Yannis Christensen Email & Phone Number

I taught myself how to skateboard when I was growing up in middle school, eager to learn this new skill after seeing a kid in my neighborhood perform a skateboard trick.After teaching myself as many tricks as I could learn, I then strove to perform these tricks with skill and finesse. As I grew into a teenager, it became evident, that this sport was not just something I would do for a few years, and grow tired of. I loved the challenge of the sport and became obsessed with learning and mastering every skill & trick, simultaneously immersing myself in the subculture. I started skateboarding for the sport of it, but in time, it became my main point of interest. This interest became a lifestyle, and this lifestyle grew into a career-path.When I turned 18, I got my first job working in retail sales at a skate-shop in Colorado, where I spent most of my childhood. For the next few years, I worked and learning everything there was to know about retail sales. I learned many skills and gained a lot of experience in the retail sales.These new tools would provide me with an education and extensive understanding of how a Brick & Mortar store functions. I then moved into the Wholesale side.This is where I would spend most of my adult career utilizing most of my skills and experience as a skateboarder along with my vast experience as a Wholesale Sales Rep. for many of the top brands in the Industry When I felt as though I knew enough about the business as I could possibly learn, I partnered up with a longtime childhood friend and we started our own wholesale skateboard manufacturing company. This opportunity provided me with a complete understanding of how business works, The functions and the role it plays within the industry, and would help to establish many close business relationships, that remain active today.

Listed skills include Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Social Networking, and 46 others.