Do you ever think back and wonder how your life would change if just one tiny bit of fate had changed? Whenever folks ask about my career in the surf industry I can't help but think about just such a crossroad in 1967. I was in high school, and it was time to get a job. My stepfather worked in an office building next door to Woody's Smorgasborg in Redondo and knew the guys. I put in my application and went home to wait for the call. I had been building a board or two in my garage and had bought some matierials from Bing Surfboards in Hermosa Beach. I had even shown him one of my boards on my last trip down to get resin. Well, at the end of the second day Woody hadn't called, but Bing did. I almost lost it when Bing offered me a job making fins.
The point is that had Woody called first I would have said yes, and would not have reneged when Bing called later-that is the way our family is. I would never have gotten into the surf industry. I like to say there has never been a day I have not looked forward to going to work. It is just too much fun being around great people, boards and surf. Although, I do like a good burger.
I have never applied for a job in my life (except Woody's and I think my mom filled out the application for me and took it in). That first Bing job morphed into where I am sitting today, as owner and President of Becker. No one has ever asked if I had a college degree. Pinch me.
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