We recently sat down with Andrew Mercado over a few beers and rapped about his new move to Sector 9 as the Brand Manager of Gullwing Trucks.
For those of you that don't know Andrew, he's an outspoken advocate for keeping "the skate" in longboarding. He grew up on Thrasher Magazine, and he doesn't particularly care for non-skater run companies. He's big on tradition and he probably knows the history of skateboarding better than you. He's been mentored by several industry insiders, including most recently Jerry Madrid, and he's recently branched out as a consultant of several brands, including the new truck company he helped start with Brandon Stewart called Caliber Trucks.
[SS] - Andrew, thanks for taking the time to fill us in on your big upcoming career move... first off, where have you been working?
[Mercado] - I co-founded Caliber Trucks with Brandon Stewart... and worked with Alasco, as well as Madrid, and have been doing my own thing with NoFuture.
[SS] - So do you have to drop all those projects?
[Mercado] - Pretty much, except for a few small projects here and there. I'm on good terms with all of them and have helped find folks to fill my shoes.
[SS] - So where you moving to? and when's the new gig start?
