![]() The trio was less intimidating than their titles suggest. Stab jumped on a call with Liberated Brands’ CEO Todd Hymel, alongside Co-Founder Ryan Immegart and former Captain Fin Co. So how did a self-funded garage start-up secure such a hefty deal? Dane Reynold’s spirit animal is a black panther I’m confident the formula will work on a global scale”.ĭespite having a small roster compared to major accessory brands, they’ve netted some of the most prominent names in surf: Dion Agius, Archy, Corey Colapinto, Troy Elmore, Mikey February, Wade Goodall, Dylan Graves, Tanner Guduaskas, Leila Hurst, Alex Knost, Eithan Osborne, Andy Nieblas, Kaito Ohashi, Dane Reynolds, Caity Simmers, Scotty Stopnik, Joel Tudor, Tyler Warren, JJ Wessels, and Chippa Wilson. “Danny Gillis (the former CEO of Captain Fin Co.) has built a phenomenal team. “Captain Fin is a lighthearted, fun, yet-performance based brand, with some similarities to the Volcom spirit,” said CEO Todd Hymel. Prospective buyers look for untapped potential and a point of difference. Their first purchase, as of June 17, 2022, was the fin company, Captain Fin Co. ![]() The takeaway is this - the Volcom heavyweights got the band back together and went shopping. In 2011, Volcom was sold to the French luxury fashion-house Kering Group (you can read about Gucci’s brief catwalk in the surf industry, here) ![]() The group’s CEO Todd Hymel, and Co-Founders, Ryan Immegart CMO and Brad Holman COO, are biz-savvy folk who spent years building Volcom before ABG acquired the brand and licensed it back to them. “Master global licensee” is a scary phrase that means Liberated Brands has the rights to sell Volcom and Spyder’s products in the key zones around the world. CAPTAIN FIN the novel won a Readers’ Favorite International Gold Book Award and was the Gold Recipient of The Mom’s Choice Awards®.Īmanda shares her writing experience with others through school visits, trade conferences, and writing workshops.Liberated Brands, the master global licensee for Volcom and Spyder, has just acquired Captain Fin Co. Kevin is a director, actor, and producer. Amanda was contracted to adapt the screenplay into a novel for Kevin. The graphic novel titled What If … A Story of Shattered Lives was adapted into a reader’s theater for as few as five speakers or as many as twenty-six and remains part of the DRSR program.ĬAPTAIN FIN was based on a screenplay by Kevin James O’Neill. ![]() The purpose of the program is to offer a preventive educational program to encourage responsible decision-making when it comes to obeying traffic laws and to following safe practices. The publication, What If.A Story of Shattered Lives is part of the Driving on the Right Side of the Road (DRSR) program, developed by the Law-Related Education Department of the State Bar of Texas Law Focused Education, Inc., and the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center with funding from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Department of Transportation. Amanda continues to write, speak, and conducts workshops for all ages.Īmanda was contracted to write a graphic novel for the Driving on the Right Side of the Road Program. She is a two-time Gold Medal winner of the Readers’ Favorite International Book awards, a New Apple Literary Award winner, and an NTBF award winner. Amanda is a multiple Gold Recipient of The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA), earning the award in multiple categories, including YA, General Fiction, and Early Reader Chapter Books. She’s the award-winning author of YA, General Fiction, MG, Early Reader Chapter, and Picture books. Thrasher was born in England, moved to Texas, and resides there still.
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