NewsBite

Wave of productivity: How surfing adds billions to the economy

Board-riding CEOs Brooke Farris and Nick Nicolaides say hitting the water is good for their work, backing a study that estimates surfing contributes about $1.9 trillion to the global economy.

Euan Black

Brooke Farris never regrets a surf.

It is something the Rip Curl chief executive reminds herself regularly when the busyness of life threatens to stop her from getting to the beach.

Loading...
Euan Black is the health and wellness reporter at The Australian Financial Review. He was the work and careers reporter. Email Euan at euan.black@afr.com

Read More

Executive Education

Powered by

Latest In Workplace

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Work and careers

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/wave-of-productivity-how-surfing-adds-billions-to-the-economy-20231220-p5esr2