About this episode
For every beautifully scenic and carefree day we have on a snowboard there is countless hours of work, brain power, planning, collaboration and marketing that went into it. Dave Sypniewski is one of those passionate individuals who has dedicated much of their life to making sure money flows in and out of snowboarding to help power fun community driven events and keeping pros paid well. He’s worked behind the scenes at places like Thrasher, Burton, and Boost Mobile and understands the where snowboarding meets marketing like no other. Learn the ins and outs of the business side of the snowboard world we all know and love on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more that we talk about with Dave on the site!Follow Dave on InstagramFollow Chris, Blake, Seth & SILKChris GrenierBlake PaulSeth HuotSILKThis episode is sponsored byRun Through A Wall | https://runthroughawall.comArbor Snowboards | https://www.arborcollective.comBubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)Woodward Copper | https://https://www.coppercolorado.comYeti | https://www.yeti.comPub Beer | https://10barrel.com/beer/pub-beer/Nidecker | https://www.nidecker.comSpecial thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/thebombholeFor all things Bomb HoleWebsite | https://thebombhole.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@TheBombHole Listen on Apple Podcast | https://apple.co/3UEm0l5Listen on Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/2AVYElUqSzzJwbQ3vDKEK5?si=cbfa4f2d40b54769Chapters00:00 Intro2:24 Tail Grabs6:51 Early Days16:57 Contests & BTS31:47 Ads (RTAW, Woodward)33:34 Transworld Magazine & Brown Trout49:25 NTVP51:39 Ads (Arbor, Yeti)53:42 The Media Landscape1:17:23 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Pub Beer, Nidecker)1:20:14 Peak Pro & Product Talk1:35:15 Burton1:48:32 Story Time2:00:33 Capitalism & Boost Mobile2:18:16 Education2:28:15 Interesting Boarders / BDC2:33:27 Mental Health2:41:53 53 Years Old And Skating2:46:48 Open3:00:02 Hot Takes3:06:09 Set Ups / Wha
