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A former chef, restaurant consultant, and culinary school professor, Shannon Waters is the owner and CBC at Gastro Gnome, a backcountry food company that creates super tasty, travel ready meals for people who appreciate great food as much as they enjoy getting outside. Formally trained at The French Culinary Institute in New York, Shannon went on to hold positions at some of the best restaurants in the country and gain skills and technique from renowned Chefs. Her love of cooking ...

Jason Wickens is founder of Live From the Divide, in Bozeman, Montana and principal in Wickens Ranch Beef. Live From the Divide hosts songwriters in their intimate music venue on the north side of town, and Jason’s family beef operation supplies local restaurants and homes with sustainably raised beef in Winifred, Montana. We talk to Jason about the founding of one of the country's most unique music venues and his personal journey over the past two years to go back home and work wi...

Known for his ability to capture stories in the most remote corners of the world, Max Lowe is a renowned director and photographer who captures stories in the most remote corners of our planet in search for adventure and narratives. Max began his career with National Geographic in 2012 with a Young Explorers Grant, and then went on to work with National Geographic Magazine, Men's Journal, Outside Magazine and numerous other outdoor publications. In recent years, Max has direc...

Earl B. Hunter, Jr is an experienced business leader across multiple industries. Mr. Hunter is the Founder and President of Black Folks Camp Too — a marketing-driven business whose mission is to increase diversity in the outdoor industry by making it easier, more interesting and more fun for Black folks to go camping. At the heart of Black Folks Camp Too is the belief that once black folks become more active campers and begin enjoying the outdoor lifestyle - this will help break down b...

Ben Gabriel has led Wild Montana since 2017, providing vision and strategic leadership to execute the organization's mission. of uniting and mobilizing people across Montana, creating and growing a conservation movement around a shared love of wild public lands and waters. Wild Montana works at the local level, fostering collaboration, and forging agreements for protecting the wild, enhancing public land access, and helping communities thrive. Ben talks about leading this cutting edge o...

For the past 24 years, Dan Stahler has worked in Yellowstone National Park as lead biologist for the Yellowstone Wolf Project as well as project leader of the Yellowstone Cougar Project.More recently, Dan and his colleagues Doug Smith and Daniel MacNulty edited Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World's First National Park, a gripping and accessible celebration of the extraordinary Yellowstone Wolf Project. We talk to Dan about his journey to become a lead wildlife b...