The Nine Club #218 · Show notes.
Circe Wallace
About this episode
Circe Wallace discuss growing up in Eugene Oregon, finding skateboarding at a young age, getting a pro snowboard boot on Vans, tearing her ACL snowboarding, why she started to get into the business of being a sports agent, being the executive vice president of action sports at Wasserman, what an agent actually does for a skateboarder, representing Paul Rodriguez during his Nike SB deal and how that deal came about, the stigma of agents in skateboarding, representing some of the biggest names in skateboarding, how many clients she manages at any given time, at what point would a skateboarder benefit from having an agent and much more!
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The guest
Circe Wallace
Circe Wallace was a professional snowboarder before becoming an action-sports agent. She discusses athlete representation and her work at Wasserman.
Chapters
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- Circe Wallace joins The Nine Club
- The stigma around agents in skateboarding
- Growing up skating in Eugene
- Getting into snowboarding
- Making the most of opportunities
- Matching sponsors with athletes
- Long-term value in a skateboarding career
- Negotiating deals and terminology
- When a business relationship runs its course
- The skateboarding community and media
- Contest skating and expectations
- Video projects and individual identity
- Working with sponsors
- Life-changing sponsorship opportunities
- Earning potential across action sports
- Agents versus managers
- Brand influence on young skaters
- Finding partners and sponsors
- Talent, determination and family resources
- Knowing when representation helps
- Building healthy working relationships
- Winning, identity and motivation
- Ryan Sheckler and professional commitments
- Backyard ramps and access to skating
- Creating more opportunities to skate
- What comes next
Links
Videos / Articles
Circe Wallace — What Does a Professional Skateboard Agent Do?jenkemmag.com
A Day in the Life with Wasserman’s Circe Wallacesportsbusinessjournal.com
People mentioned
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Lance Mountain
Jimmy Wilkins
David Spade
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