L8night with Choccy

Our guest this week is a legend who had a prolific career and is one of the most recognizable and accomplished Surfers of all time. He has won over 100 Surfing competitions, including multiple victories at the US Surfing and the International Surfing Championships. He is a Musician, an Artist, a Writer, and was the 1st in many of Surfing’s Historic Milestones. First person EVER to be paid and...

Our guest this is week has had Incredible achievements in Surfing and in Business. A Stellar and Successful Amateur Career, he Dominated the N.S.S.A. which includes a National Title and an Amateur World Title in 1984, which resulted in the U.S. Team taking Gold. He continued his success turning Pro and made a name for himself on the World Tour and Charging on the North Shore. After Retiring from P...

Our guest this week is Surfer, Drummer, Artist, Designer, and Entrepreneur. This Talented and Creative dude spent 14 years at Hurley as Global Design Director. During those years he was also a Rock Star Drummer in the Band “Japanese Motors”. In 2020, he and his cousin started a company called “Ola Canvas” which makes timeless surfboard bags cut from deadstock of Military Spec Canvas. The Brand con...

Our guest this week is a Trail Blazer and Pioneer in the Japanese Surf Culture, opening a Surf Shop in 1971. With a passion in Filming and Photography he was able to Capture some of Surfing’s most Historic Moments! But, it was until meeting and sponsoring Tom Curren that really put Himself and The Surf Shop on the world stage by opening a Location in Huntington Beach in the 1980’s. He not only cre...

Our guest this week is Punk Rocker and an Adrenaline Junky. With Passions like Boxing and Jiu-Jitsu, Motorcycle riding and Racing, Surfing and Shaping, this Musician and Entrepreneur has been turning passions into businesses time and time again. From Gym owner, to co-founding MotoXXX, and as of late, starting a Surfboard Label “ Pickle Stix”. This guy likes to hustle and stay busy. His Punk Band h...

Our guest this week has 3 Decades of experience in Action Sports as Regional, National, and Director of Sales. 20 years of which, has been focused in the eye wear category working for Arnette, Spy, and Filtrate. Add in experiences with working for Vans, Richer Poorer, and Salty Crew has helped him catapult him to where he is today. We stoked to sit down and congratulate him on his new position as...

Our guest this week is an Entrepreneur with a Creative Mind and is also an Industry Powerhouse with over 20 years of experience. His resume’ includes VP of Operations at Paul Frank, President and Global General Manager at RVCA, SVP of Marketing and Product Development at Igloo and currently he is the Global GM at Quiksilver. But, his talents just don’t stop here as he also Co-Founded and sold 2 co...

Our guest this week is one of the most successful Surfers to come out of Huntington Beach. From an early age, he was winning almost every amateur contest, and was an NSSA and USA Team member. He was destined to go Pro. He quickly climbed the pro ranks on the Bud Tour right out of high school and found himself competing on the WTC within a couple of years. Juggling a young family and while travel 9...

Our guest this week has quite the list of accomplishments. Brand Team Manager, Strategist of Athlete Career Management, Media, Brand awareness and Business development. He spent 10 years at Element as Director of Global Marketing, and then Co-Founder and was Chief Marketing Officer at Stance Socks. Later he worked at Igloo as VP of Playmate & Partnership/Collaboration Division. He continues&nb...

Our guest this week grew up in and on the water. Growing up having a family boat, life revolved around fishing. From scrubber, deck hand, to chef, second captain, and eventually captain, he has done it all. With years of experiences in the restaurant industry and working under great a chef like “Tim Johnson” at Zenbu Sushi….. It is to no surprise that he now has a restaurant and named after his Da...

Our guest this week has over 3 decades of experience working for Brands like Arnette, Billabong, and Fox. From Sales and Marketing, to Events and Producing. He has lead the charge of it all of it -Marketing Direction, Films, Budgets, athlete contracts, in which he help build legendary Surf, Skate, and Snow Team Rosters. This guy has been working with some of the biggest Athletes in our Industry.&n...

Our guest this week is an ocean enthusiast and has the natural ability to Rip on any kind of Surfboard. He has deep roots in Surf, but he isn’t your typical Pro Surfer. His talents go much deeper than just riding waves. He has skills on a skateboard, he draws, paints, actor, stun-man, and I heard has a keen eye for spotting gems at the flea markets. But, aside from all that, it’s his passion of Mo...

Our guest this week is a musician, artist, and surfer. He worked at Ocean Pacific and Gotcha as a graphic designer and later founded Epic Clothing in the 80’s. He has had multiple bands throughout his life, including El Centro and Uprising. His bands were featured and toured on the Warp Tour. He has even had a song appear on CSI Miami. His life forever changed on October 12, 2002, BALI BOMBING, wh...

Our guest this week or wait maybe we are the guest(s) this week? Either way we are going to a dual podcast, Instagram live, live interview with “The Herring Hotline” hosted by Egg_Fart_Dyke aka Curtis Parker and have some fun talking about herring, eating fish out of tins, the Canada Surf Scene, anything else that comes up. We welcome Curtis Parker to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Our guest this week is a Huntington Beach OG that just happens to one of the biggest names in the Music Biz. The Co-founder and Lead Vocalist in an American Reggae, Hip-Hop, Rock Band that has been laying down #1 tracks for over two Decades, the DIRTY HEADS! Their Hit Song “Vacation” in 2017 went viral and catapulted them to a whole new level of Stardom with over 6 billion plays across all social...

Our guest this week has an extensive list of accomplishments in quite a few industries. Specializing in Eyewear for 2 Decades, he was COO at Arnett in the 90’s and then onto Co-founding and was CEO at “Electric” which sold to Volcom for a Cool $25M. In 2009 he Co-founded a Tequila Brand Called “Peligroso” and sold that brand in 2014 for an undisclosed amount. Coming off a hot streak of successes,...

Our guest this week spends his early mornings on the beach or in the water and the rest of the day on the road seeing retailers. From surf team and marketing manager at Fox, he has been the sales rep for Cobian Sandals handling Southern California for the last 5 years. But, that isn’t his only Job. He has been helping other surfers reach their potential and achieve their goals through his program...

Our guest this week is from Laguna Beach who just happens to be a three-time United Skim Board Tour Champion. Seem fitting right? But this hard charger pretty much rips on anything, Skimboard, soft-top, you name it, this guy has made a name for himself and is a stand-out at the Wedge, Wave Pools, and just about any beach he rolls up on. You probably seen his edits on Beefs T.V., Youtube, Instagram...

Our guest this week is an Actor with over a 30 year span has starred in 70 plus film and television series. You probably recognize him in Point Break, NCIS Los Angeles, Deputy, or on HBO’s True Detective. He has also written, produced, directed numerous projects including “Out in Fifty” an action crime drama, starring Mickey Rourke. On top of that he founded “Truth Be Told Acting Collective”, and...

Our guests this week have both already been on the show 3-times!! “CHOP LIVER” has 20 years in Media, at Surfing Magazine, What Youth, and more recently as Creative Producer for the first-ever Natural Selection Surf Event. “GILLY” has 20 years as a Global Sports Marketing Manager at Hurley and more recently at Quiksilver. This Dynamic Duo are the driving force behind a multi-media creation machine...

Our guest this week is CEO Powerhouse. He held Executive Vice President and President positions for Organizations and Entertainment giants such as XM Satellite Radio, Harpo Productions, and OWN “The Oprah Winfrey Network”! Moving to Manhattan Beach in 2011, he took up Surfing and immediately became hooked. Which, just like for most people it became a healthy daily ritual to balance life and job st...

Our guest this week is a former pro surfer that competed on the world tour for 14 years and was one of the few Australians that was part of the "Momentum Generation". He made the transition from professional Surfing into the business side of things in Sports Management…..something he knew well having to deal with sponsorship contracts his entire career. From there he spent a decade at Hurley, as S...

Our guest this week is a young stylish pro surfer from Australia that is happens to be the son of one of Australia’s most influential Surfers of all time. Let’s just say “ The apple didn’t fall far from this tree”, as he prefers to keep his fins to the face and rails buried on every turn. With influences from Pancho, Ross, and Dad…. it is refreshing to see Style, Speed, Power, and Flow as his focu...

Our guest this week got his start in the industry working at Quiksilver wetsuits, and Surfside Sports. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 2005 he went on to work for …Lost Enterprises from 2006 to 2016 - helping to build the label into the largest surfboard brand in the world. His duties included website/social media content manager, surf team manager and producing/filming/editing…Lost vide...

Our Guest this week is a Legendary Skateboarder with one of the most iconic graphics and successful SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS models of all time. When you think of @santacruzskateboards , you think of this guy. Featured in the Legendary film “Wheels of Fire” he quickly became a standout in the industry. But, he gave up the pro-skate lifestyle and went on to study Business at San Jose State. In 1993,...