Posts Tagged ‘bamboosk8’
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
I can’t believe it’s already week three. I know this summer is going to fly by and it’s really bittersweet. I’m excited to see what else this internship at Bamboo has to offer, but it also means that I’ll be clinging on to the summer long after it’s over. My spring semester only ended last week so I didn’t have any time between finals ending and starting work at Bamboo to enjoy some time off, so getting out of the office to go down to San Diego for our first two skatepark visits was a nice compromise. I’ve never been that far south so it was great to see a cool new area of California. I will definitely be going back to SD soon to really check out the city.
Back in Oceanside, it’s hard to stay away from the beach when it’s always in sight. Hopefully I will get a longboard soon and finally learn to surf, but until then I’ve been enjoying the perfect California summer just laying out in the sun. The view certainly never gets old:
Tags: action sports, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, intern, internship, ocean beach, San Diego, skate bamboo, Summer
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Friday, May 17th, 2013
Bambooskies! Hello, we are now at the end of week 2and my my my things have been Bambooming (see what I did there?)…Bad joke. One thing for sure is that I feel a tad bit less stressed than the previous week, however I’m sure that will change soon enough!
This week I feel like I’m starting to get on the right track and ‘skate’ around easier through all of the files that we deal with on a daily basis here at Bamboo. Since I am part of the marketing team, I have also gotten the opportunity to design some things to post which is always exciting when you get over 100 ‘likes’ on something that you made, which also benefits everyone else as well! Week 2 moving on, I have also came to terms with living on Pacific Time when I’m living in Ohio…Crazy I know.
During week 2, I learned about a very important aspect in business called Lean Six Sigma. When Geoff mentioned this approach, I honestly had no idea what he was talking about. After our chat, I decided to learn more about this Six Sigmajigger he mentioned, and this is what I learned.
Lean Six Sigma:
When we talk about getting lean it is usually in regards to losing excess weight and strengthening a new body that is lighter and capable of doing more in an efficient way. The same principle applies when Lean Six Sigma methods are applied to business operations in the area of business management strategies. Simply put, this process is all about cost reduction and increased profits.
“A management approach for problem solving and process improvement based on a combination of the different tools of Six Sigma Manufacturing.”
Lean Goals
- Lean focuses on eliminating waste from processes and increasing process speed by focusing on what customers actually consider quality, and working back from that.
Six Sigma Goals
- Six Sigma aims to eliminate process variation and make process improvements based on the customer definition of quality, and by measuring process performance and process change effects.
5s
- Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain
Anyhow, I can’t wait for the next few weeks to come by so I can continue learning and also soon enough get a deck or two sent to me here in Ohio, so I can officially go out into the world and spread the Bamboo pride with an actual board!
Until week 3 guys!
-Bri.
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, 5s, bamboo, bamboosk8, California, decks, glasses, lean six sigma, longboard, Ohio, pacific time, panda, week 2
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Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Hey I’m Marina. I was born in Jamaica and went to school in the Cayman Islands for ten years. When I was choosing where to go to university, I wanted to experience something completely different, but warm weather and the ocean were things I couldn’t leave behind. Growing up in the Caribbean, anything under 75 degrees is sweater weather, so anywhere with snow was out. I had never been to the west coast before, but LA seemed like it would have everything I was looking for. I moved three years ago to start at USC and could not be happier with the choice I made.
I’m studying marketing at USC and I’m looking forward to getting real word experience during this internship. Plus the Bamboo office is only a few blocks from the beach.. what could be better?!
Bamboo – Rootical Boom
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, action sports, Bamboo Buddy, bamboosk8, internship, longboarding, marketing, Summer
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Friday, May 10th, 2013
This is just the beginning of an amazing experience, and I am beyond stoked to be a part of the class 16 group of interns…however; instead of being in California with most of my class, I am stuck in Ohio working remotely. My plans are still up in the air for now of when I will be moving out to California, but I am hoping it is as soon as possible. In the meantime, I am currently in my last quarter of school and will graduate from The Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati in June with a BA in fashion marketing and management. Wait, back up…fashion? Yes, I have always had a love for fashion, music, art, and culture, but I have also found my real niche in activewear and my calling in action sports. In high school I started wakeboarding and soon enough, snowboarding, which has lead me here as an intern with Bamboo Skateboards!
I found this internship on an up and coming action sports careers website called Super Rad. Three weeks before I became an intern for Bamboo, I was constantly staying up until 3a.m. researching job posts because 1. I am a very determined person, and 2. I want to be in the action sports industry…like, yesterday.
So anyways, I found Bamboo’s internship post and I was automatically pumped after researching and learning more about the company. This program is literally one-of-a-kind. The in-depth experience, the culture, and the knowledge that we are going to gain from this is unreal! I am looking forward to learning more about the industry so I can take as much as possible with me into the real world.
Today, we are slowly coming towards the end of the first week and it has been a crazy ride so far. There is so much information to take in and keep up with, but one thing is for sure. I have met (not technically ‘met’, but you know what I mean) so many awesome people and have learned some valuable life
lessons. I am so grateful to be a part of this experience and I am excited to see what is next for Bamboo Skateboards, our class, and to be able to look back and see how much I have grown as a person after this!
“Today is the start of a new adventure. New challenges to face, new memories to make, and new obstacles to overcome.” -Nishan Panwar
-Bri.
Check out this song that’s going to keep me motivated to move out West!
California
Late night wake sess.
Tags: action sports, Adventure, bamboo, bamboosk8, California, eco-friendly, experience, fashion, fun, green, intern, internship, Life, management, marketing, Obstacles, oceanside, Ohio, sales, skate, skateboarding, snowboarding, Summer, Wakeboarding, Week1
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013
It’s amazing how things change especially once college is over. You graduate, receive that hard earned degree and enter into the world of competition and self actualization. It’s pretty exciting, but also scary not knowing what exactly comes next. Luckily for our generation, we can browse through the internet searching tirelessly for new jobs, internships, or figure out what’s next without having to leave the keyboard. With the huge inventory of jobs and opportunities that I saw, it was hard to be qualified or they weren’t up my alley, meaning they seemed to take advantage of free labor. Then one day something popped up about an internship for a skateboard company called Bamboo Skateboards. And get this, IT ACTUALLY HAD DETAILS AND PAST INTERN FEEDBACK! In that action sports industry it’s really hard to find quality entry level jobs or internships. Bamboo Skateboards rose way above many of the other internships in that it had passionate feedback. It’s only the first week, but I can already tell this internship will really prove to be a mentorship and facilitate personal growth with an emphasis in professional development. I’m so excited for this opportunity, and can’t wait to get to sunny San Diego!!
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, action sports, bamboo, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, intern, internship
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
I cannot wait to see what happens after completing this internship. By remaining focusing on what is needed to accomplish today’s goals, I have a clear vision what will need to happen to achieve the employment desired in the action sports industry. It has been a constant feat to balance my current employment, this internship, and my social life all at once. Having completed this internship will allow me to focus purely on acquiring the employment opportunities I desire and less on balancing the many other requirements others have for me.
One thing will always remain certain in life, if you want something you have to go out and get it for yourself. This internship has taught me that you must be willing to make sacrifices, do whatever it takes to keep moving forward, and push until you reach your goals. It may seem hard at times to keep all this up month after month, week after week, day after day, but this is a proven the recipe for success. By staying driven day in and out, no matter the circumstances I remain in a commitment that many others have not been able to meet. It is a great lesson about running a prosperous business; no matter what the daily circumstances may be, it is important to stay focused on moving towards the goals.
As this journey comes towards an end, I have acquired some very useful information and lessons that will carry on with me in my new employment, new experiences, and new life challenges. Every tribulation that is faced today prepares me for the future, and how situations are handled today dictates how well I can control the outcome of future circumstances.
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, action sports, bamboo, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, commitments, eco-friendly, events, facebook, focused, goals, Hookit, intern, interns, internship, longboarding, longboards, marketing, public relations, San Diego, sk8, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skateboards, sustainability, twitter
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Sunday, April 7th, 2013
With summer approaching quickly, more and more I find myself near the water and in less clothing. But before days are spent in board shorts and flip flops there are some much needed skateboard trips! Last weekend’s event stirred a new desire to be on the road scouting skate spots and parks. I was fortunate enough to find myself amongst some very inspiring talented skateboarders and enthusiastic spectators. Last Saturday the Carmel Valley skate park hosted the “I ride, I recycle” skateboard contest. Let me begin by stating there was much more to see than just a few power slides and wheelies. I was not only impressed by the caliber of riding, but the diversity of athletes. Not only were competitors of many ability levels, but they were of different sexes, age groups, and skateboarding styles. There was a little bit of everything at this event; it seemed as though even skateboarders that were not in the sanctioned competition were having fun skating in their own competitive contest. At any given time I would look around and see others not only having a great time, but having support from others doing it. It makes me remember weekends when mom would take me to the skate park. Ma didn’t know anything about skateboarding, so I never listened to her tips, you know stupid comments like “keep your head up, or “make sure to keep my feet above the metal thingy’s” it never failed that in less than 10 minutes an older skater would roll up and say “Keep your head up dude”, or “Yo bro, keep your feet over the trucks!”. Somehow it sunk more when he said it; he was a peer and was understanding. this skateboard event reminded me of All the things that I long for…skate trips to rad parks, skateboarding with a diverse group of athletes, the inspiration from complete strangers that know what they are talking about and a little bit of summer to top it off.
JEB
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, action sports, bamboo, Bamboo Buddy, bamboo skateboards, bamboobuddy, bamboosk8, carmel valley, contest, del mar, eco, eco-friendly, events, facebook, fun, green, Hookit, i recycle, i ride, intern, interns, internship, marketing, pr, public relations, sales, San Diego, sk8, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skateboards, Sunny, sustainability
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Thursday, March 28th, 2013
So this last weekend I got to represent Bamboo Skateboards at “Greenfest” which was presented by SDSU’s Associated Students and SDSU’s Enviro-Business Society. It was a weeklong schedule of events which encourage, celebrate, and advocate sustainability and diversity. The purpose of GreenFest was to engage the campus community through social and interactive programs in an effort to educate them on the important of living a sustainable lifestyle and to promote sustainable practices.
Engaging with the students and staff alike, it was evident that SDSU is a campus that is at the forefront of living sustainably. Every vendor that was present was making steps towards revealing ways to improve lifestyle while doing a part of preserving the future. It was not only a great event, but a great venue. For anyone that has not been to the SDSU campus I would recommend visiting for the simple fact of viewing great architecture in a stunning setting. Awesome art, design, and scenery coupled along with great weather and many like-minded students, sets the tone for becoming educated in both general studies and sustainability at a SDSU a synch. It is no wonder this is a preferred University amongst many students living in Southern California.
While working this event, I informed others about business practices that will not only generate business for Bamboo skateboards, but healthier consumer decisions on what products leave less of an impact on future generations. Overall, I would say that this was a great success for Bamboo Skateboards and other products/services that promote sustainability!
JEB
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, action sports, bamboo, Bamboo Buddy, bamboo skateboards, bamboobuddy, bamboosk8, eco, eco-friendly, events, facebook, fun, green, Hookit, intern, interns, internship, jeb, longboarding, longboards, marketing, pr, public relations, sales, San Diego, sdsu, sdsu greenfest, sk8, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skateboards, sustainability
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Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Just wanted to say huge shout out to my friends that are on tour!
The band is called Minor birds and they are on a 2-3 month tour with another great artist named Kat Jones. Thanks to Mark in the marketing and sales department, they are riding new Bamboo Skateboards in somewhere around 30 states of the United States of good ‘ol America! After the bands tour had a stop in the San Diego area, Bamboo skateboards had the pleasure of hosting them to a few hours at the warehouse, showing them what it’s like to run a great skateboard company while they showed us what it’s like to run some great instruments! Please follow them on their journey across the great states, and make sure to support their valiant effort to support Bamboo skateboards and methods of sustainability through great music and art in any way that you can!
Thanks so much Joel, Chelsea, and Kat Jones for making the stop to see an old friend. Love you guys and your wonderful musical capabilities!!
Keep reppin the BOO and make us proud out there!
Jeb
Tags: @minor_birds, #Bambooskateboards, bamboo, Bamboo Buddy, bamboo skateboards, bamboobuddy, bamboosk8, eco-friendly, events, facebook, green movement, Hookit, intern, Kat jones, longboarding, longboards, marketing, public relations, San Diego, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skateboards, sustainability, twitter
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Friday, March 15th, 2013
While it seems it’s been a lifetime, this internship has only been around 9 weeks since the commencement. What is most important for me is to understand I am past the halfway threshold. As we are coming towards the end of the internship, time will begin to slip through my hands and it will all be over before I know it. After taking the midterm, it seems as though all other work seems much simpler. It was not material that I have reviewed often, but it was very important information for anyone looking to understand and advance as a business owner.
Equidistant through the internship marks a good point to begin a new approach. From this point onward, I am dedicated to learn as much as possible from this internship using every aspect of running a action sports business. By asking many questions from all angles, this company will become more and more transparent in how it functions and operates. It is important to keep a focus on exactly what is expected from my position as an intern, but inquiring about other facets of the company can do nothing more than benefit myself, and ultimately the company in a healthier way.
I welcome the second half of this internship with open arms, and cannot wait for the opportunity to show what I have learned thus far about how to make a business thrive in such a saturated and difficult market. By using a very fine tuned set of tools, there is a way to compete with the ever evolving market of progressive brands out there. It is merely figuring out what tool is appropriate for the job at hand. This is my opportunity to show that my sets of tools are ready to be used! ]
Jeb
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Friday, March 8th, 2013
Have you even been stuck on rocky embankment, and the only way to get to safety was to climb through thorn bushes? Have you even been caught unexpectedly in a snowstorm without a jacket and had to walk 2 miles to warmth? There are times in life that you just have to sack up and provide results.
For me, this week’s schedule felt like one of those moments. Having only a very limited number of hours in a day makes it difficult to find even time to sleep. While I used to plan out my days in hours, planning now comes in durations of minutes and seconds. Time management is possibly the most important thing that this internship has taught me. By sacking up and waking up every weekday at 5am and moving nonstop until approximately around 11pm.
At times similar to that of being caught in a snowstorm or stranded on a ledge embankment, autopilot takes over and you do what is only absolutely necessary at the time. While this is a skill I have recently acquired, it is one that should have been practiced many times before. One can say that my situation is much like being stuck on a ledge outcropping without a rope or in a snowstorm without a jacket. The morale of the story is to do whatever it takes to get through the situation and make sure to be better prepared next time.
Tags: #Bambooskateboards, action sports, bamboo, Bamboo Buddy, bamboo skateboards, bamboobuddy, bamboosk8, contest, eco-friendly, events, facebook, green, Hookit, intern, interns, internship, marketing, midterm, San Diego, sk8, skate, skateboarding, skateboards, sustainability, twitter
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
This weekend I took a trip up to Big Bear with my girlfriend and some friends. We got up at the crack of dawn to hit the slopes early before the slush appeared. There was a ski competition going on and all the competitors went hard whether they wiped out or hit a solid trick. I have to admit I did my fair share of wiping out as well, and I have the bruises to prove it. I noticed all the stickers on the poles of the lifts and threw a couple Bamboo stickers up there. Tryin’ to rep da Boo! Bamboo should burst onto the snow scene pretty soon because who couldn’t use a little extra POP when they’re hitting up the park and popping off fatty kickers? Everyone needs some HUGE air so they can do some sicky gnar gnar tricks like a double mctwist nose butter 360 triple cork reverse switch to fakie…what?
Tags: bamboo skateboards, bamboo snowboarding, bamboosk8, bigbear, skiordie, snowboarding
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
What’s up Boo crew!
I just got back from a super fun trip up north. I little weekend getaway with two of my good friends. We decided to head north for some waves and meet up with some buddies who go to school up north as well. We definitely scored some waves, especially at the lane! Not only that though we had some wild nights in Santa Barbara…the evidence from that night has been burned haha but the memories will stick around.
The local skate scene is pretty rad up there as well. It seems like everyone owns a cruiser and pushes around. I made a few connections and have stayed in contact with some people and hopefully will be able to ship some boards their way. here’s a couple pics of the lane and some other beaches up north.
I have also had a solid week for sales. I sold 3 decks and a longboard. But what you should all be looking out for is the penny boards. Those things are hot off the press and looking for some shredding!
Tags: #hashtaglol, #skateupnorth, #teampower #bamboosk8 #skating #stressedout #cantwait for the followingweeks #loveinmyinternship, bamboo sk8 skate skateboard wheel bearing truck shop rip ripping, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, skateboarding, thelane
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
It’s week 3 and the internship has already flown by! Being part of the marketing team and always looking for new pictures, I decided to explore and get my own shots in Japan Town, Los Angeles. It was awesome crusin’ around and seeing awesome graffiti, bridge views, metro rides, experimenting with a camera, and good eats. What better way to spend my day? This is one reason why this internship has been awesome. By being able to see all the departments work within the company, you get to be a lot more hands on and learn from multiple people.
But back to J-town. Everyone should definitely stay tuned after our editing and check out some of the shots we were able to get on our social media pages: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. (Also, if you’ve got a shot you think should be featured on our sites, tag us and you could be!) J-town offered so many great shots like full wall murals and colorful lettering. We also stumbled across an awesome rotating sushi bar that I think Boodha, the Panda, would love. Probably misses the home-like food. After spending a day out exploring for cool shots I am excited to go with other interns and get some more promo shots, possibly at the beach?
Excited to go into week 4 and see what awesome ideas, events, and people I’ll meet. Stay tuned 
Tags: bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, Beginner Photographer, intern, Japan Town, Los Angeles, panda
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
My name is Andrew and I’m a part of Intern Class 15 here at Bamboo Skateboards. I’m super pumped to be a part of this program. I only started working here last week and I can already tell this isn’t your run-of-the-mill internship. Rather than running errands, or doing the same menial tasks over and over, they had us hit the ground running. It’s refreshing (and to be honest, a little scary) to be given so much responsibility right from the get-go. The program feels a lot more like a graduate-level class than an internship, which is pretty cool. I’m hoping I can learn as much as possible about marketing and the action sports industry over these next few months.
When I’m not working on this internship, I work as a sailing instructor in the Bay Area. While it’s a pretty sweet gig, I’m not looking to make a career out of it. I’ve already reached the ceiling of what’s possible in that realm and I’m looking to obtain a job which I find more rewarding. I’ve always had a passion for action sports and that’s what drew me to Bamboo Skateboards in the first place. Hopefully, I can turn the skills and knowledge I learn here into a full time job within the action sports industry.
In my free time you can usually find me outdoors. I love skiing and snowboarding, surfing, and I even try to skate a little from time to time. Other activities I enjoy are camping, hiking, cooking, playing music and exploring San Francisco. Anyway, that’s enough about me as I have plenty to do getting ready for our team’s first Skype call and finishing all of this week assignments.
I’ll update you each week on what’s going on during my internship and hopefully I can share some triumphs, struggles and lessons I learn along the way.
Catch you next week!
-Andrew
Tags: bamboo, bamboosk8, intern, san francisco, skateboards
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Well our intern class officially graduated a few weeks ago but due to an overwhelming amount of applications I have been sending out it seems that I forgot to write a final blog.
The last 4 months have been such an amazing experience for me not just educationally but I came out of it with some amazing new friends and incredible memories. Whether in the office or out of the office Class 14 tore it up and enjoyed every moment we could. I know I personally learned a lot about time management, the intracies of business accounting (I know there is still a ton to learn but personally I will probably avoid the nitty gritty of it) and a ton of new tactics for social marketing. I must say though the biggest of them all is that I learned just how much I like about combining my love for creativity with my skills with lots and lots of data. Marketing, PR and Sales all utilize so many unique creative approaches that when we are in the trenches working through we forget that all these approaches have tons upon tons of data backing them up and if they don’t already we should start tracking it in order to show how effective our new idea truly was.
Other than knowledge learned and good times the internship did serve a nice little beating to my outside life. There were definitely days where I found myself working late into the night on a project for the company completely blowing through plans I had made with friends and on the flip side I had family events that came up last minute that I could not miss making it so that I missed an important company event. I realized quickly though that finding this balance between internship and life was never going to be perfect but thankfully I pulled from my experience of working a more than full time job to give me a good start and the rest I had to fake it until i made it work. Moving on though I feel like I was able to get a pretty good balance of life and work combined with an enourmoss amount of growth.
That all being said I am really going to miss all the days working in the intern cave, pounding our heads to try and figure out ways to complete our projects, followed by a must needed few drinks later that night as a group. Since I am still working on eCommerce and warehouse stuff for Bamboo I still get to see all of the staff so I don’t miss them quite yet but I know once I move on from Bamboo Skateboards I will miss this office a ton.
What is next you may ask and well its pretty simple, scour malakye.com for all companies’ postings, in fact resumes are already being sent to every company with an opening that I feel I could excel at. Fingers crossed that I make the cut and am able to show off my interviewing skills!!
As I close this post and say farewell I have to thank Mark, Jackie, Geoff, Wyatt and all the other Interns (Alex, Sean, Jonathan and Ashley) for making these last 4 months ones that I will never forget!
Tags: action sports, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, goodbye, intern, interns, internship, malakye, marketing, panda, San Diego, skateboarding, skateboards
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Sunday, November 25th, 2012
This internship continues to challenge me all the time. But, there are always some good things that come from pushing yourself. I am now starting to see some of my efforts in sales and PR come to life. The relationships and discussions are in their beginning phases, but I feel like something positive can really come from this. I have been talking with someone from Clutter Magazine, trying to get a PR piece together and get them some of our decks with Clutter graphics on them. I am working with someone who wants to film a video segment with Truth Hurts riders on Bamboo Skateboards. And, the legendary surf shaper, Greg Noll, has a shop in San Clemente that says they would be interested in getting some Greg Noll art on our boards and throw a promo party for the decks. Anyways, I’m just trying to make some stuff happen and it feels good to see some positive outcomes.
While all is moving forward in the PR and sales areas, my points are seriously hurting. I think the biggest challenge for me is just trying to juggle working at my restaurant job, this internship and all my own personal errands. I also find that the 20 hours minimum of straight tasks is a lot of work. Again, my points are my biggest roadblock right now, and as stated above I am really working on my sales and PR to try and bring my points back in the game. I just hope its not too late. That is another challenge, in most companies I believe there is a 90 period where new employees are expected to be training and learning about the company. With this program, you really need to get things rolling at a much more accelerated rate.
Tags: action sports, bamboo, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, chalenge, clutter, eco-friendly, facebook, fun, greg, intern, internship, magazine, noll, pr, press, skate, skateboarding, skateboards
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Friday, November 23rd, 2012
Why Heeeeeelllloooooooooo! I am back! So here is the 411 on what is happening at Bamboo Skateboards so far. We were apart of an Eco fashion show this last week and it was a blast. All the interns, minus Jonathan, went. We all had so much fun and got to bond as well. We all got to see what it was like to be behind the scenes at a fashion show. We got to see what wardrobe and make up was like (behind the scenes), as well as what it takes to produce a fashion show. It was overall a really cool experience and I am so stoke that I got to be apart of it.
We had our final this last Monday and it was not to bad. I completely ran out of time but that was poor strategy on my part. Anyway, I am stoked that it is done! The mid term and final have taught me a lot. I never knew how to do cash flow statements or income statements until I was tested on them. This whole mid term/ final experience will be a great resume builder. Even though it was tough I learned a lot.
We are making moves with hook it! Thane and I really got the team going on new ideas and what we need to do to make the process more efficient. So that is good news!
Overall this internship has been a blast and a great learning experience! I am so stoked to have had this experience. I have made some great friends through this program and I think/hope that we will keep in touch once this internship is done.
Peace out!
Alex
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Friday, November 9th, 2012
Well, well, well. There is quite a lot to be said for these past couple of weeks. Most of all, we were able to work an epic surf event located right in my back yard of Cardiff-by-the-Sea! The event was called the Cardiff Surf Classic and Green Street Fair. We had our booth set up nice and early and pretty much dominated our area. We had our basic product tent, our “Bamboo Skateboards/I Ride I Recycle/Art of Board” Lounge area across the way, and finally, our main event, our tarp surfing set up in the back!
Our tarp surfing was immediately a hit (especially considering it was a 12 and under surf contest). Everyone was hitting it up, from dads to little five year old groms. It was a site to see but it got tiring running back and forth all the time so we finally handed it over to the kids and they had an absolute blast. Later on, a news crew stopped by and interviewed one of our employees about us… and thats when Boo (the panda mascot) made his way out. He started getting mischievous during the interview then decided to take it to a whole different level and actually pull into the green room.
The camera crew loved that and wanted to film a couple more runs of Boo getting shacked. So we ran a few more then everyone was out with their phones and cameras trying to get a little bit of panda shredding action. The rest of the day was pretty packed, from managing the tarp surfing, to talking about Bamboo Skateboards at our product tent and selling some decks.
The only bummer about the whole tarp surfing event was the painting I did on it the day before got absolutely demolished. I’m stoked I got to spend the day painting though. Plus, you could tell everyone that hit up the tarp surfing because they all had paint chips in their hair and all over their clothes.
All in all, I would say this was one of my favorite weekends/events of the entire internship. From preparation to execution, the whole experience was an absolute blast. I wish we could do this every weekend!
That’s all I have for now folks! Until next time.
Sean
Tags: bamboo, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, Cardiff, Cardiff Surf Classic, contest, eco, encinitas, events, green, Hookit, skate, skateboarding, skateboards, Surf, Surfing
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Alright, here we are at week 10 and for some reason I am still churning my wheels just to keep up. I knew that this internship would be challenging, but I surely did not think it would be like this. Every little shortcoming is consistently addressed and it can start to feel a bit frustrating. But, I know that this experience will make me a much more efficient and detail-oriented professional as I continue to grow.
In my last blog I left off talking about how we were prepping for the Cardiff Surf Classic. Well we made it down there first thing in the morning, we got all set up and it was into the flow from there. We had a tarp wave shacking little groms from all over, we had a skate obstacle course with a drop in ramp and a sweet little lounge for attendees to relax and enjoy the cool breeze by the beach. As soon as that tarp wave got all set up, it was a non-stop ride all day. Kids just couldn’t get enough. Even the panda had to get in on the action. We also helped out with a board swap, which allowed attendees to bring their boards, and either try to straight swap them for another board, or sell them to any interested buyers.
Near the end of the event we hosted a raffle, which stoked out families with some fresh new gear, including shirts, grip tape, stickers and a deck. Overall, the event was a great success. Everyone was pumped just to be a part of such a forward thinking movement. My prediction is that the Cardiff Surf Classic will continue to grow and inspire the minds of people all over San Diego.
Just last Friday we were shooting a video for a fundraiser that we will be hosting. It was a really cool day, everyone had their interviews, some of the team riders were skating around the warehouse, and of course boo was causing a little mischief on scene. We can’t wait to see how this video turns out. So far it is looking pretty sick if I must say so myself.
Talk to you soon!
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Friday, October 26th, 2012
Well we have done it. We are officially past the halfway point of the internship. I won’t lie to you and tell you its been an easy first half but I will also let you know that it has been such a blast. Our intern class is as close as ever and awaiting the newest member Ashley to finnish her cross country drive so that we can have our “team building” event together!!
Last few weeks I have had less time for Bamboo Skateboards, last weekend I was Best Man at a good friends wedding way up in the boondocks of NorCal and brought back exaustion and lost work time. While I wouldnt have changed anything about my trip I must admit my body still hates me a bit.
We all turned in our midterms this week and everyone killed it!! All that preperation really paid off for our team and I couldnt be prouder of all of us. We have also tweaked things around a bit to focus our goals on a bigger picture and to spread Bamboo across these United States. If you have a shop you want to see us in please feel free to harras us and we will get it done.
On a lighter note we were on the news!! Our fearless leader Mark was on the news a few days ago to help promote the Cardiff Classic tomorrow and Jonathan and I were there dressed as our Panda mascot Boo. If you live in San Diego you may have seen us on around 9:00am on Channel 6 SD. There were 2 segments, one about a museum and their haunted house style events and another about the Classic. Jonathan took care of the first segment jumping around and dancing in the background giving everyone there a good hard laugh and I followed with our segment hanging out with Mark. After filming they let me run into the studio and attempt to interrupt another segment but alas I just missed it. No worries though the two anchors were so stoked on the costume that they took photos with me in their chairs talking to them and the even let me film a promo with Kristen (the female of the duo). All and all it was a pretty awesome day for all of us, especially Boo!
Tomorrow is the annual Cardiff Surf Classic & Green Beach Fair here in Cardiff by the Sea and I am stoked. We have been working on painting a BA tarp for tarp surfing, a kicker for a skateboarding obstacle course, and priming Boo for his next big appearance see he co-anchored the news with Kristen Xetv of Channel 6 News here in San Diego. Be sure to make it out tomorrow and say hi as we melt in the sun, weather channel says its going to be an amazing 84 out so you really have no excuse not to make it.
Tags: bamboo, bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, boo, events, intern, interns, internship, panda, San Diego News, skate, skateboarding, skateboards
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Soooooo still here! I made it to week 8! (Yes!) We have had a crazy last couple of weeks! First hectic obsticle that we have had to go through was our midterm, which was taken this week. But the last two weeks we had to prepare for it, and let me just tell you that it was retardely hard! Well the prep was, the midterm was managable. It was hard because I know nothing about excel… Like nothing at all!!! So definitely needed the teams help on that, but hard work pays off because I passed the midterm with flying colors!! WOOT WOOT ! So now that, that is done and over with we are moving on to bigger and better things! This morning Bamboo skateboards was on the morning news! Which is so rad!!! Boo was in the news as well! Which was super cool for the interns that got to wear the Boo suit. The boys were bragging about it all morning, and how they got to hug the hot news anchor! I am assuming the Boo suit had a lot to do with that, but I didn’t have the heart to tell them that haha Anyway, through this internship I am learning a lot about my self. I learned that I can actually manage accounting and that I have a hidden passion for graphic design as well as the creative side of marketing. Its making me think that I might want to go back to school for it. But baby steps, need to get my BA first!
This weekend we will be attending the Cardiff Surf Classic & Green Beach Fair. It sounds like it is going to be a sick event!!!! Unfortunately I will be out of town for it and I am bumming hard!!! But oh well. All of us interns have been working hard to get ready for the event.
Until next time,
Ciao,
Alex
Tags: #1/2way, #CardiffSurfClassic&GreenBeachFair, #displaced, #Iamanexcelmaster, #stillhere, #wooooooohooooo, #workinghard, bamboosk8, skateboarding
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Friday, October 12th, 2012
What a crazy last 2 weeks. I started working parttime in the office last week helping Mark with order shipping and inventory organization stuff which has been pretty awesome but man has it been time consuming. Between that and the actual internship my two weeks has gone by way too quickly and has left me wishing it was not already Friday.
This week or big project was a mock midterm (aka our midterm prep) and it hit us strong and hard. As a team we worked almost the entirety of yesterday in the cave going over all the nitty gritty details and helping each other out of some tough situations. Lets just say that I feel a lot better about the actual midterm in a few weeks. Lucky I am pretty comfortable with Excel because there was some crazy work being done!!
Other than the midterm I also sent the whole team to the finals of the RSSS event in Pacific Beach. Originally I was going to attend but something came up last minute and I had to back out. From what I have heard, the pictures that I have seen, and the number of boards they sold on the beach the event was a great time had by all. I am still working on securing us more events all the time and can’t wait for our next one.
Im going to keep this weeks blog short but to all you future interns out there don’t be afraid of taking the risk. All the hard work I have put in thus far has been very worth it. Each week that I complete brings me one week closer to the end and one week closer to a new beginning.
Tags: bamboo skateboards, bamboosk8, events, internship, midterm, Pacific Beach, pr, public relations, RSSS, San Diego
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
So we are slowly working our way through this internship and it has been such a rad experience! This last weekend was probably one of my favorite weekends during the internship, so far. It was our second and last RSSS event. Not only was there good surf and amazing talent to watch BUT PB fest was going on so there was a lot of live music that was preformed through out the day and there were SOOOO many people, which was awesome, and made it an exciting day! We also got to take out the panda suit this weekend! It was our first Boo experience and it is safe to say that I dodged the bullet of having to wear the costume so far! YA! Also we got another intern and its another GIRL!! what what! Girl power! jk but not really…. anyway she is rad and having another girl is making the internship more fun! Not that chillen with boys isn’t but …. I mean, you know how it is. Annnnnnnyway moving on, after the event Ashley, Sean and I went to the after party and scored free drinks at Moondoggies. We also found out that apparently Moondoggies, which is located in San Diego, is an official Ohio State alum bar. We learned this tid bit of information when we walked in to the bar and LITERALLY everyone was dressed in Red and cheering for Ohio, so being the professional bandwagoner that I am I jumped on the Ohio state bandwagon. So GO BUCKS!!! ….. so weird. Needless to say Saturday night made for an awesome team bonding experience! Now we just need to get the other two to join in and we will be good to go!!!
On a more serious note… dun dun duuuuuuunnnnnnnn we have our midterm coming up in 2 weeks and I am freaking out for it because I am horrible with math and accounting and it is all math and accounting. You may not think this is a big deal but lets just say that I changed my major in college to avoid taking math… so yea…about that haha O well we shall see how I do. O and on a completly different note, I learned how to put together a skate board this week! Go me!! Sooo thats about all I got for you guys! Talk to you soon!
Ciao,
Alex
Tags: #bandwagoningftw, #loveaccounting..not!, #mathsucks, #moondawgies, #newgirlinter, #ohiobucks, #Revoltsummersurfseries, #sorryIamnotsorry, #toomanyhashtags, #useradtomuch, #ya!, bamboosk8, skateboarding, Surfing
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Friday, September 28th, 2012
Whoa how is it already the end of week 4? I know, I know, I know, everyone says how time flies, it could be the most cliche thing out there but its true.
The last two weeks I was only able to attend 1 event but I made sure the interns going to the other events were ready as they will ever be. That meant heading into the compound early to make sure they had boards to display / sell at each event, making sure any boards we owed the event were accounted for and ready to be dropped off, as well as make sure all event materials (EZUp, chairs, displays, banners, etc) were ready and easy to get to. With a skate event in Orange and a surf event in Ocean Beach this took a little bit of time to prep. I was however able to make it to a launch party up in LA for a company / building / awesome idea called The Hub LA. It is a collaborative work space where you pay to come and work there with other creative and brilliant individuals from all walks of life and career directions. They was 3 of us interns who attended plus Geoff and one of his friends. The party was pretty awesome, live DJ, photo booth, dancers, creative writing walls, and of course some awesome food and drink. Before and after the event the other 2 interns and myself walked around a bit, since this was held in the art district there were some amazing murals all over the buildings. Unfortunately my phone’s camera is far below par so I do not have any pictures but I do plan on another trip to that area again soon, camera in hand.
Another huge event this week was our inventory day. I spent a good long time this week organizing all of our blank short boards, prepping some of them to be printed, organizing the now printed ones, and updating all of our inventory and outstanding orders. Lets just say short boards alone was a ton of work but then came the long boards. Our long boards have some of the coolest graphics ever and they have the “grip tape” built into the tops of the boards, what this means is you have to be VERY careful while stocking them so that you don’t cause any unwanted scratches to the awesome paint job. Oh and I forgot to mention how heavy those bad boys are!! Regardless we now have a full inventory of all of our boards and I must admit that it looks pretty awesome seeing them all out ready to be shipped to our loyal riders and shops across the globe.
With the 4th week coming to an end I must admit I have felt overwhelemed at times and I do not feel as though I have put my 110% into it as I plan to do so next week. This week I organized my time much better but its amazing how quickly a nicely laid out plan can crumble into a million pieces. To all those reading this in interest of becoming a futur intern I still fully recommend it but I must advize you to start working on that time management skill you think you have down cause time will mess with you a lot on here. Plus don’t you want to BBQ at the BambooSK8 compound??!!??!!
See you in a few weeks!!
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