The Alex Berman Podcast

Story behind the conception of a DIY Skate zine w/ Benji Osias

01.07.2019 - By Alex Berman, Chairman of Experiment 27Play

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Benji Osias started skating when he was 10, got hooked and been doing it ever since. Raised on skate videos and magazines, sci-fi books, classic rock, and metal music. Studied Earth & Planetary Sciences in college. He's a big fan of camping, whiskey, and The Farside cartoons. Started making the Filthy Ditch Crew zine towards the end of 2015, started off as a little side project to keep in touch with all the homies and try to do something creative. He's made 6 issues so far that can be found at www.filthyditchcrew.com This show is sponsored by Experiment 27. Get the discovery call script & questions template HERE (http://experiment27.com/discovery/). In this episode you'll learn: [1:56] What is Filthy Ditch & How did it come into play [4:04] What made Benji go for a print magazine rather than going Digital [10:36] How’d he get the zine into the stores [12:45] ‘The Raw skate zines are disappearing’ [13:29] How’d Benji pitch the store owners [15:15] The creative process of making an issue [18:15] What is the production cost per magazine Links mentioned: Filthyditchcrew.com Follow @filthyditchcrewzine on Instagram Brought to you by Experiment 27. Find us on Youtube (B2Bsalestraining.org). If you’ve enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to The Alex Berman Podcast on iTunes and leave us a 5-star review. Get access to our FREE Sales Courses.(http://experiment27.teachable.com/)

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