Surf Splendor

10 years ago, at the age of 22, Dave Allee signed the lease to a retail space on Newport Blvd. He partnered with surfboard shaper Griffin Neumann-Kyle to launch Almond Surfboards, built in the traditional of classic California surf brands, but forward thinking and community focused. In today’s show we discuss brand building, burnout, managing … Continue reading "226 – Almonds Surfboards, Dave Allee" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Creators & Innovators. Each month we’ll seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms and innovate in one’s own space. Today we bring a conversation with professional surfer, journalist, and PhD chemist, Cliff Kapono. Dr. Kapono shares … Continue reading "225 – Introducing Creators & Innovators" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick, concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Corona Open J-Bay. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2018 Corona Open J-Bay. Oh my. Occasionally this happens for … Continue reading "224 – 5 Minute Recap: Corona Open J-Bay" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is with Dr. Aaron James. A Harvard PhD, professor and chair of philosophy at UC Irvine, James is a lifelong surfer and the author of the new book “Surfing With Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry Into A Life of Meaning”. The book examines our current era of leisure, the value of centering one’s … Continue reading "224 – Aaron James, PhD: Surfing with Sartre" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does one make a living as a professional free surfer today? Alex Gray unpacks the tribulations and rewards of chasing swell around the world. Do pro surfers pay for photographers travel? Who finances the safety teams? Where can you sell photos nowadays? How do professionals recoup the investment of surf travel? Alex reveals all, … Continue reading "223 – Alex Gray" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whilst we watched these massive waves barreling on our tiny hand held screens around the world, the warrior wrestled his broken heart over the ledge and locked into another lifetime wave. Because bravery was backed by preparation and a spiritual yearning for the big picture within his soul. Dane unwraps his mindset and describes the … Continue reading "222 – Dane Gudauskas Unpacks After Fiji" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Brink is a lead proponent of asymmetrical surfboard design. A designer since youth, Donald paints, makes plywood fins, and as a surfboard shaper he believes that all board designs can be enhanced with asymmetrical adjustments. On today’s show Donald unveils his new collaboration board with Channel Islands and his new podcast venture, Swell … Continue reading "221 – Donald Brink: Swell With My Soul" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the 5 Minute Recap. A quick concise overview of each event on the WSL championship tour. Today, a recap of the Corona Bali Pro-tected. Supported by Finatic.com, use promo code “podcast” to support this show and get your first month free. The 2018 Corona Bali Pro-tected, a new name to a not … Continue reading "220 – 5 Minute Recap: Corona Bali Protected" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Prodan of the WSL weighs-in on the biggest pro surf headlines from this first half of 2018; the reasons behind the Margaret River cancellation, whether Kelly will get an injury wildcard in 2019 despite his freesurf exploits, whether the WSL will mandate a standard in the 360 vs 540 debate, Waco’s affect on Surf … Continue reading "219 – Dave Prodan of the WSL" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Santa Cruz board builder Travis Reynolds is the 2018 winner of the Icons of Foam shaping competition. In today’s episode Travis opens up about the perils of rapid growth, the value of shaping machines, exploring asymmetry, and growing up riding big boards during Santa Cruz’s high-performance heyday. Enjoy! Today’s studio A post shared by David … Continue reading "218 – Travis Reynolds" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices