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Stéphane MARTEAU, Founder and CEO of MC Box Events

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If you’ve ever spotted a MC BOX pick-up truck on a beach during surf events, then you already know (without realizing it) Stéphane Marteau. He’s done it all – surf shops, bars, brands,… – before founding MCBox in 2008 and becoming a low-key but essential figure in the Action Sports event scene.
In this episode, he looks back on his early years in Sarthe, show jumping, discovering skate, snow and finally the waves of Hossegor in the 90s – plus all the unexpected turns that led him to events like the Paris-Dakar and Hellfest. All sprinkled with solid anecdotes, instinct, and passion.
The kind of episode we love: real, generous, and full of good vibes.
Enjoy the ride!

Stephen BELL, Founder of Euroglass-BELL Surfing

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[Podcast in English] What could have predicted that a carpenter from Torquay would come to reign over the European surfboard business? Not much, apart from a love of surfing and a taste for adventure…and of course an undeniable talent for business. Belly was one of the first Australians to come to Hossegor in the 80’s.

FRANCISCO SPINOLA – WSL

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Francisco Spinola is the “Mister Surf” of Portugal. With his business partner Frederico Teixeira, he was the initiator of the Portuguese competitive surfing tour. What was once a small niche has, thanks to them, become a driving force for tourism and economic development with the birth of Surf Schools, Surf camps, hotels and restaurants that all contribute to attracting the international surfing scene to Portuguese shores.