All posts filed under: Event

Stéphane MARTEAU, Founder and CEO of MC Box Events

If you’ve ever spotted a MC BOX pick-up truck on a beach during surf events, then you already know (without realizing it) Stéphane Marteau. He’s done it all – surf shops, bars, brands,… – before founding MCBox in 2008 and becoming a low-key but essential figure in the Action Sports event scene.
In this episode, he looks back on his early years in Sarthe, show jumping, discovering skate, snow and finally the waves of Hossegor in the 90s – plus all the unexpected turns that led him to events like the Paris-Dakar and Hellfest. All sprinkled with solid anecdotes, instinct, and passion.
The kind of episode we love: real, generous, and full of good vibes.
Enjoy the ride!

Yann Dalibot, Soöruz Co-creator and Director

In this new episode, Inside EuroSIMA welcomes Yann Dalibot, co-founder of Soöruz. In just under 20 years, the Charente-Maritime-based brand has managed to establish itself in the European boardsports market and even rattle the leaders, in particular in the neoprene segment, which now represents 80% of their business. Having always placed innovation and eco-design at the heart of their product development, Soöruz has massively invested in R&D and even created new materials like Oysterprene, made from oyster shells. In this podcast, Yann Dalibot tells us about how the brand started and grew, from selling T-shirts at local outdoor markets to its rapid growth, partly thanks to the fact that they themselves ride, whether it’s surfing, windsurfing or skateboarding. Soöruz is one of the rare French boardsports brands to have made it from outside the Aquitaine arc. As he explains in the interviw, Yann has always seen this geographical location that Yann has always seen as a strength. He also discusses how the company managed to anticipate the financial crisis and change its model before everyone …

Dave MAILMAN, Ex-Marketing Director Quiksilver Europe, Ex-President ASP Europe, Journalist, Speaker, Voice Over Artist & Consultant 

Basically everyone in the Action Sports industry knows Dave Mailman. And that’s no surprise: for over 20 years, he was the voice behind the biggest surfing and snowboarding events across the Old Continent and has commented hundreds of heats on the beach or on webcasts.