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The HYPE Foundation is an online community dedicated to the progression and recognition of the action sports and creative industries. We are a group of passionate, driven individuals who have spent our lives in pursuit of the experience gained by falling a thousand times before landing a trick and the feeling only possible when seeing your very first photo published.

As young people involved in all aspects of the action sports industry, we see it as our duty to pass on whatever small amount of knowledge we have gained during our collective years to those looking for some insight into how they too might get a foot in the door or at least an idea of where to start.

We certainly don't know it all, but we know its not easy.

Hopefully this networking site will give you an idea of the kind of hard work and determination that goes into the photos and videos you see every day and subsequently, inspire you and your friends to get out there and do it even better.

There is a lot of crap out there on the internet these days... do your part to clean it up.
Only post your best stuff, send the link to some important people and see what happens.
You just might be the next big thing.

Peace

The HYPE Foundation Crew

Murray Galbraith
FOUNDER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Despite dropping out of his design degree after only six months, Murray has developed a reputation as one of the industry’s most passionate and creative people, involved in countless projects at any one time.

His work has ranged from running a web and graphic design studio from his bedroom in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne to co-ordinating the marketing concepts for some of Australia’s best up and coming bands and companies.

Arriving at the idea for The HYPE Foundation after battling through two heart operations and pouring all his time and money into the creation of successful clothing label Because Design, Murray decided this project was the easiest way to share the knowledge and contacts he as gained over the past five years in business for himself.

Anthony Leffelaar
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR

Extraordinary athleticism and entrepreneurial skills aside, Anthony is one of the very few snowboarders from the Southern Hemisphere that can truly claim to be making a living from snowboarding around the world. Anthony Leffelaar is a one of kind.

Starting his own headwear label in New Zealand at 17, he has since worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and is currently living and working in British Columbia, Canada where he will become the primary source of underground and industry news & reviews for
The HYPE Foundation.

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