5 Minutes with Brian Farias

Brian Farias took over the business in 2012. Managing 6 store locations, prioritizing time with family and friends while trying to squeeze in a surf sesh whenever possible has him as one of the hardest people to pin down. If you visit one of the Farias locations you can almost guarantee that you will hear either an employee or customer ask: "is Brian here? Where is Brian?" So, if you have not been lucky enough to catch him running through one of the stores, we were vigilant enough to pin him down for 5 minutes to answer 25 questions about himself. Luring him in with coffee helped a bit. Anyways here goes:
- Where were you born? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Favorite summertime memory from childhood? Coming to the beach every summer
- What was your first job? At Farias - taking rust off bikes w/ steel wool
- What would you be doing for a job if it wasn’t this one? Probably something in engineering
- Hardest part of your job? That it's a full time job 365 days 24/7.
- Best part of the job? So many good parts…just being around the people that I choose to be around everyday.
- Favorite Surf spot? End of my street (29th Street, Beach Haven)
- Favorite Board to use there? 5’6 Christenson twin fin
- What was the last thing you ate? Tile fish at Black Eyed Susans
- Go to cocktail? Tequila, ginger beer and lime.
- Favorite clothing item you own? My broken in selvedge denim Obey Jeans
- Any hobby you would like to pick up? Woodworking
- Furthest place you’ve traveled? Telos Islands, Indonesia
- Favorite gift you’ve ever received? My first surfboard
- How do you take your coffee? With a little bit of homemade almond milk.
- If you could raid anyones board collection whose would it be? Bob Nugent's
- Favorite musician/band? Danksters
- Surf spot you want to still visit? Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
- Favorite post surf meal? Burrito
- Guilty pleasure? Dark Chocolate
- Last person you talked to on the phone? Billy Mehl
- Pet peeve? Cigarrette butts on the sidewalk
- Least favorite food? Tofu
- Last book you read? Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
- How much did you hate answering these questions? Not at all.