FROSTY HESSON has been surfing the northern California waters since 1963 and was among the elite group of surfers who first began riding the colossal waves at Mavericks in the 1980s. He has trained hundreds of young people in the art of surfing. Among his students was Jay Moriarty, a soul surfer, a true champion, and one of the greatest ambassadors to the sport and lifestyle of surfing. Frosty continues to surf and follow his quest to help people achieve and accomplish their goals. He lives in Santa Cruz, California. 

IAN SPIEGELMAN has worked as a reporter for New York magazine and the New York Post, and was a contributing editor for Details magazine. He is the author of the novels Everyone’s Burning and Welcome to Yesterday, and the co-author of How to Rig an Election, with Allen Raymond. He lives in Hollywood, Florida.