Girl Skateboards-August 1993. Mike Carroll and Rick Howard felt they could make a better contribution to skateboarding by running their own company rather than riding for someone else's. Together with Megan Baltimore and Spike Jonze, they began Girl with pro-model decks (Mike Carroll, Tim Gavin, Rick Howard, Rudy Johnson, Eric Koston, Guy Mariano, Sean Sheffey, and Jovantae Turner,) and moved forward from there.
Chocolate Skateboards-April 1994. As Girl Skateboards came into its own, the owners were approached by friends and other professional skateboarders who knew a good thing when they saw it. Rather than continue to stuff an already weighty Girl roster with more riders, a new team and company were created.
Girl Skateboards
