The Lift Team
Our Leadership
Lift’s team bring years of experience in foiling, manufacturing, product innovation and building global brands to the watersports industry. Our passion and experience is what has helped Lift separate ourselves from the industry and establish a higher standard in foiling.
NICK LEASON
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
As an engineer and avid surfer in Puerto Rico, Nick brought his dream to reality: creating the world’s first eFoil surf board.
MICHAEL LEASON
CO-FOUNDER
Michael Leason is the cofounder of Lift, and a seasoned entrepreneur with an extensive manufacturing background. He and Nick developed the eFoil from concept to prototype to mass-production reality, while maintaining Lift’s values of quality and community.
Steward Wagner
Chief Operating Officer
Steward Wagner is Lift’s COO. Stew brings 25+ years of successful experience improving production and operational profitability through experience at Honeywell, Circle L Roofing, and Ameritex Technologies. Under his leadership, Lift has scaled efficiently as we’ve released new eFoil generations.
Stephen Willes
Chief Technical Officer
Stephen Willes is Lift’s CTO. Stephen brings 20 years of product development experience to the Lift Team, from start-ups to large organizations. Stephen focuses on the strategy and systems which support the efficient execution of product development and delivery of Lift’s ultra-high quality customer experience.
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Lift Offices
Global Operations
Lift has a wide-spread global team focused on providing excellent customer experience and partner support.
Our offices around the globe:
California
Florida
Minnesota
North Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Poland
Germany
Spain
Bangkok
Erina, NSW
Melbourne
Dubai