I'm currently working mostly on the Azores Atlantic Surfers project, taking more photos than ever and learning more every day, about the island, the people, the ocean, and everything around me.

Léo and I created Wyve, formerly known as HEXA Surfboards, in 2019. With a “Direct-To-Consumer” supply chain, integrating all the steps of the value chain of the manufacturing of a surfboard. Wyve wants to lead boardsports towards technical and environmental excellence.

I'm Brett, owner of SeaGods Australia. We are an ocean clothing Brand based out of Western Australia. Growing up on the ocean I have always had a deep connection and respect for the seas. My wife and I decided to start up a clothing brand aimed at all ocean lovers.

We are ELAMIGO, a growing surf/beach inspired fashion brand. Our sole aim is to produce some really decent quality clothing that is easy going and laidback, yet is still stylish, meaning that it can be worn both on the beach and on the street.

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.

SALTY is a luxury interior design brand that incorporates the art of surfboard shaping with furniture design. 

The elegant waves of Biarritz inspired the surfer Benjamin Rossillon and the designer Philippe Tissot to create unique surftables, perfect for any interior style enviroment.

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.

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.

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 Garousto 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!

Lucia Roman is a creative, surfer and soul behind Ninefoot Studio. She established Ninefoot as a swimwear line, made with high ends recycled fabrics, manufacturing in small quantities, and working with small workshops, and slowly building up the business. Lucia previously worked in the fashion industry as a designer for more than 9 years. She was fed up with the 9-5, so four years ago, she moved from LA to Bali.

I’m Kim - 27-year-old German who moved to Lisbon 2 and a half years ago to escape the grey and rainy weather in Germany and to be closer to the beaches and ocean. After I finished my Master’s degree in Lisbon last year, I’ve started WONDA - An environmentally conscious swimwear brand aiming to provide a solution that fits every body shape. All our bikinis are made from recycled ocean and landfill plastic waste and are locally and fairly produced in a small factory in Lisbon. 

Nuno Nico is the founder of Waterlost, a multi-crossing surf brand that incorporates a clothing shop and a surf school. Today, he is going to tell us how he successfully integrated his business in the traditional fisherman town of Peniche.

A fellow Surfpreneur, Martim Dornellas from Van Der Waal, has an amazing alternative to wax. We asked him a few questions about how Van Der Waal came to existence, some lessons learnt during growing into new sales channels, and working with WSL surfers (!)

Here is a quick snippet of a story from a Surfpreneur who went from product idea, to selling out stock in 10 minutes - enjoy.

French native Alexis Noyon joined the October 2016 Camp in Portugal, and at this stage, Daho Surf Co was a project yet to be launched into the open. Since then, Alexis has launched and achieved some great success, all whilst running his Casablanca based advertising agency, also.