Devon Howard is a San Diego, California native. Born in a community where surfing is a normal and common aspect of daily life. Surfing was encouraged in his family as Devon's Mom was a surfer as well. It makes sense that Devon became an avid surfer.
Growing up he discovered longboarding at an early age when most kid surfers were not keen about a "prehistoric" approach to surfing. As a teen he had the privilege in landing a job as "The Shop Rat" with Donald Takayama Surfboards as he became an elite longboarder of the community . As a young adult he became the editor for Longboard Magazine in the late 90's/2000's. He starred in many iconic longboard films like The Seedling, Sprout, Single Fin Yellow and One California Day. He became a strong competitor in the ASP Longboard Tour (now WSL). He is a successful entrepreneur, he founded and runs a marketing and branding agency called Blu Sky with clients like Channel Islands Surfboards, Coastal Wellness and the World Surf League. Now destiny has added to his plate.... the job as Longboard Tour Director for the WSL.

Topics discussed but not limited to:

Surfing Beginnings
Team Donald Takayama
Resurgence of Traditional Longboarding 90's and Beyond
Being a Pro Longboarder in the ASP
Longboard Design 101
The WSL Longboard Tour
His Role as Director
Transition Year
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
The Economics 
Where it is Headed (new venues)
The Competitors and Fans.
and MORE!!!!!!

Thank you Devon for this great conversation, my listeners and special thank you to people that work in health care!

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