Meet: The WSL’s fourth in command!

The Chief Commercial Officer Beth Greves is a "purveyor of cool!"

If there is one thing that co-owing a business has taught me it is that human capital means something. Before the founding of BeachGrit I thought, “If I can do something then anyone can. No such thing as skill only hard work and a can-do attitude.” Boy was I wrong. Human capital is… everything. Skill is real. Hard work and the right attitude are essential. A thick skin is valuable. Commitment. Intelligence. Sense of humor. Quick reaction time. And enjoyment of the work…

…I could go on all day and get on me knees each and every night and thank God for our Longtom, Jen See, Matt Warshaw and Pete Campbell so I completely understand how thrilled the World Surf League is to snag an executive the likes of Beth Greves. And have you not heard of the League’s Chief Commercial Officer before? Well let’s turn to her LinkedIn account for a little pre-WSL background.

Beth Greve joined AwesomenessTV, one of the most subscribed to and fastest growing video destinations for teens on YouTube, as Chief Revenue and Partnerships Officer in September 2013. In this new role, Greve creates partnerships with brands to build marketing programs that resonate with the audience through a variety of methods including original programming, brand integrations, custom content and creative media deliverables. Her team develops and produces innovative strategies including long form and short form video, social marketing, influencer marketing, and experiential marketing, to drive business on and off the YouTube platform for Awesomeness Media and it’s many properties.

Beth was recently listed on Adweek’s Top 50 for 2014, for her success as “purveyor of cool” in the teen space.

And you can certainly see why the WSL jumped at the opportunity. Surfing needs to get younger and needs to get younger ASAP. You may have mixed feelings about this “YouTube” and “influencer marketing” but it is the future that you really aren’t part of.

Speaking of “influencer marketing” Beth appeared on the number one influencer market network Instagram just today. The very fine @boardbuilderscommunity sent this little gem of what appears to be Beth practising what she preaches.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjkLtjVAvRr/?taken-by=kook_of_the_day

Surfing.

Because, at the end, surfing is what we all love.

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Walter Pepekay
Walter Pepekay
8 years ago

“purveyor of cool”… She’s dealing coke, right?

Phat-wan kerr
Phat-wan kerr
8 years ago

“Purveyor of cool” sounds like a lot like something disco stue would use to describe himself. and that fin placement really cements it. when self perceptions get out of hand.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Jen See
Jen See
8 years ago

I guess her job is mostly outward facing? So she would deal with non-surf entities, not really the surf industry? Idk.

But. I can tell you, that dealing with the Surfing — media, industry, whathaveyou — as a woman is not exactly rainbows and unicorns. And, I say that as someone who can generally figure out where the fins go on a fucking surfboard. And even, how many might be required at a given time, which is extremely high-level fucking stuff.

So I guess, good luck, backwards fin girl!

Phat-wan kerr
Phat-wan kerr
8 years ago
Reply to  Jen See

she is clearly out to run over someone who didn’t want to partner up with awsomenesstv. (it hurts to write that)
keep you chin up.
rainbows mean its raining on someone and unicorns only exist in a flat earth or in the minds of daisy picking fruitcakes with “magic happens” bumper stickers.

Poop Stance
Poop Stance
8 years ago

Clearly that’s the nose of her board and it helps with whipping back around when doing alley-oops “to revert”. She’s probably just expanding on Christian’s little nose fin.

Carbon 14
Carbon 14
8 years ago

and what she loves is surf backwards..

ricmatic
ricmatic
8 years ago

Pete Campbell from Madmen?

DorasChestRug
DorasChestRug
8 years ago

Do you know what else is cool? Hyperlinking the links, so I don’t have to copy and paste them

Smelly gator
Smelly gator
8 years ago

But she can do this…She’s coming to the surf ranch next week
https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

turts
turts
8 years ago

Umm, whatever happened to the ambassador of stoke? Asking for friend

keith usher
keith usher
8 years ago
Reply to  turts

A swift toepeg to the minge ended his career early.

Aidan Lett
Aidan Lett
8 years ago

She’s a genius, here’s why:
She thought, which social channel related to surfing has the most engagement? Answer: Kook of the day and Kelly Slater and we know he ain’t giving her any love)
Which content on Kookslams has been popular? Answer: https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Hook up Tony Robbins Jnr to come and pretend to tell her she’s a kook…and bam. Everyone knows who she is and what a purveyor cool really looks like.
Genius 😂

lawless
lawless
8 years ago
Reply to  Aidan Lett

Bingo. Badvertorials are lame. But free placement for being a kook… priceless.
We all just got played.

Nick Carroll
Nick Carroll
8 years ago

well if she’s in Canggu, she’s in the right place.

Jim from back in the day
Jim from back in the day
8 years ago

The WSL is a pile of crap. Shoulda left surfing alone!.!.!👎🏿

abs(ə)nt
abs(ə)nt
8 years ago

Purveyor of cool indeed! Those backwards fins she’s running are on par with the short-sleeve over long-sleeve combo Droid reps, or the speed dealers wrapped around the faces at the What Youth office. I bet some moneys that Noa will be doing this fin backward thing come Hawaii 18/19.

Supaworm
Supaworm
8 years ago
Reply to  abs(ə)nt

Fin game: strong

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
8 years ago
Reply to  Supaworm

If only Beth could use her leg rope as a dog collar ?

Supaworm
Supaworm
8 years ago

You could lead her and give her orders, or she lead you?!

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
8 years ago
Reply to  Supaworm

And become the WSL ambassador of St(r)oke and Discipline ?

Supaworm
Supaworm
8 years ago

Make history

Ami Lost
Ami Lost
8 years ago
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Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin
8 years ago

she will hashtag the living death out of surfing

david fffff
david fffff
8 years ago

Surfing has never been in better hands boys.

david fffff
david fffff
8 years ago
Reply to  david fffff

And jen

Jen See
Jen See
8 years ago
Reply to  david fffff

ha ha hi that made me laugh 🙂

Captain Clark
Captain Clark
8 years ago

If it isn’t fortnite the kids ain’t into it.

ricmatic
ricmatic
8 years ago

Absolutely staged to get us malcontents whining about it.
Absolutely worked, she’s a kook!!

Tronald Dump
Tronald Dump
8 years ago

What a time to be alive!

Otto
Otto
8 years ago

Purveyor of cool sounds like ambassador of stoke and leisure. Now things are beginning to make sense with that WSL genius idea.

Jazzy P
Jazzy P
8 years ago
Reply to  Otto

It’s like watching disconnected parents desperately try to relate to their children

Audit In Progress
Audit In Progress
8 years ago
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Eddie Haiku
Eddie Haiku
8 years ago
Reply to  Otto

I hope TPOC and TAOSAL get together and have CLK.

Otto
Otto
8 years ago
Reply to  Eddie Haiku

Champion Loosed Kook?

Eddie Haiku
Eddie Haiku
8 years ago
Reply to  Otto

Cute Loser Kids

channelbottom
channelbottom
8 years ago
Reply to  Otto

WTF happened to that guy?!?!?

david fffff
david fffff
8 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Dead actually, drove off a cliff and died on impact

channelbottom
channelbottom
8 years ago
Reply to  david fffff

I think I found him:
https://www.pintaram.com/u/…

James Bickerton
James Bickerton
8 years ago
Reply to  david fffff

I think I prefer his theatrical death and funeral in the Wonderful Coen Bros’ Film “ The Big Lebowski”.
“Donny was a good bowler , and a good man .He was one of us.He was a man who loved the outdoors …… and bowling and as a surfer he explored the beaches of Southern California from La Jolla to Leo Carrillo and ….up to … Pismo.”

Jazzy P
Jazzy P
8 years ago

Guarantee she’ll bring a briefcase of buzzwords!

Antipodes
Antipodes
8 years ago
Reply to  Jazzy P

Can you get a hold of a WSL pitch deck? I’d love to see how they’re trying to sell the dream.

Ami Lost
Ami Lost
8 years ago
Reply to  Jazzy P

And acronyms

Antipodes
Antipodes
8 years ago
Reply to  Ami Lost

A lot of careers are built on the strategic use of TLA’s (Three Letter Acronyms).

dickie toledo
dickie toledo
8 years ago
Reply to  Jazzy P

she’s not actually a surfer, she self identifies as a surfer.


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