L8night with Choccy

Our Guest this week is about a Surfboard Shaper that been around Since 1961. From early days in Santa Cruz being an apprentice under Jack O’neill, to shaping under Hobie and Jacobs, it was on the North Shore of Oahu where this shaper made his mark building world class high performance Shapes, which lead to creating his own Board Brand Label. Later Relocating back to California and seeing the need...

If you live in San Diego you most likely have bought a Surf Board from one of their Shops at some point in the last 45+ years that they been in business. Open in 1974 by two twin brothers Bill and Richard Bernard were one of the first Hobie Cat Dealerships. From the very beginning and still continuing today, they are one of the premier destinations for all things SURF. In 2005, Bill and Richard re...

A talked with Kyle & Becca about how their introduction into surfing and what led to them opening up Daydream Surfshop.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guest this week is a Surfer, Entrepreneur, and Business Specialist of Intellectual Property Development and Licensing. He has held multiple prominent positions throughout his career as a National Sales Director, CEO, and co-founding not one but two business! ”FLATWORKS”-an easy assemble tradeshow booth solution that requires no tools for set up, and “CARV” –(California Action Retailer + Ventur...

This October will be Val Surf's 57th year anniversary. A family owned business since day one. They have four locations: North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Valencia. During peak seasons they can employ up to 80 people. It’s incredible to think about how many lives that have been affected by Val Surf over the … See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

The 1980s were a great and crazy time for surfing! The neon colors, the hairdos (or hairdonts) and trendy styles have come and gone, but great brands and shops have stood the test of time. In this week’s episode we sat down with  Dave Nash  and  Pete Censoplano  of  Sun Diego Boardshops . Listen to how a military kid born in Japan and raised in Missouri opened a great boar...

"People laughed at me for setting up a surf shop” -Hobie Alter. This week’s episode is with one of the most iconic names in the surfing industry and heritage of the sport. Listen to the  @hobiesurfshop  story as told by  @traceyloveschad  and  @kjohncarlow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

We sat down with Randy Adler of Moondoggies Beach Club at Kelly Slaters Wave Pool.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We sat down with On the Beach Surf Shop owner Kelly Sorensen at Kelly Slater's Wave Pool!     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We sat down with Kim Ball owner of Hi-Tech Surf Sports.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We sat down with East Coast Surf Legend Greg "Grog" Mesanko.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We FaceTimed with Kelly Sorensen of On The Beach Surf Shop and talked about surfing and business!   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We Facetimed with Adam Holloway and Brian Smith of Bare Wires Surf Shop See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We sat down with Ocean Hut Surfshop owner Tony G and his son James. Tony G. tells us how he surf on the first world pro surf tour IPS and how he started the shop with the help of his dad.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We sat with Dave Allee of Almond Surfboards to hear about how he started surfing how he started Almond Surfboards See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

I sat down with Dave Cropper and talked about how he got his start with Cinnamon Rainbows.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

HSS is where L8night (Jay Larson) met Choccy (Lyndon Cabellon), so it’s fitting that we start with the iconic surf shop in our first ever episode with Aaron Pai and Taylor Pai. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Our guest this week is an expert in the use of words as a surf columnist, writer, editor, digital marketer, copywriter and editorial content creator, with a Bachelor of Arts in English, we are sure to be corrected throughout this interview for the incorrect use of words!! Before becoming the Editor in Chief of Surfer Magazine, launching Red Bull Surfing, and working for folks like ESPN and NB...

Our guest this week is a Floridian Surfer that got his first industry job at his local Sunrise Surf Shop in Jacksonville. After spending 11 years in retail, he went on to running Marketing & Events for Volcom. He was in a Reggae band, "Scholars Word", for 5 years and he has been at the helm as Executive Director for the Florida Boardriders Clubs and Jacksonville Boardriders, bri...

Our guest this week is a Craftsman and Artist! He began working with foam and fiberglass in the mid-sixties, establishing his own Surfboard label in 1968. He also had a side hustle designing art/logos air-spray apparel in high school, painted high-end motorcycles and even pinstriped new showroom cars for dealerships. He even played music and was in a Blues Band! He later became a Surf photogr...

Our guest this week is one of the OG’s as a cross-over athlete in action sports! Surf, Skate, Snow, and Moto! He is also an incredible Artist as if that isn’t enough! Talk about talent, everything this guy puts his mind to, his commitment, and balls out approached, he has succeeded at an incredible pace! From hitting huge Moto jumps at Anaheim Stadium at 12, to picking up snowb...

Our guest this week is a young buck and charger from Newport Beach. From RJ, to 56th street to the wedge, he has been a standout since he was a super grom. He has been doing big things both in and out of the water from an early age. Whether helping out with the Young and Brave Foundation, or hosting a charity surf contest fundraiser at the young age of 15, this kid has a good head o...

Our guest this week comes from a Surf Family and got introduced to surfing at the age of 2. So it is no surprise that he was destined for greatness on a surfboard. He has put in more time than just about anyone at Lowers. This young buck has a couple of WQS wins under his belt, but recently just came off a Huge Win and Biggest thus far in his Career, at a QS 3000 Event in Japan. We are big fans, a...

Our guest this week is a young pro from Ventura California with already a long list of accomplishments. This Kid is strong, smooth, powerful with an incredible air game earning him huge results as standout in the N.S.S.A. wining multiple Events, winner of the ISA 2019 under 18 Gold Metal, and most recently claiming his Maiden Win at the WSL Q3000 in Pismo Beach. There must be something in the wate...

Our guest this is a young ripper from Encinitas. With his smooth style creating effortless surfing, it is no surprise that he already has had huge success at an early age. This USA Junior National Team member has had multiple wins both in the N.S.S.A. and USA Surfing Prime Events. He recently won the Sun Diego Pro Division and is charging hard on the WQS North America Tour to clinch one of those v...