Surfer and wetsuit designer Kassia Meador joins us from her eclectic pad in Topanga to talk about running a successful surf label. She explains how her connection to the ocean has deepened her spirituality, and the importance of surrendering to something that’s greater than you.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE:

• Gongs, birds and all things Topanga  
• How the ocean can be your gateway to spirituality
• Selling candy at school, and buying her first plane ticket to Costa Rica at age 15
• Kassia’s new eco-friendly wetsuit collection, OFEARTH is made from Limestone and totally bomb
• Have an old wetsuit? Send it to Kassia’s wetsuit recycling program instead of the landfill
• The trials and tribulations of owning a self funded fashion biz
• If something is laid out for you in a book or a classroom, run the other way as fast as possible
• Kassia’s trip to Standing Rock, and why we should all be concerned about water
• Freedom of experience and surrending to something that’s bigger than us
• Get on board with thinking about the bigger picture