HOW TO GET SPONSORED FOR SKATEBOARDING (2022)

[@SoulSippin]

My passion for skateboarding keeps me coming back. I’ve been a victim of 2 different random violent crimes from trying to skate from non skateboarders. Every time i go out to skate I have the thought that something bad could happen to me every time I go out to skate. It just makes me want skate even harder. Skate or die the world gonna try and prevent you from being you. Don’t ever stop shining. I just recently have been recovering too from the assault. The next time I step on a skateboard is the beginning of my story. Two years from now I’ll be grinding down hand rails and make stizzy clips 🤘❤️

[@technodrone313]

I don't see Ricky as an amazing skater. More like an amazing athlete who picked the sport. But people like you for your attitude 100%. You love life and spread it.

[@rickyglaser]

Thank you 🙏

[@LEBRON4MVP]

It's not a sport

[@xysmadilonium]

@@LEBRON4MVP it's recognized as a sport by the olympics

[@avgriffin]

@@xysmadiloniumI think it’s a spart 😂 sport and art mixed . Like boxing imo is an art too. Skating is a non competitive sport mostly most skate for fun . Boxers wanna win . Most skaters wanna beat their former selves imo . It’s a solitary sport with social elements . The olympics call it a sport but the Olympics don’t decide that the skating culture proved itself as valuable as javelin jumps . But that’s not it’s true value . Some lil kid at the park rolling around doing his first manual on flat. That’s the beauty to me . The worse part is skater gatekeepers or x games commentators who care about aesthetics first Nd only . Letting them fashionista “tough guys “ decide it or the olympics decide why skateboarding is is not good .

[@Art_Vark_and_Rock]

Hello from your non-skater friend…!!!…great vid, it’s nice to see “behind the scenes” of skating and learn about the struggle to be a pro…rock on…!!!

[@cbjueueiwyru7472]

It was nice of you to travel back in time from 2022 to drop this video

[@curtiswilliams2250]

You’re awesome Ricky!! Great info!

[@skaternoahz]

Thanks Ricky for the advice! 2 years from now or maybe 3 years in going to get on my local shop and es footwear! That’s my dream

[@Leafskating]

You on es yet? 😂

[@skaternoahz]

@@Leafskating no I wish haha crazy how time flies

[@Leafskating]

@@skaternoahz haha yea still feels like 2022

[@KingLoggFrogg]

This is an awesome video and a great insight into the real business end of things for everyone who doesn’t know how it works :D

[@vincentsomna57]

I recently got sponsored myself. The funny thing is that I'm not actually that good. I'm sponsored by a little skateshop called EltStaR because I taught his kids and his kid's friends how to skateboard. That and I'm known in my local area as "that guy with the wierd tricks".

[@alexandresabourin5802]

Great video and so true! I was sponsored by my local shop about 15 years ago, I had to stop skating due to injury. Now i skate once in a while but pretty rusty! Keep up the good work!

[@skateboard_swipa9413]

Great video very helpful I'm 30 so I'm probably well past my sponsor years but my son is progressing beautifully and he may want to eventually take this route

[@jonathonlyles3349]

Ricky I'm commenting today to let you know that in two years I will be sponsored thanks for the advice, I use to be really good as a teen it's coming back to me thanks for being a inspirational person

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

Great video! Very informative a lot of of people dont realize that you have to live eat breath skateboarding to be successful!

[@grazynam1208]

Great content Ricky. I love the way you encourage and mentor younger skaters. Good stuff. 👍❤️

[@benzine1234]

I've seen a bunch of braille vids and Ricky's and he is always super encouraging to the younger skaters. He would make a great dad.

[@GearCrush711]

14 y/o skater here, he absoultely inspired me

[@IAMHUNTERG]

I’m going to share this! I had a small skateboard company back in college, and every kid that could do a stationary kicky would ask for a sponsorship. They had no passion, no drive, they just wanted some free boards and shirts

[@curtisnt]

Business Rick is a solid Rick!

[@kalebsrawmp4917]

I’m actually on flow for two companies and have been looking to grow more and get more companies under my belt thanks for the mindset change!

[@Sneakymisha1]

Thank you so much for this video I am planing of making my own store and still planing it out, thank you I always love all your videos

[@dalehood497]

Love it hahahahah . You and Braille are the perfect combination. Also been watching to many ricky vids hahahahhaha you were in my dream last night teaching me how to skate back at my mums old house in Australia 😂😂😂

[@freywindle6353]

YO i live near Philip island and and go to that shop on the regular i didnt know you were from Victoria that's so sick Ricky

[@Neurotv4941]

This is actually useful. I’ve been getting noticed at my regular skate shop at pharmacy one of the workers told me they saw me putting in work at the park. That made me want to go even harder with that skate shit

[@briankirkland1580]

Great Vid, Big Ice!🤙🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@neodragonlordxonyoutube8254]

Thanks Ricky for the video. Very soon (most likely this week), I'll be talking with my local shop about my potential sponsorship and my dream sponsor is Powell Peralta! Hoping I'll get to ride for them in the future.

[@tyhallofficial]

Amazing content Ricky! I've been needing a video just like this one to help me further my career in this industry. You're such a big inspiration, as well as the rest of the Braille team. You guys stay great!

[@helmutdschulnigg5798]

Thank you very much! Really good explanations! I appreciate your work! (: I'm skateboarding for 25 years now (with some breaks) and being sponsored from our local shop for 18 years now. I agree with you that you have to be everywhere (contests, video premieres, parties) and represent the shop/brand to other people. The community part is really necessary! I had a break for 4 years and started again last year. I quickyl realised that skateboarding has changed so much and wanted to help our local shop to get more recognition because internet destroyed the local shop scene in our small town. I was really motivated to build up a video channel on youtube and watch my progession from video to video. I told them. I will put your emblem at the beginning of my videos and you give me some discounts for hardware and clothing. It went out really well and for me as a veteran it was a so nice to see that i am still able to get my tricks done. (; Since i am earning my money at work its not necessary anymore to get free stuff. For me its a nice feeling to help my friends at the shop which helped me many years ago when i had less money!

[@Magic_sk8board_media]

Super real, super informative!

[@marsupialstacey]

The homie Ricky what’s up man 🔥🤙🏾

[@marionellisgudoy2058]

Great content G.

[@fullmetaldovahkiin]

Well Ricky I've been trying to get sponsored for 2 years now but Imma come back in 2 years and see where I'm at. Thanks for the advice!

[@chillinatmaxcapax4464]

Hey man! You’re a huge inspiration and part of the reasons why I got back into skateboarding. Thanks for what you do and for this video man!! Taking notes already haha one day I believe I’ll be sponsored in a few years ✨🤙🏽

[@driftyskids449]

Bro WITHOUT KNOWING I currently ride Indie trucks, bronson bearings, and ricta wheels. I’m freaking 23 with long blonde hair and blue eyes and I’m 6 foot 2. RICKY IM YOUR DOPPELGANGER

[@tyhallofficial]

My name is Ty Hall. Im 25 years old. Im currently riding flow for my local, and in 2 years I want to see myself in the Braillehouse, growing the Braille Army, and teaching the world to skate!

[@coreyberes]

Ricky I'm never going to have a sponsor, but this was still good info. Professional, realistic advice

[@Mrleahey]

Thankyou for this so much

[@lucasnguyenskate6455]

Nice video!

[@donswanick237]

awesome content!

[@samakatindi7399]

in 2 years time ill make you proud ricky thank you for the knowledge

[@xach2897]

You know im taking notes, i will come back have my word i had my mind set a few months ago

[@jbachman01]

This reminds me of the music industry. People want free gear from companies but see repping a company as selling out. You have to provide value to them before they will provide value (gear) to you

[@thefrancislapuz]

I'm so far from that but still watching this video

[@eprohoda]

Yo friend,super! increidble 📽

[@looplop]

People always ask these question about anything, how do i get this? Or become that? Before the internets everyone knew, it's by DOING, not asking "How to?". Later once you've done whatever you desire and haven't become, THEN you ask any Pro what you could do to improve. Simple as that. Love your style Ricky, now i watch your VID anyway, but i had to address this common sense flaw in modern times.

[@Franky_theSkater]

Hiiii RICKKYY i love you ❤️

[@matt21196]

Can you do a video on how to bounce back after a skate injury and ways to prevent them

[@juan-clauderichards2701]

Hey Ricky i am beginner skater and like to get sponsored just for the fun of it i am 28yrs u inspired me to learn new tricks so yeah maby one day i will get sponsored haha awesome vids keep up the good work

[@PHeMoX]

I think the key thing to take away was the whole 'got my first sponsor at age 12' thing... Because while skateshops and brands also sponsor older people obviously, it says a lot about either your skills at a young age or the progression curve people around you noticed. I also do think it's somewhat legit to think of a sponsorship as 'getting free stuff' (publicity). A lot of sponsors are like that and as long as you keep using their product(s), they can't fault you too much to just do what you please. The more money's involved, the more a skater becomes way more of a company outpost / tool / etc. representing the brand harder. I know a _lot_ of skaters get free stuff send fairly regularly and that's actually way more the usual deal, than getting a bag of money for telling people how awesome a certain brand is. In the age of KZbin, you also get plenty of those 'make a video for us' type deals. We see this a lot (way too much) with the Cariuma tsunami of videos from skaters who got a free pair to 'review' (often with a bag of money included pretty much). Regardless of free stuff you'd want, I don't think people realise how some of these sponsorships are incompatible with being very open or honest about a brand. Of course, if you already skate in Vans shoes, it'll be easier to represent that brand anyway. You'd probably like it already. But I'd be careful about representing some of the more dodgy stuff. Just from the perspective of honesty, the whole Cariuma thing (other skaters) definitely annoyed me. We saw very few people talk about how the shoes are actually _kind_ of mediocre and expensive all things considered. Not terrible, but the whole 'revolutionary new skate shoe' nonsense we saw some KZbinrs talk about was pretty insane.

[@izavvyx_sk8s]

I'm commenting today ima come back when I'm sponsored les gooooo

[@NegativeJV]

I’ll do everything with my power just to get sponsored by toy machine and any bearing company I’m so in love with toy machine they have amazing graphics and I love the shape of their boards and I’ve been riding the same board for a long LONG time and it’s held up it’s barely getting razor tail

[@lunajaco4398]

so, I'm writing this comment today 11/29/2021 cause in 2024 I'll come back with at least the first kind of sponsorship, thanks for the inspiration Ricky

[@rickyglaser]

Get it!!!!

[@g90gino83]

Hey Ricky I need to skate more I was ok back in the day but I need to get my tricks back

[@TobiHawk-dx3gu]

I have sponzor and its good feeling but you can help to your favorite shop/brand

[@UNDERFLIPED]

I got sponsored because I stand out :)

[@Ruodnoc]

"Can you sponsor me? Give me free board."😂 People Definitely be like that..

[@collinheil5794]

Ricky I’m commenting today because I’m coming back in two years a sponsored skater

[@rickyglaser]

You got this

[@GasStationSushiSkatesat48]

I loved the graph part you showed. I'm low on all except maybe marketability. Everyone wants to watch a 300 pound old man re-learn to skate, right? lol. No. I love all your videos buddy! Keep it up!

[@rickyglaser]

You would be surprised a lot of people will be able to relate to you and get inspired 🙏

[@GasStationSushiSkatesat48]

@@rickyglaser I think that's definitely true. I originally posted some of my small clips to tik tok but I like robust stats. So, I threw a few up on my ty channel, and I've gotten way more views/comments than I ever could have imagined!

[@qthankful]

I've been skating 6 years(Flat Ground/Street), & I think it's time to improve & make things happen... Plan B, where you at?

[@wesshepard]

Good story, good luck

[@desireesoap3086]

Thanks man your an inspiration. my name is Isaak and I am 15. 2 years man, I'll see you then.

[@TheAnimeist]

Ricky, How soon before The Float Life sponsors you?

[@cooperwestmoreland5767]

I needed this thsnks

[@paulsamuels5637]

I’m glad I’m old and can just buy whatever I want 😎

[@hendrikus.skates]

Hi my name is Hendrikus Circle(for real "Circle" is my acctual surname) anyway I've only been skating for 5 months entered my first competition in my area and won best trick challenge...ive never felt so happy to be on a board throwing myself all over the place...THANKS FOR THE INSPERATION...YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING!!!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@leslieshcher5831]

A un que no entiendo inglés, siempre me gustan tus trucos con la tabla

[@The_New_Process]

Ricky, I'm commenting Today, to come back in 2 years. iLikeSk8

[@jacobb_2078]

Would all these tips work the same for aggressive in-line skating? I’m 14 and there is not a lot of blading stuff out there like there used to be in the 90s.

[@killianhallock6160]

It’s like working for them for boards instead of money

[@Manifesto7777]

In 2 years I will have a sponsorship 😯😁

[@thisgoestoeleven]

I like sk8

[@jukeball]

thanks rick ill be back at you in two you and ill have three sponsors and my own shop

[@Calwin90]

ur really cool bro...like ur style

[@erickhoward522]

What should I do if I were to try to get sponsored later on when I get better but I don’t live near any shops?

[@sketchyboiissa420]

Im coming back in a year with a Sponsor

[@rickyglaser]

I believe you

[@Mrleahey]

When you talk about going to a company and offering value if you don’t have local shops, are you suggesting people in those unpoplated areas move? The only shops near me that carry any weight are over two hours away and successful companies are far and few in between for thousands of miles.

[@wolfefenix3844]

Why did Aaron back out from battle at the berrics,……………..

[@rickyglaser]

Thats a questions for aaron not ricky 😅

[@GearCrush711]

im fourteen and just started skating, ill be back when i get sponsered :]

[@Akira-gx7oj]

I'm commenting today cuz in 2 years I'm gonna come back sponsored

[@cosmiczayan2559]

Question: what if you dont have a local skateshop

[@Pepper-_-Skatez]

I really want to be sponsored

[@Ruodnoc]

I'm "On the team" Definitely not pro... Yet👊🏼🔥

[@marcus.aurelius]

Hi Rikki!

[@avahmeza4926]

W video

[@kiddingkeith9277]

How can I properly promote the company sponsoring me?

[@isaiahdelarosa4660]

Thanks

[@aviangel2378]

I wanna be sponsored from the San Francisco Bay Area

[@cosmicmedia9599]

When am I too old to be motivated by this?

[@rickyglaser]

100+

[@bigs7876]

Ricky. Remember this comment. I am going to come back and I will be sponsored. And I’m going to tag you on twitter when I do

[@basedstuff7437]

I'm gonna get sponsored by spitfire!

[@migelonio292]

I’ll be sponsored

[@Knorth.East.South36]

I would love to be flowed a box of product. But I want to "earn" it too. I got some work to do.

[@MallardHensForagin]

you are awsome

[@jimmydatimmy4120]

Hey Ricky, you probably won’t see this but I guess it’s important to me, I want to say that I am going to be one of the greatest skateboarders of all time and I want to be like you one day.

[@rickyglaser]

you got this

[@ZumieFN]

I'm 13 and trying to get sponsorship would that work because one other way is supporting your local skate shop and helping them would that work in today's world.#2022

[@CCGDude]

Could I still get sponsored at 27?

[@Ruodnoc]

Sponsor me Ricky😂🔥 Nah im just playin... Shoutout my sponsors Hippieha310 & Wrath Brand🙌🏼🙏🏼🔥

[@esc4pe296]

im gonna get sponsored update: not yet

[@jameswilliy3100]

How good is good tho ? Like that’s so hard

[@connorleduc8935]

Brotha i live in utahhhhh

[@connorleduc8935]

Make you you check out woodward park city and snow basin powder mountain all that good stuff!!

[@stickmanstudios3742]

bing bing bang

[@jpwyang]

woo

[@dailysmiles]

Ricky you clickbait genius. It’s not even 2022 yet and you’re advising people on how to get sponsored all year next year no matter how different it may become. Classic internet steez