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Surflineäó»s plans for the

Surfline’s plans for the future

I headed to Surfline's headquarters yesterday to talk with CEO Jonno Wells about Surfline's growing media empire. Jonno…

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Sabre Vision partners Brooke McGregor and Tabitha Shafran. A third partner lives in Australia. They are leaning on a toilet fountain in Sabreäó»s showroom

Filling market niche helps Sabre grow fast

I stopped by Sabre Vision's new headquarters and showroom on 32nd Street in Newport Beach on Friday to…

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Analog General Manager Kevin Meehan

A talk with Analog's Kevin Meehan

I stopped by the Burton campus in Irvine last week to talk to Kevin Meehan, general manager of…

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Jesse Faen

Insight: Skate community has embraced us

I keep hearing that Insight continues to build momentum at the boutique level so stopped by to talk…

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Sushi with the Atwater crew: Dean Bradley

Catching up with Atwater over sushi

Dean Bradley, creative director and founder of Atwater, emailed me the other day with an idea. "You need…

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Dustin and Dylan Odbert of Ambsn

Ambsn growing and gaining influential supporters

I recently caught up with Ambsn, the young brand from Central California that moved a few months ago…

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Michael Tomson and Joel Cooper at the party last night for their new book äóìGoinäó» Big: Gotcha and the Evolution of Modern Surf Style.äó The book is available on Surfline.com.

Business lessons from the Gotcha era

I've been reading the new book about rise and fall of Gotcha and talking to Gotcha founders Joel…

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Cary Allington of ActionWatch

The challenges ahead for ActionWatch

The ActionWatch name keeps popping up in different places. Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott cited ActionWatch data during a…

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Ergo tries to break in from

Ergo tries to break in from the East Coast

Today, we catch up with Ergo, a young brand trying to break into the industry from the East…

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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
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