Case Study: Slyde Handboards achieves more than double the sales with Shopify

Slyde Handboards - Customer Case Study

Slyde Handboards, a Venice, California maker of handcrafted bodysurfing handboards, set out to build a dedicated brand and sell globally from day one. The founders needed an online presence that captured their design-driven aesthetic, helped them reach surf and lifestyle audiences, and solved operational pain points—especially lost orders caused by high overseas shipping—and required them to scale beyond a single designer‑founder wearing every hat.

They built a visually polished Shopify store, aligned the brand with surf and lifestyle media to drive traffic, and used the platform to attract international wholesalers and distributors. With dedicated distribution channels for markets like Brazil, Australia and the UK and a shift to management and delegation, Slyde has expanded worldwide distribution and seen sales more than double while strengthening their brand and customer experience.

Slyde Handboards