L8night with Choccy

October 26, 2021 was the last time we sat down with “THE GOAT”.  At that time we decided that we would do a series of interviews and take our time in really diving deep into his stories. Of course, trying to schedule something with “THE GOAT” is next to impossible. . Last week we got to “MIX BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE”. It’s awesome how things come together sometimes. 

Thanks Robert Kelly “THE GOAT” Slater @kellyslater for hanging with ...

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...

Our guest this week is a legend who had a prolific career and is one of the most recognizable and accomplished Surfers of all time. He has won over 100 Surfing competitions, including multiple victories at the US Surfing and the International Surfing Championships. He is a Musician, an Artist, a Writer, and was the 1st in many of Surfing’s Historic Milestones.

First person EVER to be paid and receive endorsements as a Surfer, ...

Our guest this is week has had Incredible achievements in Surfing and in Business. A

Stellar and Successful Amateur Career, he Dominated the N.S.S.A. which includes a National

Title and an Amateur World Title in 1984, which resulted in the U.S. Team taking Gold. He

continued his success turning Pro and made a name for himself on the World Tour and Charging

on the North Shore. After Retiring from Pro Surfing his business career is just ...

Our guest this week is Surfer, Drummer, Artist, Designer, and Entrepreneur. This Talented and Creative dude spent 14 years at Hurley as Global Design Director. During those years he was also a Rock Star Drummer in the Band “Japanese Motors”. In 2020, he and his cousin started a company called “Ola Canvas” which makes timeless surfboard bags cut from deadstock of Military Spec Canvas. The Brand continue to push concepts forward root...

Our guest this week is a Trail Blazer and Pioneer in the Japanese Surf Culture, opening a Surf Shop in 1971. With a passion in Filming and Photography he was able to Capture some of Surfing’s most Historic Moments! But, it was until meeting and sponsoring Tom Curren that really put Himself and The Surf Shop on the world stage by opening a Location in Huntington Beach in the 1980’s. He not only created a very successful Surf Shop Bu...

Our guest this week is Punk Rocker and an Adrenaline Junky. With Passions like Boxing and Jiu-Jitsu, Motorcycle riding and Racing, Surfing and Shaping, this Musician and Entrepreneur has been turning passions into businesses time and time again. From Gym owner, to co-founding MotoXXX, and as of late, starting a Surfboard Label “ Pickle Stix”. This guy likes to hustle and stay busy. His Punk Band has been cranking out music for clos...

Our guest this week has 3 Decades of experience in Action Sports as Regional, National, and

Director of Sales. 20 years of which, has been focused in the eye wear category working for

Arnette, Spy, and Filtrate. Add in experiences with working for Vans, Richer Poorer, and Salty

Crew has helped him catapult him to where he is today. We stoked to sit down and

congratulate him on his new position as US Sales Director of Rhythm…. Mr Sean “...

Our guest this week is an Entrepreneur with a Creative Mind and is also an Industry Powerhouse with over 20 years of experience. His resume’ includes VP of Operations at Paul Frank, President and Global General Manager at RVCA, SVP of Marketing and Product Development at Igloo and currently he is the Global GM at Quiksilver. But, his talents just don’t stop here as he also Co-Founded and sold 2 companies; C-Preme which made “Raskul...

Our guest this week is one of the most successful Surfers to come out of Huntington Beach. From an early age, he was winning almost every amateur contest, and was an NSSA and USA Team member. He was destined to go Pro. He quickly climbed the pro ranks on the Bud Tour right out of high school and found himself competing on the WTC within a couple of years. Juggling a young family and while travel 9/10 months a year was a lot to hand...

Our guest this week has quite the list of accomplishments. Brand Team Manager, Strategist of Athlete Career Management, Media, Brand awareness and Business development. He spent 10 years at Element as Director of Global Marketing, and then Co-Founder and was Chief Marketing Officer at Stance Socks. Later he worked at Igloo as VP of Playmate & Partnership/Collaboration Division. He continues to focus his expertise and life ...

Our guest this week grew up in and on the water. Growing up having a family boat, life

revolved around fishing. From scrubber, deck hand, to chef, second captain, and eventually

captain, he has done it all. With years of experiences in the restaurant industry and working

under great a chef like “Tim Johnson” at Zenbu Sushi….. It is to no surprise that he now has a

restaurant and named after his Dad’s Boat “Bear Flag”. It is one of our ...

Our guest this week has over 3 decades of experience working for Brands like Arnette, Billabong, and Fox. From Sales and Marketing, to Events and Producing. He has lead the charge of it all of it -Marketing Direction, Films, Budgets, athlete contracts, in which he help build legendary Surf, Skate, and Snow Team Rosters. This guy has been working with some of the biggest Athletes in our Industry. He was executive producer of “S...

Our guest this week is an ocean enthusiast and has the natural ability to Rip on any kind

of Surfboard. He has deep roots in Surf, but he isn’t your typical Pro Surfer. His talents

go much deeper than just riding waves. He has skills on a skateboard, he draws, paints,

actor, stun-man, and I heard has a keen eye for spotting gems at the flea markets. But,

aside from all that, it’s his passion of Motorcycles that has made him unique and

m...

Our guest this week is a musician, artist, and surfer. He worked at Ocean Pacific and Gotcha as a graphic designer and later founded Epic Clothing in the 80’s. He has had multiple bands throughout his life, including El Centro and Uprising. His bands were featured and toured on the Warp Tour. He has even had a song appear on CSI Miami. His life forever changed on October 12, 2002, BALI BOMBING, when he lost his best friend Steve We...

Our guest this week or wait maybe we are the guest(s) this week? Either way we are going to a dual podcast, Instagram live, live interview with “The Herring Hotline” hosted by Egg_Fart_Dyke aka Curtis Parker and have some fun talking about herring, eating fish out of tins, the Canada Surf Scene, anything else that comes up. We welcome Curtis Parker to the show.

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Our guest this week is a Huntington Beach OG that just happens to one of the biggest names in the Music Biz. The Co-founder and Lead Vocalist in an American Reggae, Hip-Hop, Rock Band that has been laying down #1 tracks for over two Decades, the DIRTY HEADS! Their Hit Song “Vacation” in 2017 went viral and catapulted them to a whole new level of Stardom with over 6 billion plays across all social media platforms. There is no slowin...

Our guest this week has an extensive list of accomplishments in quite a few industries. Specializing in Eyewear for 2 Decades, he was COO at Arnett in the 90’s and then onto Co-founding and was CEO at “Electric” which sold to Volcom for a Cool $25M. In 2009 he Co-founded a Tequila Brand Called “Peligroso” and sold that brand in 2014 for an undisclosed amount. Coming off a hot streak of successes, he Co-founded the apparel Brand “De...