think circumstances determine your life?

think again!

1996 | Two weeks before entering the pro surfing world of legends like Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, and Shane Dorian, Jesse broke his 6th vertebrae. Instantly a quadriplegic. 2000 | To get back to the ocean, Jesse creates the sport of adaptive surfing which becomes a global movement. 2001 | He realizes that paralysis affects one in 10 Americans so he creates the Life Rolls On Foundation that takes thousands of people living with disabilities into the ocean, often for the first time in their lives. 2015 | The first world adaptive surfing championships are hosted in La Jolla Shores CA. Jesse wins the gold medal in the sport he created. And does it again five years later, scoring in the last 13 seconds of the final heat, one of the most epic moments in sports history.

Jesse lives in Los Angeles with his twin boys and an impressive collection of surfboards and epic friends.