by Suuz Martines | Mar 2, 2022 | News, Press Releases
Video Overview of our ScubaDoRag CoCoCool Products from Mike Hughes at DEMA 2018. We explain some of our newer products for travel and scuba. Mike’s interview style is so much fun 🙂 Thanks...
by Suuz Martines | Nov 2, 2021 | News, Press Releases
Been working on our CoCo Cheznaynay® Travel Wear for Secret Agents of Style – Lightweight, comfortable and all about Style! Made of our yummy fabrics of funky prints in a mix you will love. Some have Secret Compartments, are reversible or may flip for double...
by Suuz Martines | Oct 8, 2015 | CoCo Writings
CoCo is the ultimate sleuth She forever believes in the absolute truth and no matter what sort of vexing trial She is always dressed in on-the-edge style She does not care what others may say She knows she’s a miracle every day because it matters not how much you...
by Suuz Martines | Oct 7, 2015 | News
The true meaning of creativity is not what you can do with a huge budget but what you do with what you have. That has been my cornerstone or at times, I thought, a tombstone – to have an idea, develop a need, then figure out how to do it. I have always known my...
by Suuz Martines | Sep 28, 2015 | News
Thanks for coming by. We’re glad to see you again. We’ve been really busy tidying up around the old website, in order to make it easier for you to get around in it. We’ve upgraded our servers, gone mobile with responsive technology and streamlined...
by Suuz Martines | Sep 28, 2015 | News
We are shipping but on a skeletal schedule 3 days per week - we're diving! We are on our annual Product Photography Trip with our Scuba Buddies July 8-17th. Then going to an Essentrics Training July 24-Aug 4th Please email us if you have any questions 🙂...
by Suuz Martines | Jan 29, 2013 | CoCo Writings
Regardless of the goal, authenticity is key. If you think about the image you want to project, the voice you want to use, and are doing that in a natural way that’s engaging with your customer base, that is what resonates and generates success for a business....
by Suuz Martines | Jun 7, 2012 | CoCo Writings
CoCoCheznaynay®, Secret Agent of Truth & Style teaches in a whimsical, non-threatening way, to own all of who you are, find your mission and develop your true sense of style. Be fearless about making change and live in a Culture of Courage. Let CoCo be a resource...
by Suuz Martines | Feb 2, 2011 | CoCo Writings
I developed a secret agent character while facing some tough life decisions. Her name is CoCo Cheznaynay™ Secret Agent of Truth & Style and she teaches to own all of who you are and face your fear. My design business of holiday/event decor was doing well and I was...
by Suuz Martines | Feb 26, 2007 | CoCo Writings
CoCo’s grandmother, Suzanne Nicole Chez, was very talented but not in a generally accepted way … a misunderstood artist whose talents were never realized when she needed nurturing support. Suzanne Nicole’s parents were of questionable backgrounds and underground...
by Suuz Martines | Aug 6, 2006 | CoCo Writings
Housed in an unattractive shell, a beautiful pearl starts as a speck; a foreign body, much like the grit or small irritants, thought unimportant in our lives, come to our attention so we may acknowledge them and eventually clear them or integrate them. An oyster...
by Suuz Martines | Aug 4, 2006 | CoCo Writings
A bit of CoCo background for you to peruse and ponder. This is her reference; why she believes and what motivates her. In using CoCo as a mascot for helping others, I believe we could teach along the way CoCo’s original intent of seemingly being fun and flip but...
by Suuz Martines | Jul 25, 2005 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC Our most popular and, by far, most requested ScubaDoRag™ returns for a limited engagement in time for patriotic fervor, sporting events and, of course, being seen underwater. It has truly been a nationwide effort getting the two different fabrics printed...
by Suuz Martines | May 7, 2005 | Press Releases
by Suuz Martines | May 1, 2005 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — May 1, 2005 The ScubaDoRag™, a patented head covering developed originally for scuba divers, is really catching on thanks to some good fortune and the untiring efforts of Susan Martin, its designer-inventor. This summer, the stylish headwear made...
by Suuz Martines | Apr 1, 2005 | News
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by Suuz Martines | Mar 9, 2005 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC March 9, 2005. The original ScubaDoRag™ now sports a utility patent – accept no substitute! Unlike cotton products, our material dries fast, stretches to fit, and will maintain its color and shape. Originally developed for divers, our products are...
by Suuz Martines | Aug 12, 2004 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC August 12, 2004. Some of the most colorful people in the world are scuba divers, according to designer Susan Martin, but you wouldn’t know it by scuba fashion. New products designed by her add color and style in and out of the boat or water. Susan Martin...
by Suuz Martines | May 25, 2004 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC May 25, 2004. Designer Susan Martin received the ultimate validation for an idea that she had three years ago during a scuba jaunt to Cozumel, Mexico. She was issued a utility patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the ScubaDoRag™, a...
by Suuz Martines | Feb 11, 2004 | CoCo Writings
Style isn’t just seen. To be Dive Dash is action in attitude: a Spirited Force of Energy, Respect and Passion for our digs, our “buds” and us. We display above and below the sea our comfort of life in how we carry ourselves (and our equipment.) It’s Coosh to...
by Suuz Martines | Jan 8, 2003 | News
ScubaDoRags™ (Patent Pending) were originally developed for divers to contain their hair, identify them underwater and provide sun protection on the surface. If they become wet, they dry quickly and do not blow off like other hats on the boat. Boaters and fishermen...
by Suuz Martines | Nov 12, 2002 | Press Releases
Public Voting Begins to Identify the Most Savvy, Determined and Mac-Wielding Businesswoman REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 12, 2002 Microsoft Corp.’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) today announced the 10 national semifinalists in the Microsoft® Office v. X Search for Ms....
by Suuz Martines | Oct 8, 2002 | News
The history of how ScubaDoRag came to be…While going through a “MidLife Awakening”, I was developing this character, CoCo Cheznaynay®, Secret Agent of Truth & Style. She teaches in a whimsical, non-threatening way to own all of who you are, to find your mission...
by Suuz Martines | Sep 26, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC For years, scuba instructors and divemasters have looked for ways to keep track of students and divers in the open water. Many have discovered that ScubaDoRags provide a way for divers to be “seen” and look good at the same time. Introduced by designer...
by Suuz Martines | Aug 16, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — August 16, 2002 The UBC (Ultimate Body Challenge) continues to inspire students and creativity in team building and now possibly new products. While a new UBC student at Charlotte Martial Arts Academy in Charlotte, NC the designer, Susan Martin...
by Suuz Martines | Aug 15, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — August 15, 2002 CoCoCheznaynay® ScubaDoRags™ are featured among six other scuba products in the August 2002 issue of Popular Science. The magazine contacted Susan Martin, Inc. in May stating they had heard about the merits of the product as a...
by Suuz Martines | Jun 24, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — June 24, 2002 The patriotic fervor that is sweeping the nation has found colorful expression in a sportswear accessory that also makes a swashbuckling fashion statement. The ScubaDoRag™, a quick-drying, stretchable cap, was originally...
by Suuz Martines | May 23, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — May 23, 2002 CoCoCheznaynay®, maker of ScubaDoRags™ and ScubaGood Hoods™, is making a big splash with its summer lineup of dive caps featuring five new colors and patterns. Three of the patterns — TulipTreuse™, PeakBeak™, GeePsyche™...
by Suuz Martines | Apr 3, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — April 3, 2002 ScubaDoRags™ are popping up in the most interesting places. The swashbuckling head wrap originally developed for scuba divers has been spotted in recent weeks on the back lots of Universal Pictures, in the French Quarter, at Texas...
by Suuz Martines | Mar 6, 2002 | Press Releases
Charlotte, NC — March 6, 2002 ScubaDoRags™ are popping up in the most interesting places. In the pits at NASCAR races, on movie sets, the streets of New York, the docks of Brisbane, and, more recently, in Salt Lake City. Originally developed for scuba divers,...