Comments on: Networking in the Snowboard Industry

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:22:03 +0000

In reply to Dylan Bilinski. Hey Dylan! Thanks for your support over the years! Awesome to have met you in person years ago!

By: Dylan Bilinski

Dylan Bilinski — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:20:49 +0000

Hey Shay, wise words. I’m so glad to see that all of your hard work over the years has paid off. I remember the first year you opened this blog, I would look back nearly everyday looking for a new board review or a new product leak. You always made the effort to let your followers be the first to know, and for that I thank you. The one time i got to meet you my first year in Whistler at the Grenade games dual slalom moguls, what a great day-though i think my girlfriend got a little jealous by how stoked i was to see you there. Anyways Shay, thanks for these pointers. I hope to follow your work for another 4 years. ForeverEndeavor, DylanB

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Definitely some good points you guys made that I missed, so well said as well!

Linkedin is great, I'm finding myself more and more on there to connect and find people I have met at the tradeshows. Always interesting to see what other people's backgrounds are in the industry.

Loving it is huge, people notice that. I had a old friend notice that when I talked about snowboarding and the blog, my eyes lit up and I was really amped to talk about it to him. People notice when you care about something and love it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:52:00 +0000

well spoke,ATTITUDE is EVERYTHING!
you gotta love the game more than your ego.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Well said and true, every word of it. And it applies to every industry, not just snowboarding! Personally I am trying to do more online marketing networking since that’s my industry. Some more tips I could offer – when you connect with people in person at shows, mixers, etc. then always follow up with them, email, follow them on twitter, friend them on facebook, add them on linkedin – keep your connections active. Then when you see them in person you have more to talk about (and remember more about the contact.)

Also bring something of value – as you noted, be a friendly personality, offer some expertise or tips, just contribute in some way! You’ll be that much more remembered – and likely even get some more “referrals” sent your way to further build your network.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:10:00 +0000

well said Shay!

By: hoon

hoon — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:18:00 +0000

honey attracts more bees than vinegar i’ve found. showing your stoke always gets you points. wrd

By: Gurl Ryder

Gurl Ryder — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:14:00 +0000

awesome article! this is my first year in AASI and i’m planning on attending the spring conference this year to meet new people in the industry and have tons of fun! i’ve already met so many cool people teaching at my local mtn and absolutely love it!

By: Han

Han — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:49:00 +0000

awesome article shay. great advice and i noticed that people can hella call you out if you just act cocky techno wizard. i hope to meet some more reps soon