My name is Job, and from my atelier in the center of ancient Bruges, Belgium, I am building wooden kite- and wave surfboards under the name Jabali Surfboards.

Rui is the co-founder of Big Raven Portugal, a brand for eco-fiendly and consciously created surf ponchos. In this interview he explains more about his motivation, which is love for the ocean.

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!

I ‘met’ Rainer in our Surfpreneurs Club group and saw that he was both a part of Surfrider Foundation and founder of Rebel Fin Co. producing sustainable and environmental friendly surf fins. With so many hands on surf businesses I became curious. So here’s about Rainer’s ambitions, what makes Rebel Fins so eco friendly, how to manage to get your dose of surf when you live in Germany and the question if to start your idea as a side business or to go all in.

A common misunderstanding is to believe that social responsibility is something just for big corporations. Greg Gordon, founder of CR Surf Travel Company, knows better than anyone else that it’s not like that.

Inspired by the breathtaking story of Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard, the CR Surf Travel Company was recently nominated Eco-Leader by the 1% for the planet for collaborating with an NGO that protects marine life and empowers kids’ education.

Nalu Project is a surf brand from Portugal started by Eva Diemer. She started to use old wetsuits and converting them into beautiful neoprene products.

Eva shared with us in this interview her story of building a sustainable surf business.

Marie is from Hamburg, Germany, but lives part of the year in Bali where the pieces of her surfwear label Zealous (founded in 2010) are produced. In our interview she talks about the challenges of founding a surfwear brand (spoiler: there’s a few) but also the benefits that leading a life between a big city like Hamburg and the palm trees of Bali brings.

Have you ever heard of conventional surf wax being harmful to the oceans? Nah? Time to dive deeper into this topic and get to know an alternative wax that is doing good – for the oceans and you.

So here’s the story of surfpreneurs Rory Palmer-Rowe and his wife Jade who have founded The Good Wax Co. Producing a 100% organic wax the company also donates 10% of its profits for helping to save turtles.

We know: ocean adventures and sustainability are the keys to a great life. And that’s what motivated Jana Garous to co-found Sober&Naked, an eco-bikini brand for active mermaids.

Sergi from Spain dedicated his life to doing what he believes in: surfing, woodwork, and environmentalism. As a result, he founded Flama Surf which is committed to building sustainable surfboards made of wood.

“Why are wetsuits black and snowboard jackets a piece of art?” is the question that Marc Bohmann asked himself before creating BlackGoat wetsuits.

With an appealing design and innovative features, the founder is receiving so far great feedback by the Australian surfing community. Especially because Marc’s wetsuits are made with limestone neoprene, an impermeable material that is well-known for being eco-sustainable.

Let’s meet with Marc to understand his brand philosophy better!

Hey! My name is Kevin Le Goff, I’m the co-founder of Swenson, a community of creatives and entrepreneurs who do things with the ocean to imagine a better future.