This time, I would like to talk about my main sponsor, YONEX.
When I was a newcomer to HEAVEN STORE rider, there is a young man named Mr. S who was sent to the snowboard division, which I had never felt sorry for, even though I wanted to hire a new graduate from YONEX Co., Ltd. did.
Apparently, my HEAVEN STORE is also in his business area, and there is no report from the owner of Nakamoto that "Train S from the shop's point of view" from the T manager of YONEX.
So, when I suggested that HEAVEN STORE recommends me to support YONEX, Mr. S said.
"I trust anyone recommended by Mr. Nakamoto. It's OK."
Immediately answered.
He is a stranger who I have never met in his late 20s, and his name is "Choco Vanilla Ball".
I often answered immediately.
It must have been the result of having a sincere relationship with Mr. Nakamoto's YONEX.
And thankfully, I decided to sponsor YONEX smoothly.
But honestly, it's not my goal to get sponsors
"Large organization with a solid atmosphere"
Can I go to the top with YONEX?
I was very anxious.
YONEX support is initially called a shop rider, and formally, the manufacturer takes extra equipment for the rider to the shop and supplies it from the shop, which is a direct player with the YONEX company. I have no contract.
By the way, it seems that most people who are said to be YONEX riders actually do so.
So who has a direct contract with YONEX headquarters?
When asked, the answer is "the person whose name is listed in the catalog."
At that time, there were 15 to 6 people.
It seems that only a handful of riders can be in the presence of about 50 riders.
There are only one or two riders like me who aim to be video stars in slopestyle.
The rest are half-pipe, alpine, and cross crunchy athletes.
This situation was even more disturbing.
However, Nakamoto owner
"Become a model rider like never before in YONEX"
I was told to inspire.
I met Mr. S who came out earlier from there and did my best with the feeling of a three-legged race.
I don't know what you think over there.
But Mr. S was really a hard worker.
I did my best to study snowboarding and tried to slip.
Often
"I don't want people who don't know about snowboarding to sell snowboarding products."
There is a person who says.
Certainly there was a clause that I thought so too.
But when I saw Mr. S, I was embarrassed that such a thing was a very small commitment.
I'm still not well known, and I don't know who I am, so I'm giving me sales support at various business partners and work for test drive events, and I'm going to take them with me and help my customers know me. He also taught me product knowledge and company knowledge.
It has been a big push in the company, and I'm starting to get everyone in the company to recognize it little by little from the shop riders.
And on the contrary, I gave various opinions and continued to consider them one by one.
Among them, the main one is the proposal of YONEX wear.
In terms of timing, the company also began to focus on YONEX wear, and I also came up with a wear plan with the design I wanted to wear.
Mr. Nakamoto and Mr. S also advised me to make a plan with the contents necessary to make it, and it was realized.
Then, I was asked to make a sample, and my first appearance in X-Trail Jam, participation in the TOYOTA BIG AIR main race, etc. overlapped at once, and I was able to expose a lot to magazines.
That is the beginning.Nowadays, I'm grateful that various people have come to say, "YONEX wear has increased!"
Then, after getting an understanding of his appearance on a major DVD label called FC, his improvement in name recognition, his achievements, and his attitude toward product sales, he arrived at the place of a handful of riders that he was aiming for in YONEX.
As a result, among the YONEX riders who were all so-called "players", the names of riders who are quite different have been listed in the catalog.
Currently, I am not satisfied there, and I am making efforts to discuss with the company well so that I can become a factor in improving YONEX's status on snowboarding as a signboard of YONEX.
However, no matter how much my position as a YONEX rider changes, I still go to various shops all over the country and participate in sales support and as a guest at shop events.
It's not as a YONEX rider, but as my core as a snowboarder, so I want to continue forever.
At first, I did it only with HEAVEN STORE, but thanks to Mr. S, I expanded the scope of my activities to various stores in the Kanto region, and thanks to YONEX, the scale of my activities expanded nationwide.What you are doing hasn't changed from the beginning.
Today's summary
I love this company, which appreciates what I'm doing and the results that come out of it, not the year or activity, and I'm very grateful.
So it would be great if I could properly return that gratitude to the company in my role, and it would be fun and returned to those who love snowboarding! !!
Everyone is happy! !!
