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John Clapham - From Volcom Australia/ NZ CEO to RAGLAN SURF EMPORIUM

Author
Anne McGinty
Published
Tue 24 Jun 2025
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I met John Clapham or "JC" in Raglan, New Zealand last year when I walked into his shop hoping they weren’t yet closing and said while huffing from my brisk walk, “What time do you close?” 

He responded with a smile, “depends on whose asking…LOL." 

And from there, we ended up chatting for about half an hour.

I left thinking, I want to hear more of this guy’s story.

JC didn’t go to college and worked his way up from tagging surf leashes in a retail shop to becoming CEO of Volcom Australia. He is the co-founder of the Raglan Surf Emporium, is a partner of Raglan Roast Coffee - which now has eleven locations across New Zealand - owns a gas station, holds major real estate investments, and continues to consult and build new ventures.

In today’s episode, we only scratch the surface of JC’s journey. 

But wow -  what an inspiration.

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