Why We Ride Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What is the ultimate goal you want to accomplish inside the industry? There is still so much to explore and create, it’s hard to choose. So if you had to pick one thing, what gets you moving out of bed in the morning? Every single person has a goal bigger than himself/herself in this life. Though we might not know exactly what that is right away, we can find it as we pursue our pa...

Send us Fan Mail We all know the phrase “When your hooked, your hooked”. Especially when it comes to Action Sports. There aren’t many of you out there that would rather work than get out and ride! So it’s no surprise that many enthusiasts turn athletes after just one race. That phrase fits their lifestyle to a T! And the best part, they want to share that feeling with everyone else! That is why we...

Send us Fan Mail There are many career choices inside action sports. Some are conventional like sales, parts, apparel, or repair. There are a few that are less common but sometimes overlooked, and hard to come by Let’s be honest. If you want to find a job inside the action sports industry, it’s not that difficult to find one. It might require you to move to a new area or city at times, however you...

Send us Fan Mail We all have those dreams of riding every single day. We sit at work, look out the window and think “Wow. Today would be amazing to go riding." Then we go back to work and push it out of our minds… And that is where most people stop pursuing their dreams! If you don’t push for riding 60 days a year but you dream about doing it, then you are smothering your chances of actually...

Send us Fan Mail How often do you set yourself up for success in Action Sports? Are you one of those that has natural talent? Or do you have to fight for every inch of progress? We live in such a diverse world that some people have a natural talent that they are born with. It seems unfair especially to those that have to work so hard just to progress one inch in their life. But at the end of the d...

Send us Fan Mail Is competition the only way you can land sponsorships? Or are sponsorships based solely on your talent? What other way can you land sponsorships and spend more time riding? When we sit in the comfort of our home and scroll through our social media, we may think “must be nice” when we see someone riding a new bike, traveling the world, or getting the “hook up” from a company. But w...

Send us Fan Mail How do you operate your social media account? Are you enjoying what you are posting and sharing with the world? Or do you consume more than you create? When it comes to a life on social media there are a few “types” of people. 1. You might absolutely love posting all about your lifestyle and blast it to the world to see. 2. Social media is not about posting and sharing your life,...

Send us Fan Mail How long do you stick with a sponsor? Should you sponsor hop to the best deal possible? Or should you stick with the company you believe in? It’s a sticky situation when it comes to changing brands. It can be a challenge and a blessing depending on how you look at it. But at the end of the day, you need to ask yourself “Does this company fit with what I am wanting to accomplish in...

Send us Fan Mail What has been your dream lifestyle? Are you currently living that lifestyle? What would you do to make that dream a reality? In today's world, you are capable of making most of your dreams a reality. Though it may take a little creative thinking to make it reality. But once you get the bug and start to touch that dream, it's just figuring out what that next step looks li...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have the endurance to race for hours on end or even multiple days in a row? How about when the temperatures are well below freezing? Would you give up on your dream if somebody told you NOW? We all believe that we are unbreakable. But the reality is, there is a tipping point for each one of us and those points vary from person to person. So when you are told no multiple tim...

Send us Fan Mail What’s the difference between sponsorship and marketing? Should we be asking, “What are sponsorships?” Maybe we should know “What is marketing”. At the end of the day what is the difference between the two? You may not like our answer to this question. As kids we dreamed of being sponsored by big companies and riding the rest of our lives as sponsored athletes. As adults we believ...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have to be fit to ride? Does it even matter how you fuel your body What goes in must go out, right? These are actual thoughts I’ve had floating between my ears. Really trying to figure out if nutrition is necessary to excel inside a respective action sport. But at the end of the day, if you feel like crap, can’t sleep right, and have twinkies sitting on your night stand, pr...

Send us Fan Mail Do you enjoy your riding lifestyle? How often do you have the chance to change things up, maybe for the better? Or do you feel like something needs to change but your not sure what it is? I believe that when we begin going down one path, we do not see an alternate path. Because we get focused on the one right in front of us, and it’s the one we want to take. So we take that path a...

Send us Fan Mail Do we idolize others in our industry? We put some people on pedestals almost like Greek Gods. But should we be doing this? During our upbringing we are always looking upwards. It might have to do with the fact that everybody is bigger than we are at such young ages. Even if that may be the case, we continue to look up to specific individuals all the way into our adulthood. Some pe...

Send us Fan Mail Have you looked around at the crew you ride with? Do these individuals build you up?  Or are they tearing you down. When you find a group of friends, like the saying goes “You become like the five people you spend the most time with” (Jim Rohn) it's important to realize if this group of buddies is building you up or tearing you down. The best group of friends will always be w...

Send us Fan Mail How long does it take to land your dream career? If you don’t land your dream career, will you keep pushing until you do? What are you willing to do to make it a reality? We all have a dream career. You know, that one thing or those two things you think you could do for the rest of your life even if you don’t get paid, but you do get paid because it’s your dream career and it’s so...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of relationship should be built with sponsors? Should the relationship be a give and take relationship? Or is it better to keep receiving and never knowing how to give back to them?  The success in the industry when it comes to landing sponsors is a two way street. Though we can sign up on an awesome deal that gets us discounts on gear or parts, the relationships need to...

Send us Fan Mail How do you go on when you are dealt with a big blow? Are you able to stand back up and try again? Do you feel that you have what it takes to take your dreams to the next level? When you are on a high from all of your hard work and you are hanging out on cloud nine, then life delivers a huge blow, how you overcome the challenge speaks loudly to your drive and passion. Life is full...

Send us Fan Mail Do you believe in yourself? Have you believed a story about yourself for many years that you believe is true? What about overcoming mental blocks that have been placed in your mind? We are stoked to be sharing today’s podcast with you. We believe there is no better time than now to introduce a change to one’s mental state and understanding of one self. This isn’t the typical episo...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we expect so much from our sponsors? Before we begin landing deals, we might think “I deserve this”   But why do you deserve it over anybody else? The amount of effort you put into a sponsorship deal can result in a variety of ways. You can build a relationship, lose a relationship, or grow a relationship. It all comes down to what you are expecting to get out of the deal,...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we expect so much from our sponsors? Before we begin landing deals, we might think “I deserve this”   But why do you deserve it over anybody else? The amount of effort you put into a sponsorship deal can result in a variety of ways. You can build a relationship, lose a relationship, or grow a relationship. It all comes down to what you are expecting to get out of the deal,...

Send us Fan Mail How have you tried to connect with your audience? Is it important to connect with your followers on your social media platforms? What will it take to start connecting more? Your audience on your social media is a key source to aid you when you are looking to land sponsorship deals. The types of audiences you have and what you do with them is always watched by others learning more...

Send us Fan Mail What would be your dream job inside Action Sports?   Have you actually met somebody living their own dream job?   What if we told you that you can take your passion and turn it into a career? Discovering your dream job does not happen overnight, especially when you haven’t met the person living your dream job! But one thing we do see inside our industry is the pessimism behind oth...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of people are you surrounded by?   Do you choose your friends carefully? Jim Rohn said “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with”   So the question comes down to if this is really important or not. Surrounding yourself with like minded people, or people that make you feel slightly uncomfortable because they seem to be on another level. Hopefully y...

Send us Fan Mail Do we write our own destiny? Some people seem to have more advantages than others, so do we choose who we are? Does it seem that life is what we make of it? We can be whatever or whomever we decide. Today that means something different but what we are focused on is becoming that ultimate version of ourselves with the cards we are dealt. One of my favorite quotes by Earl Shoaf: “St...