Andino formed
DL Skateboards with Derek Mabra in 2011. Of her inspiration for starting the company, she told
Vogue: In the 1960s, if you wanted a skateboard, you carved and painted it yourself, and that is what we make, a classic skateboard with a modern twist. Andino designs and paints each
DL Skateboard collection. In an interview with the
New York Daily News, she stated that: A lot of the designs come from '60s, surf style or a classic kid toys, and they are hand-painted. So even if you get the same design, each board is different. In 2014,
Marie Claire named her one of the 5 Women Running the Show Behind Iconic Male Brands along with executives from
Anheuser-Busch,
Playboy, and
ESPN.
The Daily Beast profiled her as a "skater chick turned entrepreneur". == References ==