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How a School Project Brought Ocean Surfboard Tech to the Lake

May 23, 2025 | interview

Switching things up, Taylor interviews Stephen about starting Preacher Wakesurf.

Stephen talks about how Preacher got started, his MBA course forcing him to start thinking about a business, chatting with a potential investor and turning down money, hiring a branding agency for the design, coming up with the product, trying to gain traction, marketing the product, and what he would do differently now.

Follow Stephen’s journey: