#381 - DJ Chavez

DJ Chavez discusses how's business doing at his shop Kingswell, how he deals with costumers coming in with stuff they bought online, are boards selling, communicating with brands, skateboard trade shows, hard goods not selling, why board manufacturers lowered their minimums, how do we get the industry talking to one another again and much more! DJ Chavez: https://www.instagram.com/dirtychavezKingswell Website: https://www.kingswell.tvBecome a Channel Member & Receive Perks: https://www.youtube.com/TheNineClub/joinNew Merch: https://thenineclub.com Sponsored By: AG1: Get a free 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D3 + K2 and 5 travel packs with your first purchase. https://drinkag1.com/nineclubLMNT: Grab a free Sample Pack with 8 flavors when you buy any drink mix or Sparkling. https://drinklmnt.com/nineclubWoodward: Save $100 off summer camp with code NINECLUB. Join Chris, Kelly, Jeron, and Roger at Woodward West Adult Camp, Aug 11-16. https://www.woodwardwest.com & https://www.woodwardpa.comBear Mattress: Delivered to your door with easy setup. Use code NINECLUB for 40% off your order. https://www.bearmattress.comMonster Energy: https://www.monsterenergy.comSkullcandy: https://www.skullcandy.comYeti: https://www.yeti.comEmerica: Get 10% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://emerica.com/NINECLUB Find The Nine Club: Website: https://thenineclub.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenineclub X: https://www.twitter.com/thenineclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenineclub Discord: https://discord.gg/thenineclub Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nineclub Nine Club Clips: https://www.youtube.com/nineclubclips More Nine Club: https://www.youtube.com/morenineclub I'm Glad I'm Not Me: https://www.youtube.com/chrisroberts Chris Roberts: https://linktr.ee/Chrisroberts Timestamps (00:00:00) DJ Chavez (00:00:39) How's business at his shop Kingswell (00:04:01) Kingswell Los Feliz was the original location for the Disney studio (00:18:56) Kids lurking at the shop (00:23:02) How to deal with costumers coming in with stuff they bought online (00:29:53) Are boards selling? (00:31:06) Albuquerque location is a different beast (00:46:50) Communicating with brands - trade shows (00:52:03) Hard goods is not selling (00:56:20) How did we get here (01:11:23) Why did manufacturers lower their minimums (01:23:16) How does he decide what he wants in the shop (01:31:50) What helps drive sales? (01:39:20) Do the pro's help sell the product or is it the brand itself (01:43:26) How do we save skateboarding right now (01:52:06) Do demos help (01:56:23) Instagram ruined skated tours (02:11:01) Getting the industry talking to one another again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices