Kelly Slater: Exploring the Business Empire of an 11x World Champ

#kellyslater #surfing #entrepreneur Kelly Slater isn't just the greatest competitive surfer of all time — he's built (and sometimes lost) a business empire behind the scenes. In this video, I took a look at some of the 11-time world champion's ventures beyond the water: his early stake in Quiksilver and the fallout from its bankruptcy, the launch of Outerknown, his Firewire surfboard partnership, and the ambitious (and turbulent) story of the Kelly Slater Wave Company. We also dig into the projects that didn't go as planned, including Purps and the Austin Surf Club wave pool development. Whether you know him as a champion surfer or a savvy (and sometimes risk-taking) entrepreneur, this is a partial story of Kelly Slater's business career.