dalen michaels with his surfboard on the beach

dalen
michaels

lifestyle surf creatorfounder, out the backdestination x, nbc35 countries

  • 10.0Mviews / 30 days
  • 3.75Mreached / 30 days
  • 173Kfollowers

i make relatable videos you don't realize are ads. i run a surf brand out of boca raton. and i teach people how to build a life they're proud of.

dalen on the beach with his surfboard
2014 · first wave

caught my first wave at 13. surfing florida for real at 15.

florida is wave-starved. you learn to surf anything and make the most of nothing. ten years later that attitude is the whole brand.

surfing
2016 → 2024 · matthew, dorian, isaias, milton

surfed the hurricanes. told mom first.

the milton video went everywhere and people magazine ran the story. i still tell you not to do it.

dalen with an out the back surfboard
april 2021 · age 20 · usc

started out the back from a college dorm.

a surf brand for florida surfers. printing tees in a usc dorm first. then a van, a warehouse, a 30-creator team, and the brand on retail walls.

dalen
college

built an influencer agency before i was an influencer.

i ran creators for brands first. that's why i represent myself, why my turnaround is fast, and why i already know what you need before you send the brief.

inside the out the back van with dude the dog
2024 → 2025

built the van. built the warehouse.

shop on wheels, content studio, home on the road. then a warehouse in boca for inventory, shipping, shoots, and the parties.

dalen in europe
35 countries · destination x · nbc / peacock

35 countries. then nbc called.

i brought the brand to machu picchu, rio, and everywhere in between. destination x cast me because of how far i'd been. a blacked-out bus across europe and a map room was the easy part.

now

10 million people a month watch what i make.

with my mom, my dog, my friends, my brand and the ocean in the frame. this is where you come in.

proof · paid partnerships

deals that worked

sponsored posts that performed like regular content. tap any one to watch it.

live numbers · october 2026

the analytics

pulled from instagram insights and tiktok.

10.0Mviews, last 30 days
3.75Maccounts reached, 30 days
173Kfollowers, ig + tiktok
787Kinteractions, 30 days
for the fans

codes & brands i use

the stuff that's actually in my day. codes and links in one place so you never dig through a caption.

all codes

blog

stuff i'd tell you on a surf check

building a brand, making video, surfing storms, not wasting your twenties.

oct 9, 2026 · destination x · tv

how i got cast on destination x

a surf guy from boca on a network reality show. how the casting happened, what the show is, and what a blacked-out bus across europe teaches you.

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oct 9, 2026 · brands · short-form video

the relatable video you don't realize is an ad

how i get 2 million views on a sponsored tiktok shot in my bathroom, and why most brand content dies on arrival.

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oct 9, 2026 · surf · florida

what it's like to surf a hurricane

matthew, dorian, isaias, milton. why florida surfers wait for storms, what it actually feels like, and why i still tell you not to do it.

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instagram
@dalenmichaels
tiktok
@dalenboi
youtube
@dalenmichaels
brand
outheback.com
based
boca raton, florida