into.  BambooSK8 has given me a great opportunity to get my foot in the door of the action sports industry, while being apart of a company making a difference in the industry.  The atmosphere and working environment is unlike any other I’ve been around, the fun and determined leaders who are great teachers and are always there to help.  To be able to have peers in the internship program to team up with and learn from is a great asset. 

 

One of the great experiences I have been apart of is representing BambooSK8 at a skateboarding contest called Battle on the Bay in Coronado.  We helped sponsor by donating our 100% bamboo skateboard decks to give out as prizes.  It was great to see all the young skaters excited about our bamboo decks!

 

Mark

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