{"id":177791,"date":"2022-05-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=177791"},"modified":"2022-05-06T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T20:55:10","slug":"creating-thousand-with-gloria-hwang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/creating-thousand-with-gloria-hwang","title":{"rendered":"Creating Thousand with Gloria Hwang"},"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\/9576f4a4-48fd-448f-a5f7-d1d2302073d5?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/creating-thousand-with-gloria-hwang\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helmets reduce the likelihood of getting a serious head injury by 60%. Even though they make it safer to ride your bike, skateboard, one-wheel, or even roller skates, a lot of people don\u2019t wear them, citing bulkiness and inconvenience. Gloria Hwang felt the same way, so she designed a more exciting, user-friendly helmet and launched the product on Kickstarter. Since the first sale, her company Thousand has become a thriving brand in the outdoor industry and is changing the helmet game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Gloria:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorethousand.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/explorethousand\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/explorethousand\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a>Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Helmets reduce the likelihood of getting a serious head injury by 60%. Even though they make it safer to ride your bike, skateboard, one-wheel, or even roller skates, a lot of people don\u2019t wear them, citing bulkiness and inconvenience. 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