L8night with Choccy

Our guest this week is an industry veteran with over three decades of experience. From Astrodeck to World Jungle, and an impressive 25-year run at Volcom, he’s done it all. He worked his way up from managing athletes and Surf Teams to overseeing multi-million-dollar marketing budgets and executing major global Surf events as Volcom’s VP of Global Surf Marketing. His impact with brand storytelling aligning marketing and products is ...

Our guest this week is former Pro Surfer and Rip Curl Team Manager.  Currently, he is a highly respected Surf coach, working with some of the most exciting talent in the water today. From up-and-coming amateurs grinding through the NSSA and USA Surfing Primes, to major contenders on the Challenger Series like Nolan Rapoza, Ryan Huckabee, and Sammy Pupo. He’s helping shape the next generation of World Tour hopefuls and maybe even an...

Our guest this week is another hardcore Huntington Beach OG. A former pro snowboarder turned entrepreneur, he's had an impressive run across multiple industries over the past 20 years. From working as a physical therapist to repping for O’Neill Snow, his hustle never stopped. In 2004, after his cousin Brandon McGuinness (RIP) was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, he co-founded the F C Cancer Foundation—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fo...

Our guest this week is a legendary surf filmmaker. He’s been instrumental in launching and elevating countless pro surf careers, not just through his iconic SNAPT film franchise, but also as an agent, manager, life coach, therapist, and even bankroller. One of the most unselfish humans we know, he once helped raise money for a prosthetic leg for Costa Rican ripper Daniel Meléndez Dávila.

The last few years have been incredibly chall...

Our guest this week is an OG HB ripper who’s not only carved waves but completely transformed his life. About nine years ago, he made the powerful decision to go sober. A choice that turned everything around for the better. Since then, he’s dedicated himself to becoming the best version of himself, as a husband, father, friend, mentor, and coach. Fast forward to today, with nearly 10,000 hours spent pumping iron in the gym, he’s be...

Our guest this week is a young ripper from Hawaii whose roots run deep in both the ocean and the culture. Though he’s half Australian, his Hawaiian heritage shines through—both his parents surf and have worked in the surf industry, and he’s a proud graduate of Kamehameha Schools, an institution dedicated to students of Hawaiian ancestry.Bright, motivated, and multi-talented, he’s already earned his pilot’s license, launched a plant...

Our guest this week is a true legend.

A pioneer from the golden era of surf, skate, and punk rock he lived at the heart of it all during the wild ride of the 80s and 90s. He’s the founder and driving force behind SkaterBuilt, a brand that’s took him around the globe with some of the most iconic Surfers and Skaters we know! With over 200 surfboards in his collection, he’s more than just a collector, he’s a living curator of Surf cult...

Our guest this week is a shredder and a craftsman.  He spent 10 years at Newport Surf N Sport, working his way up from a grom to running the store. His creative journey took off at 7Diamonds, where he worked as a graphic artist and designer, handling everything from catalog layouts to curating photo shoots, and even managing the design team.

He later became the head boardshort designer at O’Neill, bringing his vision and passion to ...

Our guest this week has been shaping the tech side of the Surf Industry for over 25 years. His journey began in 2000 with tech support and customer service at Swell.com, and soon after, he made his mark at Surfline, starting in ad sales and eventually leading the charge in media innovation.
By 2005, he was driving the evolution of Surfline’s online video content, long before they were known for anything beyond surf forecasts and...

Our guest this week is a powerhouse in the world of surfing. Born in Brazil and now based in the beautiful island of Kauai, Hawaii. She made waves early in her career, earning the title of Rookie of the Year in 2015 and has since gone on to secure four Championship Tour wins.  She proudly represented Brazil in both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, bringing home a silver medal, and added another prestigious title to her name by be...

Our guest this week is a Television and Film Producer, Director, and Writer. A graduate from California State University, Long Beach in journalism, he spent 5 years working for Surfing Magazine and became Senior Editor. He went on to work for Walt Disney Studios and was eventually hired at Fox, where his groundbreaking series won a Golden Globe Award and ran for 11 seasons. It was later adapted into a successful feature film. We we...

This week, we’re stoked to welcome two longtime friends who grew up in the surf town of San Clemente. Frustrated with the state of social media and feeling like their generation was missing a true print publication that represented their lifestyle — surf, skate, snow, music, art, and everything in between. These college visionaries took matters into their own hands. What did they do? They launched YÜTH MAGAZINE — a bold new platfor...

SURFscape is the ultimate consumer experience focused around surfing and adjacent adventures. Anchored by leading brands in the surf industry, attendees will be introduced to new products for their next adventure, workshops to get the best out of their equipment and immerse themselves in all things surf, coastal adventures and the outdoors. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Courtney McKenna-McKenna VW and Macy Mullen -Vast L...

Our guest this week is one of the most unique characters in the surf world. He’s an aggressive stock day-trader, a conspiracy theorist on just about every topic, a passionate amateur archaeologist, a part-time janitor for a school district, and an actor! But more than anything, he is one of the most “CORE” surfers we know. For over 30 years, he has been traveling the globe and scoring perfect waves. Whether he’s constantly glued to...