Kayaking, Partying & Profits

“I learned how to cold call in the real estate business,” he says, “and got tired of that. But I figured I could sell stuff to anybody as long as I could come up with a good product line.” After 5 carries party-related T-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, novelty drinking glasses, cocktail shakers and cocktail party games, among other things. Surf to Summit offers kayak seats and seatbacks, anchors and hardware. (The corporate name of the two catalogs remains Surf to Summit. See SurftoSummit.com and After5catalog.com.)