The Two Bucks Podcast

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Drew Miles about designing and launching some of the most revolutionary optics mounts in the hunting industry! Drew is one of the founders of Tricer USA – a brand the designs new and innovative optics mounts for backcountry hunters and outdoorsmen. Drew shares how Tricer started with some of the early product designs, and the some of the n...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Greg Kazmierski about becoming a whitetail deer habitat consultant and building a business around improving habitat!   Greg is part of the Whitetail Partners group and is the Ohio Habitat Design and Real Estate Agent for Whitetail Partners. Greg shares how he got started with a passion for habitat work, and how that led him to choosing a c...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Bret Amundson about his career in media and how he built his life to be a full time outdoorsman!   Bret has been in the media industry for a majority of his career, from hosting radio stations to producing his own podcasts and working on various shows and photography shoots. Bret most recently was in northern Canada shooting another set of...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Logan Toews about what it takes to start a freeze-dried meals company from scratch!   Logan is one of the founders of Alpine Ranch, a new player in the freeze-dried meals industry. Alpine Ranch has some of the healthiest, best portion sized meals available on the market, which helps hunters and back packers go farther and last longer in th...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with James Zandstra about building a podcast, years of hard work, and seeing the results payoff!   James is the co-founder of The Fair Chase – an outdoors podcast that has been on the air for years. James and his partner have built a media company that covers digital content in addition to podcasts, and even released their own apparel recently...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Kyle Davidson about designing new products, patents, and custom arrows!   Kyle is the founder of DCA Custom Arrows and inventor of the Sabre Series Vanes – arrow vanes designed for better flight and increased aerodynamics. Kyle is an R&D engineer by day and uses his experience and skillset by night to create new products for archers th...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Rob Grandchamp about the product design patent application process!   Rob is the founder of Ghilliepuck, a concealment product that helps hunters break up their outline from the stand, so deer don’t bust as easily. Brian and Rob talk about the product design process, and how it can take a lot of iterations and changes before a product is r...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Nate Hicks about creating new products and getting a brand name established in the hunting space!   Nate is co-founder of Painted Arrow – a hunting brand that created the magnetic phone holder so you can film your shots with the camera gear you already have in your pocket. Nate shares how they came up with the innovative design and started...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Brad Leuthner about how to get on the Bass Master Circuit.   Brad is a professional bass fisherman from Minnesota and is currently on the League Bass Master EQ circuit. Brad shares what its like being a professional tournament fisherman and what it takes to get to the elite series   circuit. Brian and Brad talk about how someone with a dre...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Trent about becoming a full-time outdoor content creator and the numbers behind the scenes!   Trent is the founder of Chest Thumper Outdoors, a media company as well as an archery shop. Trent began making videos and custom arrows, which turned into a full-time career making both long and short videos and now owning his own archery shop. Tr...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Dustin Clark about chasing mountain lions and starting a hound hunting brand with his family!     Dustin Clark and his family are the founders of ColdStrike – a lifestyle and gear brand for houndsmen. Dustin and his family have been dedicated houndsmen for years, chasing bears and mountain lions with there dogs. Eventually, Dustin and his...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian celebrates one year of podcasting with a solo episode about what it takes to start a podcast!   After a full year of consistent podcasts, Brian takes a step back to review what the journey has been like. Brian goes over the setup, the gear, and the system for podcasting and shares some of his favorite lessons learned for anyone that wants to start th...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Tel from SEAK Outfitters about starting a fishing charter and waterfowl outfitting business in Alaska!   Tel is co-founder and operator of SEAK Outfitters – a fishing charter and waterfowl outfitting business in South East Alaska. During the fall, Tel and his business partner specialize in sand hill cranes and some of the hardest to finds...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Jake Polk about turning a passion for whitetail management into a business!   Jake and his father run Polk Whitetail Management and provide habitat consulting, foodplotting, and stand placement plans to their customers. Brian and Jake talk about the Brian’s new BAK 40 farm, different ideas for improving habitat and strategies for land owne...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Matt Kusmierz about an innovative product design and launching a business.   Matt is the founder and designer of Paper Tuner, a super cool product that makes it incredibly easy for archers to paper tune their bows right from their own home! Matt shares how he was short on space and didn’t want a huge floor standing paper tuner taking up sp...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Warren Holder about joining the family business producing Outdoor Media            Warren is one of the cohosts of the Raised Hunting brand – an outdoor hunting brand that has a TV series, podcast, and very active social media accounts. Warren shares the story of how his dad started the brand and how was literally “Raised Hunting”. Brian a...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Justin Breedlove About building a successful bait company and going full time!   Justin is the founder of Buzz’n Bait Co – a bass bait company that hand ties and hand pours all their tackle! Justin and Brian talk about marketing tactics, how to build a fishing brand, and some of the insights Justin has gain from using google analytics in h...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Elijah Stewart about building and running a successful whitetail outfitting camp!   Elijah is the owner/operator of the West Kentucky Buck company, a whitetail and turkey outfitter that has some incredible success taking out dozens of clients and hunters each season. Elijah and Brian talk about some of the challenges and also some of the f...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with KJ Thompson about building a product company with incredible growth.   KJ and his brother are founders of Black Beard Fire Starter, a crazy cool company that sells incredibly easy to light fire starters and ignition sources. KJ shares how they started the business, came up with a cool name and even cooler logo, and how they began seeing su...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Blake Schoh about buying outdoor businesses and building a multi-brand e-commerce platform.   Blake is the owner of SS Boat Rentals in Iowa and MudbuMs. Blake shares his story of beginning his career as a product engineer, transitioning to the outdoor industry, and finally going out on his own and buying his first business. Blake has a lot...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Marshall Packer about how he built a bowfishing guide service from scratch.   Marshall is the owner of Daddy’s Money Bowfishing – a guide service right here in Minnesota that takes clients out on Minnesota’s lakes and rivers after invasive rough fish with a stick and string. Brian and Marshall talk about how the name “Daddy’s Money Bowfish...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Brad Hoppe about inventing one of the most successful muskie baits ever created!   Brad and his wife are the founders of Musky Mayhem, the creators of the original showgirl and double cowgirl muskie baits. Brad shares the story of how they invented the first showgirl bait and had incredible success landing big fish with it! Since then, Mus...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with John Mulligan about the journey from being a law enforcement officer to full time Outdoor TV host and entrepreneur.   John is the host of Primal Divide, an outdoor TV show on Waypoint TV. John showcases his adventures across the world and takes stunning photos along the way. Brian and John discuss John’s journey from being a narcotics cop...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Jeremy Koerber about building a brand around his passions of fitness and coaching others.   Jeremy is the founder of Fit to Hunt – a brand and community built on the mindset of getting the most out of life and experiences by improving his clients' health and fitness. Brian and Jeremy talk about the benefits of being in good shape and h...

On this episode of the Two Bucks Podcast, Brian talks with Corey Meyer about the challenges of starting a start to finish gun safe manufacturing company.   Corey is one of the co-founders of Steelhead Outdoors – a revolutionary gun safe manufacturer that designs high quality, secure, modular gun safes. The Steelhead Outdoors safes come with all the features and protections a box store gun safe has...