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How Sean Malto Got Sponsored by Girl

VICE4 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2012 to 2013
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1.9M views · 14 years ago · Interview

VICE Skate episode from Pretty Sweet Tuesdays on the sponsor me tape. Girl and Chocolate team manager Sam Smyth shows the tape graveyard at Crailtap HQ, and Sean Malto explains how his first submission got him on Girl.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in sponsor me tape threads, and people share Malto's 13 year old footage as proof of how early he stood out. Shows what a team manager actually sees.

What skaters said on Reddit

u/HYPERNATURL2013 · 2 points

> If you're sending such a video to prospective sponsors, this is your only chance at a submission. You get one shot. You send a second, and they'll ignore it on the count that they've seen one from you already. You need to make the best impression you can on the first attempt. I don't think that's necessarily true, in this video [VIDEO] Malto mentions how he sent in 8 sponsor me tapes and Sam Smyth shows them on cam

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