Four years ago, two young surfers went on a post-college trip to Bali — to find relief in the comforting waves of Indonesian water. But instead of playing along the beaches, what they’ve discovered marked the beginning of a company that will eventually save millions of marine life.
Andrew Cooper, 28 and Alex Schulze 27, both from Florida, are the brainchild of a multimillion-dollar business that aims to help clean up oceans littered with garbage. They have known each other since college — where both took up business and graduated in 2014. It was a year after their graduation that the two decided to embark on a surfing trip to Bali, not knowing what the future holds.