Greg Mazu – Value of a Professional Dirtbag Presentation - International Trails Summit 2023 #129

Anyone can plan, design, and build a trail, right? As we all know the answer is no, and it takes not only technical skills but also the right combination of grit, humility, and endurance to be a professional "dirt bag". This session will explore the culture, training, and professional development needed to have a career that your mom and dad approve of and why it's important to have professional trail jobs.   Learning objectives: Understanding the importance of "Starting with Why" from Simon Sinek's work is the foundation for being a trail professional Understand why organizational culture is critical to employee success Identify critical success factors for building a culture-based organization or company Identify ways to professionalize trails work (built upon trailskills.org work)

Topics:

• About the presentation: Value of a Professional Dirtbag

• Making professional dirtbags out of Nomads and Misfits

• Scaling from the beginning to now

• Reflecting on the numbers at this conference vs previous conferences

• Creating a new industry and shaping it – Trail Building

Links:

International Trail Summit: https://www.americantrails.org/symposium

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/

Hawkeye Trail: https://www.trailforks.com/trails/hawkeye-88583/

Photo Credit: Sean Benesh of Trail Builder Mag: https://www.trailbuildermag.com/

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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