Mike Carroll

A pioneering San Francisco street skater who turned pro for Plan B in the early 1990s and reset the template for technical, low-impact ledge skating, Mike Carroll co-founded Girl Skateboards with Rick Howard, Spike Jonze and Megan Baltimore in 1993 after departing Plan B. The pair followed in 1994 with Chocolate Skateboards as Girl's sister company, and in 1999 launched Lakai Limited Footwear to bring skater-built shoes to the same family of brands. Carroll's understated style and corporate stewardship of the Crailtap umbrella have made him one of the most quietly influential figures in modern skateboarding.