Big wave surfer Laird Hamilton is known as the guiding genius of crossover board sports. A surfer since the age of three, he is largely credited with the popularity of Stand Up Paddle Surfing, most often referenced simply as “SUP,” and for creating bold new approaches and techniques in many water sport disciplines. Among many endeavors, he has made epic long distance journeys on an ocean-going paddleboard, and created the first forward speed sailing loop. A TV and film actor and stuntman, he surfed in the film Riding Giants, and was featured on the show The Extremists, where he tested the limits of air boarding, rock climbing, kite surfing and jet-ski surfing.

A longtime dominant force in pro-beach volleyball, Gabrielle Reese is a fitness trainer and frequent TV show host and guests on programs including Insider Training, The Extremists, Gravity Games, MTV Sports and the Goodwill Games. A former cover model, she was the first female athlete to design a Nike shoe, and Women’s Sports & Fitness named her one of the ‘20 Most Influential Women in Sports’ in 1997. She has created a series of fitness CDs and the ‘Bell Express 15’ workout kit, aimed toward helping the busy consumer and the expecting and new mother stay fit and healthy, and has been a contributing writer to Shape and Elle magazines, among others.