Podcast appearances and mentions of buddy pegs media

In this week's episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan visits with Danny Shervin. Danny is a father, husband, entrepreneur, artist and founder of Paint with Gunpowder. Danny is part of a 5th generation Jackson family. A few years ago, Danny decided to give up his steady bank job to focus on his art full time.  In this episode, Stephan and Danny talk about growing up in Jackson, family heritage, parenting, painting with gunpowder and pursuing your dreams.  To directly connect with Danny, email info@paintwithgunpowder.com Learn more about Danny Shervin and Painting with Gunpowder: https://paintwithgunpowder.com/ (PaintWithGunPowder.com) https://www.facebook.com/paintwithgunpowder/ (Facebook.com/PaintWithGunPowder) Watch Danny Create His Gunpowder art: https://youtu.be/gXceYzhCWcs (https://youtu.be/gXceYzhCWcs) https://youtu.be/k_svwQ6SQbs (https://youtu.be/k_svwQ6SQbs) Recommended Book by Danny:  https://www.amazon.com/Undaunted-Courage-Meriwether-Jefferson-American/dp/0684826976/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=174239935094&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9029399&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2280392451855978928&hvtargid=kwd-544043931&hydadcr=24658_9648989&keywords=undaunted+courage&qid=1571773145&sr=8-1 (Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West) https://buddypegs.com () This week's sponsor is https://buddypegs.com (Buddy Pegs Media!)  About Buddy Pegs If you're a parent today, you're familiar with the struggle with navigating the modern, digitally fueled childhood. What you may not be familiar with is the year over year rise in childhood depression, anxiety, obesity, and suicide. Well, our guest today believes that bicycle riding is a wonderful way to build confident kids and connected families.  Scott Fitzgerald is the Founder and CEO of Buddy Pegs Media – a Family Adventure Media company that celebrates cycling through children's books and podcasts and classes that teach bicycle riding to children between 2 and 7 years old. After selling the popular local bike shop Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Scott and his wife Jannine built Buddy Pegs Media and Buddy Pegs Learn To Ride to keep fueling their mission to create happier, more successful children, a healthier lifestyle for families, and social impact. Thinking “lifestyle business”? Think again. The US Children's Publishing Industry generates $3.5B annually, The Kids' Sports Industry generates $15B annually, and children under 12 influence $500B in annual purchasing in the US. This September (2019), the Buddy Pegs team relocated temporarily to Bentonville, AR to launch a full model of classes, camps, and events across North West Arkansas before scaling nationwide. Do you enjoy The Jackson Hole Connection? Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast wherever you listen. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode of The Jackson Hole Connection.  Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com  Music in this episode is provided by Luke Taylor. The Jackson Hole Connection is edited byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri). Website and social media support byhttp://hiretana.com/ ( Tana Hoffman).

In this week's episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan visits with Ivan Posey. Ivan is a US Army Veteran, father of three, American Indian and a leading member of the Wind River Indian Reservation.  In this episode, Stephan and Ivan talk about growing up on a Reservation, what has changed over the decades on the Reservation, American Indian Heritage and keeping tribal traits alive.  To directly connect with Ivan, email iposey@cwc.edu. To learn more about the Wind River Reservation, visit https://windriver.org/ (WindRiver.org) To learn about Ivan's class at Central Wyoming College, visit https://www.cwc.edu/triballearning/ (CWC.edu/TribalLearning) https://buddypegs.com () This week's sponsor is https://buddypegs.com (Buddy Pegs Media!)  About Buddy Pegs If you're a parent today, you're familiar with the struggle with navigating the modern, digitally fueled childhood. What you may not be familiar with is the year over year rise in childhood depression, anxiety, obesity, and suicide. Well, our guest today believes that bicycle riding is a wonderful way to build confident kids and connected families.  Scott Fitzgerald is the Founder and CEO of Buddy Pegs Media – a Family Adventure Media company that celebrates cycling through children's books and podcasts and classes that teach bicycle riding to children between 2 and 7 years old. After selling the popular local bike shop Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Scott and his wife Jannine built Buddy Pegs Media and Buddy Pegs Learn To Ride to keep fueling their mission to create happier, more successful children, a healthier lifestyle for families, and social impact. Thinking “lifestyle business”? Think again. The US Children's Publishing Industry generates $3.5B annually, The Kids' Sports Industry generates $15B annually, and children under 12 influence $500B in annual purchasing in the US. This September (2019), the Buddy Pegs team relocated temporarily to Bentonville, AR to launch a full model of classes, camps, and events across North West Arkansas before scaling nationwide. Do you enjoy The Jackson Hole Connection? Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast wherever you listen. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode of The Jackson Hole Connection.  Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com  Music in this episode is provided by Luke Taylor. The Jackson Hole Connection is edited byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri). Website and social media support byhttp://hiretana.com/ ( Tana Hoffman).  

In this week's episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan visits with Frances VanHouten. Fran is a consultant, facilitator and a prolific reader. Fran made her way out to Jackson from New Hampshire in 1997 after her husband at the time landed a job as the town administrator on a fishing trip.  In this episode, Stephan and Fran talk about emotional intelligence, mediation, the importance of listening and the power of a deep breath. To directly connect with Fran, visit the contact section on http://www.rainmakercoaching.com/ (RainMakerCoaching.com).  Fran's Book Recommendations: https://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Blockbusting-Guide-Better-Ideas/dp/1541674049/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3U3Q7DH64IW92&keywords=conceptual+blockbusting&qid=1570639294&sprefix=conceptual+bl%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-2 (Conceptual Blockbusting: A Guide To Better Ideas) https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31RXQ0JMI1BJ0&keywords=the+artists+way&qid=1570639358&sprefix=the+artists%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-1 (The Artist's Way) https://www.amazon.com/Fierce-Conversations-Achieving-Success-Conversation/dp/0425193373/ref=sr_1_2?crid=19E4F4YXMNXT9&keywords=fierce+conversations&qid=1570639405&sprefix=Fierce+C%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-2 (Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Live, One Conversation at a Time) https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752/ref=sr_1_2?crid=20XSTF1KKJQ7D&keywords=switch+chip+heath+and+dan+heath&qid=1570639487&sprefix=switch+chip%2Caps%2C212&sr=8-2 (Switch: How To Change When Change Is Hard) https://buddypegs.com () This week's sponsor is https://buddypegs.com (Buddy Pegs Media!)  About Buddy Pegs If you're a parent today, you're familiar with the struggle with navigating the modern, digitally fueled childhood. What you may not be familiar with is the year over year rise in childhood depression, anxiety, obesity, and suicide. Well, our guest today believes that bicycle riding is a wonderful way to build confident kids and connected families.  Scott Fitzgerald is the Founder and CEO of Buddy Pegs Media – a Family Adventure Media company that celebrates cycling through children's books and podcasts and classes that teach bicycle riding to children between 2 and 7 years old. After selling the popular local bike shop Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Scott and his wife Jannine built Buddy Pegs Media and Buddy Pegs Learn To Ride to keep fueling their mission to create happier, more successful children, a healthier lifestyle for families, and social impact. Thinking “lifestyle business”? Think again. The US Children's Publishing Industry generates $3.5B annually, The Kids' Sports Industry generates $15B annually, and children under 12 influence $500B in annual purchasing in the US. This September (2019), the Buddy Pegs team relocated temporarily to Bentonville, AR to launch a full model of classes, camps, and events across North West Arkansas before scaling nationwide. Do you enjoy The Jackson Hole Connection? Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast wherever you listen. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode of The Jackson Hole Connection.  Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com  Music in this episode is provided by Luke Taylor. The Jackson Hole Connection is edited byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri). Website and social media support byhttp://hiretana.com/ ( Tana Hoffman).  

In this week's episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan visits with Toby Busch. Toby is a nomad, van life expert and YouTube star. Toby worked in the Grand Teton National Park at Colter Bay and Signal Mountain for 20 years before selling his possessions and moving into his van full time to travel the country. In this episode, Stephan and Toby talk about working for Amazon, van life, YouTube, living the nomadic lifestyle and the https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/style/rubber-tramp-rendezvous-rv-trucks-vanlife.html (Rubber Tramp Rendezvous).  To directly connect with Toby, email tobyntransit@gmail.com.  Watch Toby's videos here: https://youtu.be/6xJSJDub1ns (YouTube) Like Toby on https://www.instagram.com/tobyintransit/?hl=en (Instagram) https://buddypegs.com () This week's sponsor is https://buddypegs.com (Buddy Pegs Media!)  About Buddy Pegs If you're a parent today, you're familiar with the struggle with navigating the modern, digitally fueled childhood. What you may not be familiar with is the year over year rise in childhood depression, anxiety, obesity, and suicide. Well, our guest today believes that bicycle riding is a wonderful way to build confident kids and connected families.  Scott Fitzgerald is the Founder and CEO of Buddy Pegs Media – a Family Adventure Media company that celebrates cycling through children's books and podcasts and classes that teach bicycle riding to children between 2 and 7 years old. After selling the popular local bike shop Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Scott and his wife Jannine built Buddy Pegs Media and Buddy Pegs Learn To Ride to keep fueling their mission to create happier, more successful children, a healthier lifestyle for families, and social impact. Thinking “lifestyle business”? Think again. The US Children's Publishing Industry generates $3.5B annually, The Kids' Sports Industry generates $15B annually, and children under 12 influence $500B in annual purchasing in the US. This September (2019), the Buddy Pegs team relocated temporarily to Bentonville, AR to launch a full model of classes, camps, and events across North West Arkansas before scaling nationwide. Do you enjoy The Jackson Hole Connection? Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast wherever you listen. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode of The Jackson Hole Connection.  Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com  Music in this episode is provided by Luke Taylor. The Jackson Hole Connection is edited byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri). Website and social media support byhttp://hiretana.com/ ( Tana Hoffman).  

In this week's episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan visits with Scott Fitzgerald. Scott is a father, husband, entrepreneur, former owner/founder of Fitzgerald Bicycles and is the co-creator of the new company Buddy Peg Media. Scott is a long time Jackson resident who recently decided to venture down to Bentonville, Arkansas to promote Buddy Pegs and their mission of helping kids develop a love of cycling at an early age. In this episode, Stephan and Scott talk about the evolution of Fitzgerald's Bicycles, community involvement, and the importance of connecting our youth with nature through the love of cycling.  To find out more about Buddy Pegs, listen to podcast episodes and watch videos, visit https://buddypegs.com/ (BuddyPegs.com) Direct Podcast Links: https://buddypegs.com/blogs/podcast (BuddyPegs.com) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theworldofbuddypegss-podcast/id1239189458 (Apple) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/buddy-pegs/the-world-of-buddy-pegs?refid=stpr (Stitcher) https://buddypegs.com () This week's sponsor is https://buddypegs.com (Buddy Pegs).  About Buddy Pegs If you're a parent today, you're familiar with the struggle with navigating the modern, digitally fueled childhood. What you may not be familiar with is the year over year rise in childhood depression, anxiety, obesity, and suicide. Well, our guest today believes that bicycle riding is a wonderful way to build confident kids and connected families.  Scott Fitzgerald is the Founder and CEO of Buddy Pegs Media – a Family Adventure Media company that celebrates cycling through children's books and podcasts and classes that teach bicycle riding to children between 2 and 7 years old. After selling the popular local bike shop Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Scott and his wife Jannine built Buddy Pegs Media and Buddy Pegs Learn To Ride to keep fueling their mission to create happier, more successful children, a healthier lifestyle for families, and social impact. Thinking “lifestyle business”? Think again. The US Children's Publishing Industry generates $3.5B annually, The Kids' Sports Industry generates $15B annually, and children under 12 influence $500B in annual purchasing in the US. This September (2019), the Buddy Pegs team relocated temporarily to Bentonville, AR to launch a full model of classes, camps, and events across North West Arkansas before scaling nationwide. Do you enjoy The Jackson Hole Connection? Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast wherever you listen. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode of The Jackson Hole Connection.  Want to be a guest on The Jackson Hole Connection? Email us at connect@thejacksonholeconnection.com  Music in this episode is provided by Luke Taylor. The Jackson Hole Connection is edited byhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoeri ( Michael Moeri). Website and social media support byhttp://hiretana.com/ ( Tana Hoffman).  

We sit down to talk with Jannine Fitzgerald from Buddy Pegs Media about getting more kids on bikes, leaving a successful bike shop behind, creating a family-focused bike media outlet that includes books, blogs, and podcasts and their new Raise Riders tour where they are crossing the country holding events to encourage more kids and families to bike. About the podcast: Welcome to the Bike Shop Girl podcast, hosted by bicycle industry vet, bike shop owner, and entrepreneur Arleigh Greenwald. On this podcast, you'll find interviews discussing bike industry trends, new bicycle products, and inspiring stories with the goal of empowering daily life by bike. Arleigh's bike shop, Bike Shop Girl Family Cyclery is a Denver area bike shop focused on urban biking for families and transportation. Show notes are at www.shiftuppodcast.com

Mike Riemer aka Kid, aka Miker, is known in the bike industry as the marketing mojo behind Salsa Cycles and their adventure by bike movement. Mike was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea where his parents served as Lutheran missionaries for 43 years. He’s been “in” the bike industry in some form or fashion since the early 90’s or what he likes to call “the golden days of mountain biking”. Along the way, he’s been a race series promoter, zine publisher, and freelance photographer and writer. For the last 24 years he’s worked for bike parts distributor Quality Bicycle Products, entering the building as a warehouse worker, but having spent the last 14 years as the Marketing Manager for Salsa Cycles. He has a 21-year-old son, Jordan, and lives in Richfield, Minnesota. With his combination of genuine passion for cycling and organic storytelling, Mike has been helping us all connect with the purest aspects of bicycle travel through his inspiring tales of adventure by bike. Salsa launched the Timberjack 20 and 24 models, what they refer to as Timberjack Kids, this past December. Salsa’s first foray into the Kid’s bike world. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.    

Lelan Dains is the Operations Manager for Dirty Kanza Promotions and is a native of Emporia, KS. After graduating from Emporia State University with a degree in Recreation Management, he spent much of his time time traveling and working in various recreation fields including leading cycling excursions all over the world as the Camp Director for Carmichael Training Systems. When the opportunity arose to return to his hometown and bring his talents to the Dirty Kanza Promotions organization it was a dream come true! What I admire most about Lelan as how he is taking the lead through his position as a co-owner of the world’s premier gravel race to get more kids and families into the sport of gravel riding. Lelan has been instrumental forming the Dirty Kanza Youth Cycling Fund and the DK High school race. Beyond bringing life-changing adventure experiences to folks, LeLan spends every free moment with his amazing wife and daughter. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.   https://dirtykanza.com/

Ted Theochung is not exactly your typical bicycle industry leader. After graduating from the Stanford Business school, Ted embarked on a twenty year career as a veteran technology executive with strategy and corporate development roles within Fortune 500 companies, and a few stints as a vice president for several tech startups. With a linkedin profile like that I was dying to find out how he landed the role as the current CEO of the Specialized Foundation and how his belief in the transformative power of cycling is fueling their incredible Riding For Focus program. As you’ll learn from Ted, exercise warms up the brain for learning so head out for a ride, get your heart rate up and get ready to learn about how Ted and his team are embedding cycling into schools around the country. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.  

Rebecca Rusch’s bio says that Rebecca is 'the queen of pain with a heart of gold'.    Well, that sums up everything you need to know about this 30 year professional athlete. But if you’re into details, Rebecca is a 7x World Champion in multiple sports, 4x Leadville 100 mtb champion, 3x winner of the Dirty Kanza 200, she summited Mt. Kilamanjaro by bike, holds the record for the fastest ride on the Kokapelli trail, and was recently the first person to ride the entire length of the Ho Chi Min trail which you absolutely need to see for yourself in her inspiring movie Blood Road. But, beyond all that, what I admire most about Rebecca is her unwavering belief in the power of the bicycle to bring out the best in people and communities... and her dedication to bringing new people into the tribe of bikes. So shift into a harder gear, turn up the volume, and join us for this special interview recorded live at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.      

  Dave Wiens is known by many of you for his six consecutive wins in the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain bike race, between 2003 and 2008, where he even bested Tour de France riders Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong. But even before that Dave was inducted to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2000 after he helped define professional mountain bike racing in the late 1900’s! Today, Dave is focusing his efforts on mountain bike trail advocacy, something he has always been passionate about, as the new Executive Director of IMBA the International Mountain Bike Association. Previous to working for IMBA Dave was also the founder and executive director of Gunnison Trails, and race director for the Gunnison Growler. I had a great time at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic hearing why mountain bikes matter to Dave and I hope you do too! This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.  

  Eric Porter found his love for bikes exploring his local trails as a kid in Louisville, Kentucky. Before long he was crowned the National Downhill and Slalom Champion in 2001. From there Eric launched a professional Freeride mountain bike career competing all over the world and pushing the boundaries of ride style in mountain bike films. These days, Eric lives in Midway, Utah with his wife and two young sons while working closely with Diamondback Bikes helping design and test many of their latest models on trails around the world, representing Clif Bar and Magura as a sponsored athlete, and helping drive local trail development as the vice president of the Wasatch Trail Alliance. As I think you’ll hear in this interview, what we admire most about Eric is that he truly lives to share the stoke. Whether it’s introducing his two sons to the mountain lifestyle he loves so much, or introducing people he meets to all aspects of cycling from mountain biking to road, gravel, bike packing and everything in between. So throw your earbuds in, head out for a ride, and listen to Eric’s incredible journey from a mountain biker to a true cyclist. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.  

In 1988 Marilyn Price founded the non-profit Trips For Kids in Marin, CA which has since helped over 185,000 children connect with the bicycle through 75 chapters across the US! At 77 years young Marilyn rides her bike everyday and is still active as a Trips For Kids board member.  Recently, her love of the environment motivated her to sell her car so she can be the change she wants to see in the world and pedal long into the next chapter of her life! We had such a wonderful time hearing Marilyn’s story and I hope you do too! Amazing quotes from Marilyn: “The bicycle is one of the most important things we have in this world.” “If people do it and bike everyday I’ll be able to bike when I’m 95.” “When I climb a hill and have a problem. The problem is with me all the way but when I go down it dissolves and disappears.” “Stay true to what you’re doing and your vision.” This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.  

Remember the first time you pedaled off on your own Freedom machine, without Mom or Dad’s steading hand? Two time Olympic mountain biker Lea Davison remembers, and in this interview you’ll hear how the bike was her ticket to freedom as a young girl... and a steady supply of Snapple. Today Lea strives to take The Lead on the world cup mountain bike circuit and definitely takes the lead with her continued dedication to empowering girls through the non-profit she co-founded, Little Bellas. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.  

Enjoy this very special interview with Gary Fisher where we cover A LOT of topics. If you know gary, you know it’s best to sit back and let him tell you some great stories and that’s just what we did. Most of us have heard the story of how Gary helped inspire the birth of modern mountain biking but what we love about this interview is hearing what lead up to those days. Running light shows for the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones, living in a commune with the New Riders of The Purple Sage. Meeting his future business partner Charlie Kelly (they both had matching Colnago bicycles). Starting the company “Mountain Bikes” in 1979 after his road racing career was set aside with the 1979 USA boycott of the Olympics. Today, Gary works for Trek Bicycles and travels the country speaking with elected leaders and championing bicycles as a simple solution for today’s modern problems. When he’s not hanging at the library with his 3 year old son! This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.

Rich Tauer is the President of Quality Bicycle Products or as we call it in the bike industry QBP. Over the last 30 years QBP has grown into the largest parts distributor in the US, the parent company of other successful brands like Salsa Cycles, and a leader in green building with their LEED certified distributions centers.   What we really admire about QBP is their commitment to supporting local bike shops, getting more butts on bikes, taking a lead in the development of healthy sustainable bike communities everywhere, AND the personal development of their employees. Over his 26 year career Rich ascended from a front line customer service agent to recently taking over for the company’s founder as president. Rich was a fantastic guest and I hope you enjoy his story. This interview was recorded Live from the Buddy Pegs Media booth at the 2018 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey CA. We built this interview series from the title of our newest children’s picture book Taking The Lead that follows our animal characters along a journey to open a local bike shop and inspire their town to ride. We hope you enjoy these personal stories from bike industry executives, non-profit leaders, pro athletes, and families just like yours who are celebrating kids on bikes and inspiring families to get off the couch... and out for a ride. --- Purchase our books, and download the World of Buddy Pegs podcast so you can share the love of bicycling with the kids in your life. Visit your local bike shop, or visit us at BuddyPegs.com. Remember it’s the little moments that create big memories.