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Lloyd Vogel Returns! Garage Grown Gear CEO & KORE Summit Keynote Speaker
Episode 31
Published 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Description
Lloyd Vogel, CEO of Garage Grown Gear and keynote speaker at the upcoming KORE Summit, returns to the podcast for a timely conversation about leading a growing business, why ultralight backpacking has become backpacking and the future of independent outdoor retail.
Episode Highlights:
- The personal evolution from doing everything to leading everything — how Lloyd shifted from solopreneur to CEO.
- Garage Grown Gear’s framework for saying “no” to good ideas to make room for great ones.
- Why ultralight backpacking isn’t a niche anymore—it’s becoming the new norm in outdoor retail.
- The importance of staying deeply connected to your brand’s purpose and resisting horizontal sprawl.
- How independent retailers can win by creating spaces of discovery, not sameness.
Links:
- Connect with Lloyd on LinkedIn
- Connect with Christian on LinkedIn
- Garage Grown Gear
- Adotec Gear (bear bags)
- Derek Sivers - "Hell Yeah or No"
- Norda Run
- Huckberry
- Nathan Barry - Skyscrapers vs. Strip Malls
- Nemo Hornet
- Black Diamond Deploy Down Hoody 0.5
- Justin Outdoors YouTube channel
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