How Huppy gluten free energy bar started with an accident
Like any good story, the tale of Huppy Bar – a delicious soy free, dairy free and gluten free energy bar – begins on a river with the line, “there I was on my boat.”…
Read MoreLike any good story, the tale of Huppy Bar – a delicious soy free, dairy free and gluten free energy bar – begins on a river with the line, “there I was on my boat.”…
Read MoreSometimes, a simple question can lead to a big answer. For the founders of Bureo skateboards, that question began on the beach – in particular, with the trash on the beach. How could people be…
Read MoreWhile in college at Purdue, Andrew Rademacher pole vaulted for the university team. He suffered regular injuries and wondered if that was just part of the sport. After college he started running barefoot in soft…
Read MoreYou know that parent, the one who bakes cookies and sends them in care packages? Well, Sue Kakuk is that mom. She sent cookies when her daughter or a teammate won a cycling race while…
Read MoreIn 2009, the large sandal company where John Eades worked went through a massive round of layoffs. At that point, John decided to reach out to his childhood friend Michael Ferreri about starting a sandal…
Read MoreWhen founder Aaron Koch introduced Treehouse Chocolate, with its signature premium organic drinking chocolate, it wasn’t his first rodeo. He had already launched one successful chocolate company. While operating that business, Aaron decided he wanted…
Read MoreJackson Hole-based artist Abby Paffrath didn’t set out to create cool trucker hats. They came about as result of frustration. Abby specializes in Batik, a classical Indonesian method of hand-printing textiles. Each piece requires a…
Read MoreWhen I hopped on the phone with Jax Koudelle to talk about Stoked Roasters and Coffeehouse—the waterfront roasting facility and tasting room that she recently opened in Hood River, OR—we first talked about a trip…
Read MoreAnneka Door guides climbers up the Tetons in the summer and shepherds skiers back down snow laden slopes in the winter at Bridger Bowl near Bozeman, Montana. She’s a Midwest transplant who came to the…
Read MoreBompa Blocks began by accident, says founder Ashley James, of the company she started with her grandfather that makes wood yoga blocks. As Ashley’s passion for yoga grew, she began selecting a mat, clothes and props…
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