Topics of this chat include: • Our perspective • The dreaded "T" word • Visiting • Desert vs. beach • Food poisoning • Long distance • Drawing the line • Cross country moves • Layoffs • Dualities • Slowing down vs. speeding up • Ups and downs • Working with machines • Issues with the apparel industry • Seeing through marketing • Sustainability ...…

By pulling on his background in design and business management he began to bring together industry misfits, outsiders, and rebels, on a mission to create the world's most environmentally-friendly high-performance technical outerwear. Topics of this chat include: • Interconnectivity • Community • Starting from the ground up • Claiming sustainabi ...…

When not working on his latest startup, HDX Mix, he can be found on The Army of Gamechangers podcast which focuses on pulling the best career and leadership advice from Vipe’s vast network to help you on your personal, professional and leadership journey. Topics of this chat include: • Testifying in Congress • Starting a boardsport shop • Makin ...…

Through her global travels she's worked to uncover the truths in supply chains and statistics via articles for Vox, Newsweek, Refinery29, Quartz, Fast Company, and Inc. Magazine just to name a few. Being named as the first journalist to discover and report that fashion is in fact not the second most polluting industry after oil Alden continues ...…

After having received her Master’s in Environmental Studies with a focus on Business Strategy and Sustainability Nicole began to apply her passion for environmental responsibility and human rights in consumer products by serving in leadership roles as Director of Sustainability for prAna, Social Responsibility Manager at Patagonia and Head of H ...…

Starting as a store manager, and one of the first handful of employees, at Topo Designs flagship store he worked his way into positions revolving around marketing, social media, tech, and more. Building on his experiences within the outdoor industry he began putting together his knack for photography with his love of people into what's now call ...…

Throughout these endeavors Scott saw first hand how the landscape of social media was changing and took what he had learned into a new venture based on smart phone's ability to capture content at a rapid pace. Currently, you can find Scott and his Denver based team at their warehouse style headquarters filled with murals, a tattoo artist, not-a ...…

In his most recent role as a Director for Utah's Office of Outdoor Recreation Tom works to ensure that Utahns can live a healthy active lifestyle through recreation while strengthening the outdoor economy. During this time of the year he can typically be found on a local skin track chasing fresh lines, and deep powder, as the white room transit ...…

Moving to the Netherlands to pursue this very love he took a job as an intern only to take the first step in his entrepreneurial journey shortly thereafter via a kickstarter campaign for a solar-powered fabric printing technology. A few mistakes later, and with the same business partner, he then went on to co-found his latest sustainable packag ...…

A native Vermonter and new snowboarder, Jenn Swain leads a team in development and implementation of sustainability strategies at Burton. She is passionate about protecting the people and playground that sustain snowboarding and the mountain lifestyle. Jenn seeks inspiration both within and outside of the active and outdoor industries, working ...…

Field Martin is a wildland firefighter based in Island Park, Idaho. Field spends his summers chasing fires across the American West where he is tasked with tipping trees, digging handline, and cold trailing for countless miles to ensure the containment of the blazes that have engulfed many a forest. As in life, all good things must come to end ...…

The hardest-working creative you’ll ever meet, Paul Jarvis is a designer, author, teacher, software creator and podcaster. He’s written four books (translated into Korean, Russian, Arabic and several other languages he unfortunately doesn’t speak), and builds beautiful-yet-practical digital courses to show people how to kick ass at the intersec ...…

Powered by http://www.GrandeurHats.com Ray Zahab speaking is a Canadian long-distance runner and public speaker. Adventuring across several countries including the South Pole, Siberia, and the Atacama Desert in Chile. He starred in the 2007 documentary film "Running the Sahara" narrated and produced by Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winner Ja ...…

Scott Proctor is visual designer based out of Portland, Oregon. While at the University of Oregon, he worked as creative director for OR magazine where he polished his skills in digital design, art direction, storytelling and leadership. Scott's work at OR went on to win a Gold Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and has ...…

Building his life around hard charging adventures Troy was the first team rider/employee of Volcom at age 18. Going on to spend 20 years as the marketing director he began to search for ways to heal the body he had put through so many injuries. After turning toward yoga he started looking for a good pair of shorts but found nothing in terms of ...…

By immersing himself into these communities he strives to tell stories, whether in his backyard or across the world, that bring out emotions we can all relate to as being indigenous to the same earth. With clients such as Backcountry.com, Ski Utah, Revo, OutsideMag, and Sierra Designs, Will continues to push what it means to be a photographer, ...…

He’s written four books (translated into Korean, Russian, Arabic and several other languages he unfortunately doesn’t speak), and builds beautiful-yet-practical digital courses to show people how to kick ass at the intersection of creativity and commerce. Paul also co-founded ofCourseBooks and hosts two podcasts about business, freelancing, cre ...…

Arthur Kononuk is the creative director and co-founder at Tentree, an environmentally progressive apparel brand that plants ten trees for every item purchased. The company’s hope is to inspire the younger generation to believe in their power as a consumer and ability to make a positive impact. Arthur is an Ontario-born multidisciplinary designe ...…

Harry Fricker is the co-founder of Arvin Goods — a design-led apparel manufacturer offering a sustainable solution to environmentally harmful fabric production practices. Born and raised in Cornwall, Harry studied music before uncovering his natural talent for photography, design, and storytelling while traveling across Europe and North America ...…

Nicole Bassett is the co-founder of The Renewal Workshop, a company dedicated to industry-wide solutions for optimizing the value of resources invested in apparel. After having received her Master’s in Environmental Studies with a focus on Business Strategy and Sustainability she then began to apply her passion for environmental responsibility ...…

McKenzie Barney went from being a 25 year athlete to transitioning into the role of producer before embarking on a mission to through hike the Te Araroa trail; a pivotal turning point in her life as a creative. The way McKenzie lives her life is best explained by the philosophy of her company Comfort Theory: We have a theory that despite what s ...…

Having held jobs with companies the likes of Stance Socks, Leatherman, and Reef, Reis is a modern day jack-of-all-trades. Putting together his knowledge of web development, social media marketing, and videography he worked to play key roles in several companies which lead to his most recent endeavor with MANDA. Founded on the guiding principles ...…

After learning to cook at his mother’s bed and breakfast, Daniel went on to work and train at many of the world’s top restaurants. His culinary education brought him to Spain, France, England, India and New York, where he has worked at a handful of top Michelin starred restaurants. After graduating from NYU, Daniel pursued a career in film and ...…

Gareth "Gaz" Leah is a worldly adventurer, passionate writer, business developer and rock climber. Born and raised in the small industrial town of Ellesmere Port in the UK he had a misspent youth that lacked both ambition and direction. Having faced several near death experiences Gaz attacks life with a fire not possessed by many and is in the ...…

What started as a few family vacations grew into a strong sense of home in the mountains and a single ski season quickly turned into many. In an effort to thrive in such an environment Kelly and her partner began to craft advanced technical fabrics that performed in a wide array of conditions in an effort to enhance outdoor experiences instead ...…

Chris Pew is the co-founder and designer at TREW. Founded in 2008 in Hood River, OR, TREW designs and manufactures functional and creative apparel for the modern outdoor enthusiast. With eight years experiencing the battles and successes characteristic to start-ups TREW is chasing their vision of creating the next generation of outdoor apparel ...…

Kristin is the co-owner of Community Skis, a mobile manufacturing trailer that produces custom skis and a traveling lifestyle that follows suit. She and her business partner Michael Lish, in addition to building custom skis, host Build Your Own Skis workshops in which Kristin is able to delve into her culinary skills while clients build their s ...…

David is the co-founder and chief brand cebador of Guayaki; an organic and fair trade Yerba Mate tea company with the goal of restoring 200,000 acres of South American Atlantic rainforest, as well as creating over 1,000 living wage jobs, by the year 2020. Finding meaningful work in collaborating with forward thinking individuals David enjoys fi ...…

Loren is an outdoor enthusiast who’s interests lie in everything from climbing to hiking and everything in between. Having grown up with a sense of caring for the planet instilled by his parents Loren diverged from his path of becoming a teacher in order to immerse himself in the outdoor industry. Starting as an entry level buyer he moved from ...…

Paul Kortman is a self-proclaimed nerd having spent 12 years in the IT industry before moving on to founding a digital marketing agency as well as two other collaborative consumption companies thereafter. Through the utilization of his location independent job Paul sold all of his possessions, including his home, in order to pursue the nomadic ...…

Jacob Oster is an athlete, businessman, content producer and co-founder of LocalsProject.com. After dedicating a majority of his life to baseball, with the overarching dream of making it to the big leagues, he began to pursue a new dream due to the conversations with a family friend while skiing on the mountain. In an effort to wage his bets he ...…

Ana Van Pelt is a designer, artist, and co-founder of Niche Snowboards. After spending her younger years in California and moving on to the mountains of Idaho she began snowboarding as an outlet to bettering her life. During that same time period she began learning the ins-and-outs of graphic design in an effort to expand on her passions. Moldi ...…

Cory Brown is an artist, world traveler, and co-founder/director/editor of Schools of Sustainability. His background in industrial design led him into the film industry where he worked for 6 years in the art department, with props, and as a prop fabricator. Specializing in nature-inspired filmography and timelapse photography around the world, ...…

Jon Miller is a graphic designer turned creative director as well as the founder of Backcountry United. After spending 15 years in the design world creating content for companies like Vail Resorts, Breckenridge Ski Area, Vibram, BOA Technologies, US Forest Service, Polaris, Victory Motorcycle, MillerCoors, United Airlines, and Coca-Cola, just t ...…

Michael Nelson is a lover of all things far-out and philosophical as well as a successful podcaster and host of Third Eye Drops. After originally starting the show under the name Midwest Real he's quickly joined the ranks of people such as Dennis McKenna, Daniele Bolelli, Android Jones, and more. Topics of this chat include: You’ve been reborn… ...…