BOB HURLEY
CO-FOUNDER, IPD SURF
WHY: Founder of Costa Mesa-based namesake surf and skate retail company and icon in OC’s surf apparel industry who started brand-new surf apparel venture with his brother Bill and fellow retail execs in 2020.
IN THE NEWS: Delivered products to 46 out of 50 dealers upon initial launch; now counts over 100 business accounts in U.S. and internationally. Targeted market is independently owned specialty surf shops in surfing communities across the globe.
NOTABLE: Headquarters in Costa Mesa has a skatelite mini ramp on-site. Created IPD logo over 40 years ago when he was a surfboard shaper in Costa Mesa and was one piece of intellectual property he held onto after selling Hurley brand to Nike in 2002.
