About Amber Torrealba - World Champion Skimboarder Professional
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SHAPED IN

28.0345° N, 80.5887° W
THIS SMALL TOWN SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY. FINDING CREATIVITY IN A SPACE THAT WAS DEVELOPING IN THE SAME YEARS THAT I WAS – I NEVER REALIZED HOW DIFFERENT IT WOULD MAKE ME SEE THE REST OF THE WORLD, UNTIL NOW.
SKATEBOARDING WAS MY FIRST LOVE.
AS A TEEN: ALONG SIDE OF WORKING FOR FOOTLOCKER CORP., BACK TO BACK SEASONS OF VARSITY BASKETBALL AND TRACK WAS THE ROUTINE THROUGH MY YEARS AT MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL.
World Champion Skimboarder, Filmmaker and Editor - Amber Torrealba
I STARTED FULL-TIME COLLEGE AT 17 IN MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE OF AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY GRANTED THROUGH MY PERFORMANCE.
WHILE EARNING MY BACHELORS DEGREE – I LAUNCHED MY OWN SKATEBOARD DECK BRAND, SPONSORING SKATEBOARDERS AND PROVIDING MERCH ACROSS THE STATE.
I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AT 20 YEARS OLD.
DURING COLLEGE AND AFTER GRADUATION:
I MANAGED A MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATE RADIOSHACK STORE AND WORKED FOR THE COMPANY FOR  7 YEARS
AFTER HOURS FROM MY FULL-TIME JOB:
I DESIGNED WEBSITES, LOGOS, PACKAGING, CAMPAIGNS,
AND MANAGED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR GROWING BRANDS
World Champion Skimboarder, Filmmaker and Editor - Amber Torrealba
THEN I STARTED AND MANAGED A
DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY AT 24.

PATHS CHANGE:

AFTER YEARS OF WORKING THROUGH A TRADITIONAL CAREER PATH, I REALIZED THAT MY HAPPINESS WILL ONLY BE MAINTAINED THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES I CREATED MYSELF.

AT 25,

I LEFT EVERYTHING THAT I BUILT IN FLORIDA,
 AND DROVE MY SMALL CAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO PERSUE MY PASSION FOR SKIMBOARDING AND FILMMAKING IN CALIFORNIA.

 

MAKING THIS JOURNEY
WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST DECISIONS AND TIMES OF MY LIFE. LIVING ALONE AND GOING AT IT SOLO THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TAUGHT ME LESSONS I WILL ALWAYS CARRY WITH ME.

 

MY LIFE HAS CHANGED EVER SINCE.

World Champion Skimboarder, Filmmaker and Editor - Amber Torrealba
SOME FEATURES AND PRESS
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    American Airlines Magazine

    Published in 2019

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    San Diego Billboard

    Displayed in 2019-2020

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    BlogHer NYC

    Speaker in 2019

DISCOVER MORE:

3X VIC WORLD CHAMPION
Amber has been competing professionally in Women’s Skimboarding since 2014. After migrating to the west coast of Southern California to further pursue her career in 2015, she clinched the 2016, 2018, and 2019 Vic Women’s World Championship of Skimboarding, and has been traveling, giving back to the community and competing on the Official UST and Mexico Skim Tour. Amber is also working to inspire and progress the women’s professional division.

 

DIRECTOR – EDITOR – PRODUCER
When not on a board, Amber works as a producer, director, and editor of all her own media and client projects. Amber has self taught and grown her team in digital content over the last few years in many social, commercial, and travel productions. Now working with brands like Red Bull, Vayner Media, and Adobe, Amber has been busy constantly perfecting her craft.

 

World Champion Skimboarder, Filmmaker and Editor - Amber Torrealba

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
B.S – Marketing, Digital Media. 2011

 

As an early entrepreneur, Amber owned a skateboard company her first year out of high school –TRU Skateboards — with sponsored team, merchandise, and decks in 2008. After college, She managed her own businesses in marketing and production that focused on growing and establishing companies in Florida.
While growing her freelancing career, Amber worked 7 years for Radioshack Corp. with 5 of those years as general manager of a million-dollar store front. She has 7 years of experience in social media and marketing management, and has also been a head of digital design for many growing action sports companies. Amber is currently sponsored by, partnered with, or has had clients of Fortune 500 brands.