Braille Skateboarding boss Aaron Kyro has been paying his employees well, to which no one ever complained and back stabbed him after the skaters left the YouTube company.
Kyro revealed that Ricky Glaser and the rest of the YouTube skaters are paid hourly and have health insurance and a matching 401k plan.
Unfortunately, professional skateboarders don't even have insurance, as skateboard companies are small businesses trying to make ends meet, depending on board sales and other products.
Some pros only get five dollars a board per sale, which has resulted in some retiring early or even having two jobs while still pursuing a professional skateboarding career.
If you belong to the world's elite skateboarders such as Yuto Horigome and Nyjah Huston, chances are you can secure lucrative corporate sponsorships from energy drink companies, Olympic committees, and shoe corporations. However, for the majority of skateboarders, such sponsorships are not readily available.
Even skateboarding legend Duane Peters has been facing homelessness for several years and has been unable to secure a job. He has resorted to begging for money to have a roof over his head, as he was on the verge of getting evicted from where he was staying.