An American World Champion skimboarder, professional wake surfer, and lifestyle influencer, Austin Keen.
Austin Keen is the most virally shared athlete in the world.
Austin grew up on Tybee Island, Georgia and he learned how to skimboard when he was 11. He moved to Laguna Beach, California in 2007 to chase his dream of skimboarding professionally.
In 2013, Austin became a World Champion by winning the United Skim Tour Circuit. He went on to win the 40th Annual VIC World Championship of Skimboarding. In 2015, he branched into wakesurfing, quickly securing sponsorship from wakesurf company, LiquidForce. From there, Austin used his platform as an action-sports athlete to become a social media influencer, documenting his adventurous lifestyle on his Youtube and Instagram pages. He won the 2018 and 2019 GoPro Million Dollar Challenge, securing the cover photo of the 2018 final video.
Austin shared about:
- How he became a World champion skimboarder superstar.
- His very inspiring story in pursuing his dream.
- How he built a business from his passion.