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Lloyd Vogel Returns! Garage Grown Gear CEO & KORE Summit Keynote Speaker
Lloyd Vogel, CEO of Garage Grown Gear and keynote speaker at the upcoming KORE Summit, returns to the podcast for a timely conversation about leading a growing busines...
Tony McWilliam: Lessons from Faction Skis on Building Brands with Focus and Intention
In this episode, Christian talks with Tony McWilliam, founder of Faction Skis, about the realities of starting and scaling a product-focused brand. Drawing from his de...
Heather Kelly of Heather's Choice: Founding, Fundraising & Staying Fiercely Authentic
In this episode, Heather Kelly, founder of Heather’s Choice, shares the raw, real story behind building her food company from scratch. She talks about how outdoor adve...
Dawson Westenskow: An Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Operating System
This episode is a conversation with Dawson Westeknsow, a seasoned product leader in the outdoor industry who has held key roles at Thule, REI, and Oboz Footwear. Now w...
Tina Thompson of Seniq: Obsessing Over Product and Building a Brand That Resonates
Tina Thompson, co-founder of Seniq, joins us to talk about the deeply intentional process behind launching a new kind of outdoor apparel brand. From obsessing over pro...
Aaron Lutze of Second Nature & Super Rider: Creating Content That Adds Value & Builds Community
This episode features a deep dive into the evolving world of outdoor content creation, brand partnerships, and community building with Aaron Lutze, former Red Bull fie...
Cassie Abel of Wild Rye: Building a Women-First Outdoor Brand
In this episode, Cassie Abel, founder and CEO of Wild Rye, joins the podcast to share the real story behind building a women-first outdoor apparel brand rooted in the ...
Kelli Jones of Noso Patches: Patching Up the Outdoor Industry
The one and only Kelli Jones joins host Christian Rawles to talk about how she's grown Noso Patches from creating a patch to repair her beloved puffy jacket to a thriv...
Andy Bethune of Black Ram Consulting: Brand Strategy For Outdoor Entrepreneurs
Andy Bethune has spent his career developing brand and marketing strategies for the biggest names in the outdoor industry and founder-led startups just getting started...
Rob Owens of OnwardUp: The Essential Role of Independent Sales Reps
In this episode of the KORE Outdoors podcast, host Christian Rawles talks with Rob Owens, the founder and president of Onward Up Sales and Marketing, an outdoor sales ...
Dan Durston of Durston Gear: Driving Innovation and Building Community
In this episode of the KORE Outdoors Podcast, host Christian Rawles talks with Dan Durston, founder of Durston Gear. Based in Golden, British Columbia, Durston Gear is...
Jen Loofbourrow of Alpine Fit: Alaskan-made Apparel
Jen Loofbourrow is the founder of Alpine Fit, an Anchorage-based brand focused on making functional outdoor apparel. As the name suggests, Alpine Fit has created multi...
Rumpl's Wylie Robinson: Creating a Brand and Building a Business
Wylie Robinson is the co-founder and Chairman of Rumpl. Up until November of 2024, Wylie was the CEO of Rumpl. In 2024, Wylie stepped down as CEO and brought in Josh S...
Bill Amos of NW Alpine: From Alpinist to Entrepreneur
Bill Amos is the Founder & CEO of NW Alpine based in Salem, Oregon. NW Alpine has been producing technical outdoor apparel in the US since 2010. For many of those year...
Making Specialty Retail Truly Special: Lloyd Vogel of Garage Grown Gear
Lloyd Vogel is the CEO of Garage Grown Gear, the online retailer that has become the go-to site for ultralight backpacking gear as well as the place to discover new br...
Building Community Through Business with Brendan Madigan
Brendan Madigan is best known for his role as the owner of Alpenglow Sports, an independent outdoor retail shop in Tahoe approaching its 50th year of business. But Bre...
NEMO Equipment's Cam Brensinger on Building a Company With $0 Ad Spend
Cam Brensinger is the founder and CEO of NEMO Equipment, the outdoor equipment company renowned for its innovative tents, sleeping pads and sleeping bags. In this epis...
Product Designer Casey Shaw on the Theory of Comfort
Casey Shaw is a product designer who has played an important role in outdoor apparel design and fabrication through his work at Cloudveil, Arcteryx and Patagonia. Ther...
Eoin Comerford, former CEO of Moosejaw Mountaineering on Your Plan To Profitability
Eoin Comerford was the CEO of Moosejaw Mountaineering for 12 years, from 2012 to 2024. During his time at the Michigan-based outdoor retailer, he launched many new ini...
Raquel Vélez of Alpine Parrot on the Importance of Mentors & Peers
Raquel Vélez is the founder and CEO of Alpine Parrot, a company that makes technical outdoor apparel for sizes 14-30, which, until now, has been a category that the ou...
