From surf instructor to founder, Surfpreneurs member João shares his journey of building MAR Surf School in Portugal — the challenges, balance, and lessons learned.

In 2011, after a year of personal upheaval and tough decisions, Ross took a leap that would change his life. He quit his job, left the UK, and flew to Bali to train as a surf coach. What started as a no-brainer escape from a long, dark winter became the foundation for what is now Surf Academy UK — a business that blends surf coaching, fitness, video analysis, retreats, and recovery into one holistic approach.

In this inspiring interview, pro surfer turned coach Marina Rezende shares the story behind Surf Like A Girl, her surf coaching project dedicated to empowering women in the lineup. From overcoming the challenges of leaving the WSL tour to building a community rooted in confidence, sisterhood, and technical surf progression, Marina opens up about her journey. Discover how Surf Like A Girl is helping women of all levels step into their power — both in and out of the water.

Discover how Inner Ocean Coaching blends surfing, psychology, and breathwork to guide you back to your essence. Learn about the transformative power of surf therapy, emotional healing, and ocean retreats.

Kim is the founder of Fearless Surfer. As surf mental coach she helps especially women to overcome their fears of surfing. Topics addressed in her coaching and retreat programs are the fear of high waves, building confidence in the (often times male-dominated line up), calming techniques and building a community of like-minded surfer women!

A Week Awake is an experience for all women to connect, recharge, and empower themselves in a magical paradise, in Santa Teresa - Costa Rica, where the jungle meets the sea.

They believe that by spending a week with them, the guests will go back home with new tools to keep this energy throughout their daily life. “You will feel empowered, recharged and with a strong desire for more adventure!”.

Phil is from Barbados Islands and Corina from Switzerland. How many chances are there to meet and eventually fall in love?

It happened in 2014 when they were in Nicaragua for surfing. It sounds like the classical summer loven and surf romance, but their bond was definitely a special one.

Rise Up Surf Retreats is now the number one surf retreat business in Central America. Let’s chat with Phil to know about their story!

Thankfully, Pepijn Tigges, a professional surfer from the Netherlands, is helping Dutch surfers to level up their surfing prowess. Amidst his own rigorous training regime for competitions, Pepijn runs his own online surf coaching business, designed for those who feel they’ve mastered the basics, and are ready to take their surfing to the next level.

Tania Rosenkranz is the founder of Free Your Mind Experience, which is not only a kite school based in Tarifa. It’s a way of life, a different “experience” where to discover kitesurf, catch the best waves, explore undiscovered spots in Morocco, Spain, and other destinations around the world.

Yvette Curtis is the founder of Wave Wahines, a nonprofit organization that aims to empower girls through surfing as a “girls only surf club”. Based in Croyde, a place with beautiful beaches and good surf at the coast of the UK, she tells us about her motivation, struggles and advice for all the other surfpreneurs out there.

When Aideen returned to Ireland after her trip she joined a meetup.com group and went on a surfing weekend in Bundoran, on the west coast. She wasn’t sure she’d enjoy cold water surfing, but just being in the water and connecting with like-minded people was so amazing I kept going back. 

António Pedro has a clear goal in his mind. He is the Lifedreamer of a Portuguese association called Associação Surf Social Wave.

With a specific program based on individual and group coaching, he and its team are targeting unemployed people in Cascais to let them grow personally and professionally. 

Surf Getaways was created by one of Australia’s most accomplished and accredited female surf coaches, Serena Adams and Belinda Bradford an avid traveler, surfer, and experienced commercial marketer and entrepreneur. Their aim was to make surfing accessible for women of any age.