Episode 201: Impacting the World Through Product with Davis Smith, Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi
Davis Smith is the Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi. Cotopaxi is on track to becoming one of the biggest outdoor brands in the world challenging brands like Patagonia and North Face but there are more differences in Cotopaxi than similarities plus, Davis prefers the idea of collaboration over competition. Today, we’re honored to have Davis join us to talk about those distinctions. We talk about:
Cotopaxi’s origins and some of those stepping stones vital to putting Davis and his team on their success path today
Lessons learned from Davis about being a survivalist and how that equates to entrepreneurship
His thoughts on building a successful team around you
Their mission to impact people through the power of product
What supply chain philanthropy means
The collaborations they have with companies like our friends at MiiR and Tevas
And finally, Davis made the news recently by buying his first company back, a rare opportunity to start over, and we unpack that -and a lot more- today. Join us as we explore the incredible journey of one of the most inspirational and iconic brands.