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Free Bonus Episode! What's it like to spend a whole week and thousands of miles with someone you barely know? Ever tried that while barely sleeping, while lapping nearly a dozen race tracks at speed, while trying not to lose your mind?Welcome to spectacle—the event, the 40-year tradition—that is One Lap of America.Ross is an ambassador for BFGoodrich. A while back, his friends at BFG called and asked if he wanted to run this year's One Lap in a new Honda Civic Type R. Ross said yes. His BFG co-driver, Ed Gliss, turned out to be a great guy. They both had huge fun. So we called them on the road—during the actual event—and got a debrief. Enjoy!This episode was produced by Mike Perlman.**Who We Are + Spicy Merch:www.ItsNotTheCar.com**Support It's Not the Car:Contribute on Patreon www.patreon.com/notthecar**Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think!INTCPod@gmail.com**Check out Sam's book!Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023**Where to find us:https://www.instagram.com/intcpodhttps://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/https://rossbentley.substack.com/https://speedsecrets.com/**ABOUT THE SHOW:It's Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts.Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver, a bestselling author, and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning writer and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine.We don't love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.New episodes every Tuesday.
Are the boys both back AND in town?? Who's America's real dad? And what tires are on Barbie's car? We answer these questions and more as we squeeze into the parking spot for Season 1, Episode 10 of Family Matters. Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space. And the best way to figure out how that happened - obviously - is to watch the last episode first and make our way backwards through nearly ten years of television.Join our countdown to number one (and our slow descent into madness) in all the places you expect internet people to be:Website: jumpingtheshuttle.spaceEmail: jumpingtheshuttle@gmail.comInstagram: @JumpingTheShuttle / @ThatAlexD / @dak577Twitter: @JumpingShuttle / @ThatAlexD / @dak577TikTok: @JumpingTheShuttle / @ThatAlexD / @dak577Brought to you by Smooth My Balls
Holman covers The Mint 400 race as a guest of BFGoodrich Tires and goes for a ride in a spec truck, grabs some great interviews, and brings you along for the experience. Hear from Matt Martelli (The Mint 400), Emme Hall (Just Being Awful), Theresa Contreras (High Octane Hustle), Kevin Stearns (Fox Factory), Ross Berlanga (TMI), along with racers Ryan Arciero, Jason Coleman, Josh Hall, and GM's Tim Demetrio. Also, find out more about BFG's ACTIVAIR aftermarket CTIS system. The Truck Show Podcast is proudly presented by Nissan in association with AMSOIL, Kershaw Knives, and OVR Mag.
Avants now has THE BEST tire deal in the business! We are proud to announce our official partnership with Discount Tire and Americas Tire! All Avants members now get 10% off at all locations, nationwide. This discount can stack with already awesome 10% off discount on Michelin and BF Goodrich tires, meaning you can up to 20% off! No one has a better deal than that. We also take about why your fuel door is on the side it's on, more mods make their way to the Bronco Raptor and Ranger Raptor, and the F150 Raptor comes soon. Don't forget the Women's Off-Road day coming up this weekend! We'll be there cooking and helping out, so come on by and say hello! Read more about the Discount Tire and Americas Tire deal here: https://www.avants.com/news/2025/discount-tire
Chief Lenart talks to the remaining active members of the Storm Engine Co #2 who responded to the explosion on March 1st 1975. Derby Fire Chief Paul DeGennaro Storm Amb Chief Thomas Lenart Sr HM Captain Joe Antinozzi Sgt Marcel Lajeunesse
Rock crawling isn't just about getting to the top—it's about doing it with precision, relative speed, and control. In this video, we catch up with Rodney from Lasernut Racing to break down the incredible engineering behind their single-seat unlimited class buggy, built for the toughest rock crawling challenges.Use ‘PODCAST75' for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-inFrom low weight and tight packaging to innovative techs like portal hubs and rear-steer functionality, this 10mph max speed and 42" BF Goodrich tyre-equipped buggy is a masterclass in off-road engineering. During SEMA, Rodney takes us through the key decisions, such as using a 220hp 2.0L Chevy LNF Ecotec engine for its compact size and power-to-weight ratio and the ingenious placement of the axle-mounted fuel cell for improved safety and balance.Learn how air lockers and diff locks provide precise control, and how hydraulic winches keep the suspension loaded during vertical climbs. Plus, explore the air suspension system that allows the vehicle to adjust ride height by up to 20 inches on the fly.On the electronics side, Rodney explains how the Ecumaster PMU16 and ADU5 Dash streamline power distribution and steering control using Blink Marine CAN-based keypads. With clever innovations like adjustable steering indicators and a ride height potentiometer, this buggy has no shortage of cutting-edge solutions.If you're into off-road motorsport or just love clever engineering, this deep dive into rock-crawling tech is one you won't want to miss.
BF Goodrich created a tire category with the All-Terrain and product manager Brandon Sturgis joins the podcast to explain how tires are developed and how BFG intends to maintain their leadership position with the all-new All-Terrain KO3. Holman visits KOH and we find out what's in his driveway this week. The Truck Show Podcast is proudly presented by Nissan in association with AMSOIL, EGR USA, Kershaw Knives, and OVR Mag.
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Are you all ready for Christmas this year? Didn't think so, but we've got your back! We've got some great last minute recommendations for all budgets for the car enthusiast in your life. None of these links are affiliate links; this is just the stuff we love that we think make great gifts. $50 and Under $20 - Husky Stubby Ratchet and Socket Set $50 - GOOLOO GT160 Tire Inflator $40 - Baofeng GMRS Radios $14-50 - Griots Garage products $20 - Milwaukee Goatskin Leather Work Gloves $22 - Scrubs in a Bucket $17 - Lexivon Torx Bit Socket Set $11 - RJ45 Panel Flush mount $27 - INIU Magsafe Charger $40 - 800Pcs Waterproof Automotive Electrical Connectors $25 - Door Slot Mats for cupholders $13 - 2 pack Eraser Wheels $100 and Under $99 - Kershaw Leek Carbon EDC Pocket Knife (BIFL) $99 - Gooloo GT4000S Jump Starter $50-100 - QuadLock Phone Case and Mount $99 - Husky Mechanics Tool Set $99 - OnX Elite Membership $70 - The LTT Screwdriver $60-80 - Brothers PT Label Maker $65 - 2x10 Ratchet Straps $70 - TP-Link Tapo Camera $70 - Bose Sound link Micro $200 and Under- $150 - Griots Garage Cadillac of Creepers $150-$400 - Avants Membership! $160-$325 - Morrflate Compressors and hose kits $90-500 - Viofo or Vehicle Specific DashCam $199 - Milwaukee Blower and batteries or similar for your preferred tool brand $120 - Bose Sound Link Flex $160 - Mackie 5” Bluetooth Studio Monitors $200 and Over: $300-$750 - DJI Drones at Costco Avants Partner Gift Cards - Metropolitan Detail, Park Place Auto Salon, Accutint, HKP Customs, and more! Driving School - DirtFish, ProFormance, Turn2 A night out at Salish Lodge and Spa - 15% off for Avants! $450-$700 - Uniden R7 or R8 Radar Detector Michelin or BF Goodrich tires at 15% back for Avants members! Of course, STEK - tint, PPF, etc. $160-$500 - Traxxas RC Crawler in 1/18 or 1/10 scale!
...A data-heavy slacker-upload episode for you - too much to do, so go do it. We did: wrasslin' animals and eating' bears, recalling Fords and Fords and DEIs and Toyotas and Fords and GMs and pickups and some junk in the trunk, as well as recalling a run from El Paso to Wisco in one of BFGoodrich's fleet of jacked-up Suburbans, and revisiting the Garage Hour rule that if you dig two holes in England (or Europe) there will be a skeleton or a bomb in at least one of them. There's also a Dude Food shout-out to liverwurst, a warning tear for DeWalt (what's trying to pull a Bud Light), and a serious discussion about how artificial reinsertion of apex predators into environments from which they've absconded (ie: Colorado's wolves, which are being eaten by cougars, and Italian bears, which are eating liberals). More goodies: cheap akiya homes in Japan, awesome actors in "Copland" and "Demolition Man", terrible flame throwing pinko battery deaths from scooters and other electric deathtraps worldwide, essential electronics repair and the necessity of having a wiring and circuitry guy in your stable, plus Sinister, Fishbone, Cheap Dates, Alien Faktor, U2 (really), Earthlings?, Desert Sessions, Butthole Surfers, L.S.G., Sausage, The Dead Elvi and Incubus.
...A data-heavy slacker-upload episode for you - too much to do, so go do it. We did: wrasslin' animals and eating' bears, recalling Fords and Fords and DEIs and Toyotas and Fords and GMs and pickups and some junk in the trunk, as well as recalling a run from El Paso to Wisco in one of BFGoodrich's fleet of jacked-up Suburbans, and revisiting the Garage Hour rule that if you dig two holes in England (or Europe) there will be a skeleton or a bomb in at least one of them. There's also a Dude Food shout-out to liverwurst, a warning tear for DeWalt (what's trying to pull a Bud Light), and a serious discussion about how artificial reinsertion of apex predators into environments from which they've absconded (ie: Colorado's wolves, which are being eaten by cougars, and Italian bears, which are eating liberals). More goodies: cheap akiya homes in Japan, awesome actors in "Copland" and "Demolition Man", terrible flame throwing pinko battery deaths from scooters and other electric deathtraps worldwide, essential electronics repair and the necessity of having a wiring and circuitry guy in your stable, plus Sinister, Fishbone, Cheap Dates, Alien Faktor, U2 (really), Earthlings?, Desert Sessions, Butthole Surfers, L.S.G., Sausage, The Dead Elvi and Incubus.
Evening With A Legend is a series of presentations exclusive to Legends of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans giving us an opportunity to bring a piece of Le Mans to you. By sharing stories and highlights of the big event, you get a chance to become part of the Legend of Le Mans with guests from different eras of over 100 years of racing. In 1978, Jim Busby debut in the Le Mans 24H in a Porsche 935 from Kremer Racing, and finished in 6th position overall. His enduring association with BFGoodrich began with the 1982 Le Mans 24H when his Porsche 924 Carrera GTR won the GT class using BFG's road-specification tires; and they remain his sponsors and tire suppliers during his 1984 return to Le Mans with a Group C2 Lola-Mazda. In subsequent seasons he concentrated on managing the team, and perhaps his finest victory came in the 1989 Daytona 24H when John Andretti, Bob Wollek and Derek Bell shared the win in the Miller High Life Porsche 962. Jim sold his team in 1990, and move on to other projects and racing. Busby himself may not admit it, but he is regarded as one of the worlds best Porsche specialists from the 1970s and 80s. Jim now spends his time in Newport Beach, California with his wife. This Evening With A Legend was hosted by David Spitzer from the ACO USA. To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups. ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net More Information: https://www.motoringpodcast.net/ Become a VIP at: https://www.patreon.com/ Online Magazine: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/
Bienvenidos al episodio 96 del podcast de Infoparquet, donde nos sumergimos en el fascinante mundo de los suelos vinílicos, su evolución y la revolución en materiales sintéticos. Hoy, exploramos cómo estos suelos han llegado a disputarse la corona en el reino de los pavimentos sintéticos. Inventor y Primeros Desarrollos Los primeros pasos en la historia del PVC, el material base de los suelos vinílicos, se remontan al siglo XIX con descubrimientos accidentales que no prosperaron debido a su rigidez. No obstante, la verdadera revolución comenzó en el siglo XX, con avances significativos que permitieron su producción en masa y aplicaciones comerciales, gracias a científicos como Fritz Klatte y Waldo Semon. Este último, trabajando para BFGoodrich, descubrió fórmulas que transformaron el PVC en un material más flexible y duradero, revolucionando múltiples industrias y sentando las bases para su uso en suelos. Comercialización y Expansión La comercialización del vinilo tomó forma en la década de 1930, encontrando aplicaciones iniciales en la fabricación de cables eléctricos debido a su resistencia al agua y aislamiento eléctrico. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, su uso se expandió dramáticamente. Posteriormente, su capacidad para imitar materiales más costosos y su resistencia hicieron del vinilo una opción popular en la industria del suelo, compitiendo directamente con alternativas como el linóleo. Uso Internacional y Estadísticas Desde la década de 1960, el vinilo ha visto un crecimiento exponencial a nivel global, especialmente en mercados como Estados Unidos, Europa, Japón y Corea del Sur. Este material no solo ha conquistado el sector de la construcción, sino que también ha encontrado aplicaciones en la automoción y la medicina, destacándose por su eficiencia en costos y facilidad de mantenimiento. Marcas Pioneras y Sostenibilidad Empresas como Amtico y Mannington Mills en el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos respectivamente, fueron algunas de las primeras en comercializar suelos de vinilo. En las últimas décadas, el enfoque en la sostenibilidad ha llevado al desarrollo de productos de vinilo reciclables, con compañías como Tarkett y Forbo liderando en la producción de suelos más ecológicos. Innovación en Suelos de Vinilo: El caso de Tarkett Tarkett se destaca por su compromiso con la innovación y la sostenibilidad. Desde la introducción de su primer suelo de vinilo en la década de 1950, hasta la implementación de tecnologías sin ftalatos en su producción, Tarkett ha sido un pionero en la industria, mejorando constantemente la calidad y el impacto ambiental de sus productos. V-Line, la marca que revoluciona el mercado español y patrocinador de Infoparquet, y la creciente popularidad de los términos LVT y SPC, demuestran la continua evolución e innovación en el campo de los suelos vinílicos. Nos encantaría conocer tu opinión sobre quién ganará la batalla entre los suelos vinílicos y los laminados, y cómo ves el futuro de los suelos en tu entorno. ¡No olvides seguirnos en redes sociales y suscribirte para más contenido exclusivo de Infoparquet!
This week is part 1 of our interview with serial arts entrepreneur Liz Maugans. She's a Cleveland-based printmaker whose works are included in the Progressive Art Collection, The Cleveland Clinic, the Dalad Collection, BF Goodrich, the Westin Collection and The Riffe Center for Government and the Arts. She received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship in 2000, and a 2005 Artist-in-Communities Grant. Liz was awarded an Ohio Arts Council's International Residency to Dresden, Germany in 2009. We hope you'll tune in to hear all about Liz's experiences in founding numerous nonprofits over the past 25+ years. https://www.lizmaugansart.com/
This week is part 1 of our interview with serial arts entrepreneur Liz Maugans. She's a Cleveland-based printmaker whose works are included in the Progressive Art Collection, The Cleveland Clinic, the Dalad Collection, BF Goodrich, the Westin Collection and The Riffe Center for Government and the Arts. She received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship in 2000, and a 2005 Artist-in-Communities Grant. Liz was awarded an Ohio Arts Council's International Residency to Dresden, Germany in 2009. We hope you'll tune in to hear all about Liz's experiences in founding numerous nonprofits over the past 25+ years. https://www.lizmaugansart.com/
In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I sit down with 2020 ORMHOF Inductee Bob Bower. Bob has participated in nearly every facet of off-road culture, from pit volunteering to co-driving and driving, managing pit and race teams, and TV color commentary. In nearly all of the things Bob has done, he has contributed massively to the off-road culture; His most well-known accomplishment is the inception of the BFGoodrich Pit Support program, possibly the most successful and widely used pit service in Off-Road History. Bob tells of his starts as a member of a Corvette club, how that led to a job at BFGoodrich, and ultimately, his obsession and contributions in off-road. We also discuss the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, other ORMHOF inductees and their contributions, and a whole lot more. I'm your host Matt Martelli, and this IS the Off-Road Racer Podcast powered by Monster Energy.
Secure Your Leadership Legacy.Rocco Mango, COO of Leaf Home – the largest Home Improvement Company in the country.Get inspired by Rocco's insights gleaned directly from Warren Buffett and his extensive personal journey as a long-lasting leader. In a world where leadership often fades away, discover concrete steps to establich your lasting impact and legacy. Ignoring the importance of your legacy today risks becoming a forgettable 'flash-in-the-pan' leader. This interview exposes the true essence of forging a formidable leadership legacy.—-Leaf Home's patented LeafFilter gutter protection system, has earned numerous awards and recognition from Good Housekeeping, Qualified Remodeler, Angi, Consumer Reports, This Old House and other consumer review platforms.He previously led a billion dollar global polymer business at Lubrizol (formerly BF Goodrich and now owned by Berkshire Hathaway)Father of 4 awesome kids and 3 dogs.LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocco-mango-16234a10Company Link: https://www.leafhome.com/What You'll Discover in this Episode:What Gutters and Leadership have in CommonWhat He Learned from Titans of Industries and Private EquityWhat Warren Buffett Told HimThe Key to Lasting LeadershipThe One Trait He'd Like to Instill in Every EmployeeThe Surprise When His Organization was AcquiredA Colorful Story of When Someone was Fired-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter
Erneut hagelt es Reifenplatzer. Doch ein saudi-brandenburgisches Duo kommt am besten über die mehr als 450 Kilometer lange dritte Etappe der Rallye Dakar – Yazeed Al-Rajhi und Timo Gottschalk erobern am Tag des Halbmarathons Platz 1 in der Gesamtwertung. Wie kam es zu diesem Wachwechsel an der Spitze? Warum sind Reifenschaden weiterhin ein so großes Thema, obwohl BF Goodrich mit einem neuen Pneu Abhilfe versprochen hat? Wie erging es den Favoriten Sébastien Loeb, Nasser Al-Attiyah und Dennis Zenz als Co. von Youngster Seth Quinteiro? All' diese Fragen klärt PITCAST-Producer Norbert Ockenga im direkten Gespräch mit den Fahrern, und natürlich hat er sich auch Tagessieger Lucas Moraes aus Brasilien vors Mikro geholt. Denn Moraes ist ein guter Freund des Hauses, hat die Zeitschrift PITWALK ihm doch erst vor wenigen Ausgaben eine große Geschichte als das kommende Talent des Marathonrallyesports gewidmet. Das heutige Ergebnis zeigt, wie richtig Deutschlands größte Motorsportzeitschrift mit dieser Prognose und der Homestory aus Brasilien https://shop.pitwalk.de/magazin/112/ausgabe-72?c=6 lag.
This Round Table we ask, What does it take to run 35 inch tires on your Jeep? You can WATCH this episode on our YouTube channel! youtube.com/jeeptalkshow
At age 8, Bob Bower read about the Bill Stroppe Lincoln teams that dominated the 1953 Mexican Carrera Panamericana and later learned about the Baja 1000 race to La Paz. It became a fixation with him to be part of it someday. Living the life of a Corvette enthusiast, Bower caught the eye of BFGoodrich at a time when the Brand was in the early stages of marketing performance tires to car clubs. He accepted the offer to go to work for BFG in 1977 and found himself at the Mint 400 as a pit volunteer. The fixation transformed into a deep passion for off-road. From that day forward, he would make a huge impact on the world of off-road racing in a variety of roles. Pit volunteer, chase crew, race team manager, pit manager, program manager, winning co-driver, winning driver, ESPN TV color analyst, and teacher. Bower's goal was to have a positive impact on whatever he was doing. His philosophy of “be alert, listen to what people have to say and always use the truth” served him well. It was 1982 when BFGoodrich put him in the role of Off-Road Program manager. With very thin budget resources available, the challenge was to provide support for the contracted teams and win races. Bower's race strategy was very straightforward… “You start winning rather than finish winning.” Bower's vision was to establish a common direction on the race course and in the pits, and bring all the teams into one big BFG team. “The direction we're heading is very, very clear.” “That is to be the best between the green and checkered flags”. Bower launched the BFGoodrich Pit Support program. To this day the BFGoodrich Pits are arguably the most successful and widely used pit service in Off-Road Desert Racing. The 1985 Baja 1000 ended early for Bob and his teammate Mike Randall in the Class 4 Honcho when they got off course and lost, ending up sunken to the frame in a tidal mud marsh. It took two days for the team to find and retrieve them. Bower swore, and promised his wife Necia, that we would never be lost like that again in Baja. He would make detailed maps of the race course, highways, and chase roads (KM mileage included), along with other information like fuel and food locations. The chase crews knew at any given time they could drive to the correct chase road and how long the drive should take. Teams raced with a higher degree of safety for their chase crews because of those maps. In the early 1990s Bower turned the map making over to BFGoodrich in order to make it available to the masses. By widely distributing the maps, all of the chase crews could support their teams with a higher degree of safety. Bob wrote “What About You?”, a powerful piece that has been included in almost all pit books over the past 20 years. It remains fresh and relevant today because of its absolute raw truth. “What About You?” is Bob's heartfelt advice to everyone in off-road, about safety and taking care of yourself and those you are with during the race. Many are convinced “What About You?” has saved lives over the last two decades. Bob says he was “simply speaking from the heart.” Over the years Bob has shown his passion, humility and wisdom. They are matched only by his unshakeable ethic. There have been many young racers who have been helped along their way by Bower. He's always been a champion of the little guy. Sometimes it's a quiet conversation, sometimes a few hours of highway windshield time, other times simply introducing them to others in the sport who could help them get better. Young stars like Robby Gordon, Ivan Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Arciero, and Rob MacCachren all have had Bob help them along in their racing career in one small way or another. For Bob Bower, it has been a labor of love. “I never wanted to change things in our sport, I just wanted to do what I could to help it along.” -- Courtesy of ORMHOF More information on Slow Baja Adventures: https://www.slowbaja.com/adventures
Corky Coker is the Grand Marshal Emeritus for this year's Fourth Annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, a three-day event that includes a Rallye, multiple events, and Concours d'Elegance. Corky assumed the leadership role in the Coker Family's BF Goodrich tire dealership in 1974 and for the next 45 years he and his team helped define the collector-car hobby. Coker tires solved the challenge of finding the right tires for your collector cars. The company grew to the largest supplier of collector vehicle tires with distribution in over 50 countries. He sold his business in 2018 and retained the Honest Charley Speed Shop in downtown Chattanooga where he shares over 180 vintage cars and motorcycles.
Baja is made up of many legends, thousands of people have tried their luck on conquering the terrain and one of the most famous tire manufacturers has helped them get there. A few weeks before this weekends Baja 400 we got a chance to chat with Nate Hunt about BFGoodrich's Support down in Baja for the Sore International Series. Tune in to find out more. Interested in promoting your brand or event to a worldwide audience? Email us at Podcast@ChasingWaypoints.comWWW.ChasingWaypoints.com Thank you for tuning in to Chasing Waypoints Podcast! Like what you heard? Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and do not miss an episode! Also, you can follow us on Facebook (Chasing Waypoints) or Instagram (@chasingwaypoints) Want to participate? Check the Facebook page for your favorite episode and comment, we want to hear from you! Intro Music: No Limits - Royal Delux Outro Music: Like it Like This - Pink Laundry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chasing-waypoints/support
Special Edition!Episode 12 covers the 50th Anniversary crossing of the continent of Australia from East to West.In 2019 members of the Gone-Gpn crew participated in the BFGoodrich East-West Australia Jeep Expedition on the 50th Anniversary of the original crossing of the team of 6 people and 3 Jeeps. The trip was led by Ian McDonald, and members included John Eggleston and Malcom Wilson.The 2019 team had 13 members and 5 Jeeps and the used the Seven Slot line that has only been used by McDonald's team to cross the Simpson Desert. The Simpson is Australia's 4th largest desert, covering just over 68,000 square miles. The Simpson Desert is an erg that contains the world's longest parallel sand dunes. These north-south oriented dunes are static, held in position by vegetation. They vary in height from 3 metres (9.8 ft) in the west to around 30 metres (98 ft) on the eastern side.Join us as we talk with East-West Historian Vaughn Becker about the original crossing and the anniversary trip that was put together by Vaughn and Jeep Action Magazine's Ben Davidson.#builtonbfg #sevenslotexpedition #jeep #longrangeautomotive #jeepkonection @bfgoodrichtires @Jeep @warnindustries @teraflexsuspensions @BestopTeam @DometicOfficial @Factor55 @MAXTRAX_HQ @darcheoutdoorgear @offroadanimal Video Contributors: Chris Collard, Adventure Architects Traci ClarkVideo Editor: Michael Harrington, 4x4FilmmakerFor more premium Jeep content check us out on all social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gonegpn/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gone_gpn/ Website: https://gone-gpn.com/
Mike and Jeremy speak with Brandon Sturgis from BF Goodrich about choosing the best tire for our SUV or truck on this week's show. BMW is telling specific owners to park their cars, Tesla and Ford are having a price war and more! Mike answers Marine and car repair questions emailed in and then reviews the 433hp Chevy Tahoe RST Performance Edition.
On this day in 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company announced its development of a tubeless car tire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Way To Success Is To Learn from The Masters That's why VOBS brings you the top names in the business to show you what it takes to get ahead in your voice over career. Our guest they is week is Cris Fries! Cris is currently the voice of Dodge, Chevron, America's Best, and Kubota, and has had recent/current national campaigns and spots for BF Goodrich, Blue Def, Credit Karma, Scheels, Peak, TGI Friday's, and is, or has recently voiced promos for History Channel, ESPN, FOX and others. He's also featured as principal and supporting characters in top-selling video games such as Call of Duty: World at War, Guild Wars 2, G.I. Joes. Nuff said! Chris relates stories about his rise to success and answers your questions! Catch the Replay all week on Facebook, Our website VOBS.TV or listen to the podcast. We love our fans and donors for your continued support. VOBS can't be here without YOU and our other great supporters: Voiceoveressentials.com, VOHeroes.com Sourceelements.com, VoiceOverXtra.com, VOICEACTORWEBSITES.com And World-Voices.org
Today's show is with Pauline Marguerite Wickham --Paulina, as she's known in Baja, is a retired “child-whisperer,” having taught for over 35 years. She resides full-time in Bahía de Los Angeles, where she keeps busy with three mules, a burro, an elderly dog, and her husband, "Dern." We discuss her life and friendship with Baja legend, prospector, and raunchy-raconteur Herman Hill. She began traveling to Baja at 3. She fondly remembers sport fishing trips to Ensenada with her Grandfather. As the men fished, she would dip her sleeves into the bait well filling them with cool water and tiny fish. From those earliest days, Baja has played a significant role in Paulina's life. Her parents were adventure-seekers. They were avid off-roaders and raced motorcycles. Paulina soon joined them, running enduros in the powder-puff class. She made many trips to Baja in high school and continued traveling to BDLA to study Marine Biology in college. She is a highly accomplished mule rider and had ridden with the vaqueros of Rancho San Gregorio during the spring round-ups --an experience she calls “life-changing!” Paulina loves a challenge and relishes her arduous remote emergency radio work with BFGoodrich for SCORE. She rides for hours carrying radio equipment by mule high into the mountains so the racers and teams can maintain vital communication. Enjoy this Slow Baja Conversation with the Mule Mujer of BDLA, Pauline Marguerite Wickham. Follow Pauline Marguerite Wickham on Facebook
Mike Miller has had a passion for offroading and camping since he could drive, which is over 31 years now. That passion has grown into a living. Mike owns an offroad school geared towards beginner offroaders and is a Master Tread Lightly Trainer. Mike has sponsorships from BFGoodrich, Rhino Gear USA, Combat Offroad, and Midland Radios. He is blessed to be able to make a passion into a living by sharing the knowledge he has educating people on the Tread Lightly principles which play a big role in promoting responsible recreation through stewardship, education, and communication.ORA Off Road Adventure . ORA Off Road Adventure Benji Ward is the founder of FB Budget Overland and co-host of the Budget Overland podcast. Benji is an off-road enthusiast and entrepreneur and has been involved in the automotive industry for the past ten years. He enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son, exploring God's creations, and sharing tips and tricks along the way for overlanding.Jay Tiegs is co-host of the Budget Overland podcast, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army, outdoor enthusiast, and endurance athlete. He is passionate about outdoor adventure travel in his Toyota 4Runner and loves sharing his experiences to encourage others to get outside.If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? Your feedback is important to me, and it would also take less than 60 seconds and make a difference in getting those hard-to-get guests as we expand our reach.Join the Budget Overland Newsletter: https://www.jaytiegs.com/pl/2147549465Join the Budget Overland Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/312054236893725Watch the Budget Overland YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcro_9fySgsgZiwO1E1lj1gContact/Follow Benji: Instagram: @slow.yotaEmail: Budgetoverlandofficial@gmail.com Contact/Follow Jay: Instagram: @freedomrunneroverlandLink Tree: https://linktr.ee/dohardthingsEmail: jay@jaytiegs.comSponsors/Affiliates: Trail Ra...
Mike Miller has had a passion for offroading and camping since he could drive, which is over 31 years now. That passion has grown into a living. Mike owns an offroad school geared towards beginner offroaders and is a Master Tread Lightly Trainer. Mike has sponsorships from BFGoodrich, Rhino Gear USA, Combat Offroad, and Midland Radios. He is blessed to be able to make a passion into a living by sharing the knowledge he has educating people on the Tread Lightly principles which play a big role in promoting responsible recreation through stewardship, education, and communication.ORA Off Road Adventure . ORA Off Road Adventure//////////////////ATTENTION////////////UPDATE BELOW///////////////////Hello, and welcome to the Budget Overland Podcast. Created by Jay and Benji in November 2021. Fast forward to April 2023, Jay and Benji parted ways. Not to worry Benji did a re-boot and skipped to season 3. BOP now has two show a week, Monday & Thursday! Out of respect for our previous guests and great conversations. The old episodes will remain available. The old website "budgetoverlandofficial.com" is no longer in anyway affiliated with the Budget Overland Podcast or Benji in any capacity. It is mentioned quite a few times about merch. The NEW Budget Overland website is https://www.budgetoverlandportal.com/ You can go there and find links to everything BO related! If you enjoy the Budget Overland Podcast (aka BOP) leave a review on Apple Podcast. When you leave a review, you will automatically be entered in a chance to win a "Super Swag Pack Giveaway". Feel free to share the show with your friends too! Thanks for being here. -Benji////////////|||\\\Voicemail Hotline+01-314-266-9536LISTENER DISCOUNT CODES:MOORE Expo "BUDGETOVER10" 10% offDevos "BOGOODS" 10% offMORRFlate "BUDGET" 15% offOverland Spices "BOSPICE" 10% offWhiskey & Wilderness "BO10" 10% offBigfoot Blankets "BO10" 10% offLonesome Adv "BO10" 10% offLinks to BO YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Store go tohttps://www.budgetoverlandportal.com/ Become a BO Supporter! https://www.patreon.com/budgetoverland**Go to Apple Podcast and leave BOP a review! You will automatically be entered for our "Super Swag Pack Giveaway" We announce a winner every 50 Reviews! **Join the monthly "Insider Deals" email, where we partner with companies once a month with discounts on gear! https://www.budgetoverlandportal.com/***A special thanks to my BO PATRONS: Thank You!Joe GWandering PossumBrandon DillowChad LansingShane DeibertJay-Are SmithJimmy Jet -ST4x4ORP
Join us in listening to the professional story of Scott O'Brien, he took a job at 18 and now, 50 years later, still has it...Not only has Safariland become the number one supplier/manufacturer in the USA of police armor, holsters and supplies they also have the saves club that highlights the law enforcement personnel that Safarilands products have saved.
This episode is a very special one as we have our first Live Guest join us in the studio. Listen in to find out how Allison Parliament started Ducking Jeeps and her journey along the way. Did Neil get pity ducked? Does ducking take Scott back to childhood? Great fun was had, and Allison even joins in on Product Spotlight to talk about BFG's OnTrail App. Speaking of BFG, you have till September 5th, 2022 to participate in the charity drive to help Teachers with school supplies and you earn a chance to win a set of tires. Tune in to find out how!
J. Brian Duncan began his career in 1980, composing his first jingle campaign for Sonic Drive-ins…This regional campaign won multiple awards, and aired in 27 states. From 1987 to 1990, he was the Chief Engineer at Omega Audio Productions, located in Denver, CO. His duties there included ADR for 2 TV shows that were being produced at in Denver at the time, “Father Dowling's Mysterys”, and “The New Perry Mason”. Brian also recorded and edited a number of national radio broadcasts for “Westwood One”. From 1990 to 1997, Brian was a staff composer for a Production Music Library, “Production Garden” in San Antonio, and began his free lance career, composing and producing for music houses all over the country. For the past several years, Brian has worked in the music ministry on the keyboard for Community Bible Chjurch in San Antonio and for Radiance Ministries. Brian's national clients include: NBC, CBS, UPN, TBN, “The Pretender” on NBC, “Public Eye with Bryant Gumble” on CBS, “Providence” on NBC, Cherrios, The Denver Post, Malt-o-Meal, Sky-Latin America, Dallas Morning News, Dillards, National Public Radio, Time-Warner, Pro-Activ, Fed Ex, Aliaska, Bush Beans, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Sonic Drive-Ins, Dilliards, Discovery Channel, A&E, Hills Bros., Animal Planet, AWAAZ Beijing China, STV New Dehlia India, ABC, KCBS, Road Runner, MSNBC, The John Walsh Show, Tyvek Home Wrap, Purina Pro Plan, McDonalds, Disneyland, SeaWorld San Antonio, 615 Music, Production Garden Music, ESPN, St. Jude Hospital, Daywind Records, Spring Hill Records, Brentwood Benson Pub., Universal, Sony Playstation, Tuesday Productions, Paulina Rubio, Fonavisa, EMI Capital, Fuel Industries, Patterson Walz Fox, Apple, Broadcast Design Group, First Com, Prism Music, Arkansas State Fair, BF Goodrich, Hallmark, Schlitterbahn Water Park, Flooring America, GLTV, HEB Supermarkets, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Tejano Music Awards, 93′ Olympic Music Festival, Provident Music, Lifeway, Lillenas.. and many many more.Brian was Nominated for a Grammy in 2008, and multiple Dove Awards and nominations. Plus, he has earned a Gold record. Our Bible discussion is on to Be Still and wait on God. You don't want to miss this program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Frank joins us to talk about horses, his 44 years in motorsports with some version of BF Goodrich and all things in between. It's a great listen, Frank knows more about motorsports and marketing than most, come along for the ride by listening on your favorite podcast app.5:45 – When you can ride it, I'll get you a saddle and bridle15:45 – I got hired into BFGoodrich as a tractor-trailer driver22:09 – I chauffeured a van full of ladies any place they wanted to go34:15 – SCORE person of the year 44:56 – the start of my own business54:23 – full circle with BFGoodrich1:26:43 – the 49th running of the Baja 10001:43:47 – The next chapter is Champs Offroad2:00:44 – my #1 passion2:12:33 – become a voting member of the Offroad Hall of FameWe want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.www.maxxis.comwww.4lowmagazine.com Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app. Real Estate and You w/ Brad WeismanCasual conversations about everything having to do w/ Real Estate... and YOU! It's a...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify All Automotive with Matt Clawson Automotive related topics. Anything from owning an repair facility to racing. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
Straight from Benzinga newsdesk, hosts Brent Slava and Steve Krause bring you the market news and stocks to watch.On Fridays Benzinga's resident Options Expert Ryan Faloona joins us to spice things up.Today Steve and Ryan focus on:Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Monday, May 16, 2022: NFLX, WMT, GRVI, HD, VLCNNetflix (NFLX) - Shares were up more than 7% following an upgrade from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. The analyst now sees Netflix shares as an Outperform rating and set a price target that represents ~50% upside in the stock.Walmart (WMT) - Will report Q1 results before market open Tuesday. Analysts expect earnings of $1.48 per share on sales around $139 billion.Grove (GRVI) - In a Benzinga Pro exclusive news item, the company reported quarterly results and gave Q4 sales guidance that was better than the analyst consensus estimate.Home Depot (HD) - To publish Q1 earnings before market open on Tuesday.Volcon ePowersports (VLCN) - One of Monday morning's big winners. The stock was up about 25% following news the company and tire manufacturer, BFGoodrich, will co develop tires and suspensions for electric vehicles.Hosts:Steve Krause Reach out to Steve at stevekrause@benzinga.comSr. Reporter Benzinga NewsdeskBrent Slava Reach out to Brent at brent@benzinga.comSr. Reporter, Head of Benzinga NewsdeskRyan Faloona Reach out to Ryan at ryanfaloona@benzinga.comDirector of Customer Success pro.benzinga.comFree 2-week trial, no credit card requiredUse coupon code YOUTUBE20 to get 20% offDisclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Historical Events 1735 Birth of Charles-Joseph Lamoral, French Field Marshal, writer, and member of the princely family of Ligne ("Leen-ya"). Charles once wrote, I should like to inflame the whole world with my taste for gardening. There is no virtue that I would not attribute to the man who lives to project and execute gardens. 1812 Birth of Edward Lear, English artist, musician, and writer. Edward is remembered for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose. He once wrote, As for myself, I am sitting up today for the first time - partly dressed - [something] the cucumber said when oil and vinegar were poured over him, salt & pepper being omitted. Edward also popularized the limerick. Here's an Edward Lear limerick for gardeners. There was an old person so silly, He poked his head into a lily; But six bees who lived there, filled him full of despair, For they stung that old person so silly. 1820 Birth of Florence Nightingale (books about this person), English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing. Florence earned the moniker "The Lady with the Lamp" during the Crimean War because she would make her rounds to visit wounded soldiers with a lamp during the night. The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used the term in his poem Santa Filomena, which he wrote in honor of Florence's work in Scutari Hospital. Florence was named after Florence, Italy - the city where she was born. As a young girl, she and her sister had their garden to plant and tend. When Florence was 13, she collected flowers with a 77-year-old botanist named Margaret Stovin. Together they gathered and pressed over 100 different species of plants. This charming story was featured in a 2008 book by Richard Mendelsohn. Today, Florence and Margaret's flowers are housed at the Natural History Museum in London. As an adult, Florence wrote, Poetry and imagination begin life. A child will fall on its knees on the gravel walk at the sight of a pink hawthorn in full flower, when it is by itself, to praise God for it. As a nurse, Florence believed flowers helped with the morale and recovery of her patients. And personally, the foxglove was her favorite flower. And Florence received a lovely bouquet every week from William Rathbone, the man who founded the Queen Victoria Jubilee Institute for Nurses. In 2020, one of the anticipated gardens was dedicated to Florence during the pandemic. The year 2020 marked the 200th Anniversary of her birth, and the garden was to be called The Florence Nightingale Garden - A Celebration of Modern Day Nursing. Instead, the garden debuted at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2021. The garden featured “Images from Florence Nightingale's pressed flower collection and echoes of her handwriting … on… the timber walls.” Today Florence is remembered in the Florence Nightingale Museum in London, which celebrates the life and work of the best-known figure in nursing history. She is also honored with the Florence Nightingale rose — a pretty pale pink fragrant rose. 1856 Birth of Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper, German botanist and phytogeographer Andreas was a significant player in the early days of plant ecology. In 1901, his work was cut short due to his untimely death at 45 after contracting Malaria in Cameroon. Andreas coined the terms tropical rainforest and sclerophyll and is honored in many species names. Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation P. Allen Smith's Garden Home by P. Allen Smith This book came out in 2003, and the subtitle is Creating a Garden for Everyday Living. Well, to me, this book is a garden classic. You get to know a little bit about P. Allen Smith's biography. His family's love of gardens, his experience working in the nursery business - plus all of the great relationships that he made working in some of England's top gardens. (He could write a book on that alone.) Fascinating stories. But in all seriousness, this book is so foundational to gardening. It's a great book to give new gardeners. And it's also an excellent book for gardeners who are considering a redesign or, after a long winter, feel like they need to brush up on their skills. The bulk of this book is dedicated to Allen's twelve garden design principles. He'll talk about aspects like framing a view, having texture in the garden, rhythm, pattern, color, etc. Now I thought I'd share this little excerpt from Allen's introduction. And here he's talking about how he created the garden rooms on his own property. He writes, I began working out the various outdoor rooms to see how they related to the house itself. The shape to one another and to the of the house and the lot created a series of rectangular spaces. I recognized an opportunity to design strong unbroken lines of sight or axes from one garden room into the next. Like an open door, these visual sight lines would allow visitors to stand in one room and see directly into the next. After positioning these openings through portals or entries further divided the rectangles into nine garden rooms and began to imagine how each space could have its own personality yet remain a part of a cohesive whole. And then I love what he says next. Because he's talking about paths, and I always feel like paths are so underrated; they're almost an afterthought for so many gardeners. So Allen says, As I laid out this plan on paper, I added an entire circuit or path that looped around the house, connecting one garden room to the next. From here, I imagined hedges and fences that would serve as "walls" for each room, with arbors and gates as "doorways." And then, he goes on to talk about more ways that he created these garden rooms. And so, in this book, Allen not only goes through his 12 principles of design, but he also takes you on tour. Through each of his garden rooms because they help illustrate each of those principles. It's a fabulous book. It's a garden basic - and it's so affordable now that it's been on the market so long. This book is 224 pages of P. Allen Smith's expertise, his twelve principles of garden design, and his fantastic personal garden. You can get a copy of P. Allen Smith's Garden Home by P. Allen Smith and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $3. Botanic Spark 1943 On this day, the Belvidere Daily Republican posted an article entitled Gardeners Get Nine-Point Plan On Care Of Hose. If mindful of the rubber shortage, you're wondering how to coddle your garden hose through its important Victory-garden job this year, an expert here has a "nine-point program" for hose care that may mean the difference between a backyard farmer's success or failure. W. S. Richardson, manager of the industrial products division of B. F. Goodrich, outlines his nine points as follows: 1. Never drive a car over your hose. 2. Don't leave it lying in the sun 3. Coil it neatly and hang it up. 4. But not on a spike or sharp-edged stick. 5. Be sure it's drained first, for water left in the hose will damage the fabric reinforcement. 6. Don't turn off the water at the nozzle. 7. Don't try to stop the flow by doubling the hose back on itself for either way may give you a 'blow-out.' 8. Don't drag a hose over sharp stones in a rock garden. 9. Don't pick an oily spot on the driveway or floor of your garage as the place to coil it. He concludes, "[Oil] destroys most rubber, and you might end up with a leaky hose and a once-promising Victory garden 'burned up' by drought. Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.
In 2014, one of his coffee shops failed—the one on St. Louis' underserved north side. Some of the workers he held over after acquiring his coffee brand were sabotaging customer relationships. He couldn't get bank loans. Checks were bouncing. Advisors pushed him to quit. Don't throw good money after bad, they said.But Jason Wilson, owner of Northwest Coffee Roasting Company, decided he had to exist in what he calls “the gray area.” He had to push through, stay the course and survive on self-confidence, his belief in his product—and a little goodwill from friends.“Had I gotten out in 2014 when everyone told me to, I would have missed out on this great opportunity,” Wilson said. “You have to be comfortable living in this gray area.”Seven years later, this is “the great opportunity”: Wilson's one retail restaurant location now brings down more revenue than two stores did in 2018. He's got wholesale distribution deals for the coffee he roasts locally. He's on the verge of selling his coffee across the Schnucks supermarket chain in St. Louis. He's about to open a new location in the suburban community of Webster Groves.“People said you should just shut it down and get out of it,” said Wilson, who earned his executive MBA from WashU in 2008. “I never believed that. Sometimes it's a matter of never giving up.” But along the way, Wilson had to deal with:A business failure that hurt his opportunity to borrow.A business climate that historically hasn't favored Black business owners.Questions of sabotage from holdover employees after he acquired Northwest Coffee.Personal investments from friends and his own pocket.He credits Midwest Bank Centre for creating a relationship and, in his words, “giving me room to (mess) up.” He also credits a mentor named David Price, a Harvard Business School-educated former executive at Monsanto and BFGoodrich.RELATED LINKSVisit the Northwest Coffee Roasting Company website.Watch a short video about roasting the beans at Northwest.Read Feast Magazine's story about the hey-day of Chronicle Coffee.Read the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's story about Wilson's setbacks—including the closing of Chronicle Coffee.See a short blurb on that Slinky story Dan Elfenbein mentioned.CREDITSThis podcast is a production of Washington University in St. Louis's Olin Business School. Contributors include:Katie Wools, Cathy Myrick and Judy Milanovits, creative assistanceJill Young Miller, fact checking and creative assistanceHayden Molinarolo, original music and sound designMike Martin Media, editingSophia Passantino, social mediaLexie O'Brien and Erik Buschardt, website supportMark P. Taylor, strategic supportPaula Crews, creative vision and strategic supportSpecial thanks to Ray Irving and his team at WashU Olin's Center for Digital Education, including our audio engineer, Austin Alred.
================================================== ==SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1================================================== == DEVOCIÓN MATUTINA PARA ADOLESCENTES 2022“UN SALTO EN EL TIEMPO”Narrado por: DORIANY SÁNCHEZDesde: PERÚUna cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church 29 DE ABRILSUBE LA CREMALLERA«Natanael le dijo: "¿Puede algo bueno salir de Nazaret?" Felipe le dijo: "Ven y ve"» (Juan 1:46, LBLA).La mayoría de los cierres que se utilizan hoy en día en la ropa, como los botones y los cordones de los zapatos, han existido de alguna forma durante miles de años. Pero la cremallera (el zíper) fue inventada mucho más recientemente, por un estadounidense llamado Whitcomb Judson, de Chicago.Whitcomb tenía un amigo que sufría la rigidez de la espalda y no podía atarse los zapatos. Para ayudar a su amigo, Whitcomb se puso a pensar, y se le ocurrió un cierre deslizante que se pudo abrir y cerrar con una sola mano. Este tipo de artilugios son comunes en nuestro mundo actual, pero en aquella época, cuando los calzados tenían cordones o nada, eran una auténtica rareza.Whitcomb llamó a este dispositivo «cierre de cadena» y pensó que era tan prometedor que lo patentó en este día de 1893. En comparación con la cremallera de la mochila o de los jeans, era bastante torpe ya menudo se atascaba, pero él tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en su invento, y lo presentado con orgullo en la Feria Mundial de Chicago de 1893. Fue un fracaso. La gente apenas se fijó en él, y nunca hizo ganar dinero a Whitcomb.Gideon Sundback, uno de los empleados de Whitcomb, tomó la idea y se le ocurrió que tenían dientes entrelazados. La llamada «cierre sin gancho». La empresa BF Goodrich lo notó y empezó a vender botas de goma con el cierre sin gancho de Gideon. El invento se vio catapultado al verdadero éxito cuando se comercializaron las botas, y se le llamó «cremallera» en español. Hoy, tras años de rechazo, la cremallera se encuentra en todo, desde cartucheras para lápices hasta sofisticados trajes espaciales. Y todo empezó con un hombre que quería ayudar a su amigo.Tras siglos de persecución, el cristianismo se ha convertido en la religión más predominante del mundo. «¿Puede algo bueno salir de Nazaret?», preguntó Natanael. Al igual que la cremallera, el cristianismo tuvo un comienzo lento, y la mayoría de la gente apenas pudo creer que algo tan maravilloso pudiera ser tan sencillo. Eso es lo mejor del cristianismo: ¡es sencillo, pero profundo! ¿Y nos sorprende? Después de todo, su inventor es Jesucristo, un Hombre con una gran idea que solo quería ayudar a sus amigos.
We get it—the early days of aviation were full of outlandish characters, and it can be a little exhausting. But trust us on this one—it'll be worth it. Wiley Post was an oil-worker and armed robber-turned-recording breaking pilot who discovered the jet stream while wearing a sweet eye-patch and a suit straight out of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (it was a lewk). That should be enough but wait! There's more! That steampunk getup, which Wiley designed and built with tire company BF Goodrich, was the very first successful pressure suit. And it did more than unlock the stratosphere, it laid the groundwork for the first spacesuits—and modern spacesuits aren't much different. This tall tale keeps getting higher, but again—trust us (we've got the suit!). Special thanks to Tested's Adam Savage, whose answer for “history's most important spacesuit” was both unexpected and absolutely on the mark. AirSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay.
Jorge López Archundia es egresado de la licenciatura en Mercadotecnia por la Universidad Anáhuac, maestría en Comercio Electrónico por el Tecnológico de Monterrey y estudios adicionales en Estrategia de Producto por la Northwestern University. En 2011 fundó SOME Marketing, agencia de marketing encargada de llevar la estrategia digital de marcas como Michelin, Costco, Capistrano, BF Goodrich, Smuckers y otras varias del sector turístico y la tecnología. Es co-fundador también de Equity (firma de branding) y de la hoy extinta startup de Food-tech Merengue Merengue. Por medio de las 3 empresas, el grupo emplea a más de 60 personas y juntos ayudan a sus clientes a ser y mantenerse relevantes en la era digital.Jorge, otro gran inventor. Instagram de Jorgehttps://www.instagram.com/jorgeloar/Intsagram de SOME Content Marketing https://www.instagram.com/somemktg/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Producción de autos en México registra su peor caída en la última década. Sale a subasta el Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR, que fue de Pablo Escobar. Inauguran autopista Siervo de la Nación en Edomex.Espacio vital para el motociclista en el camino . Ford ayuda a las víctimas de robos a través de la aplicación FordPass. Novedades de clase C de Mercedes-Benz. BFGoodrich lanza una nueva llanta. Mazda sumará nuevas camionetas a su portafolio productos de SUV. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Corky Coker is the Grand Marshal for the Second Annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, a three-day event that includes a Rallye, Grand Prix, and Concours d'Elegance. Corky assumed the leadership role in the Coker Family's BF Goodrich tire dealership in 1974 and for the next 45 years he and his team helped define the collector-car hobby.
Today's tire industry is home to legacy brands...you know who they are: Goodyear, Firestone, BF Goodrich, General Tire, Mohawk Rubber. The list goes on. The ones we listed, though, have one thing in common: They started in Akron, Ohio. In fact, as these tire manufacturers developed, so did the city of Akron. Now, the memories and stories from those that helped build these tire giants are being immortalized for years to come in the Akron Rubber Worker Statue & Stories Project. The project started seven years ago, when Akronite Miriam Ray realized that there was nothing in the city to honor early rubber industry workers, which included some of her family members. However, with the help of Mac Love, head of creative intelligence agency Art x Love, and the City of Akron and other sponsors, a Rubber Worker Statue was recently unveiled in downtown Akron. The stories of these rubber industry workers live on in the Akron Stories project. In this episode of What's Treading with Tire Review, we invite Ray, the project's founder, and Love, the project's lead, into our studio to explain more about the Akron Stories project and how you can contribute to it. Ray and Love discuss: - How the Akron Rubber Worker Statue & Stories Project came to fruition [1:19] - What inspired the look of the statue and how its origins were told through stories [4:02] - How the oral history storytelling element of the project was developed and how a grassroots effort spurred a movement to commemorate the people who made Akron the “Rubber Capital of the World” in the early 20th century [6:00] - Details of the statue and how it's becoming an Akron landmark that memorializes the city's early rubber industry history [8:09] - How, due to its rubber industry roots, Akron was on the cusp of societal innovation, from creating the Pre-K school system to inventing the football huddle [12:02] - Challenges the group encountered initially with the statue and project and how they overcame them with a motto of doing the project for the people of Akron [13:40] - How the Akron Stories project is being funded currently and how you can contribute to the cause, submit a story and show your support [16:10] - Miriam's and Mac's favorite stories from the early days of the rubber industry from the hundreds of stories submitted to the Akron Stories project [18:57] Listen here or subscribe to “What's Treading with Tire Review” on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
Hello Fellow Racing Ears, Its been awhile but I got to chat with Rick Knoop again about his recent travels to Pontiac Michigan to be a driving instructor at the M1 Concourse. He had a blast a few weeks ago and is really looking forward to being there again. We then had a conversation about his memories surrounding Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley California. The circuit was open from 1957 till 1989 when it was closed to make way for development. I never got to see Riverside first hand but I remembered seeing the track on an episode of CHiP's called "Drive Lady Drive". Riverside fondly gets remembered with the Facebook Group "Remembering Riverside".Anyway Rick was a key ingredient to the success of the Jim Busby BFGoodrich Racing Team back in the 1980's with the BFGoodrich sponsored Porsche 962. Busby Racing won the 1985 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside on April 28, 1985 with Pete Halsmer and John Morton finishing in 1st Place with Knoop and Busby finshing on the podium in 2nd place . His recollections of what the Porsche 962 would do on this track is quite fascinating. Thank you for listening to The Racing Ear Podcast. #rickknoop#jimbusby#johnmorton#petehalsmer#digitaldtour#imsagtp#imsa#busbyracing#riversideinternationalraceway#porsche962 #theracingearpodcast
Hello ModernJeepers, welcome to Episode 111 of The ModernJeeper Show… the show about Jeeps, Jeeping and Jeepers. It is a post Easter Jeep Safari world and Corey, Jessy and Matson are back at their mutual offices planning out the future.In this random episode we talk about Freedom, Matson’s sleep study, the greatness that is Moab, Thelma & Louise Point, having an express line for the CTI, lousy Moab food vs. great Moab food, the Dixie Vendor Show, crawling under a Bronco, showing up fashionably late, being friends with awesome companies, good people vs. dicks, ModernJeeper Adventures, Jeep Beach, and fighting for Land Use.And Corey lays in on BFG and why you should protect what you know from greedy, inconsiderate corporations. As always, we are extremely grateful to our good friends and supporters including Warn Winches, Raceline Wheels, Bestop, Milestar Tires, Rugged Radios, Adventure Rack Systems, and, of course, Metalcloak.So, sit back, relax with a cold one, and enjoy Episode 111 of The ModernJeeper Show…
A play on the triumph and losses in performance and life. The Talent Tank podcast will navigate the inner workings of lifestyle, lives, family, teams, careers, programs, and technology in and around the offroad motorsports industry. What breeds success with your Talent Tank on full, failures when its on empty. From the journey to the Starting Line to take that Green Flag, on to exploring trials and tribulations on and off the track in pursuit of victorious achievement and the Checkered Flag.No stranger to off-road racing, going fast, breathing dust, mud, and bad mustaches, the venerable Brad Lovell @bradlovell44 steps into the tank and tells us what it takes to take it all off, and risk it all! We are kicking off the Spring 2021 Season of The Talent Tank! EP 41 will not disappoint! As the current driver of the #242 ULTRA4 Racing car, to his deep history in rock sports, years as a professional short course driver, hill climbs, desert racing, and his current position consulting with Ford Motors on the return of the Bronco. Not an episode to miss, as we get to know this Colorado Springs native a whole lot better, and what it is that's kept him ticking in competitive off-road for nearly two decades. After the Checkered Flag-The Pam-American Highway and the crazy race it once hosted. Once upon a time, before budget airlines and global warming, when driving long distances at high speeds in dangerous cars was still something of a noble pursuit, the people of the Americas, the North and the South, built a bewildering network of roads that spanned not one, but two complete continents. Across mountains and plains and valleys and jungles, and through cities and villages and farmland, this network of tarmac still connects Alaska with Argentina. It stretches nearly 48,000km and is completely motorable by any reasonable car, except for a small, around160km stretch of formidable rainforest. Intriguing.Please like & subscribe.https://www.thetalenttank.com/https://www.instagram.com/thetalenttank/https://www.facebook.com/thetalenttankInsiders Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/TheTalentTankInsiders/
Sandy talks about her build, about her experience with Softroad Nation, and gets personal about how her car helped her through a tough time.Links to information from the show and Sandy's Crosstrek:Blossom Trek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blossomtrek/ Blossom Trek Mods:Emblems by Orsini Vinyl & Designs: https://orsini-vinyl-designs.myshopify.com/Plasti dip grill & badgesR1 concepts performance slotted rotors and performance pads: https://www.r1concepts.com/Hella horns, Plasti dip hella horns (Pinterest)Plasti dip BoomerangsFog lights: https://www.diodedynamics.com/Hood wrap: https://www.instagram.com/nextlevelwraps/ 2” inch ADF lift kit Anderson design fabrication: https://awdadventure.com/Cherry blossom vinyls: https://www.instagram.com/decal_villain/ Wheels by F44off-road: https://f44offroad.com/Tires(KM3 mud terrain) by BFgoodrich https://www.lsdmotorsports.com/ 215/75/15 installed by LSD Motorsport Rear diode dynamic lights (brake, reverse and turn signals) https://www.diodedynamics.com/ Throttle Controller: https://www.ultimate9.co/au/ LED Tube Projector Headlights (eBay) Rexing V1 Dash CamBlossomtrek decal by Accentrek design: https://www.accentrekdesigns.com/Tinted windows Spider No Drill Roofrack: https://www.spiderroofrack.com/ Axle back exhaust by nameless muffler delete: https://shop.namelessperformance.com/Rear cherry blossoms overlays Accentrek Designs: https://www.accentrekdesigns.com/Shoutouts and Mentions:Ninja Outback: https://www.instagram.com/ninjaoutback/ Oly Xtrek: https://www.instagram.com/oly.xtrek/ The Rooted Progress: https://www.instagram.com/the.rooted.progress/ Softroad Nation: https://www.instagram.com/softroad_nation/ Jon: https://www.instagram.com/overlanding_rt/Chris: https://www.instagram.com/sk9_4rester_witahker/ Intro and Outro Music: Claire Carreras - White Rhino Bags Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whiterhinobags/ Website: https://www.whiterhinobags.com/
BFGoodrich has had a remarkable program for years supporting racers, especially in Baja. Listen in as Rich talks with Richard Winchester about all things BFG. Richard was at the start of the program and gives some great insight into how they built up Baja and why. 3:14 – Sliding into the cornfield 5:38 – then Uncle Sam sent me an invite for a visit to Korea8:13– don’t wake the sleeping giant9:30 – this performance stuff is a fad14:50 – got the first lifetime membership out of the Southern Four Wheel Drive Association21:28 – the start of the BFG Baja pits program31:32– the people I count on to run the pits include my wife and daughter32:54 – when things don’t go right in Mexico 35:09 – the developer of the rock crawling tire, Gary Interline52:27 – we can’t have an influencer if they don’t know our products1:01:31 – we were kind of just winging it1:04:24 – Danny saved the party We want to thank our sponsors Maxxis Tires and 4Low Magazine.www.maxxis.comwww.4lowmagazine.com Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BigRich)
The second race of the season.
John Hindhaugh and Shea Adam look at the 27-car field for this year's Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 presented by BF Goodrich.
Greg Mazu is the Chief Encouragement Officer of Singletrack Trails, a self-proclaimed nomad and misfit, and an all-around passionate guy. Singletrack Trails is an outdoor recreation developer of trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian use all throughout the United States. Before Singletrack Trails became a national company, it was just Greg and the excitement he felt within the escape of the great outdoors. Greg teaches us that trails are in fact not magically built by fairies and elves, but through an equally magical experience of transforming the environment in an artistic way. We dive deep into why force engineering land creates an undesirable experience and how taking every tree and rock into account can shape a captivating experience instead. As a trail artist, you don't impose your ideas onto the land, you take what the land gives you and work through the nooks and turns for a more natural approach. In the end, we apply the metaphor of land to our own lives and ask, how can we take what life gives us to create our own masterpiece? In this episode, you'll learn... Greg's upbringing in Southern Indiana, inspired by Greg LeMond, with dreams to race his bike in Europe The passion Greg had for road racing in his teens and the thrill of freedom he felt when riding Why Greg loaded up the truck and set for a life-changing move to Seattle, Washington by the end of the summer after college Discovering a whole new world in Seattle, including mountain biking, a “fake family”, and food beyond pizza and burgers Greg's involvement with the Mountain Bike Advocacy Group in Colorado and the valuable trail-building lessons learned while volunteering How mountain bikers became a driving force in perfecting trail design to account for the reckless, less-represented sport of the late 90s and early 2000s Surprisingly, trails are not built by magic and they can't be engineered like highways How Greg successfully transformed Singletrack Trails into an official organization after unintentionally realizing he had his own business What the “synthesis of connection” is and why it is a core value for Singletrack Trails Creating trail is designing an escape from reality. Trail building can be a form of art The importance of taking advantage of the situations that you are presented with Greg's innovation during the pandemic, characterized by maintaining the success of Singletrack Trails along with tackling two other businesses, Tools for Trails and Desert Rat Tours Resources Singletrack Trails Tools for Trails Desert Rat Tours Greg Mazu Facebook Greg Mazu Instagram Greg Mazu LinkedIn Quotes [26:17] It goes back to being a kid. The bike was my escape from reality. My bike—it still is the escape from my reality. [30:21] Even to this day, most people say, “Oh, I didn't know that you can make a living doing that.” And at the time, I was even surprised that I could find a way to make a living just building trail. It was amazing to realize that I could do that. [55:32] We can get into the nitpicking of, “That corner's too tight, or you should have gone below that rock or above that rock,” you know, it's art. Everybody has a different representation of what that art is, like a lot of people look at a Jackson Pollock and think he just threw paint on a canvas. [57:18] Trails are like shoes: you can't just have one pair. Podcast Transcript Greg Mazu 0:02 We were working as a business for 13 years before I realized that I needed to set up a business. So I like even though this is year 16, for Singletrack Trails, it's really like year three of trying to be organized. And I do a lot of referencing to restaurant the, like the restaurant industry, like we have the front of the house in the back of the house, the front of the house, include me and our biz dev guy and our marketing guy. And we chase the work and do the planning. And in the back of the house are the cooks, the chefs, the artists, the guys in the staff and the gals that get the project on the ground. And so we have the back of the house is dialed however the front of the house is still being created and figuring out how to, oh, we have an HR issue. Do we have something for that and every business chases this all the time, but that's the hardest thing right now. Marc Gutman 1:00 Podcasting from Boulder, Colorado, this is the Baby Got Back story Podcast, where we dive into the story behind the story of today's most inspiring storytellers, creators and entrepreneurs. I like big backstories and I cannot lie. I am your host, Marc Gutman, Marc Gutman, and on today's episode of Baby Got Back story. How a kid from Indiana in love with his bicycle, built his dream job, which turned into his dream company, building mountain bike and recreation trails all over the country. Hello, Have you missed us because we missed you. We took a short hiatus, summer schedules, kids getting back to school coming to terms with summer being over the struggle is real. It all got in the way. But I am so stoked for the upcoming slate of shows we have for you. And you are about to listen to our 40th episode. And when I say that it doesn't sound like a lot. But 40 episodes of Baby got backstory has been the greatest hardest work of my career. I love doing this show and the people I get to talk to I learned so much from every single guest. So thank you for your support. Thank you for listening. And thank you for keeping me going. Today's show is more than worthy of the 40th episode status. Today I am talking to Greg Mazu. Greg is a self described Nomad and misfit and along with his merry band of nomads and misfits, he has created his dream job designing and building mountain bike and recreational trails all over the United States. I'm sure that sounds like a dream job to a lot of you listening as well. Now if you like and enjoy the show, please take a minute or two to rate and review us over at iTunes. iTunes uses these as part of the algorithm that determines ratings on the apple charts. We like high ratings on the apple charts because those help us to build an audience, which then helps us to continue to produce this awesome, amazing show. During our interview with Greg one thing will be incredibly clear. He loves what he does. He uses terms like trail artists, and clearly articulates his magical blend of work and play. Greg says his title single track trails is chief encouragement officer. And it's hard not to get encouraged and excited when hearing Greg talk about what he does. From a guy who loved to ride bikes and noodle on trails to a leader in the outdoor recreation industry. All across the country. Greg Mazu has reset the standard of what it means to do what you love. And this is his story. I'm here with Greg Mazu and he is the founder and chief encouragement Officer of singletrack trails. And Greg, can you just give us a little context what is singletrack trails? Greg Mazu 4:27 Singletrack trails is a outdoor recreation developer. We build infrastructure, we create infrastructure across the country for natural surface hiking, mountain biking and equestrian use mainly but we do get into motorized, and we do get into bicycle skill parks and other things related to recreating on our natural resources. Marc Gutman 4:48 And when you were a young child when Greg was eight years old, I mean, is that what you were doing? Were you off building trails. Greg Mazu 4:56 I was always playing outside. Yes, and probably Like any other eight year old, I was fascinated with equipment. However, building trails was not something probably even on my radar as something that people do until their 20s or until my 20s. And so so we had no, it wasn't on the radar other than other than playing outside. I grew up in the Midwest and had no clue that trails really existed in the way that they do now. Marc Gutman 5:24 Yeah, so tell me a little bit about that. Where'd you grow up? And and what was that? Like? Greg Mazu 5:29 I mainly grew up in southern Indiana. It was as as most people who are from the Midwest, no, it was it was rather warm, it was rather humid. I spent most of my days pedaling my road bike around, got into road racing as a teenager and kind of like my mom. My mom had family in Oregon so so getting out to the Pacific Northwest was always a favorite thing in my life. And and so basically, once once I was able to start forming my own thoughts for what I wanted to do with life, I wanted to get out of the Midwest and out to the out to the west coast kind of as quickly as possible. Marc Gutman 6:07 Yeah. Did you have a sense of what what that might be? I mean, did you always want to be in the outdoor recreation industry? Are you more like, hey, I want to be a doctor or construction dude or whatever. Greg Mazu 6:19 I was a teenager in the years of Greg Lamond, and I wanted to I wanted to go to Europe and race my bike. I had no other thoughts other than that. Obviously, that didn't work out. But uh, um, but no, I really like I've never really thought in planned a life goal kind of kind of like that. Like, I want to be a doctor, I want to be a lawyer. When I grow up. I I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up right now. So I'm, I'm just taking I just take what life gives me and kind of kind of make the lemonade. Marc Gutman 6:58 Yeah, and I love this image of you, idolizing Greg lemon, I kind of have this image of like even the the movie breaking away or something like that. The Italians are coming. The Italians are coming, but especially in Indiana, and all that kind of stuff. Like Greg Mazu 7:13 I got, I used to be able to tell you every single road that that movie was filmed on back in the day, so Marc Gutman 7:20 Iconic for sure. And, you know, what was it about road racing that caught your attention? What did you love about it? Greg Mazu 7:28 It got me out of the house. Like Like, like everything that we see about outdoor recreation now getting out of the house, the freedom, the escape from reality, that that was road racing. To me, it got me out of the house, I I didn't want to focus on school as much as my parents wanted me to. I didn't want to they want to mow the lawn. So it got me It got got me my independence. You know, and my parents were pretty willing to let me start as as, as an early teenager, if you will, they started let me go in for an hour long ride and then two hour long rides, and then I would just go out and disappear and come back. Probably a better person for them to manage in the long run. So yeah, so so that's the road racing was my escape. I was in southern Indiana trails. I mean, what what trails there were weren't fantastic. The mountain bikes were, you know, fully rigid cannon lever brakes. Not super awesome. So road bikes were were were my escape. Marc Gutman 8:28 Yeah, and that right there, you mentioned that, you know, it necessarily wasn't what, you know, your parents wanted for you. You want it, you know, they probably wanted you to study harder and you wanted to ride your bike. What did your parents want for you? Like, what were their hopes? Greg Mazu 8:43 I think, you know, obviously, doing well in school, I probably, you know, moving moving on and getting what I would describe as as the corporate job and, and, and trying to make it make make big changes in that fashion. Um, you know, my dad worked for for BF Goodrich and Alcoa for most of his adult life. And I don't know if that was the way I studied exercise science in college and thought that I would, I would get involved with that somehow, some way. And, and, and I think they were okay with that decision. I think they would have preferred me to be a business graduate or something like that. And, yeah, it was something like expectations were kind of like, you need always kind of wanting to do better, but but there wasn't on the whiteboard of like, this is what Neal Mark, Mark off these boxes in your life kind of thing. Marc Gutman 9:39 Yeah. And so when you were in high school in southern Indiana, like, what was the path for for most of your friends or most kids in your town? I mean, were they staying and working for the local company? Were they moving on to school? did was that always in your future to move on to higher education? Greg Mazu 9:56 Yeah, yeah, no, definitely. Um, I might. I I grew up in a, a quote-unquote suburb of a bigger city so so everybody was a little better off. So, so higher education was always on track. I think maybe some people went off to school and then move back to where we grew up. And then some others. Others, like myself kind of escaped across the country to move on to, uh, you know, environments that that spoke more to them personally Marc Gutman 10:28 Yeah, so tell me about that. So when you leave home and you finish high school, what does that look like? It sounds like he moved out west and give us a like, Greg Mazu 10:39 Nope, still took me four more years. I went to Indiana University for four years. I moved out, you know how some people move out, go into the dorms and they go home every summer. That was not me. Hi. I basically moved into the dorm and kind of never went home like, the independence of living in a college town was fantastic. So So, between freshmen and sophomore year, I moved into a house with a bunch of bike racing buddies. We spent the summer racing bikes and that was, that was basically you know, the next three years after that, you know, I just stayed in Bloomington, Indiana for four years. And then graduated college and took a month off and in there, well, a month off like I just graduated college, right. So I took a month and drove around the West, in my Honda Civic living out of it ended up in Seattle and saw an old, an old IU friend. And about three weeks later, she called me up and said that they found me a temp job at the company they were working for she and her boyfriend were working for so I loaded up moving truck and moved out to Seattle, Washington by the end of the summer. Marc Gutman 11:50 Yeah. And what was that job and the name of the company that was waiting for you in Seattle. Greg Mazu 11:55 I was working with Raleigh and Diamondback bicycles. I was I was kind of like the grunt in the in the product development department assembling bikes for inner bike at the time assembling bikes for photoshoots. Helping out they still had a production line in Kent, Washington. So if there was an issue over there, I would, I would go over and start breaking chains for for the assembly line or, or helping to do whatever needed to help it on the assembly line. So wasn't the most intriguing job but it got me It got me out of out of the Midwest got me into Seattle, Seattle is is near and dear to my heart now. And I have a lot of fake family, as I like to call them out there. So I really, really kind of grew. That's when I kind of grew up and realized that there was a world outside of the Midwest. Marc Gutman 12:45 Yeah, it must have been, you know, well, maybe not, you know, your dream job. It got you into the industry working in and around, you know, bikes, which must have much must have been great, right? That was your dream as someone who was so invested in cycling? Greg Mazu 12:59 No, it was super good. Probably the last year in college, like bikes, bikes had kind of left my life a little bit, um, I and I was walking around, walking around life a little aimlessly and, and so got back, I got back into riding bikes got into mountain biking, got into realizing that there was more to food than just pizza and burgers, realizing that people spoke other languages, in, in, in our cities. And it was just completely eye-opening to me and I realized that it was awesome. Marc Gutman 13:38 So then, so what did you study when you're IU? And when you left? You know, would you think you were going to do at that point, even before you got this job in Seattle, Greg Mazu 13:47 I was an exercise science major. I thought well, towards the end there. Obviously, they're kind of pumping people into cardiac rehab kind of stuff and wasn't really speaking to me, I, you know, as as I tell a lot of people on my staff now I've got, I've got kids now working for me who are trying to ramp up at a degree or, or they're somewhere on a gap year or something like that. It's like no, you will go back to school and you will get a degree. So I kind of like left IU knowing that I had accomplished getting a degree but I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. So I just kind of was on the chase for trying to figure that out and getting into the bike industry with getting back into the bike industry or getting into the bike industry. And then getting back into bikes was a huge help for me. Um, but I was 22, 23 and still slightly. I didn't have a true north that I was following yet. So so I was bouncing around a little bit still then so Marc Gutman 14:50 Yeah, and talk to me a little bit about that. So you know, you mentioned this idea of a true north and you're bouncing around a little bit. So where does this first job lead you to where How does that develop? And where do you go next? Greg Mazu 15:03 I, that first job just kind of led me to realizing that there was more to life out there. Um, I ended up when I moved out to Seattle, I shared a moving truck with a friend from Indiana and I dropped him off in Colorado. So I spent about nine months in Seattle, and then I got restless. And, and so I started, my intent was to create a life where I could bounce back and forth between Seattle and Colorado. And so I came back to Colorado and hung out, hung out with some friends that I had here in her back up in Seattle for a little bit and then ended up I was going to come to Colorado for I grabbed my stuff, and I was going to come to Colorado and work for six months, doing temp jobs doing whatever kind of came across my way. And then and then go back to Seattle and kind of do the same, like, oh, I'll come back out and help you guys get the bikes ready for interbike are kind of doing whatever odd jobs I could, you know, been 20 like I said, 22-23 that's a pretty awesome life to be bouncing back and forth. Marc Gutman 16:06 Yeah, and so like, what, you know, what I'm hearing is that, you know, the work though, is also like a little bit of an ends to a means like, like, like, what were you doing, you know, in these areas that was lighting you up and making it you know, pretty ideal as you put it, Greg Mazu 16:22 I won't lie I was enjoying this life. I was rock climbing, I was kayaking, and I was mountain biking and road riding. You know, that's, that's what was was, was motivating me, at the time was to be playing outside and skiing and snowboarding. So that's what was was my driving force. But when on one of my stints here in Colorado, I ended up meeting a I in a meeting my girlfriend who is still around in my life at this point. So moving back and forth between Seattle and Colorado was kind of that dream disappeared. At that point, she wasn't super pumped on on that transient lifestyle. So which it turned out to be super good. Um, so I ended up working in Colorado for some some some random jobs for three years, I ended up packing boxes at a at a food supplement distributor for a couple of those years. And just it was not motivating me. And over that time, I got involved with the mountain bike advocacy group and started building trails as a volunteer starting getting more education, about building trails. And then I was able to weasel my way into a job with Colorado State Parks in Fort Collins, Colorado, and became a seasonal trail employee at a state park. So so that's how I got into what I'm doing. And then after about a year, I realized that they didn't really pay me as a state employee, they paid me more as a contractor. So I woke up one day and realized that I had a business I never had to make that decision to start leave a job and start my own business because the state of Colorado forced me into that at the time, Marc Gutman 18:14 Thankfully, for the state of Colorado, but that's backup. Thank you, you covered a lot of ground and you jumped right you know right into Hey, I've got a business, but uh, you know, so you're, you're working this job, your pack jobs, one of them's packing boxes, but but you're lit up by the outdoors, and you're lit up by writing. And take me a little bit into this. You mentioned that you joined a trail advocacy group you started volunteering on the trail, like kind of take me back to that, like Do you remember like the first like, why you did it? And then maybe like, what was the first trail you actually like started, you know, digging on or working on or, you know, let's talk a little bit about that Greg Mazu 18:56 So that's a tough one. The first trail that we actually I actually did trail work on that would be that's in the distance that's in the distant memory hire. I remember the first one that I worked on it as a professional but but really like what happened is is Barb was in my life. She had moved to Colorado from New England where she had been mountain biking had been in her history back in New England quite a bit and and she had done some some volunteer trail days. And so we both got involved with the with the local group in Fort Collins together. And so she took me to a couple volunteer days. I was like, I don't want to do that I want to go ride my bike this weekend. And so, but ended up ended up going to those and enjoying it enjoying being outside and wanting to do more and realizing that it helped it helped this passion that I had for mountain biking at the time it helped like I was helping to make make the trails more more to my liking because that's, you know, a lot of volunteers are out building on trails and they're their driving force typically is to make sure trails, more to their liking whether whether whether hiking mountain biking or questioning us, they they want to make the trails better for how they use the trails. Marc Gutman 20:11 Yeah, and that's where I was going with that. I mean, you know, I think my initial reaction I'm a little embarrassed to say would be like yours. It's like, Hey, I don't want to go to like an advocacy group, I want to go and like, ride my bike or hang with my friends. So like, I just like, what is it about advocacy? Even at that level? That's important, like, What? What caught your attention there? Or, you know, why was it important, you know, to BB for you guys to go and do that? Greg Mazu 20:36 Well, at the time, um, mountain biking is the redheaded stepchild of outdoor recreation endeavors, if you will, like it's, it's the one of the younger ones to the table, we're trying to use the same trails is hiking and equestrian use. And so through advocacy, mountain biking has been able to gain more access to more trails in the long run. Marc Gutman 21:02 Yeah. Awesome. That's really interesting to me that like, you know, I think today, we look around, and especially here in Colorado, but I think of everywhere I was in Michigan for a while this summer, it's like, mountain biking doesn't seem to be today. This kind of younger, like less represented sport, it seems very mainstream to me. So to hear you say that. And to take us back there is really interesting. And, and yeah, can you talk a little bit about like, where mountain biking was at the time, you're kind of getting into that, but I just find that really, really fascinating. Greg Mazu 21:34 Yeah, and I think that the efforts, the efforts of the late 90s and early 2000s are why mountain biking seems way more mainstream at this point. But at the time, you know, we're, you know, mountain bikes were coming off of and being fully rigid. And Kenny lever breaks trails were not necessarily built for mountain biking at the time. And so they they were built by hikers and horseback riders, and they saw a summit and they're like, we want to go to that summit. And so the trails kind of took the direct route up up the hill. And so for a mountain biking at the time, it coming down a hill on canny lever brakes, which, if you remember required pretty much your entire hand your all four fingers to be gripping as tight as possible to kind of, you know, and they were, you know, rim brakes, disc brakes didn't exist, there were there was barely any suspension at the time. So mountain bikes were known for being reckless and out of control, and didn't belong on trails. Um, and and in the trails were steep. And so there was a lot of hiking, biking going up the hill to a lot of a lot of, you know, skidding down the hill. And so so it was a struggle It was a struggle for for mountain bikers to keep access to trails in local environments and whatnot. And over time, disc brakes evolved and, and over time, you know, suspension happened, so it was easier to stay in control. And it's always kind of fun to hop on a bike that has narrow handlebars, canny lever brakes, and no suspension and go for a ride and just be like, I wish the kids today knew understood what we went through back in the day, right? Like, oh, they have it so good with technology. But, you know, so but mountain hikers and equestrians, to serious stereotype, they would say, all this erosion on trails is caused by mountain bikers. They're the newest, the newest kid on the block. And, and mountain bikers knew that that was not true. It was actually the design of the trail for the trail that had not been designed but had been walked in and hiked in and horseback in. And so So, mountain bikers took that opportunity to say, hey, let's let's, let's work on this. Let's reroute these trails, let's make it the grade less steep. Let's make it more the catchphrases is sustainable. I prefer the term durable let's make it more durable. And and by through that like the the trail became easier to climb so we didn't have to hike a bike as much and coming down we were able to to increase perceive speeds. So you feel like you're going faster, but you're actually more in control. And then it's like oh, you see a hiker, you're able to actually stop. And and we're, you know, we're able to take out blind corners where his you know, like, it always seems that wherever there's a blind corner, there's there's a high rate of speed for a mountain biker and you come around the corner and there's a horseback rider and a cliff. And it's like you scare them and it's like they feel like they're about to fall off the cliff. So we were able to use, you know, trail design in trail maintenance, and trail construction to kind of reshape the industry making trails more, more sustainable and more durable. I'm sure some people will say I'm giving mountain bikers too much credit for for, you know, the change in this industry. But if you look at if you look at the companies that are out there Who are pushing the industry forward, we all came from from the sport of mountain biking so so I feel I feel like it's a fairly accurate assessment of life. Marc Gutman 25:10 And I love that glimpse just into the early days and, and what it was like and the challenges and you know, hiking your bike up and then bomb and down and try not to like flip over the handlebars. And so like, it wasn't easy, you know, and, and I remember the first time I was on a mountain bike, like it just, it was fun. It was cool, but it certainly wasn't easy and right so what like, what did you love about it? Like, why why mountain biking with everything that you have going on? You have climbing there was some you know, road road biking, all the things we do in Colorado, and I know you didn't just probably didn't just abandon that stuff. But like, what was it that really lit you up? about getting on a mountain bike back, especially back then, you know, Greg Mazu 25:51 I think, you know, one, it's it's a bicycle and bicycles have always been the one the one tool that motivates me the most as like, I can live someplace without skiing, but I cannot live someplace without mountain biking. Like, like, you take my bike away. I become a very sad individual. So I think why Marc Gutman 26:15 Why? What's so great about a bike? Greg Mazu 26:17 It goes back to being the kid, the bike was my escape from reality. my bike, the you know, it still is the escape for my reality, I may, you know, there was a there was a period in life where I couldn't really ride a mountain bike trail without being critical of how it was built or how it was maintained. And and today I may kind of think a little too much about work on it, but still, it's how I escape reality of the world. Um, and it's really nice, it's, it's, it's, it's similar to like going snowshoeing in my, in my opinion, like, like, if you if you go for a hike, you have to walk up the hill and you have to walk down the hill. And, and let's not forget that walking down the hill is actually harder and on the knees on the hips on on the feet, because you're breaking with with with your feet. And so so it's just like snowshoeing you walk up the hill Do you have to walk down versus mountain biking is like back countries, you know, splitboarding or skiing where you get to skin up the hill to slide down and so same thing with mountain biking is you get to you get to pedal up the hill and you get to roll down the hill. And that's that's just way more fun than having a walk down it so Marc Gutman 27:31 Thank you for that. And so you know you let's go back to you know you you've kind of fallen into this this job with the state of Colorado and and can you just reset that so you're What are you doing for them at the time when you realize like, hey, like I'm a contractor and I've kind of got a thing going on here. Greg Mazu 27:53 Well at the time I'm I'm basically just the seasonal trails coordinator for Laurie State Park in here in Fort Collins. And my job is in 97 there was a large thunderstorm that sat over the park and over the town and flooded the park and a lot of the town so So my job is to help complete a trails plan to rebuild some of the trails up there from from from that storm, I think it dropped like 12 or 15 inches of rain in like a 24 hour period. So a lot of the trails had gotten hammered from that and so my job was to work with volunteers work with Youth Corps to go out and work by myself to to kind of maintain trails, reroute trails and implement this trail plan that the previous person had created. And, and it was a six-month job. And so, you know, after the first six months, I got another job. Another temp job here in Fort Collins. I then went back the following summer, and the position was funded through a grant. And it was that second year that you know, it was like kind of like, well, well, you're not really a state employee because of you know, we can't use this grant money to pay you as a state employee. I'm like, Okay, well, I'm not a bit I don't have insurance for this. And so so we found a way to launder my money through an A nonprofit locally, that first year but it really there was enough money for the next two years for me to be working at Laurie State Park and so it kind of like allowed me to to continue that that second six months season and then at the time the international mountain bicycling association was creating their trail solutions program and they were leveraging people like myself to kind of show up on projects and help get them done. So I was able to start kind of like farming myself out and and then do a little bit of contract. We're planning work by a contract for Laurie State Park in the wintertime. It didn't really like I like to say that I woke up one day and it and it hit me in They kind of did. But it was really like a 12 month process for me to realize that, oh, hey, like I, they're, they're paying me as a contractor. It took probably two or three more years for me to realize that I had my own business. But I was I was able to piece together three or four years of just constant trail work. And as an even to this day, most people say, like, Oh, I didn't know that you can make a living doing that. And it's just like, at the time, I was even surprised that I could make it, you know, find a way to make to make a living just building trail. And, and, you know, it was amazing to realize that I could do that. Marc Gutman 30:36 Yeah, and so at this time, is it just you or do you have a you bring on crew? Or what does that look like? Greg Mazu 30:43 It was me, myself and I. I was, you know, if if I was if I was getting called up to you know, Wyoming state parks called me in to wrap up a small project. If it was trail solutions, I might show up in there other other other vagabonds like myself, who were trying to get into this business, so it might be a team on one of those projects, but but, but really like, from this is 2004 I like to say January one, 2004 is the start of the business. So from this is like 2004 through, say, 2007 the business was was me, myself and I, I was I was out building by, you know, doing projects building by hand. By the end of that I I owned a truck, a trailer and a machine. I had, you know, work in Wyoming and Colorado. And and i was i was i was i was living the dream, if you will. Marc Gutman 31:41 This episode brought to you by Wildstory. Wait, isn't that your company? It is. And without the generous support of Wildstory, this show would not be possible. A brand isn't a logo or a tagline, or even your product. A brand is a person's gut feeling about a product service or company. It's what people say about you when you're not in the room. Wildstory helps progressive founders and savvy marketers build purpose-driven brands that connect their business goals with the customers they want to serve. So that both the business and the customer needs are met. This results in crazy, happy loyal customers that purchase again and again, which is great for business. If that sounds like something you and your team might want to learn more about, reach out @ www.wildstory.com and we'd be happy to tell you more. Now back to our show. I'm sitting here thinking what's special or what's difficult about trail design and building it this time and what I mean by that is like why not just like what why aren't these organizations just you know, using folks they have on the payroll or other community members handing them a shovel and saying get out it like what's difficult about this or like what's the challenge? Greg Mazu 33:05 The challenge is most people feel like also, I'll put it this way. Most people feel that trails are built by fairies and elves even to this day. And that means that they just magically appear or if in the case of elves there is a union and they do get paid but trails just magically appear it's like there's we want there's the some of the mountain please just go out and and and and you know, cut some brush and just you know rake and ride is kind of what those trails are called because you could you just rake some brush out of the way and you can even ride it you can hike it and you can ride your horse on it. But they're like where I struggle is some people say standards or specifications and this is trail building our standard is plus or minus a foot so so I apologize to all the engineers but engineers are not super fantastic at building great trail. And so at the time where it was coming from is my job title at the time was trail artist. And so even today we say we create trail we're artists we're a band of of nomads and misfits and we're and we create trailer artists we take what the land gives us and we can see the UPS downs left's and rights and and and put that in and if you just go out and build it like a road, you go, you go for 1000 feet and put a turn in and go for 1000 feet, that's just, it's unengaging. You know, driving a superhighway is unengaging is fast and straight and we want to we want to disengage from reality and so you have to take the rocks and the trees and the train that that that the the the topography gives you and you have to artistically create something so that that was the difference then is those of us that we're kind of seeing trails is art. Seeing trails as as we want to take what the land gives us And build with that not take what we want to input it in force it on the land. So so that was the difference. That's why it was difficult, if you will. Marc Gutman 35:08 Yeah. And so I think this is a good time, as I was researching prior to our interview here, on your website, front and center, it says, we believe in this synthesis of connection. What does that mean? Greg Mazu 35:23 It means that, like, as I like to say, we're trying to, we're trying to connect users and advocates to the trails of their dreams, we're trying to connect land managers to the trails that they want to manage. And I'm trying to connect staff to a dream job, if you will, I'm trying to take nomads and misfits who are passionate about being outside and recreating and providing a good time for others in creating a job that that maybe someday they could afford a mortgage. I'm trying to create that and so so the synthesis of connection is we're trying to take all these different concepts and we're trying to merge them together into enjoying and enjoying the natural resources and escaping reality. Marc Gutman 36:09 And you mentioned this a couple times you talk about nomads and misfits like why did they Why are they the perfect employees? Why? You know, normally nomads and misfits are not the ideal job description for a business so like, Why Why is it Why is that the ideal job description for you in single track trails? Greg Mazu 36:28 One I'm, I'm a nomad and a misfit I am I am best on the go. And, and putting me putting me in many environments I don't quite fit in into most in most social circles. So um, but not like in order to make a business I realized early on in order to in order to make a successful business, I was going to have to travel one that spoke to me because I love to travel I want to go other places. And to like there's only like I'm my girlfriend lives in Fort Collins, I pay my mortgage in Winter Park and the companies are based in Grand Junction. So I'm, I'm constantly on the go. But pick any one of those locations. There's there's only so many trails that can be built in a specific location. So So we've worked, we worked across the country. And so no matter and a misfit has to be, you know, there are people that are willing to chase chase the work to to enjoy life. Marc Gutman 37:23 And so let's go back a little bit. You said you know, I think it's around 2007 it's just you up to that point, you've got a truck, a tractor, some machinery some tools, like what changes for you in the business around then which takes it into I would say just a more of a growth mode or more of a larger business. Greg Mazu 37:48 Just to I wouldn't say growth, he says a larger business what happened was, I was doing so a bit of work for him betrayal solutions, and an over on the west loop in Grand Junction and that in a another statewide nonprofit called bicycle Colorado and the BLM Bureau of Land Management. We're all working on a plan for some trails based in downtown Grand Junction called the lunch loops. As everybody knows, that are the tabel watch trailhead, and they had plans for at the time was going to be the first official on on BLM land, technically on public land in the country. Free Ride trail for mountain biking so not just your cross country trail but a trail that has jumps and drops and one could argue that every trail has jumps and drops but at the time in 2007 this was a huge thing. So I invoked bicycle Colorado and the BLM have a what's more you have a memorandum of understanding to to push this project forward because it's in Colorado but bicycle Colorado was was going to be the the the organization that pushed it forward and so I knew this and I hounded the executive director at the time Dan grunich like i was i was i he probably saw my emails coming in was just like Ah, this dude again, but I hounded him until until he could not resist anymore that I was I was supposed to be the guy that that was was gonna complete that project and help bicycle Colorado get it done. And Dan finally relented and and brought brought me on board to you know, I was kind of a subcontractor slash employee of bicycle Colorado, and in September of 2007 is is when we started building what is now known as free lunch. But in order to do that, I needed to bring on a couple other staff members and one of those was a local bike shop mechanic that that did a lot of jump building and a lot of digging and basically I was told by a couple People in meetings over in Grand Junction like if you want this show to be a success, you need to be bring James on board. So I listened, I called up James and said, Hey, would you help build this trail with me? And and he said yes. And it like, like that sounds like the start of a relationship and and it was because 13 years later, he is he is still with the company and and he is our chief project manager, Chief trail artist as well. So, so that was the change in 2007. And his got a big project, how to bring on a staff member. And then the next year, Wyoming state parks had a big project brought on a couple more, more staff members. And we were splitting time between Grand Junction in Wyoming and continued over the next three or four years to keep building projects in those two areas specifically, but also start to chase work in in Utah. We even went as far as as Tennessee in 2013. So so that was that was the start of it all. Marc Gutman 41:02 Yeah. And at that point, I mean, right before that inflection, that inflection moment, where you vision envisioning where you're, if you're you thinking, you know, I need to turn this into a bigger business, I want a bigger business, or was this all was it inertia was it just like, hey, there's an opportunity, and it snowballs from there. Greg Mazu 41:19 Inertia I like, probably even through, even through 2013, as as we chased a project that project in Nashville, Tennessee, it's like I just like, I almost felt like the company was too big, um, like, I just like, I was okay with me, plus a couple people, but, but, um, I hadn't really come to the realization that if you're going to, if you were going to build a business you had, you had to, like, create a business. And it was it was, like, like, there was some times where like, like, we were wrapping up a project, and I didn't know what was going to be next for us. And, and fortunately, I had enough irons in the fire that something came through at the last second, we were able to keep working but but it was it was total inertia, like I had, like, in 2007. If you said this might be getting a little head, but if you said in in 2007, if you said in 10 years, you're gonna have you know, a staff of 15 people and and you're going to be doing, you know, seven times the amount of work you're doing right now, I've been like, No, thank you, I just know that I don't want to do that. I just want to be out in the woods building trail, let alone now I don't even I don't even build trail anymore. I just I just run the company. So Marc Gutman 42:33 Yeah. And that's that kind of leads me to a question that I've been forming over the courses interview, like, how does like and we'll try to keep this short. But like, how does this work? You know, like, how does it start? Like, how do like how do you even come into a project? What do you do? Like, what is what does this actually look like? Greg Mazu 42:52 Everything and that's the great thing. If, if the theme hasn't been obvious yet, I'm not quite a dog with a squirrel or bright light. But I am almost like that I needed I like doing the same thing over and over is not me. So every project is different with, with how it forms. With how it gets to the finish line, you know, for us, some projects are somebody calls us up and says we have a trail, here's the flag line, we want you to build it this way. And we can do that some people call us up and say, Hey, we have this property, we have an idea for a trail, could you come in and help? You know, lay it out and create you know, create the design for it. And we can do that. And some projects are a combination of the two. Some projects go out to bid competitively on an art on a RFP. Some projects are sole sourced in some projects are start out with an RFP, and then they enjoy working with us. And then we become sole source. So some projects are privately funded. Some projects are funded with grants and some projects are funded with line items out of municipal budgets. So every every single project is completely different in terms of how and how in terms of how it gets to us and how and how we create it. Marc Gutman 44:12 And with all that variability, I'm sure there's a lot of challenges. But what's the most challenging part of your business now? I mean, what, what's what's the tough part thing that we don't see? Greg Mazu 44:23 Yeah, the tough part is we were working as a business for 13 years before I realized that I needed to set up a business. So I like even though this is year 16 for single track trails. It's really like year three of trying to be organized and I do a lot of referencing to restaurant the rest like the restaurant industry, like we have the front of the house in the back of the house, the front of the house include me and our biz dev guy and our marketing guy. And we chase the work and do the planning and in the back of the house are the cooks, the chefs, the artists, that guys in the staff and the gals that get the project on the ground, and so we had the back of the house is dialed, however the front of the house is still being created and figuring out how to, oh, we have an HR issue. Do we have something for that and every business chases this all the time. But that's the hardest thing right now is getting organized and making sure that the world doesn't think that we're like, showing the world that we're not a junk show, even though we might be a junk show on the back end. Marc Gutman 45:30 In that vein, other than the idea that trails just magically appear, which I kind of just love that, because I think that everyone probably just assumes that what else do people get wrong about the work you're doing? Greg Mazu 45:43 The biggest thing and this happened quite a bit is, especially this time of year, last week. Oh, by the way, it's snowed. And there was basically a blizzard in Colorado, the earliest ever, right after record heat waves. And so people and this week is beautiful. So so people will will head out. And if they see our trail staff on this beautiful 83 degree day, where we're finally smoke in the forest, you know, there's no smoke in the air from the forest fires, and they'll just be like, you have the best job ever. You're out here every day. It's like, Where were you two weeks ago, and it was 105 degrees. And we were breeding smoke, Where were you last week when it was a blizzard. And now this is the great like, so everybody thinks we have the best job because we're outside, but they always forget that we have to work in harsh environments. Marc Gutman 46:33 Yeah, one of the things I love about your story, and what I know about you, as well is, you know, from the outside At least it appears that both opportunity and, and and just problems are the mother of invention and progress for your business. And so I know that you have other businesses that have that have come out of single track trails, what are those look like? Greg Mazu 46:57 Primarily the other. The other, I have two other official businesses right now one being tools for trails, which is an online tool retailer for trail building supplies. And then a couple years ago, my ego acquired an existing business over in Grand Junction, it's a shuttle guide company called desert rat tours, I had watched some friends run it as a side hustle. And I was like, and I was like, it doesn't take much work to to drive that business and, and my ego heard that they were selling it and so I acquired it from them. And since then single track trails and tools for trails have been growing. So it's kind of the redheaded stepchild of my businesses. But now my side hustles are getting side hustles if you will, in tools for trails, we're developing a in-house tool brand called back slope tools. So we're trying to take the tools that that trail builders have been using for you know, 100 plus years, and in trying to modify them into to modern tools and give them a modern take on on, on how we actually use the tools and and make them stackable, so you can put them in a trailer make them lockable in case they're there in your in the back of your truck and you're in you're in downtown Denver and in either run into the hardware store or something like that. But just also like, so many times volunteer after volunteer events are so many times at the end of a long workday. You sit around on a tailgate with a beer and you're like, ah would it be great if we had this tool and so we're finally taking the time to take all those all that beer talk and actually turn it into tools. And make a modern, you know, it's a on a on a quick side note one of one of our tools or trails. Vendors sent out an email last week like Oh, hey, like we're like, we, we've we've updated a tool and they took they took a tool they added for length four inches to the handle length, and it's just like, oh, that that's an update. Okay, um, No, thank you. So so so the side hustle has a side hustle there. And we're also looking at singletrack trails is also looking to get back into more land planning with the landscape architect on staff and we're looking to get into some, you know, there's always fabrication needs for every trail project. So we're looking at maybe create a fab arm as well. So when this when this pandemic hit, I was wondering if the business was going to survive. And I figured that when I wasn't going to be traveling, I get kind of bored and I was like, hopefully I don't start another business. And and fortunately for us singletrack trails is going to survive and prosper at this point. And I started three other businesses. So I kind of like succeeded, but also failed at my goals in March. Marc Gutman 49:49 The good kind of failure. And so, you know, as you were talking what really struck me is it almost and you can correct me because this is just my my interpretation, but the trail building and where you're at today, it really is really paralleling the journey you described of mountain biking itself, you know, a ways back where we started, it was kind of like, you know, we had the best that we had, but the technology just wasn't there. And it sounds like now, you know, through tools for trails and, and your other side hustles have side hustles that, you know, you're working to bring trail building into a more, you know, technologically, current state, you know, the right tool for the right job. I mean, would that would that be accurate? Greg Mazu 50:35 Yeah. I, the answer is yes. The show I guess the short answer to that is yes, um, I'm just trying to take advantage of situations that I kind of see in front of me, again, like, the intent was not, when, when all of that when all of this started, the intent was not to, to to intentionally modernize the tools and whatnot, it was just like, hey, can can we take the time to produce this tool, and the tool and the tool brand came specifically from tools trails, which has been around for eight years, as as, as a small like, just providing singletrack trails and, and, and trail groups in Colorado with tools it came around with, like, there's not a lot of margin in the tools that we sell. And so it's like, having been in the bike industry having been on the periphery of outdoor recreation industry, like how, how can we create a supply chain that gives us better margin so that every time every every group that calls me up once wants 50% off on their tools? and me being the guy like, yes, you're putting great trail on the ground here, here you go. It's like, how can we make it so that if I give somebody a discount, I'm not basically paying for their tools as well. So So that's, that's where, you know, it just, it just keeps the opportunity to kind of keep coming because, at best, I'm an opportunity just like, I'm just taking advantage of, of what life is giving me. Marc Gutman 52:03 And so what makes a great tool? Greg Mazu 52:06 In the historic words of Keith Bontrager in the bike industry, light, cheap and strong pick two, however, we're trying to do all three, we're trying to make it we're trying to make it light. We're trying to make it strong, and we're trying to make it affordable. Marc Gutman 52:19 And so what does singletrack trails look like today? Greg Mazu 52:22 Today we are a staff of about 47 people. We have Front Range Colorado based staff we have a Grand Junction based staff. We're looking to expand staff based into Salt Lake City last year, Fall of 2019 I brought on a longtime subcontractor based in Brevard, North Carolina. So we have North Carolina based staff and we were trying to build up these we used to be a regional company that works nationally and now we're trying to become a national company that works regionally. And so we're trying to develop in scale through these through these these smaller regional hubs versus versus trying to take color out of staff all over the all over the country. Marc Gutman 53:05 Yes, anything scary about that? Greg Mazu 53:09 Uh, no and that's probably what I should be scared about. I mean, the great The great thing I get to do like for me personally for a guy that loves to travel it's like I get to go to Salt Lake and park see on a regular basis I get to hopefully you know go to Boulevard North Carolina and ride his gun and and and the trails and in Knoxville and down into Georgia and and you know, at some point we'll probably expand into new england and maybe Oregon in California and so so like, like, what was me I like I get to travel to great places and ride great trails and and hang out at great breweries and with great people all over the place. So no, it doesn't scare me. It makes me it makes me want to pop the clutch and punch the gas. Let's go. Yeah, Marc Gutman 53:58 I was gonna ask that. I think you just you answered the question, but I wasn't gonna you know, we know people do get wrong. You said like, Hey, you got the dream job but it does sound and a lot of respects you have the dream job and and you know, I was gonna ask do you really get to ride you know, the trails that you work on? Do you really get to experience the town's but I'll let you kind of answer that over again. But it sounds great. Greg Mazu 54:20 Yeah, the answer is yes. I have created a dream job and you know what, you know, even even on the crappy days in my staff now they they they they enjoy the crappy days just as much as they enjoy the great days. But no, I get to are there people that are more fit on a bicycle than me because they get to ride more often. Yes. However, I get to go to you know, all these great places and, and ride the great trail with somebody who knows it. Um, I have some other friends that I travel with every spring or fall we'll go to down to Arizona to the desert and whatnot. And I'll be like, Oh, you Yeah, I've got I've got Joe coming out to ride with us today. And they're like, Who? Like, like, Is there any place in the country that you can go and not be one phone call away from a ride partner? And I was like, No, I don't think so. And that was like, in that within that it really at that moment, it was just like, yeah, that's pretty badass. Marc Gutman 55:20 That is pretty badass. What about a trail drives you crazy? Like, what what do you see that you just just ruffles your feathers? Greg Mazu 55:28 When they when they force their will on to the terrain? You know, we can we can get into the nitpicking of like, all that corners too tight, or it's or or you should have gone below that rock or above that rock, you know, every you know, you know, it's it's art everybody has a different representation of, of what that art is, like a lot of people look at a Jackson Pollock and think he just threw paint on a canvas. And for me, it's when you take a you basically take the machine that you have you have a concept for a trail, and the train is not what that what that should be. Take. You know, we have to do this sometimes, but you have to build a green downhill trail across a black ski run like that. Is that the best use of that terrain? Probably not. If you're working in Iowa, you know, they want a rocky technical train, which is like a rocky technical trail. And it's just like, well with what rock like, this is Iowa. You guys, you guys sold off all your rocks 100 years ago for better farming. And and so when you when you just kind of, you know, engineer a trail that that's that's what bugs me, that's what bugs me the most you need. You need to take what the earth gives you and you need to to shape your trail because of that. Marc Gutman 56:47 If you could only ride one trail ever again. Which one would it be? And why? Just one, just one I know. It's hard. I know. It's hard. But I want to know, I want to know what you like, you know what your perfect trail looks like? Greg Mazu 57:02 One trail or one region? Marc Gutman 57:05 I'll give you a region. Greg Mazu 57:06 Grand Junction-Fruita Thank you. That was That was tough. I'm in the read. The reason being I love the desert. And the reason is, bikes are like shoes. trails are like shoes, you can't just have one pair, right? You need a pair of shoes for every event and so Grand Junction fruta it's the desert I love the desert. We have rocky technical trails there that we you know, we have built and also others have built there. We have the in between trails, and there's even some some pumpy jumpy trails. And that's where I would pick but as I ramble through this, this question like, there's a trail and Winter Park that we built a few years ago, we call it Howler. And that's like, I could ride that trail a whole lot. Marc Gutman 57:52 Nice. Nice. And so as we come to a close here, Greg, question we asked everyone on the show, if you ran into your 20 year old self today, what do you think he'd say? Greg Mazu 58:03 Hopefully a couple nice things. I mean, I was 20. I was opinionated. And not always the nicest of dudes to other people. So I think I would approve of the life choices that I that I have made. I have I have figured out how to take what has been given to me and and turn it into something that I enjoy. And I think that's, you know, trying to think back. This is a fantastic question, trying to think back about. I was desperately trying to be a road bike racer at the time, and I would probably be excessively disappointed that that didn't work out. But hopefully I would be smart enough to realize that I turn life into something pretty awesome. Marc Gutman 58:49 And that is Greg Mazu. Take what the land gives you. This keeps echoing in my head. And I can't help but think that's a metaphor for life as well. Especially as all our lives had been up ended during this pandemic, what our lives in the world look like if we took what it gave us, instead of trying to force engineer against it. Just a thought. Thank you again to Greg Mazu, singletrack trails and tools for trails. Well, that's the show. Until next time, make sure to visit our website www.wildstory.com where you can subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher or via RSS so you'll never miss an episode. A lot big stories and I cannot lie, you other storytellers can't deny.
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