One of my life-long hobbies has been skiing. I’ve been on the slopes for as long as I can remember, and over the years, I’ve gone through several sets of skis myself. Over the accumulated months that I’ve spent on the slopes in my life, I have found that skiing park was where I found the most joy. Unfortunately, not many ski companies/ manufacturers make skis specifically dedicated to park, and when they make, their selection is usually quite slim. That’s how I found out about Surface skis. They are a company dedicated to making skis with the sole purpose of hitting big air, terrain parks, rails, and everything in-between. CEO, serial entrepreneur, and founder, Michael Schneider has made a company dedicated to hard-core and experienced skiers. He has built all of his brands from the ground up. Michael has over a decade of experience in global trade, offshore and domestic product sourcing, line plan management, sales management, trade shows, photography, and social media marketing guru. He solved the problem that many skiers like me face, wondering if the product they are buying will be reliable, safe, or sturdy. Surface skis have just broken the surface, and I am beyond excited to see where this fantastic company will go.
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Mike Bartos is a gym owner from Youngstown, Ohio. He is a man I know personally from going to his gym for the past 4 years. Over many years he was trying to figure out how to make an atlas stone that can have variable weight settings. An atlas stone is generally a large sphere that is made of concrete and has one weight. It is used in strongman competitions and training. Instead of having a bunch of concrete spheres laying around, he knew something had to be done. This led to many prototypes and testing to find the perfect stone. He created the Stone of Steel: the worlds first plate loaded atlas stone. This black stone is capable of weighing either 130 pounds up to 450+ pounds. This was a major innovation in the strongman community. He has since added many other products that are very useful. He prides all his products on being American made with American steel. He has been entrepreneurial in his field and has made a major innovation in stone training.