Justin Jacoby, 28, has been working overtime on the front lines of COVID-19 for his job as a surgical tech at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. But when his girlfriend, Rebecca (Becca) Lichtenthal, 27, was laid off from her job as a daycare director, the Beach Haven West couple got creative – literally – to secure an alternative source of income. The duo bought up the inventory of used surfboards from Wave Hog, in Ship Bottom, and established BJ Surf Signs, designing custom surfboard signs for homes, garages and tiki bars.

Lichtenthal is the artist behind the business. “I have always been interested in art since I was little,” she said.