ABOUT US

BambooSK8, located in Oceanside, California is a manufacturer to the skateboard community providing the highest quality 100% bamboo skateboards and veneers. We service core shops, distributors, core deck companies and individual skaters across the globe.

We seek to revolutionize the way the action sports industry views and uses natural resources, creating a better product for a better world built around sustainability.

Unlike most manufacturers, we actually take responsibility for how our operations affect the planet – all the way from picking the bamboo from our managed bamboo forests to recycling the decks after they have been worn down.

Wholeheartedly, we believe that every one of us can make a positive difference in the paradigm shift from maple-deforestation to sustainable-bamboo. BambooSK8’s collective experience in the skateboarding world exceeds 25+ years.

MANAGEMENT / OWNERS

Ron Stebenne – As a former educator and youth pastor, Ron has had experience with kids of all ages. This knowledge ultimately linked him to the action sports field in the mid 80’s eventually earning him the title of ‘Godfather of the X-Games.’ He left teaching to establish his own company, Freestyle Promotions International, which became the premier action sports connection for Hollywood celebrities, movie agents, contest sanction bodies, action sports professionals, and corporations such as Pepsico, Healthtex Corporation, Proctor and Gamble and others. As Public Relations Manager of the BambooSK8 Division, he is thrilled to bring this experience and his extensive contacts in the action sports industry to grow the skate business.

Geoff Koboldt - Geoff has been at the forefront of emerging trends in a myriad of capacities involving music, action sports, automotive and digital content. As VP of, he left the position of Vice President of Strategic Operations for Dark Horse Distribution, with skateboard brands such as Dogtown, Grind King and Termite. At Dark Horse, he successfully grew the Internet-side of the business by more than 6150% over the prior year. He has also passionately owned and operated his own music entertainment company Out of Step Entertainment for more than 10 years. While at General Motors Corporation he held a variety of management positions including Operations, Inventory Control and Quality Network. His Japanese lean manufacturing training led to savings of over $10 million. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Michigan State University (1997) and is a member of the MSU Orange County alumni. He also earned his MBA from the prestigious Graziadio School of business at Pepperdine University (2003). As a child, he competed in freestyle bike contests in Michigan and rode skateboards, thus understanding the action sports lifestyle at an early age. Geoff resides in the Pacific Palisades so he can remain close to the beating heart of the Los Angeles entertainment world.