owell-Peralta, maker of some of the most iconic and recognizable skateboards anywhere, is the unlikely love child of two Southern California entrepreneurs. George Powell was a Stanford-educated engineer with a gift for creating high-performance skate decks and wheels. Stacy Peralta, a member of Venice’s legendary Z-Boys skate team, was the highest-ranked skater in the world. When the two launched Powell-Peralta in 1978,
