SCOTT HAYS
CO-FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
OC WORLD
WHY: Long-time OC journalist started multimedia company that broadcasts public affairs programming to 15M+ households on KLCS-PBS.
IN THE NEWS: Co-produced documentary, “The Surf-Skate Business Evolution.”
QUOTABLE: “Surfers in the early days got a reputation as beach bums. What savvy insiders soon found out was that Orange County surfers built the world’s action sports apparel into a multi-billion-dollar industry. In fact, most of the major brand companies in the surf industry either launched or landed here in the coastal communities of Orange County – San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna, Newport, Huntington and Costa Mesa – still considered today by many business and industry leaders as the ‘epicenter’ of the surf culture worldwide.” — Leader Board
