From aspiring 1980’s pro surfer, to Rip Curl Promotions Officer, surf agent and surf shop owner and co-owner of Surfing World magazine, Mark Eymes has done it all. Eymesy has unbridled access just about every venue and every individual at every layer of the industry and manages to land the interviews others just cant get. After exiting his Billabong Manly store it was time for a gap year and to focus on a new venture in retail consultancy. Eymesy is one of the most affable blokes you’ll ever meet and arguably one of the country’s finest surf retailers. His regular series ‘Retailer to Retailer’ is a popular addition to ASB and resonates with our core readers.