Johnny Schillereff is an avid skateboarder, artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

At four years old, Johnny got his first skateboard, found his calling, and began submerging himself in skateboarding culture.

Inspired by the positive impact skateboarding made on him, Johnny discovered his entrepreneurial spirit and founded Element Skateboards in the early 90s, starting other new brands and entering into numerous business ventures.

In 2001, Johnny sold Element, where it became part of a publicly traded company. He remained a key shareholder, CEO, President, and public figure for nearly three decades. His company was sold in more than 100 countries, with flagship stores worldwide — in addition to being available in more than 10,000 wholesale accounts and e-commerce platforms around the world.

During this time, Johnny also established and built skate camps and competitions across the globe. Along with creating Element, through his mission to grow the skateboarding industry, Johnny has assembled some of the greatest skateboard teams, employed and nurtured thousands of skateboarders and enthusiasts — and up-started, owned, and advised some of the world’s most renowned action sports businesses.

In 2018, Element merged with a leading private equity firm to form the world’s largest action sports conglomerate with 1.2 billion in sales and more than 7,000 employees. After almost 30 years since Element’s inception, in 2020, Johnny exited to materialize his next philanthropic endeavor and serve skateboarding.

From that, Johnny created The Heart Supply – with the mission to give skateboards to kids in need. To date, The Heart Supply has given more than 2,000 skateboards to children in need worldwide.

Today, Johnny aims to nurture and grow skateboarding – and mentor the youth from his vast experiences and learnings.