Born in Australia, now a resident of Southern California, Brian Smith is a former top-level rugby player and a lifelong surfer. A Chartered Accountant, he studied at the UCLA Graduate School of Management. He founded UGG Imports, Inc., and UGG Holdings, Inc., which was sold to Deckers Corporation as sales reached $15 million; in 2012, UGG boots sales first broke the $1 billion mark for sales around the world.
Still an avid surfer and business developer, Smith has gone on to kickstart and sell several businesses, including PREFAST, a concrete wall delivery system, and Ecolite Concrete USA.
Known across the United States as “Mr. UGG,” Smith is a frequent media guest and speaker who entrances listeners with his breakthrough “birth-to-adulthood” Born in Australia, now a resident of Southern California, Brian Smith is a former top-level rugby player and a lifelong surfer. A Chartered Accountant, he studied at the UCLA Graduate School of Management. He founded UGG Imports, Inc., and UGG Holdings, Inc., which was sold to Deckers Corporation as sales reached $15 million; in 2012, UGG boots sales first broke the $1 billion mark for sales around the world.
Still an avid surfer and business developer, Smith has gone on to kickstart and sell several businesses, including PREFAST, a concrete wall delivery system, and Ecolite Concrete USA.
Known across the United States as “Mr. UGG,” Smith is a frequent media guest and speaker who entrances listeners with his breakthrough “birth-to-adulthood” strategy for translating personal vision and spirituality into company culture....more