{"id":177481,"date":"2022-04-19T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=177481"},"modified":"2022-04-19T14:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:24:37","slug":"building-cotopaxi-with-davis-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/building-cotopaxi-with-davis-smith","title":{"rendered":"Building Cotopaxi with Davis Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/33edbf08-9278-4024-a14a-dc5f55427c2b?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/making-gear-for-good-with-davis-smith\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis Smith is an outdoor adventurer and mission-driven entrepreneur. That\u2019s why he founded&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/cotopaxi\">Cotopaxi<\/a>&nbsp;in 2014. Best known for their bright colors, Cotopaxi doesn\u2019t just make goodgear, they make gear for good. The brand is committed to minimizing their impact on the planet, and maximizing the benefit for the people who live here. Davis spent a lot of his childhood in Latin America, and his parents were committed to serving others and getting outside, values that he still carries with him today. For him, Cotopaxi is a perfect way to honor his upbringing and the places that mean a lot to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episodes to listen to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/running-for-change-with-nicole-ver-kuilen\">Cotopaxi ambassador, Nicole Ver Kuilen<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotopaxi.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davismsmith?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davismsmith\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Davis Smith is an outdoor adventurer and mission-driven entrepreneur. That\u2019s why he founded&nbsp;Cotopaxi&nbsp;in 2014. Best known for their bright colors, Cotopaxi doesn\u2019t just make goodgear, they make gear for good. The brand is committed to minimizing their impact on the planet, and maximizing the benefit for the people who live here. 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