Overnight Success

The story of how a humble man played a major part in disrupting the cycling industry. Not only is Tom Ritchey one of the founding fathers of mountain biking, but he’s also a master frame and component builder, innovator, and entrepreneur. Researching this episode and trying to put a timeline together to extract the major business milestones that Tom has been through was a bit of a daunting task. T...

Most businesses we’ve spoken to in this podcast have had a relatively straightforward journey, but Wahoo Fitness does not fit that mould. Chip Hawkins is the company’s founder and believe it or not, the Wahoo business started off in boat docks. That’s right, floating boat docks. But it was a good business with interesting problems that Chip loved to solve. Chip is an engineer, an entrepreneur, a t...

Escape Collective is entirely member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/member/ --- Strava has become ubiquitous in the lives of over 50 million athletes and is arguably the most relevant social network to anyone who loves to sweat. The co-founders of Strava, Michael Horvath and Mark Gainey, have been lifelong friends a...