The Boardroom Podcast

A surfboard shaper since 1967, Greg Loehr worked for Dick Catri, Natural Art, Ocean Avenue, and Fox. He began making boards out of styrofoam blanks and epoxy resin in 1981, and helped create a stronger, and lighter alternative to the standard polyurethane foam/polyester resin board. In 2004, Surfing magazine named Loehr as one of the "Top Ten Shapers of All Time," noting that, because of his willingness to try new materials, "nobody's done more for the future of surfboard design."

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The voice of East Coast surfing for decades. A treasure trove of insight into not only East Coast surfing history, but surfing history in general. Good friend and great human Mr. Hunter Joslin.

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Hardworking surfboard builder from Noosa Heads. A big bloke with grand surfboards. One of the shapers invited to compete in the Icons of Foam honoring Bing Copeland in October, 7&8 of 2023 at The Boardroom International Surfboard show presented by US Blanks. On this episode of the Boardroom Podcast, Thomas Bexon, let us begin.

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Fulbright Scholar and author Jamie Brisick discusses his new book, quitting, ego, and searching for waves during this episode of The Boardroom Podcast w Scott Bass.

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He won the Best in Show Board Build off at The Boardroom. He's building beautiful. l boards for Hobie and for his own label. He's been selected by Bing Copeland to compete in the Icons of Foam Shape-off honoring Bing in October at the Boardroom. He's got a lot going on!

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Dark Arts is a budding channel within the surf industry that collaborates with prominent surfboard shapers from around the world. Inspired by innovation and quality, Justin Ternes re-thought the process of crafting surfboards. As a result, Dark Arts offers the light, strong, performance surfboards.

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Randy Rarick has worn many hats. Weber Team Rider, pro surfer, shaper and board builder, professional surfing tour administrator, Triple Crown of Surfing executive director, world traveler, vintage collectable surfboard aficionado… Rarick is the go-to guy for expert surfboard restoration and that's just to name a few hats worn. In this episode we chat about his latest project The Summer of 66, and we dig deep into the world of vintage collectable surfboards.

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Today we discuss the ups and downs of the 2022 WCT season, the Vans Pipeline Masters, the shuttering of the WSL Studios , CT injury wildcards, the upcoming Rip Curl WSL Finals at Lowers and a whole lot more. On this episode of The Boardroom Podcast the CEO of the World Surf League, Erik Logan. Let us begin.

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Successful shaper and Santa Cruz stalwart Ward Coffey has carved out (pardon the pun) a fine legacy in an area renowned for great surfers, shapers and board builders. Doug Haut, Mark Angel, Steve Colletta, Joey Thomas, Bob Pearson, Doug Fletcher and Dave Aronovici and their crew – and frankly way too many icons of the surfing to mention here -- Santa Cruz was and is a hot bed of talent. Ward Coffey has won the Boardroom International Surfboard Show's Icons of Foam Shape-Off and been asked to participate in at least five of them… which is a testament to the respect his shaping heroes and shaping contemporaries have for him. On this episode of the Boardroom Podcast, Mr. Ward Coffey… let us begin.

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Deeply concerned with preserving the environment, Léo Bouffier, Sylvain Fleury and Mylène Wang, 3 passionate surfers and engineers, created their brand HEXA Surfboard in September 2018 in order to find a more sustainable alternative to existing surfboard manufacturing. This isn't just another eco surfboard; this is a 3D printed surfboard made out of sugar cane based plastics. Very intriguing stuff. On this episode of The Boardroom Podcast Sylvain Fleury and Leo Buffier of Hexa surfboard. Let us begin.

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