#22 - Ryan Clements

With the final ep of the year we are honoured to have the very legendary Ryan Clements on the SBS poddy.

 

Ryan is an absolute G in the skateboarding world leaving his mark in positive ways all around. Through his company Excel Management he has a hand in managing some of the top skaters in the world such as Jamie Foy, Felipe Gustavo, Ishod Wair, and Nora Vasconcellos. Additionally, through his other company The Boarder, he also manages to put on some of the best events in skateboarding such as the classic Vans Park series.

 

Having grown up as a core skater in the 80s himself he provides a unique perspective of both sides of the coin from both the core skaters and industry side of skateboarding. It was an honour to have him on to talk about things such as:

 

• What it takes to be a pro, not just being Pro
• How younger skaters should manage social media to be valuable to their sponsors
• Changing the stereotype that managers ‘take advantage’ of skaters
• Meeting your heroes and having them hate you
• Growing up as a core skater and transitioning to a manager of some of the best skaters in the world
• How to manage the negative blow backs from being successful in the skating world

 

Plus Much More.

 

Enjoy 👊🏼