Built on Passion

Josh sits down with Kemper Snowboards founder Jib Hunt. Kemper is an iconic snowboard brand from the late 80’s known for snowboards with bright neon colors and funky graphics. Although their boards were out of the market for quite some time, Hunt is bringing Kemper back to life taking the late 80’s, early 90’s vibe and adding upgraded construction to make for a well-crafted snowboard and the flare of the glory days. Having five years under his belt as a pro snowboarder and a decade in the snow industry, Jib isn’t any stranger to the snowboard industry and has HUGE plans for the future of Kemper. We’re psyched to see Kemper Snowboards back on the scene and can’t wait to see what’s in store for the future.

Josh sits down with Fourpoints Bars co-founder Kevin Webber. Fourpoints Bars is, you guessed it, a brand delivering delicious, nutritious, and game-changing energy bars to the market. While most bars use dates or syrups as a base for their bars, Fourpoints uses plums and is the ONLY bar that currently using dried plums as a base. But why plums? Webber and his brother come from two generations of diabetics and, as avid outdoor enthusiasts were hell-bent on not letting that affect their outdoor endeavors. They wanted to create a slow-burning energy bar without compromising blood sugar. That’s where plums come in. This unassuming, super, powerhouse ingredient not only contains more antioxidants than blueberries but, has a substantially lower glycemic index than dates, a common ingredient in energy bars. With no added preservatives to boot it’s clear that Fourpoints Bars are becoming a pioneer of health in the energy bar biz and we’re psyched to see what comes next.

Josh sits down with Tin Lid Co. co-founder Jon Tuck. Tin Lid Co. is a hat brand delivering function hats with no shortage of style. Born from a passion for nature (and disc golf) co-founders Jon Tuck and Will Andre created Tin Lid Co. to inspire others to get outside and immerse themselves nature while providing an actionable mission to give back and protect the very thing they love. Tin Lid Co. is a proud participant in Trees For The Future where for each hat sold 15 trees are planted in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tuck and Andre completely bootstrapped their brand and aren’t strangers to entrepreneurship, having started a few different endeavors before diving head first into Tin Lid. While their main focus is hats at the moment, they have been toying with the idea of diving into other avenues of apparel. What comes next? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

Josh sits down with Buffalo Jackson Trading Co. founder Xan Hood. Buffalo Jackson Trading Co. is a lifestyle brand delivering vintage and outdoors apparel and leather bags and goods. Their mission? Nurturing and cultivating a style that encapsulates man’s yearning to be in nature, while being caged in an urban or suburban setting. This vision of founder Xan Hood’s was originally born while on a men’s retreat, realizing that there was this need and love for all things outdoors, regardless of whether you were fully engaged or not. With that, he also realized the lack of quality and stylish apparel that told this story and supported this instinctual lust for the outdoors and heritage. With Buffalo Jackson gaining so much traction in the last year, it’s no wonder they recently expanded from solely men’s apparel and goods to an exploding women’s line as well. Want to find out more? Well, you’ll just have to tune in to this week's episode.

Josh sits down with ICEMULE founder James Collie. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy a cold beverage on the go without having to lug around a bulky backpack? Of course it would and fortunately enough that’s EXACTLY the problem ICEMULE is solving delivering soft-sided coolers. These super functional coolers are modeled after a dry bag and a backpack ensuring a tight, secure seal while adding the convenience of being able to carry everything on your back. Additionally, these cooler bags are collapsible and much more versatile than your average cooler making it a way more convenient option for food and beverage storage when you’re on the go! We are thrilled to get a chance to sit down with ICEMULE founder James Collie to dive deeper into the inspiration of this game-changing cooler and get a better glimpse at where ICEMULE is headed into the future!

Josh sits down with Slyk Shades founder Josh Fitzmaurice. Slyk Shades is an eyewear brand delivering sustainably made, mission-based eyewear with a sleek (and slick) aesthetic. Each pair sold supports a larger mission including involvement with 1treeplanted.org as well as acting as a huge advocate for mental health. Why the connection between sunglasses and such a strong mission of philanthropy? Slyk was started and sparked from the hardship and adversity founder Josh Fitzmaurice faced after getting misdiagnosed and put on a drug that damaged his nervous system. After being forced to leave his job Fitzmaurice began his long road to recovery and to keep him sharp and active while being bedridden, he began teaching himself fashion design through youtube which would eventually leading him to eyewear design. Now, only a few months old, Slyk has grown rampantly and in an incredibly short amount of time. With building Slyk, Josh hopes to spread a message of hope that goes with a little bit of his story while crafting a mission first brand that allows its products to bring the message to light.

Josh sits down with AfterShokz CMO Kim Fassetta. AfterShokz is a brand creating open ear headphone company. Open ear headphones? That’s right, headphones you can enjoy without even plugging into your ears. AfterShokz creates headphones unlike any you’ve ever seen before. Instead of having music injected into your ears, transducers rest on cheekbones and leaving your ears open to hear your surroundings via their patented bone conduction technology (perfect for those engaging in outdoor sports where there may be a few other participants in your vicinity. Kim, originally helping to start the brand in 2012 as a publicist has become much more involved over the years and is now responsible for heading out the sales and marketing for all North America. Having an intimate perspective on the growth and humble beginnings of this game-changing product, we’re THRILLED to have the chance to sit down and pick her brain on the development of such a unique product. Focusing on steady, organic, and slow growth on a  grassroots level, this sound wave generating up and comer is delivering a completely new headphone option with no other headphones like it on the market.

Josh sits down with Liftopia co-founder Evan Reece. If you’ve gone skiing in the past decade, chances are you’ve purchased your lift ticket online. Liftopia is a brand streamlining online ticket sales so skiers can grab and go when they want and save a ton on lift tickets by buying in advance. Reece and his co-founder Ron Schneidermann had their an aha moment to streamline ski ticket sales while working at Hotwire.com and, of course being a HUGE skier himself, it was too tantalizing an opportunity to pass up. Tune in as we listen to Reece’s tales of building this Snow Industry Behemoth, what it took to get to where they are today, and a glimpse into Liftopia’s future.