Jorge, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hannah, Seattle, WA
Matthew, New York, NY
Sean, San Diego, CA
William, Geneseo, NY
Marcela, Vista, CA
Nathan, Thornville, OH
Jeremy, Santa Cruz, CA
Tera, Rancho Cordova, CA
Mark, Munster, IN
Here are some more photos from our adventure here in Italy. After a long day of traveling, then popping straight into the office to handle some business, Giuseppe wanted to introduce us to the finer things here in his country. So we met up with a few of his friends, and they took us to a little pizzeria. As you will see by the photos, this was the craziest looking pizza ever, but tasted like heaven on earth. By far the best pizza that I will ever have for the rest of my life hands down. We now have arrived up in Bardonecchia for the international sales meetings that take place over the next couple of days. Bardonecchia is a ski resort in the lower Italian Alps right outside of Torino and also was the home of the 2006 Winter Olympics Games for numerous events such as Snowboarding Super Pipe. Please stat tuned for the next chapter of this story..
Giuseppe!!
Here is a sneak peak of the best eyewear line about to drop.
The boss handling the daily business
Heaven cover in sauce and cheese
The Mayor of Varese
That is a blob of the best tasting cheese in the middle
No those are not ranch shooters going around the pizza, thats more cheese boyyeeee
Matt Harkins, Daryl Trinidad, and myself are on an adventure in Italy. We are out here for international sales meeting, so we can further our lands in Europe and across the globe. After a early flight from San Diego (6:15am to be exact) , a 4 hour lay over in JFK and the quickest flight ever to Milan, well as much as I can remember. We arrived in Varese. A amazing town about an hour outside of Milan. Between the old buildings, green pastures, and the breath taking views of the Alps, and the lakes below them. I can say it one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. We stopped by and checked out the Spy European offices, met up with Giuseppe Lapenta, our handsome marketing man out here. We took a tour of LEM, which is our factory where Spy makes all there amazing sun glasses and goggles. Check out this photos from day one of this trip. Keep checking back in, as this story is just beginning.
The sunrise from high above
On the move, heading over to Spy European office
Trini trying to take a power nap, no luck with that
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Carlsbad, CA, December 11th, 2009 – Spy Optic, Inc., a leading action sports eyewear brand is stoked to have a new breed of talent competing in the SX/MX Lites class. Tommy is a 20-year-old British motocross racer who will be competing his first full year in the US. After a pair of runner-up seasons at the MX2 World Championships, Tommy Searle made his move to the US for 2009. After 12 rounds of the outdoor season, a trio of podium positions and some highs and lows, he finished sixth overall.
Tommy has been riding Supercross for the past couple months getting ready for his first season.
“I am having a lot of fun with Supercross and feel that I can be a top contender” Says Spy’s Tommy Searle.
Tommy will be racing in the Lites class for the factory FMF/KTM Factory Racing team in the West coast Supercross and Outdoor Motocross series.
The 2010 Supercross season kicks off on January 9th, 2010 in Anaheim, CA.
Spy Optic, Inc. designs, develops and sells premium eyewear products for the youth lifestyle market within action sports, fashion, music, and entertainment sectors. Spy’s principal products, sunglasses and goggles, target the action sports market, including surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, motorsports, and wakeboarding and skiing. Spy’s innovative proprietary products utilize high-quality materials, handcrafted manufacturing processes and engineered optical lens technology to convey premium quality, contemporary style, and progressive design. Spy Optic, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orange 21 Inc. (NASDAQ:ORNG). Please visit www.spyoptic.com or contact info@spyoptic.com for inquiries.
DC shoes held a big ride day out at Pala Raceway in Pala Ca yesterday. They had all of their mx team riders out for photo sessions and even held a road to recovery charity poker tournament later that night.
Jeremy McGrath was out for the day ripping the outdoor track and throwing down some big whips on the freestyle ramp. It really is awesome to see Jeremy still has it after all these years and can still get down on a dirt bike. Jeremy has been wearing the new Klutch goggle and loves them! Recently signed SPY team rider Tommy Searle was out ripping some laps and trying out the sweet new line of goggles. Tommy is a super cool kid from Great Britain and is stoked to be part of the SPY team. Tommy will also be wearing the new Klutch goggle. Check some of the photos I got on the day.
Hey guys!
A small update from Sweden. Got a kinda slow start but now we’re getting some stuff, fun to be on it again.
Here are some pics shot by Anders Neuman, editor of Transition Magazine in Sweden. Corner gap between two cable rolls, turned out pretty cool I think.
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Orange 21 Inc. Appoints Mike Jensen, East Coast Sales Director
Carlsbad, California – December 8th, 2009 – Orange 21 Inc. (NASDAQ:ORNG) is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Jensen, as East Coast Sales Director for Orange 21 Inc. Mike Jensen will expand the east coast Orange 21 presence to further grow our commitment to our eastern operations. Jensen will maintain key account relations as well as enhance the Company’s market position by identifying and establishing new markets and customers for Orange 21’s portfolio of brands, which includes Spy Optic and O’Neill eyewear.
“Mike Jensen is an exceptional salesman and brings a wealth of experience and contacts to Orange 21’s brands. We’re very excited to have him on board” Says Erik Darby, Vice President, Sales.
Mike Jensen has an extensive track record of sales growth with top notch brands in the action sports and footwear businesses. Most recently he served as Director of Sales – Specialty Majors at DC Shoes. At DC, he led the sales force responsible for driving business in better sporting goods, online partners, specialty footwear, apparel and west coast based specialty footwear accounts at a total business north of $25 million annually.
Mike Jensen has also held management positions at Pony International and Converse footwear Inc. Mr. Jensen can be reached at mjensen@spyoptic.com or 760-804-8420 x1108.
About Orange 21 Inc.
Orange 21 designs, develops, markets and produces premium products for the action sport, motorsports, snowsports and youth lifestyle markets. Orange 21’s primary brand, Spy Optic (TM), sells sunglasses and goggles targeted toward the action sports, motorsports, snowsports and youth lifestyle markets. Orange 21 is the global licensee for O’Neill sunglasses and goggles. O’Neill is a leading manufacturer of surfing products, apparel and wetsuits.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or future financial performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as the word “believe” and similar terminology. Specifically, comments in this press release regarding the contributions that Mr. Jensen is expected to make at Orange 21 are forward-looking statements and are subject to inherent risks. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the general conditions of the domestic and global economy; changes in consumer discretionary spending; changes in the value of the U.S. dollar and Euro; changes in commodity prices; Orange 21’s ability to source raw materials and finished products at favorable prices; risks related to the limited visibility of future orders; Orange 21’s ability to identify and execute successfully cost-control initiatives without adversely impacting sales; uncertainties associated with intellectual property protection for Orange 21’s products; and other risks identified from time to time in Orange 21’s filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Although, Orange 21 believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Orange 21 cannot guarantee future results. Moreover, Orange 21 assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such forward-looking statements and undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.
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