​HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SURFING?​​

21 YEARS

HOW DID YOU START SURFING?

MY MOM PICKED UP AN OLD SCHOOL RUSTY SURFBOARD AT A GARAGE SALE FOR $25, MADE OF FOAM AND DUCKTAPE!!

WHAT WAS YOUR HOME TOWN SURF SPOT?

PALMETTO PARK ROAD, BOCA RATON FL. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I MOVED TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH FL.

WHO INSPIRES YOU TO SURF?

KELLY IS MY NUMBER ONE!!! MIND AND BODY ARE KEY. AGE IS NOTHING TO HIM, MAKES ME REALIZE I HAVE NOT HIT MY PEAK YET.

WHERE HAVE YOU TRAVELED?

HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, COSTA RICA, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, BAHAMAS, CALIFORNIA, ALL UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM TRIP?

NEW ZEALAND, IT SEEMS MAGICAL. I HAVE A PICTURE UP ON MY WALL OF A SPOT IN NEW ZEALAND. LOOKS BETTER THAN J-BAY.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS?

PRO FINALIST MULTIPLE TIMES, ESA DISTRICT CHAMPION MULTIPLE TIMES, REGIONAL ESA FINALIST TWICE, RANKED 4TH ON THE EAST COAST ESA STANDINGS 2010, OAKLEY WAVE POOL CHALLENGE WINNER WHEN I WAS 15, AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE INVOLVED IN SOME INVITATION ONLY PRO CONTESTS. LOVE COMPETING AND DON'T PLAN TO STOP ANYTIME SOON.

PERFECT WORLD?

I WOULD BE PAID TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND SURF. ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM.

WHAT MEANS THE MOST?

FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I HAVE A FEW KEY PEOPLE IN MY LIFE I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS OR WHAT TIME. (IF THEY ANSWER THEIR PHONES LOL)

LIFE LESSONS?

I CANT THINK TO HARD ON THE PAST AND PLAN TOO MUCH IN THE FUTURE. JUST GO WITH IT.

ADVICE?

DONT GIVE UP ON YOURSELF.

WHAT DOES VEGABOND MEAN TO YOU?

VEGABOND DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO ME, IT IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF MYSELF AND LIFESTYLE. EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THE BRAND AS THEIR OWN.​​