The Boardroom Podcast

In today's episode Scott Bass chats with surfboard shaper Stu Kenson about Salt Creek and Blacks in the early '70s and '80s, what it's like having Rusty Preisendorfer as a mentor, the Twinzer board design, winning the Al Byrne Chuck of Foam Challenge, and the benefits of vacuum bagging and modern board building materials. Let … Continue reading "011 – Stu Kenson" Learn more about your ad choices....

In today's episode Scott Bass chats with Eric "Bird" Huffman about growing up in San Diego, his love of surfboards, and the impetus for creating Bird's Surf Shed, a veritable interactive (surfable) museum of surfboard design archive and history. Let us begin. Visit BirdSurfShed.com and @BirdSurfShed Opened in 2011, Bird's Surf Shed is owned and … Continue reading "010 – Bird Huffman: Bird's Surf S...

In today's episode of The Boardroom, Scott chats with XTR founder and developer Javier Huarcaya-Pro. The two discuss the history of polyurethane and EPS, the impetus for developing XTR technology and why the biggest surfboard brands all utilize his construction techniques. Let us begin. Follow @XTRSurfboards   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode of The Boardroom, Scott chats with surf industry photo journalist Steve Sherman. Sherman chats about his origin story and background in skating, how to foster trust with surfing's most sought athletes, and why he's chosen to turn his back to the ocean and document life behind-the-scenes on tour. Let us begin. Follow @TSherms and @BoardroomShow … Continue reading "008 – Steve She...

In today's episode of The Boardroom, Scott chats with the most recent edition of the Patterson legacy of board builders, Timmy Patterson. Timmy chats about his origin story, the emergence of the now famed San Clemente shaping ghetto, San Clemente's importance to the surf world, and working with Italo Ferreira as he rises through the … Continue reading "007 – Timmy Patterson" Learn more about your...

In today's episode of The Boardroom, Scott chats with surf industry provocateur, Beach Grit co-founder, and author of the new "Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair", Chas Smith. From greatest rock n' roll drummers, to the hypocrisy of surf media, to the oxymoron of "surf journalism", the boys discuss the … Continue reading "006 – Chas Smith: Cocaine + Surfing" Lear...

In today's episode of The Boardroom, Scott Bass chats with San Diego artisan surfboard shaper Chris Christenson about being mentored by Dick Brewer and Skip Frye, golfing with Tiger Woods, his very close escape of the Pukas fire, and Chris weighs-in on the ongoing Import vs Domestic debate. Let us begin. ? Visit ChristensonSurfboards.com Follow … Continue reading "005 – Chris Christenson" Learn mo...

In today's episode of The Boardroom, Scott visits Channel Islands surfboards in Carpinteria, California to chat with general manager Scott Anderson about their upcoming 50th anniversary, Al Merrick's origin story, developments in eco friendly manufacturing, Kelly and Rob's departure from the brand, and what's next for Channel Islands. Let's us begin. Follow @CISurfboards and CISurfboards.com … Con...

In today's episode of The Boardroom Show, Scott Bass and Firewire CEO Mark Price have a candid conversation about the state of surfboard manufacturing, evolving retail practices and pricing strategies, importing surfboards, and how Firewire's business model has adapted to accommodate market changes in over the past 3 decades. Enjoy! Follow @FirewireSurfboards and FirewireSurfboards.com CREDITS Hos...

Dennis Jarvis of Spyder Surfboards joins The Boardroom podcast to talk about AmericaBoardBuilders.com. Jarvis, a California native, former pro surfer-turned shaper who built boards for elite surfers Tom Curren and Ross Williams. His board brand Spyder Surf expanded to offer clothing and is largely distributed through his three retails stores in the South Bay of Los Angeles. … Continue reading "002...

Welcome to The Boardroom podcast. Spawned from a desire to continue the conversations that take place at our annual surfboard tradeshow, Scott Bass is bringing you detailed discussions about waves and the equipment to ride them with. In today's episode, Scott gives a brief history of wave pools and has a discussion with Willy McFarland … Continue reading "001 – American Wave Machines: Willy McFarl...