Michael Shawn Carroll, professionally known as Mike Carroll, was born on August 24, 1975, in Daly City, California, United States.
He is the co-founder and vice-president of Girl Skateboards, a renowned skateboard company, and also the co-founder of Lakai Limited Footwear.
Moreover, Carroll played a pivotal role in the creation of the Chocolate Skateboards subdivision of Girl Skateboards.
As a pioneer, Carroll was at the forefront of innovative, technical, and stylish street skateboarding in the early 1990s and beyond.
His contributions to the sport led to the widespread recognition of street skateboarding as the premier variation of skating, surpassing the popularity of freestyle and vert skateboarding.
This transformation was largely attributed to the success of skateboarding videos such as Hokus Pokus, Ban This!, and Video Days, which cemented street skateboarding's position in the skateboarding world.
