The Ripple Effect

Nick was a travelling surfer looking for a better way to document his own wave riding adventures.

Steve tells the story of how his father and uncle founded one of America's most iconic shoe brands.

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.