Meet Jerry Tsagamilis | Skater & Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Jerry Tsagamilis and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jerry, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
Being a skater all my life, I wanted to create the first social media for us. The demand was clearly high as you could see skaters from all different levels posting on existing social media platforms.

The first social media by and for skaters — SkateYou helps skaters share spots, tricks, win prizes, and build community.

A second home for skaters, adapted to their needs, where they can share the same values wherever they are.

SkateYou hosts skaters from all rankings and all over the world. From beginners to Professional Skateboarders, we all in this together.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
SkateYou takes everything skaters have been posting on social media for years – spots, tricks, videos, photos – and gives them a home all under one roof. Integrating GPS technology, it has amassed a database of 30,000 skateboarding locations – mostly contributed by skaters themselves.

Skaters create their own profiles, and they can share high-quality videos, discover skate spots all over the world; win cash, products, and recognition from top skate brands by entering their tricks in the regular competitions held through the app.

SkateYou App is free of charge for skaters across the globe. The SkateYou Brand offers a variety of limited skateboarding & lifestyle products at skateyou.com

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
To anyone visiting L.A. those would be my go to places for your first trip.

2 Icons next to each other. Griffith Observatory & Hollywood Sign

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Santa Monica

Venice Beach

Griffith Park

Universal Studio Hollywood

Hollywood Boulevard – TCL Chinese Theater

Zebulon Bar

Jkwon Sunday’s

Street Tacos

All L.A. Skateparks

Street Skate Spots

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I want to thank everyone who supported SkateYou, all SkateYou sponsors, professional skateboarders endorsed by SkateYou, SkateYou’s IT team but most importantly the average-everyday skater who downloaded SkateYou or shopped any brand products. Without you chaos.

Website: www.skateyou.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skate_you/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SkateYou_/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkateYouApp/

Other: https://www.instagram.com/jerrysketo/

Image Credits
Profile Photo: Ryan Allan Bnw Photo: Ryan Allan Pink Smoke Photo: SkateYou Distorted Photos: George Tripodakis Downtown Traffic: DieYoung Magazine, Josh Cox