Built on Passion

Josh sits down with Overeasy co-founder Eva Shaw. Overeasy is the proud makers of the HoodE, a pioneering form of headwear that acts as a removable hood and delivers a highly functional solution to keeping warm without sacrificing style. Like many innovative outerwear accessories, Overeasy was founded out of necessity, when Vermont native and ski racer, Eva Shaw became frustrated by what she had to wear to stay warm. She ultimately wanted gear that she could express herself with but perform at a high level. For those familiar with wearing a hood while skiing or snowboarding, this becomes a huge limiting factor in range of mobility. Since the HoodE is a detachable hood, you don’t experience the same limitation that you might find on your jacket. What’s even more refreshing is how many styles and fabric options are available to fit your vibe. There’s no question that the HoodE is going to popup like wildfire on the mountain and we’re psyched to see what else Shaw and the Overeasy team will come up with next!

Josh sits down with SidelineSwap founding team member Kevin Guiltinan. SidelineSwap is a Peer to peer marketplace for sporting goods, connecting athletes all over the world to buy and sell equipment online. SidelineSwap, founding team member Brendan Candon and Anthony Piazza have been longtime athletes so, it’s safe to say they’ve gone through their fair share of gear. After finishing up his collegiate athletic career and hunger for new gear Candon found himself bogged down by the cost of new sports equipment and decided to give Piazza a call to see if he had any second hand gear to spare. It was that transaction that helped spark the idea of SidelineSwap. Since that fateful day, this Boston-based company has exploded gaining with more and more users joining up. Tune in to find out how the SidelineSwap team built up their company and what’s on the horizon for this bustling business.

Josh sits down with Greenbelly Meals founder Chris Cage. Greenbelly Meals makes delicious super nutrient dense stoveless backpacking meals. Cage dove headfirst into the backcountry meal game after stepping away from his stable accountant job to travel the world, starting with Asia and, shortly after, biking across New Zealand from coast to coast. His ultimate goal? To hike the entirety of the Appalachian Trail, which he did (like a boss). With all his travel and after tons of calories spent, it would be on that very excursion that he came up with the idea of a simple, easy, calorie-efficient meal. The time between his resupply points for food was 3-6 days apart so he was looking for low weight calorie dense meal and it didn’t take long for him to commit to fill his own needs. As soon as he got back to civilization he got to work and it wasn’t long until Greenbelly was filling the stomachs of happy hikers.

Josh sits down with Renoun Skis founder Cyrus Schenck. Renoun Skis is a high end-high, high-tech ski company with a one-of-a-kind technology that allows their skis to feel stiffer as you increase your speed. The key to this incredibly innovative technology? Their trademarked HDT or Hyper Dampening Technology which involves using what’s known as a non-newtonian material inlayed into each ski they make. This is something that has NEVER been done in ski construction world so, it’s safe to say this new tech is fairly groundbreaking. Josh had a chance to sit down with Cyrus to get the full scoop on how he decided to deviate from the classic ski building recipe and take a hard left turn with his approach to manufacturing skis.

Josh sits down with 14th Star Brewing co-founder Steve Gagner. 14th Star Brewing is a brewery is a Veteran owned craft brery in Northern Vermont that, not only dishes out world class beer but, also puts an incredible effort behind philanthropic efforts to give back to both their community and veteran community. Gagner, and his co-founder, Matt Kehaya began this project shortly after coming back from Afghanastan in 2012 and it’s been growing like wild fire ever since. While they’ve taken huge strides in the past few years their goal has stayed the same; to create something that allowed them to be creative and through the sale of their product, to be able to do something to improve their community. Having just expanded to the New York market, it’s safe to say that they’re showing no signs of stopping anytime soon.

Josh sits down with Carv co-founder Jamie Grant. Carl is a digital ski coach that uses both hardware and software to track your form, skiing habits, and helps to correct them to give you better skiing form. By inserting the Carv footbed into your boot, data is sent directly to their app to delivery you real-time analysis so you get feedback as your skiing to help with your form. This UK based company first got its start while Grant was getting his Ph.D. in Financial Economics and looking at how machine learning could be applied to financial markets. This spark of excitement prompted Grant to apply this technology to real-world data; and with his love for skiing, it wasn’t long until he found a way to combine the two, creating the spark that started Carv. With more and more technologically advancing being brought to the outdoor sport world we are extraordinarily interested in how this could shape the future of skiing and snowboarding. Join us as we dive down this digital rabbit hole.

Josh sits down with Wild Zora co-founder Zora Tabin. Wild Zora is a paleo snack and meal brand that supports people who live a healthy lifestyle have clean food on the go! There’s truly no planning for a spark of innovation and the same can be held true for Zora’s paleo meals. After being dissatisfied with the sweet snack bar options that left you hungry after a half hour, she decided to make her own savory take on backcountry snacks. By combining quality meat with organic veggies Zora slowly perfected her tasty treats and meals into what Wild Zora has become today

Josh sits down with UnTapped co-founder Ted King. UnTapped makes maple-based energy products. Though you might not think it, that sweet succulent syrup is actually packed with nutrition containing amino acids, electrolytes, antioxidants, as well as being low glycemic source of energy. But why maple syrup? Before King became the maple guru he is now, he was (and still very much is) a professional bike racer, having ridden in just about every race you can think of. Being the only athlete from New England competing in these races, he would often get greeted to new places with quarts of maple syrup by fans to feed his maple obsession. After being fed up for far too long with the rough effects of energy products on the market, Ted resorted to downing maple syrup and in turn discovering the perfect alternative for the processed products he was used to. Since then, UnTapped has blown up and we’re lucky enough to get a front-row seat to the story behind the syrup.

Josh sits down with Livsn Designs founder Andrew Gibbs-Dabney. Livsn Designs is an outdoor clothing company dedicated to making durable goods for people who want to own less, experience more, and spend more time outside. It’s no secret that there is a ton of waste coming from the apparel industry which is why Andrew is so dead set on going against the tide of mass-produced cheap goods. Having a ton of experience in the outdoor apparel industry, Andrew cut his teeth getting his start in the warehouse of an outdoor apparel company and slowly working his way up to become CEO, gaining knowledge with every step of the way. It’s no wonder Livsn Designs has been rapidly on the up and up and we’re psyched to see what comes next!