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In this episode, Icebug Co-Founder & CEO David Ekelund talks about the challenges of founding and running a family business, his people leadership approach but also his commitment to sustainability, and much more.

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📌 The Inner game of Tennis: One of Bill Gates All-Time favorite books by W. Timothy Gallway - https://amzn.to/4b8PKh

📌 Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies - by Jim Collins - https://amzn.to/3vSR9Zr

📌 Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't - Jim Collins - https://amzn.to/3u7bREz

📌 Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts - by Brené Brown - https://amzn.to/3HuHz1K

📌 Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization - by Robert Kegan - https://amzn.to/3S7IABF

📌 Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life - by Edward O. Wilson - https://amzn.to/3OdaMC4

📌 The Tree of Yoga: The Definitive Guide to Yoga in Everyday Life - by B.K.Iyengar - https://amzn.to/3u2YGEA (Amazon affiliate link)

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00:00 Intro

01:27 Defining events

05:05 Lessons from Philosophy, Military & Journalism

10:51 The Million Dollar Project

13:00 Footwear and technology

14:06 Best and worst memories

16:15 Culture and accountability

20:32 Potentials

22:56 Future is now

29:43 Sustainable approach

38:39 Recognition

40:50 Values

42:59 Power of Collaboration

45:59 Balance

49:37 Philosophy 51:50 Book recommendation

53:59 Most important task

57:07 People development

1:06:46 Favorite piece of gear

1:07:15 More book recommendations

1:08:53 Last advice

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Peak Performance President & CEO, Sara Molnar shares insights into her journey from law to leadership, finding the right balance as well as the importance of diversity and much more.

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📌 Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us about the Business of Life by James Kerr - https://amzn.to/48Xb7km (Amazon affiliate link)

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00:00 Intro

01:27 Defining events

03:40 Lessons from Sport

04:59 Early career

09:32: Values & community

12: 32 Finding the right balance

16:16 Diversity in leadership

22:07 Most important tasks

27:01 Culture and passion

34:08 Navigating crisis

37:52 What I'd do differently

40:37 Work and life coach

43:33 Leadership type

45:24 Favorite piece of gear

46:54 Book recommendation

47:46 Advice for future leaders

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Norrøna CEO Jørgen Jørgensen talks about running the 4th-generation family business, his ability to learn from mistakes, being interested in everything, the importance of putting the consumer first, having the right team, and much more.

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📌 Good to Great by Jim Collins - https://amzn.to/3vmnE1Z (Amazon affiliate link)

📌 Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - https://amzn.to/4aKnge9 (Amazon affiliate link)

📌 Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: The Exclusive Biography - https://amzn.to/3NXLHuu (Amazon affiliate link)

📌 Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader - https://amzn.to/3vD2H2T (Amazon affiliate link)

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00:00 Intro

01:30 Long-term goals

04:10 Not disappointing the consumer

04:50 Dealing with stress after a loss

10:01 Building a strong business

12:03 “Nature is a peaceful place to be”

14:06 Early days

18:22 Tough time and strategy change

18:45 What I would do differently

21:18 Not being the best

24:12 Short and long-term decisions

29:52 A new fan and using consumer feedback

32:22 Mentors

35:02 The most important task of a leader

36:30 The difficulty of stepping back

38:47 Learning through recruitment

41:06 Biggest challenge

42:25 Transformation

50:53 Becoming a premium brand

56:45 The need for collaboration

1:01:23 Favorite piece of outdoor gear

1:02:32 Book recommendations

1:05:50 Most valuable pieces of advice

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In this episode, meet Nick Hounsfield, Founder and Chief Vision Officer of The Wave, Inland Surfing  as he shares insights into life before The Wave, his motivation, his struggles and much more.

📌 Nick Hounsfield' 📖 Recommendations: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman (Paperback) - By Yvon Chouinard - https://amzn.to/3GSnqSP (Amazon affiliate link)

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In this episode, Daniel Macaulay, Founder of Brandwave Marketing, shares insights into life-changing events, identifying his why and following it, bad decisions and much more.

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📌 The 22 Immutable Laws Of Marketing by Al Ties & Jack Trout - https://amzn.to/48f7SEM (Amazon affiliate link)

📌 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl - https://amzn.to/3RFN3v2 (Amazon affiliate link)

📌 The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life by Steven Bartlett - https://amzn.to/3RXTtqM (Amazon affiliate link)

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In this episode, Richard Collier, CEO of Jack Wolfskin, shares valuable insights into his career path from being a middle-distance runner, his time at Adidas as a Product Manager, being a consultant, leading the product creation at Helly Hansen, and most recently, being CEO of the Global Outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin.

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Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance - by Matthew SYED - https://amzn.to/47bRvr8 (Amazon affiliate link)

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In this episode, meet Franz Bittmann, Founder & CEO of namuk, the kids' brand, as he shares insights into life before Namuk, the challenges of finding a home/work balance, sustainability, and much more.

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Steve Jobs, Paperback by Walter Isaacson - https://amzn.to/41mVZKt

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Meet Greg Nieuwenhuys, the Chairman of Mammut and Wattbike, as he shares insights on putting family first, his competitiveness, cultural differences, vulnerability, AI, sustainability, and much more. 

Meet Julien Durant, the Co-founder and CEO of Picture Organic Clothing, as he shares insights into his early motivations and career, launching and leading a purpose-driven brand with two friends, the value of having a Mentor, and much more. 

In this episode, Romain Millet, the CEO of Millet Mountain Sports, talks about his time in China, the role of Digital, the importance of family, feeling alone as a CEO, and much more.