Summary:

"“Its all about people.  When I was truly the most successful it was not necessarily what I was doing as an individual, but only because I was smart enough to hire really brilliant, capable people to support me” - Nick Traggis

In episode two of the Art Of Adventure Podcast, I chat with Nick Traggis, former general manager of a world class photonics company and now director of the top ranked elite cycling team in the US, about team building, networking, and the business of cycling

In this episode you will learn:

Nick Traggis

-Team building and hiring the right guys

-How teamwork won them the national championship

-Business model of cycling

-The networking approach to sponsorship "only 1% of cold call proposals come back with any response vs. close to 50% for someone that already knows who you are"

-How the best riders treat each bike race like a business trip for the guys who are gonna make it

-How do decide where to spend your limited resources

Links:

Nick is the director of the Horizon Organic / Einstein Bros Bagels Elite Cycling Team, the top ranked Elite cycling team in the US.

You can find Nick's sports management company and personal blog over at http://bouldersportsmanagement.com/

Find him on twitter @ntraggis