Outdoor Adventure Lifestyle Podcast

Sara Ellis is a Global Product Specialist within Gore Fabric's Consumer Garments business unit, leading a cross-functional development team to bring new product innovations to market. Gore is a global manufacturer of diverse products, most well-known for its ingredient GORE-TEX product brand. Currently, Sara is supporting development efforts behind a new material platform for its GORE-TEX brand in...

Episode 327 of The Outdoor Biz Podcast features Envoy B2B's Matt Dobrowolski and Gabe Maier from BrandKeep sharing their insights and surprises from the Envoy B2B 2022 Retailer Challenge report, Brought to you by Envoy B2B . Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast     https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!   Welcome to a podcast dedicated...

I get to speak with one of my environmental heroes Doug Peacock. I was fortunate to meet Doug at an Earth First! Rendezvous in Idaho in 1988. I'm just finishing his newest book "Was it Worth It", from Patagonia Books. Doug and I talk about his many adventures, love for wildness, and his current work to save the Yellowstone Grizzly. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Lo...

Welcome to Episode 325 of The Outdoor Biz Podcast. Robin Hall says that her passions are Planet + Kids + Community + Outdoors and she is putting her heart and soul into her startup Town Hall Outdoor Co . She tells us about their kids' outdoor gear and how they are having so much fun!  Townhallco.com Townhall Instagram Townhall Facebook Robin Hall The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Facebook   Twitter   Inst...

30-year glove manufacturing veteran Gary Schloss felt obliged and inspired to bring a protective glove to market and help offer a solution to contain the spread of COVID-19. Gary and his team delivered that solution in the Spring of 2020 and he's here to tell us all about it. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricks...

Welcome to Episode 323 of The Outdoor Biz Podcast. Whatsup PR founder Beth Cochran is here with me today sharing stories about her 25-year Outdoor Career, the PR space, we talk about the OR Show, and plenty more. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to a podcast dedicated to outdoor enth...

I'm thrilled to talk with fellow podcaster Emily Holland on the show today. Emily has been producing, hosting, and editing shows for over 3 years, including The Stokecast and the Nature Untold Podcast . After recently stepping back from hosting for a bit now she helps other podcasters get started or supercharge what they've already built. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast  ...

Downlite began in down and feather more than 100 years ago and continues to lead in quality and innovation today and today I'm excited to speak with Downlite President of the Feather and Down Division Josh Werthaiser. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to a podcast dedicated to outdoor...

This week I'm talking with Costa Sunglasses new VP of Marketing John Acosta. With more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor and fishing industries, John will now oversee Costa's global marketing efforts. We talk about the exciting opportunity in the fishing industry. 2021 marked the best year ever in Costa's history - in terms of sales and performance and the fishing industry is also experie...

I'm here today with Stasia Walker, Sablle Scheppmann, Kelsey McGrew, and Carrie Watson from The Futurist Project. They're here to tell us about the project, their leadership training, and I'm sure we'll wander a bit off-trail to some other topics. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to...

I'm excited to have videographer, photographer, and fellow podcaster Cole Heilborn on the podcast today. Cole hosts the Backcountry Marketing Podcast, you can hear me on episode 79. He loves creating films and says the challenge of making something creative is a challenge he never tires of. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share...

My long-time friend and colleague Chad Kelly joins me on the show today. Brought to you this month by SmugMug . Chad began his outdoor career in retail then joined Mike and Sue Sullivan and the Sullivan agency as a rep with brands like Eagle Creek and Ex Officio, and now is the President at eVent Fabrics. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, re...

This week Andy Wynne, TMC CEO and developer of Nuyarn joins us on the podcast. Nuyarn Merino has revolutionized the merino wool industry with its manufacturing technology and has vastly improved the benefits of Merino wool in terms of comfort, performance, and sustainability. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricks...

This week's inspiring conversation features WANDRD Co-Founder Ryan Cope. Ryan talks about growing up all over the world, how the idea for WANDRD formed around their kitchen table, and launching with Kickstarter. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to a podcast dedicated to outdoor enthu...

I'm thrilled to speak with Dkota Partner and Chief Brand Officer Rob Rosenblum today. The independent explorer spirit is what sparked Dkota Grizzly's passion to produce the heartland's most premium and durable apparel. Rob and I talk about their products, commitment to retailers, and more in this wide-ranging conversation. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? S...

Welcome to episode 313 of The Outdoor Biz Podcast with John McKinney founder of HR Outfitter. John has built an HR resource and team of professionals with experience in the outdoor industry and a love for adventure! He walks us through how they provide outdoor recreation companies with innovative HR Consulting and Staffing solutions so you can focus on running your business, whichever segment of t...

You know what a fan of good coffee I am . . . today I'm excited to speak with Zach Pecha from Hikers Brew. Zach and I talk about Hikers Brew and how it came to life and he shares his and Addy's mission to promote sustainability within the outdoor and food packaging industries. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://rick...

I'm excited to speak with Keith Bornholtz today about his new role as CEO of Gathr Outdoors, Parent to GCI Outdoor, ORCA Coolers, Klymit, and Rightline Gear. Keith and I talk about the recent announcement of their rebrand as Gathr Outdoors, his Outdoor career, and their rebranding process with a new look and trajectory that is very much focused on outdoor. The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show?...

Libsyn's Rob Walch and I obviously geek out a bit on podcasting and he shares tips, small business podcasting success stories and the value publishing a podcast offers small businesses. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to a podcast dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts looking to elevate...

Gareth Richards began his outdoor career as a guide and educator then got into the online biz with planet outdoors dot com before online was a thing. He spent time as VP of sales with Lowe Alpine and Mountainsmith and started Prolink in September of 2004. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to a podcast dedicate...

Lucas Gilman is one of the leading adventure photographers and filmmakers in the industry for the last 20 years. His powerful and incisive images run in top publications & advertisements worldwide and his love of adventure and addiction to color creates his distinct style of photography and filmmaking. I've had the good fortune to work and learn from him on a couple of different occasions. Faceboo...

Laurel King is here with me today and we have a wide-ranging conversation about her Outdoor Industry Jobs dot com. A job posting service for companies that manufacture and distribute products or provide services that support the outdoor product industry. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Welcome to a podcast dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts looking t...

Krimson Klover founder Rhonda Swenson is on the other side of the mic today telling us how her grandmother taught her to knit at age 9 starting her lifelong love affair with sweaters.   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://ricksaez.com/listen/   Snippets Rhonda's first item she knitted 02:23 - 02:46 Rhonda's favorite gear 17:30 - 17:46 Rhonda's Advice 16:21 - 16:58      Welco...

They say that if you love your job, you'll never have to work a day in your life. That seems to be the case for  Jordan Hirro ,  who turned his passion for climbing into a career. Jordan is the Advertising & Sales Executive at  Outside Interactive . In this episode, he joins host Rick Saez to share his journey and how his love for the outdoors paved the way to his successful career. He also gives...

Seager Clothing wants to be synonymous with grit and ruggedness. Seager's founders,  Elliott Shaw ,  Case Anderson , and  Mattson Smith , created a brand based on their love for the outdoors and toughened by the challenges they faced in building their business. In this episode, Rick Saez talks to Seager's founders about the great outdoors. We learn how they got into outdoor activities, how their f...