Outdoor Adventure Lifestyle Podcast

Shelby Stanger tells us how she got into journalism, her outdoor biz experience with brands like Vans and plenty more.   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I grew up in San Diego and I grew up surfing. So my first experience with the outdoors was really through the water. And every summer m...

On this episode Dean Wiltshire of Colorado Teardrops tells how he transformed his boat building chops into beautiful teardrop trailers and built nice business in Colorado. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I live in Colorado. So, it makes it easy. California. Growing up in California, we'd t...

Tim Nickles and I talk about how he was initially inspired to put a tent on top of his van and how that concept has evolved into a business and category of tents in the outdoor and camping space. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I grew up in Alaska, so it wasn't far away. I grew up in a t...

I jumped on a call with Rob Coughlin from Granite Gear the other day. We talked about his transition from Luggage and bags to the Outdoor Biz and tremendous success Granite Gear has had recently.   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors My career is little different from a lot of people out the...

I recently spoke with Julie and Henry Mosier from Food for the Sole. They tell us about their journey starting, operating and making fresh, healthy backpacking food. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors Julie - I actually grew up camping and backpacking with my parents. I grew up in southwest...

I caught up with Sarah Smith from The Dyrt recently and on this episode we talk about how she and her husband got the inspiration to create The Dyrt, their tremendous growth and some of the interesting gamification techniques they use to engage consumers . Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors...

I met Lillian Hoodes from Trail Fork recently at the Outdoor Retailer Show and in this episode we talk about how she built Trail Fork, her focus on cooking real food, how REI became one of her first customers and more. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors My parents were just into it. I grew...

Fun conversation with Michael Dalzell from SAXX today. We talk about his outdoor exploits, how SAXX has hit the ground running in the Men's performance underwear category and his daughter drops in to say hi . . . Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I'm a skier and sort of came into it throug...

Your gear is waiting. Rachelle Snyder and Ross Richmond from Arrive Outdoors are flipping the script on outdoor gear ownership and renting.   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors Ross- I think for me it was a summertime. Most of my family is up in New Hampshire on Lake Winnipesaukee. My mothe...

Adam Donahue Business Director over at Dometic and I had a great conversation about Dometic's business and how Overlanding or Vehicle Supported Adventure is growing and providing unique retail opportunities for Outdoor retailers. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I grew up sailing and was...

Mel showed me some of the great new products in their Arctic Zone line and in this episode we talk about how they've grown over the years and the role Dogs play in their culture . . . yes dogs, I love it.   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I went to summer camp at a pretty early age, like...

If you're into fly fishing or want to get into it you'll love this episode with Chad Alderson and Nick Hanna, the guys over at Barbless.co. We talk about the great content they're creating thru their podcast and web resources.   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors Nick-I feel like I've been...

In this episode Jason Waicunas tells us how PCT Days grew from a small group of hikers hanging out swapping stories into an annual multi day event with hundreds of PCT hikers. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I was fortunate to grow up in the woods of Connecticut where we had pretty good...

In this episode Ardy Sobhani talks about his first camping adventures as a kid in Iran, the inspiration and lunch of Oru Kayak. We also discuss how he and the Oru Team built the business, using Crowdfunding to launch products and he drops two great books on us! Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Out...

Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors My Mom's side of the family is from the Navajo nation. So my Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles had what we call the summer and a winter camp. But basically they were places that they would move the sheep between during different seasons. So the summer during...

Paul Fish of Mountain Gear tells us some great stories about the early days of the Outdoor Biz when people would send you a few packs and let you pay when you sold them, times have changed eh? Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors As a young kid, my family did a little bit of hiking and fishin...

Are you in the Adventure Retail biz? Joan and Bill Keller offer tips and advice on surviving thru the early days of online competition and more. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I think for both of us it was family. In my case, my parents moved from Minnesota to San Diego when I was two y...

Shanti Hodges drops plenty of insight into starting and operating a non profit on this episode. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I think really, just from the very beginning, my parents were always outside. I grew up in rural Canada as a little kid and so we were outside a lot. And then a...

Kay Henry is an entrepreneur with a focus on outdoor recreation in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. She was a co- founder of Mad River Canoe. Kay delivered a lifetime of outdoor biz knowledge in this episode. She talks about starting and growing your business from scratch, the importance of luck and more. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating...

Super fun conversation with Greg Thomsen of Agron, we talk about his outdoor experience, winding down the Adidas Outdoor US business and more.   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors My father was a bit of an outdoorsman who really liked the high sierra towns. So my brother and I spent most of...

Entertaining conversation with JD Platt, the man is prolific. We talk about his Pro Snowboard career, his numerous ventures including the K9 Kings Flying Dog Show, JD SUP, AppWEAR, Adriatic Adventure Academy and more. Inspiration and nuggets here for everyone. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outd...

In this episode Mary Iannotti aka the digital marketing deva drops some terrific learnings on us from her project with the Colorado Sierra Club. There is something in here for everyone. Be sure to check the show notes for links to some of her great resources too. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE     Show Notes   First Exposure to t...

Ryan Lilly of Johnson Outdoors talks about being raised in the outdoors, how he got into the Outdoor Industry, the fun he has developing water sports product for Johnson and more. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I think by default being raised in Maine, you are pretty much raised outdoor...

Willow produces the Out There Podcast and tells us all about the show, how she got into podcasting and her experience as an NPR host on Wyoming Public radio. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors Growing up I lived in New York City, which is not exactly outdoors-y right. But my family had this...

Kristin tells us how she got her first media job with Backpacker and all the fun stuff she got to work on, her transition to SNEWS, and we talk about their beautiful new publication The Voice. Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review  HERE   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I kind of found my way into the outdoors myself. I grew up on C...