This episode is my conversation with Jeff Sheets. Jeff and his team make up Trailhead Sales and Associates, an Independent Rep agency in the California, Arizona and Nevada. Some of the brands they represent are Eagle Creek, Adventure Medical Kits, Hydrapak, McNett, and Farm to Feet.
In this conversation we talk about how he got into repping and I learned about the hobby of lumber jacking. Enjoy!
Show Notes
Bio
Broadcast Journalism, Pierce College in LA
loves all things wood
started and belongs to a lumber jacking
west hills lumberjack club
17 years at Adventure 16
Trailhead Sales and Assoc- CA, AZ, NV-
First exposure to the outdoors
1966 camping, fishing and backpacking in the Eastern Sierra in and around South Lake, Lake Sabrina and North Lake
belonged to boy scout troop 229 out of Encino, CA
Things we talked about
Jim Holton
Peter Whitney
his start completely by mistake at A16
Sports LTD
Gizmos
Mountain Store
Greg and Jim Thomsen
The Mountain Shop
Granite Stairway Mountaineering
Yvon Chouinard, Tom Frost, Warren Harding
Valley Uprising Documentary
Tarzana Glass
Adventure 16
Kenny Newmark
Mic Mead
Grey Standard
Michael Hogdson
Bob Grosse
Mike Wallenfells
Tom Purcell
Larry Harrison
Mark Fulton
Bob Nagy
Richard Stone
Gregory
Smart wool
Raichle
Ex Officio
the changes impacting the outdoor industry
“we’re in a time of accelerated change” “we have to always keep moving forward”
Trailhead Sales Team: Jeff Sheets, Lisl Smith, Melissa Wollney
Bill Sterling
The Summit Hut
Dave Baker- Jeremy and Dana Davis
Eastside Sports
James Wilson- Kris Iverson, Todd Vogle
Outdoor Retailer
Salt Lake Bees
Stephen Myers
Evernote
Apple Notes
Geoff O Keefe
Ted Ganio
Eric Barrett
Opportunities for young folks
“you’re not going to start at the top, take what you can get, start at the bottom and work your way up”
“figure out your talent and that you want to do”
“I’ll do anything is the wrong answer”
Routines, tips
walking in the morning
lifelong member of Starbucks- vent nonfat no foam latte
writes down everything
“the outdoor industry makes up some of my closest friends and I’m grateful for that”
Activities
still backpack, hiking, fishing, no climbing
Favorite Books
Timekeeper by Mitch Albom
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck-
The Wilderness World of John Muir
Backpacking One Step at a Time by Harvey Manning
best outdoor gear under $100-
swiss army knife
SIGG water bottle
tenacious tape- mcnett
after bite- adventure medical kits
reservoir bags- hydrapak
stash bottle- hydrapak
be free- katadyn
pack-it cubes eagle creek
Connect with Jeff
trailheadsales.com
jeff@trailheadsales.com
Links
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