The Boardroom Podcast

The world's most underrated shaper? 2X East Coast Shape-off winner and runner in the Boardroom Show Icons of Foam Shape-off honoring Wayne Lynch -- Mr. Jordan Brazie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most interesting man in surfing. Randy Rarick discusses the John John Florence world championship parade, Rabbit Kekai, Toes Reef and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Biolos talks about the upcoming Tahiti Paris 2024 Olympic surfing competition, Twinzers, legends and other assorted topics. One of the most influential surfboard builders in the world. His influence goes beyond the highly important surfboard designs – which are of course world class (I’ve owned three ….Lost Surfboards by Matt and all of them surfed incredible). The…Lost brand that he and Mike Reola have crafted over the past three plus decades speaks to the number one buzz word in lifestyle marketing: authenticity. Matt and Mike lived it. They still live it. They understand the space because they are at the epicenter. On this episode of the boardroom podcast Matt Biolos. Let us begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As you may recall when we left part one of the Paulo Roberto Sciamarelli Surfing Village origin story - Paulo had finally found his paradise a perfect wave in front and plenty of really good waves -- rights and lefts-- all within a 5-20 minutes by boat. He had secured land, had a boat built 8 x 3 meters that’s roughly 24’ long and 8 feet wide. Paulo was broke and living meagerly but he was surfing and plotting the development process of his new surf camp. But as you may recall as we left in part one of this story, he had crashed his boat and his money, his passport and his return ticket out of Indonesia had all been stolen. In a matter of hours, from eating delicacies on a massive charter boat to penniless and without documents, his dream was turning bad, and it was about to get worse with jail cells, broken promises, and Indonesian immigration bureaucracy moving at a snail’s pace. So we pick up here. On a special edition of The Boardroom podcast with Paulo Roberto Sciamarelli, part two of the Surfing Village Origin story. Let us begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This story is really a dream. OR it speaks to the power of dreams. One man’s dream that became a reality. That man’s name is Paulo: Paulo Roberto Sciamarelli. In some ways his story is about focus. Focus on a dream. It will eventually manifest. “If you believe you deserve it, the universe will serve it.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob McTavish, The Boardroom International Surfboard Show's Icon of Foam for 2024 – Gregarious, filled with stories and fun insights. An absolute legend. Greenough was the seed for the shortboard revolution and McTavish the tree that sprung to life from that seed. Australia's Surfing Life magazine selected McTavish as the "Most Influential Shaper of All Time" in 1992; four years later he was inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Rarick is a plethora of information and insight regarding literally everything in surf culture. Enjoy as we discuss Kelly Slater's retirement, surfboard design, George Downing, Bob McTavish Gerry Lopez, and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel has of course changed everything. That includes surfing. We discuss with Israeli surfer and surf industry businessman Lior Zimmerman.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Linden is well-known for his big wave surfing and shaping prowess. He's also the foremost expert on Agave surfboards. In this episode of the Boardroom Podcast Gary talks Agave, Balsa and the always interesting Volume vs. Thickness debate, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damian Cole, environmentalist, surfer, producer of bamboo surfboards (Varuna Surfboards) with an edge toward cutting edge performance. Damo, also the son of iconic surfer/ shaper Maurice Cole, offers insights into the fine-tuned bamboo board building process, his background in the oil industry, and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Knox and a crew of buds recently encountered a pod of Orcas while on a downwind run (foils). We discuss that adventure, his upbringing as a young pro in the late 90's / early 2000's and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Skye Walker is a muralist with an interesting back story. I'm sure you've seen his work even if you didn't realize it, or you may be wearing a tee shirt with his art on it right now. Oh, he's a frothing surfer too. This episode of the Boardroom Podcast, muralist Skye Walker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Beamish is a surfboard craftsman with a historic bent -- always looking to the past to envision the future. A fun discussion about design, and what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shea Somma is a surfboard shaper from SLO area. His "Best In Show" entry at The Boardroom International Surfboard Show won 1st Place in 2023. We discuss surfboard shaping, Bonzers, getting into the business, the craft, tools necessary and a bunch more surfboard related discourse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Sutton Story teller. Eco Entrepreneur? Super smooth goofy foot surfer originally from Orange County, now living in the pacific Northwest; Old soul. Young heart. Deep thinker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barton Lynch. 1988 ASP/WSL World Champion. Intelligent, opinionated, and a seeker. Lynch wisely admits he might not have all the answers and he would love to chat with the person that does. We talk, Vans Pipe Masters, Olympics at Teahupoo, Kelly Slater, the North Shore Season and much more! Give it a listen. Barton's a gem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smart, passionate, sincere and with deep experience as a surfer lifestyle proponent, Matt George offers engaging insights. Let us begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Peterson is one of the eight shapers competing in the Icons of Foam Shape-off honoring Bing Copeland at the Boardroom Show this year. From Va. Beach to Portugal, it’s been quite a ride so far, and I say “so far” because there’s a lot more happening for Josh Peterson of Peterson Surf Craft. Humble, talented, focused. On this episode of The Boardroom Podcast …surfer/shaper Josh Peterson, let us begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A surfboard shaper since 1967, Greg Loehr worked for Dick Catri, Natural Art, Ocean Avenue, and Fox. He began making boards out of styrofoam blanks and epoxy resin in 1981, and helped create a stronger, and lighter alternative to the standard polyurethane foam/polyester resin board. In 2004, Surfing magazine named Loehr as one of the "Top Ten Shapers of All Time," noting that, because of his willingness to try new materials, "nobody's done more for the future of surfboard design." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The voice of East Coast surfing for decades. A treasure trove of insight into not only East Coast surfing history, but surfing history in general. Good friend and great human Mr. Hunter Joslin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices