During this episode, I talk with Jacob Wearsch. Jacob is the Product Manager over Running at CamelBak. He started in the Outdoor Industry doing customer service at American Rec, the parent company for brands like Kelty, and Sierra Designs. He later moved to Product Development and eventually Product Management. He later moved to France to work for Rossignol skis and has now been with CamelBak for just over a year.

During this episode, I talk with Rob Partridge. Rob is a Kiwi by birth and studied product design in New Zealand. After graduating from University he moved to Scotland to climb and find a job in the Outdoor Industry. Rob started his career at VanGo and later moved to DMM, a leading climbing, and height safety brand.

During this episode we talk with Rick Saez. Rick is the host of the popular Outdoor Biz Podcast. He also writes, does photography, and is a mentor in the Skip Yowell future leadership academy. Rick has worked for some top brands in the Outdoor Industry, including Mont Bell, Jansport and the legendary Dana Designs.

During this episode we talk with Sara Nazim. Sara graduated from the Masters in Sports Product Management program at Oregon State. Sara interned at Patagonia, and joined OR as an Associate Developer, before being promoted to a full Product Management position.