Tony Hawk, Neal Smith, Ronald Wong

Tony Hawk — Not a member of Hot Wheels' design team. Tony Hawk is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, considered one of the most influential skateboarders in history and a pioneer of modern vert skateboarding; in 1999 he was the first to land a 900 (two and a half rotations in the air). The Hot Wheels Wiki lists him among the brand's guests and associates with him the 'Fingerboard' (Hot Wheels Skate line, 2022), in collaboration with designers Neal Smith and Ronald Wong.

Neal Smith — Neal Thomas Smith worked at Mattel from 2013 to 2023 and his last position was Senior/Lead Product Designer. He worked mainly on the development of track sets and playsets, helped with the launch of the Minecraft, Monster Trucks and Skate lines and occasionally made 1:64 scale models and paint schemes (liveries). Today he is an Industrial Design Specialist at Buck Knives.

Ronald Wong — Ronald Wong is a designer from Hong Kong who has worked at Mattel since 2014, first as an intern and then as a full-time Product Designer. Today he is Lead Product Designer for the Hot Wheels Premium line. His projects include mainline, Monster Trucks, RLC, Premium 1:64 and 1:43, Elite 64, Hot Wheels Skate and playsets.

He is cited as prioritizing track performance and designing many high-end sports and exotic cars, as well as larger-scale vehicles and track sets. Outside Mattel, he photographs Hong Kong's car culture and collects Hot Wheels and other larger-scale models.