On a surf trip after a failed U$4m investment, Nick Woodman hadn't planned to build the prototype for the GoPro. But from a wrist-mounted surf camera held together by scraps, a new industry was born.

One of America’s most iconic brands struggled to get off the ground until Steve Van Doren made two decisions that launched Vans into the forefront of skateboarding and punk-rock culture.

Jack O’Neill’s passion for the sea was powerful enough to change the world of watersports. His innovation in design and knack for marketing pioneered the modern surf industry.

Predicting the behaviour of the ocean was deemed impossible until Sean Collins cracked the code. His research came from a desire to surf perfect waves, but his findings had a bigger global impact.

From the bar bet where the Quiksilver brand was launched to its growth into a billion-dollar behemoth and then its eventual bust, the company's ride has been anything but mundane.

School friends Justin Kan and Emmett Shear played with numerous business ideas before they cracked the code and changed the way people look at video games with the online esports network Twitch TV.

A group of prophetic technophiles fuse art, design and technology to become the mouthpiece of the digital revolution. Wired magazine transforms scientists and nerds into the new rock stars.

College roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian set out to create "the front page of the internet", but wind up starting a media revolution that changes how the world interacts with content.

Blending punk rock, psychedelics and pulp comics, Robert Williams invented the Lowbrow art movement. He created a magazine to champion the misfits of the art world that led a creative revolution.

Bob Moog, an inventor with a love for electronic instruments, blends science and music to create a shift in the sonic landscape with a modular synthesiser that creates a new musical possibilities.

Nolan Bushnell, a businessman with carnival barker charm and a touch for electronics, changes global entertainment with his creation of the video game Pong. He not only revolutionises how people play games, but becomes the father of Silicon Valley.