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to driving and living on the road. I still sleep in my Jeep sometimes. I'm
lucky and blessed to be able to drive to Durango, visit all seven of my accounts, and then go climb in the afternoon or ride my mountain bike. I
like to work hard and I like to play hard, too.
What's your favorite place to eat on the road in your territory?
Café Molise in Salt Lake City, Utah. Go there. Enough said.
Favorite place to play?
Oh, come on. I drive around Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming.
Some of my favorites: Rifle, Colorado; Ten Sleep Canyon, Wyoming;
American Fork Canyon, Utah; The Golf Wall in Durango, Colorado;
Moe's Valley in St. George, Utah. The list goes on and on and that's just
climbing. The mountain biking is insane.
How do you live the brands you rep?
I was the first rep in the Rockies for Darn Tough Vermont Socks. We
started with them 12 years ago in a territory that Smartwool dominated.
In 2015, our agency grew the brand 86 percent over 2014, and now we
have 200 accounts. We offer an unconditional lifetime guarantee of the
socks. Yes, socks. It has been an incredible journey working with this
brand and the team and the mill in Northfield, Vermont.
What do you get out and use that you rep?
Mammut is a brilliant, well-thought-out product offering and aligns
so well with every aspect of our life-our "Swiss-ness," the apparel, our
ropes, helmets, climbing hardware. We picked up Evolv five years ago,
and I've managed to climb so many hard routes in their shoes. We make
models for every aspect of climbing-gym, outdoor vertical, steep, and
even adventure casual with our Evolv Cruzers. I'm so lucky that I love the
products I sell. I mean, I could have had a career selling copy machines.
Any words of advice for retailers looking to succeed in the current
outdoor industry climate?
There is so much intense competition on the internet as well as with the
larger retailers like REI. Newer stores and smaller brick-and-mortar
retailers need to really engage their community. They need to host fun
events, hit us reps up for swag, and offer incredible customer service and
the right selection. You don't get those things from the big-box retailers
or the Internet. O.R.
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Contents
The Pulse
Nitty Gritty
Case Study
Big Picture
Global Perspective
Ideas
The Voice
Thom Hill
Brian Jones
National Parks
Half-Moon Outfitters
Mountain Crossings
Bread+Butter
Standup Paddleboards
Know Your Customer
Yoga Pants
Up Front
The View
How I Got Here
#Replife
From the Road
Closer
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