The thing I love most about skateboarding is that if your pal lands a sick trick at your local spot you give them the same screams and respect as when you see clips of a super gnar pro get some crazy trick.

you're great at this

Most pro skateboarders between 1999-2009 who had a pro model shoe (along with clothing, hardware and board sponsor) were making between $20,000 - $60,000 a month. This was the golden era for pro skateboarders.

Chipotle would be a dream sponsorship for me. I wouldn't be faking it like when the skaters drink water out of their energy drink cans.

All of my youth, all i ever wanted to do was be a professional skateboarder, i even had a little sponsorship deal with a local Christian group who were printing blank decks, did a couple of demos at the church, when i was starting to get really good, i broke my wrist and put skating to the side, and went to work at 17, and i never got my legs back, its depressing because i gave up on the only thing i was ever good at, my only passion in life, for minimum wage.

Funny how corporate clowns were the same dudes calling the cops on us for skating in front of their buildings in the late 90's downtown SF and also how Nike and Adidas laughed at us for a whole decade. I really miss those days when it was just about hitting tricks and not a duffle bag of money!!!

I made $10 dollars skating, a dad gave me money because I was entertaining his kids while him and his family were eating outside. (they normally whould be difficult as kids are) I was confused but a broke college kid so I took it.

Not many skaters become a veteran... Nyjah on the other hand, surpassed that and still going

What a great show ! Ty for putting the ad towards the end and kept them short . I watched them through when it’s like this

Board royalties were 2-3 bucks in 1990. Sad to see the talent still getting screwed. I will never walk into a skate shop and pay $75 for a hoodie. This BS needs to stop. I also still own a Powell sweatshirt that is over 20 years old because it was QUALITY back then!!!

Pro skaters who aren't sponsored by soft drink companies usually have to live with other pro skaters. $1-$2 a board isn't much if you aren't constantly selling out from all the shops I have no idea where the dream of becoming rich got entangled with skating. When I was coming up we just wanted to make enough to skate everyday without being homeless.

Never knew pro skaters could make that kind of bank. 🤑 Great content, thanks for hosting Levi!

This was really good. Should do a part 2 on pro's who kill it but don't sell that many boards / work a side job usually.

My friend was a pro skateboarder and while we didn't talk about money, I once saw his paycheck from a very small drink sponsor that was $1,200 a month. That's on top of a board sponsor, clothing, shoes, sunglasses, wheels, bolts and whatever else. At the time I was probably earning around $600 a month, so the idea that his smallest sponsor paid him double that, was mind-blowing.

youre awesome because you cover topics that are interesting and other people do not talk about them. Levi is very funny also.

My friend was making 2300/month with Supra shoes. Same thing, they had a list of like 200 brand shoes he couldn’t get caught wearing.

I think I posted this idea on a Nine Club interview: an industry standard, long term career plan for riders once they have been pro for X amount of years. Rider turns pro for a brand, stays with the brand for say, 5 years. At that stage, the rider (still in prime years) and the brand start developing a plan for the relationship where they skate through their peak, then transition to study / training part-time while continuing to ride. A job is earmarked for the rider when the time is right and the rider is trained for it. The brand can offer them more than just a token paycheck, and provide them with a post-pro career that would be really beneficial to both the brand and rider.

I hate to say it but Starbucks could kill it as sponsor, more skaters show up to spots with starbucks than energy drinks... when I was in highschool Starbucks was the skate spot

this gotta be at least top 5 fav channels on youtube you’re so entertaining and funny as hell levi. your face isnt dumb lmao😭

one of the best skate youtube channels out there, just what I need to watch as I eat something

“you must film super corny tiktok videos for 16 year old girls who wear thrasher but dont skate” oddly specific but very accurate

Bro skating with a jog strap is so comfortable. Very liberating.

Did you learn anything from this video?! Or are we morons?! Let us know below! I was personally pretty interested in the comparison between skaters and basketball players' salaries. Also, what videos should we make next?!

Love your vids man, you do some awesome research

Man, I was gonna ride for vans until I found out I wouldn’t be able to sport my Bauer jock strap anymore

Insane and good information for us...thanks!

Good video dudes…this exceeded my expectations!

You’re hilarious! And you don’t laugh at your own jokes! Lol (but I do) Great video and commentary. I’m learning for my 6 year old. His talent is off the charts, so a time will be coming where I will need to know this stuff. Thanks for putting it out

The way you edit your videos are hilarious

Thanks Shredz Shop, this taught me so much, like at 7:58 'royaty' is a word! You know I'm just ripping on you guys trying for that spicy comment of the week. Love your videos (even though this skate shop looks more like a barber shop).

Beautiful video 🤝🥇 thanks for the lesson

Very interesting stuff. I think the difference between what pros made varied a lot back in the pre-big shoe era too. Of course the Hawskter or Bam got a hefty board royalty check at the height of their careers, but less well known pros with only board and hardware sponsors would often be just as broke as your average skater and have to hussel by selling or bartering product. I forget who, but one famous pro said he'd have two wheels graphic-in and the other two graphic-out so four logos would be visible in the photo, maxing out his photo incentive.

All very interesting !!! 🤘 good shit.

My grandma wanted to watch this video but gave up halfway because she wanted to watch Family Fued with YOUR MAN, STEVE HARVEY!

Good work Levi. You've got yourself a spot with this shit. (Well another spot anyways) watch out for Pete though... He git ya 😂😂😂 good vids man

This video was super interesting 🔥🔥🔥

This will be interesting!!

Thanks so much for the video! Found this very helpful

Will you guys be doing a 14 things you didn’t know about Creature skateboards video?

Great vid for alot of young guys/girls who want to get into that career and not to mention the general skate scene. Some understanding about the 10 to 20 and the next couple of hundred.

Excellent video. I thought they would make a lot more.

love the vid good shit bro

Wow this is an incredible break down of how the industry works 🔥🔥

It’s really a shame that these great athletes(skateboarders) don’t make more money.

sick video guys like it alot important content right here

Good vid man \m/

Great video. Please do more videos like this one.

Informative video I enjoyed it

This Video Is Much Needed!

Thanks for the information

The older i get the more i realize i dont ever want to go pro lmao. Rather just ride for fun and work a regular job, that way skateboarding isnt ruined for me.

Awesome review..

Now i understand why a lot of names from the late 90s to early 2000s to even mid 2000s disappeared

How bout '14 things u didnt know about 90s Skateboading' .. Famous Pros/brands, contests(core/xgames etc), Fashions etc.. a little history for this generation.. awesome vdeo always Shredz!!

We got to get you down here to Cincinnati for a warehouse Wednesday Levi Support the Shops Support the Skaters

Very Dope video. Prod and Shane stories are great. DIY

Thumbs up already just for the Hackerman reference.

I would take the money in a heartbeat. Because that would mean I'm one of the top skaters. Talk about a dream come true!

This is a very educational content, keep making videos like this, shout out from philippines 🤙

It was interesting to know, thanx

The only sponsor I've ever had, was in AA

most pro skaters end up getting another job to support their family. Bucky Lasek ended getting into the car business and youtube business to back his skating career.

That Makes hella Sense cuz at least they know what they are getting themselves into

I actually have a monster team hat from Jamey best wick, a Redbull backpack from a friends dad that worked for RB, and a Redbull windbreaker. Non of those things are paired with any sports such as monster MX or racing. Just straight up company apparel I got lucky enough to catch

This is well spoken. Although skateboarding is the topic,, this can apply to many areas of life. In business and many endeavors. Very intellectual talk. The general ideas here could be in a class. Thanks for the perspective

I just learned so much about the economics of the skate industry

@6:40 definitely reminded me of nick tucker's shoe on diamond

What you didn’t mention is what happens when a rider gets injured. Great if you’re a big name but in reality there’s only 20-50 big names vs 1000 pro skaters. But what if you’re just a average pro rider.

Damn go on David Gravette for standing his ground. From pro to flow? No way. Glad he didn’t let the money swindle him. He knew his worth. Also there’s no telling that Nike could’ve dropped him at anytime and that goes for the entire flow team

I used to love having sponsors and getting free gear but now that I own a landscaping business I make more then most pro skaters In a few months

This was super interesting

this is a great video

Hey Levi I did not fast-forward I watched the whole thing

Aye being a pro skate doesn't sound too bad! Those brands pay pretty well. But that skate grind gotta be full time.

Mark Gonzales’s net worth is around 10 million. It’s not just Tony Halk that’s rich.

Imagine being so out of touch in the skate world you ask David friggin Gravette to ride flow! I remember back in 2000s when Nike came around I rode for my local shop and my team Mgr was stoked on Nike and said he could probably get me flow if I wanted cuz he knew some people. I said no they're whack and not a skate company and had him send my tape to Etnies instead. They didn't respond 😆 but I'd not change my mind if I had the chance. I just don't like em and don't think I ever will, maybe I'm just an old head but I'm only 32 😆.. plus what about all the sweat shops in foreign countries where little kids and arthritic old people are slaving away making those damn swooshy shoes. It's not right.

Everyone thinks Dave Mayhew made bazlllions of dollars off his D3's but he said he really didn't make that much and the Osirus owners all drove Range Rovers and shit while he drove a carolla or something lol

The updated thumbnail image is hittin'

Yo who’s the guy at 20:32? With the navy button up 🤣

This is well put together! thanks

If I wear and xxl es t-shirt would that pay me more then if I just wore a L es t-shirt?

I've never seen nobody at the skatepark ever drinking a monster or Red Bull or rockstar. we all know that that shit is not good for you at all.

I remember I had a friend Devine Calloway used to come in my skateshop he went from axion citystars to chocolate Dc to etnies to primitive haven't seen him for a long time he's a extremely cool guy

Shout out to Canada 🇨🇦

It’s interesting to note that he noted how interesting my note was.

Levi’s back room is where they got the idea for Scrooge McDuck. Word is that Levi high dives into stacks and stacks of gold Canadian currency.

Awesome video - now it all makes sense why those Red Bull pros are always wearing Red Bull hats....

Don't forget paying for medical insurance and medical bills, skaters have to pay out of pocket for that.

I find it funny watching big competitions, when the Skater finishes their Run and they have to go over and grab an Energy Drink and take a sip on camera! 😆😅🤔

i wouldnt think energy drink companies coming in was ever a bad thing, most people actually drink them, monster had one of the best energy drinks ever made before energy drink powder became the better thing to drink. monster nitros were hands down the best eneergy drinks for anyone who actually drank a lot of different energy drinks but the problem with it was that it wasnt marketed, they came in smaller cans which made look like you were getting less compared to the other can because they were in the red bull medium can size but were really stronger and they used another method of making them by using nitro oxide which for w.e reason seemed to amp up the drink but they stopped making them and changed the formula to the normal size can and arent as good anymore. anyways energy drinks have been a thing in most skaters life since they came in so i wouldnt ever point to that as a outsider coming in

This just shows that skateboarding isnt a career, more like a image to be sold for big companies imo, its crazy because its a huge lifestyle change, i just wish it gave a little more back thats all.

You guys should do 14 things you didn't know about fucking awesome

Before DC sold, starting skate salary was $1,000,000, Wes got 1.1 when he signed!

I just want free shoes to skate for a company, no money. New Balance or Vans? Love your videos, I watch everyday

can you guys make a video about 14 things you did not know about welcome skateboards.

Whats the difference on price margins of pro boards vs shop decks typically they're a good affordable option but I feel weird cause it doesn't support those pros but it still supports the shop.

do you get paid in cash or is does it go to your bank account?

How much was Mikey Taylor getting paid on DVS? Dude had opening part in Skate More

Please do one for photographers and videographers

Vans jockstraps when?