The Occ-Cast: A History Of Billabong, With Founder Gordon Merchant

Keeping in stride with the business themes of episode 19 (albeit, a bit more serious this time around — no more shoeys, sorry), the Occ-Cast brought out Billabong founder Gordon Merchant in its freshest instalment. Two Billabong figureheads: Occy, the company poster boy; Merchant, the company architect. Industry legends in their own right, Occy and Gordon met at the Billabong HQ and reminisced on everything from Gordo’s honest beginnings growing up in the Blue Mountains, to when Billabong only made 20 pairs of boardshorts a day, to Merchant’s first trip to J-Bay, to the beauty of the 80s. Sharing 74 years at Billabong together, Occy and Gordo have plenty of knowledge about the surf biz. Hit play and glean some of your own!