While on a surf trip escaping the aftermath of a failed U$4m investment, Nick Woodman hadn't planned to develop the prototype for the GoPro camera. But from a wrist-mounted surf camera held together by scraps, a whole new industry was born.
One of America's most iconic shoe brands struggled to get off the ground until Steve van Doren made two fateful decisions that launched Vans into the forefront of skateboarding.
Jack O'Neill's passion for the sea was powerful enough to change the world of watersports forever. His innovation in design and knack for marketing the wet suit spearheaded the beginnings of the modern surf industry.
Predicting the behavior of ocean waves was thought to be impossible until Sean Collins cracked the code. While his research began out of the desire to surf perfect waves, his findings proved to have an even bigger impact on the world.
Bob McKnight and Quicksilver might as well be the Icarus of action sport. From the bar bet that launched the brand, to its growth into a billion-dollar icon, to its eventual bust, the company's ride has been anything but mundane.
The road to success is a winding one. High school friends Justin Kan and Emmett Shear played with many different business ideas before cracked the code and changed the way people look at video games with the online e-sports network Twich TV.
A group of prophetic technophiles fuse art, design and technology to become the mouthpiece of the digital revolution. Wired magazine rides the bleeding edge of new age media and transforms scientists and nerds into the new rock stars.
College roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian set out to create "the front page of the internet", a more efficient way to read news online, but wind up starting a media revolution that completely changes how the world interacts with content.
Blending the essence of punk rock, psychedelics and plup comics, Robert Williams invented the Lowbrow art movement. Shunned by traditional art media, he created a magazine to champion the misfits of the art world that led a creative revolution.
We tell the story of an innovative band of entrepreneurs, who have altered our lives with game-changing products, brands and breakthroughs; one founder per episode.
Nolan Bushnell, a businessman with carnival barker charm and a touch for electronics, changes global entertainment with his creation of the video game Pong. He not only revolutionises how people play games, but becomes the father of Silicon Valley.