Originally from Alabama, Jamie made his way to California in 1992 with the dream of becoming a professional skateboarder. One opportunity led to another and in 1996 Jamie started Zero Skateboards. Jamie was voted ‘Skateboarder of the Year’ in 2002 by the readers of Transworld Skateboarding Magazine. In 2003 he started Fallen Footwear and in 2006 was presented with the Southern California Regional award for ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ from business leaders Ernst & Young. Jamie’s brands, Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear, have provided Skateistan with sponsored equipment since 2008. In 2014 Jamie came to Afghanistan to skate with Skateistan’s students.