Chris Clark, founder of Shaper Studios, was selected as a ‘Young Influential’ by the San Diego Daily Transcript. The business publication invited Clark and 24 other young influential business leaders to a luncheon reception on April 12th. The roundtable allowed the influentials to spill some secrets to their early success as business leaders and entrepreneurs. [...]

KID CREATURE LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE SURFBOARD LINE WITH SHAPER STUDIOS May 12th Charity Event to Benefit Pipeline To A Cure; Will Serve as Official After-Party for the San Diego Surf Film Festival SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 3, 2012) – Kid Creature, the brain child of 12 year old surfer and Newport Beach native Calvin Saxton, is [...]

Shaper Studios founder rides wave of success By JAMES PALEN, The Daily Transcript Thursday, April 5, 2012 Despite not even being old enough to rent a car in California at the time he started his business a few years ago, Chris Clark has done something in late 2011 and early 2012 many California business owners [...]

Riviera Magazine did a nice piece on the Studio this month. The photo shoot with Jessica Sample was a blast and everyone had a great time making fun of me. I just played along with the surfer teacher theme (shaping school). Mad props to Lawrence for lending the props (glasses, fresh melon VW).

Preservation Hall My dreams came true this month at Presentation Hall on Bourbon Street. My wife and I had the opportunity to spend two full days in New Orleans before departing on a salsa dancing cruise to the Caribbean. We spend the first day and night exploring the French Quarter and Bourbon Street just a [...]

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

The crew rolled out to Sun Diego (La Jolla) to welcome the brand new MOVMT installation over at the brand new Sun Diego opening. We stole all the props from the install for a photo moment with MOVMT frontman, Kevin Flanagan, and Sun Diego frontman, Dave Nash.

With five rotating round table discussion stations set up in the TransWorld Media skate park, San Diego Sports Innovators (SDSI) welcomed business owners and prospective sports industry employees to its first-ever Chalk Talk Series, focusing on the intricate details behind creating and strengthening a brand. Stance’s Ryan Kingman was on hand to present pointers on [...]

We all knew we were screwed when people started getting canned for having a beer at the family BBQ but things were just getting warmed up. The newest digital algorithms used by credit card companies are using facebook data to find you guilty and delinquent by association. I should probably take that “Go Raiders” status [...]