Salts and Suits View Online By Phil Jarratt
| Title | : | Salts and Suits |
| Author | : | Phil Jarratt |
| Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Page | : | 304 pages |
| ISBN | : |
Salts and Suits is the amazing true story of how a group of young beach bums turned their passion for riding big waves into the world s fastest growing leisure industry, surviving wipe outs, drug busts, rip offs, recessions and the constant pressure to act and dress like grown ups Still the darlings of Wall Street despite recent downturns, surfing s biggest brands have cr Salts and Suits is the amazing true story of how a group of young beach bums turned their passion for riding big waves into the world s fastest growing leisure industry, surviving wipe outs, drug busts, rip offs, recessions and the constant pressure to act and dress like grown ups Still the darlings of Wall Street despite recent downturns, surfing s biggest brands have crossed the billion dollar threshold by thinking big and staying cool and that s a hell of a balancing act Drawing on than 200 interviews with industry figures and the idiosyncratic founders of the leading brands, Phil Jarratt details the long and bloody battle between the salts and the suits to control the industry as it hit the radar screens of the broader youth market Tracing the development of surf s biggest brands as they emerged from sleepy beach towns on both sides of the Pacific, he paints a compelling picture of the free wheeling, hedonistic lifestyle that gave birth to a multi billion dollar industry almost in spite of itself Salts and Suits is an inspiring and often hilarious account of surfing s long ride from Beach Boulevard to Wall Street The beach bum entrepreneurs who started it all characters like Claw Warbrick, Brian Singer, Duke Boyd, Jeff Hakman, Bob McKnight, Jim Jenks, Alan Green, Greasy Merchant and Jack O Neill are still involved, some are mega millionaires, some just struggling by while others milk their creations This book tells their stories, but importantly, it tells the story of how, in business, passion can sometimes trump conventional wisdom, and the heart can overrule the head
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Salts and Suits is the amazing true story of how a group of young beach bums turned their passion for riding big waves into the world s fastest growin
304 pagesPhil Jarratt
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