ride the crest of the wave

verb2

1. •
   To go through a period of maximal prosperity.

   • Some days we gracefully ride the crest of the wave all the way into shore, and the next day it crashes over us and takes us under. Which waves we catch and which ones catch us is anyone's guess. — 2007
2. •
   To exploit an exceptional success.

   • I believe that had I continued to ride the crest of the wave of success from my initial springboard of The Facts of Life fame, I would not have become the deeply compassionate human being that I am. — 2011