Former professional longboard surfer Julie Cox grew up inland from the beaches of Malibu and became an avid beach-goer at a young age. But it wasn’t until age 15 that she discovered longboarding and fell in love, despite the shortboarding craze of the 80s. In this episode  we chat about the barriers to women’s surfing and longboarding in particular; Julie felt the need to become an entrepreneur due to the lack of support in the longboard industry during her time. Leveraging her experience within the surf world, she ultimately created her business, Traveler Surf, which hosts "surfer's gyms" along California's coast. We talk about the challenges of starting a business, sources of inspiration, believing in yourself and forging new paths.

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Episodes produced and edited by Emma Roggenkamp.