He started Girl Skateboards in 1993 and joined the Vans skate shoe team in 1994. He released a signature shoe in 1996 before moving to DC Shoes in 1997. The next year his shoe Cosmo was released and in 1999 he left to start the shoe company Lakai. Carroll is known for skating at the Embarcadero plaza and discovered the landmark 3rd and Army. He has starred in several videos and won the Skater of the Year award from Thrasher Magazine in 1994.