Lakai (tribe)
Lakai may refer to: *Lakai Limited Footwear Lakai Limited Footwear is an American footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll (ska ..., a footwear company based in Torrance, California * Lakai (tribe), a tribe of ethnic Uzbeks located in Central Asia {{Disambig ...
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Lakai Limited Footwear
Lakai Limited Footwear is an American footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1999. History Beginnings Both Carroll and Howard decided that they wanted to make a contribution to the skate footwear industry by founding their own company rather than being sponsored. One night in April 1999, while at Largo Comedy Club in L.A., Tim Gavin proposed an idea to Rick Howard about starting a new shoe company. After talking to Mike, they decided to partner up with Podium Distribution to launch Lakai Limited Footwear. In August 1999, Mike contacted Cairo Foster and asked him if he would like to ride for his “unnamed” shoe company. When he called to quit, Cairo told his current sponsor “Mike Carroll asked me to ride for his shoe company, that’s all I know”. After hanging up the phone, he (somewhat) ...
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