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Stories from athletes, brands, founders, and other visionaries.

Episodes

  1. 05/12/2021

    Products and Performance in a Closed Loop System with Odlo's Richard Clevett

    Creating a sustainable line without compromising product, performance, or price through local production and local materials is not a simple task but the team at Odlo is ready to accept this challenge. I had the opportunity to chat with Richard Clevett who is the Performance Category Manager for Odlo's Running and Cycling lines to discuss the new line of running apparel, how his team approaches layering, and the 'geeky details' that make a product special.

    22 min

  2. 05/06/2021

    Sustainability & The Outdoor Industry with Dan Pattison from Odlo

    Dan Pattison is the category manager for outdoor and SUW lines which specialize in athlete performance through micro layering and fabric construction. In this episode of the Gear.com show, we discussed the transcendence of sustainability in consumer goods, how every level of the Odlo organization champions for this in their respective realms, and the excitement of mixing materials and discovering a new product.

    21 min

  3. 04/22/2021

    Devon Logan, two-time Olympian and Faction athlete

    I had the chance to catch up with Devon Logan ahead of her final competitions of the season. Devon is a two-time Olympian (2014, 2018) and an Olympic silver medalist from the Slopestyle event at Sochi in 2014. Devon is a veteran in freestyle skiing having participated in eleven X-Games competitions in both Slopestyle and SuperPipe and she's achieved multiple X-Games podiums. It was great getting to hear about her experiences and how things have changed for her this season.

    22 min

  4. 03/26/2021

    Gray Thompson from FW Apparel

    We had the chance to speak with Gray Thompson, FW Apparel athlete, on the Gear.com podcast. Gray grew up in San Francisco but fell in love with snowboarding when he ventured out to Lake Tahoe where he found an escape from the fast city life. Gray is a professional snowboarder, snowboard shaper and filmmaker, he has a lot of experience in the world of snowboarding and it was a pleasure to catch up with him.

    21 min

  5. 01/17/2021

    Dustin English from Voormi speaks with Brig Graff from Gear.com

    Dustin English is the founder of Voormi, a very high-end base layer clothing company that is at the very edge of innovating new fabrics at the weave level. Dustin is a guide in Denali, Alaska and also comes from a deep heritage from Mossy Oak, which combines to make him uniquely positioned to create brand-new thinking in the outdoor apparel space.

    30 min

  6. 10/28/2020

    Steven Sashen from Xero Shoes speaks with Brig Graff from Gear.com

    Steven Sashen was a sprinter during his earlier years, and discovered the joys of barefoot and minimalist running as he read about the native people of Tarahumara from the region of Chihuahua, Mexico. It was inspiring, and he began building sandals for minimalist runners who began adopting the running practices of the Tarahumara. Today, Xero Shoes is winning awards and fans from across the spectrum of outdoor enthusiasts, not just runners. In today's podcast, Brig Graff from Gear.com interviews Steven about the founding of Xero Shoes and his views on everything from zero-drop shoes to overall foot health. For any runner, this is a must-listen episode.

    30 min

  7. 07/23/2020

    J.M. Fabrizi from Coalatree speaks with Brig Graff from Gear.com

    Coalatree has emerged as a very hot, trending, 90s-style clothing and gear company that is crowd-funded and eco-minded. J.M. Fabrizi is Head of Brand at Coalatree, and has led much of their crowd-funding effort, which has brought in more than $2M in backing across a number of campaigns: from their fabulously-popular Trailhead stretchy climbing pants, to their Evolution Hoodie which is made from recycled coffee beans. In this episode, our own Brig Graff interviews J.M. to get insights into how the Coalatree brand has carved itself a coveted brand positioning in the market, and how they have turned crowd-funding backers into long-term fans of the Coalatree brand.

    16 min
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Stories from athletes, brands, founders, and other visionaries.

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  • Creator
    Gear Team
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    7
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