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Enthusiastic outdoor executive and explorer with over 20 years experience inspiring and motivating sales, product, and marketing teams in the outdoor and adventure travel industries. Including Eagle Creek where I led the sales team as the brand created the Adventure Travel category at retail. I also led the sales & marketing efforts at Umpqua strengthening our position as a brand leader in Fly Fishing gear by implementing growth-driven sales programs and developing updated packaging and a redesigned Fly Catalog increasing sales by over 15%. Designed and developed award-winning Outdoor Photo Gear with Lowepro, and I'm the founder of the award-winning Outdoor Biz Podcast where my weekly conversations with leaders from Outdoor, Fly Fishing, and Adventure Travel are enjoyed by over 4-5000 active outdoor enthusiasts each month.My world travels are the lynchpin that informs my perspective on Outdoor and Adventure Travel. My extensive experience in guiding and leadership has taught me to effectively plan and manage itineraries, operations, budgets, guides, and vendors for paddling, trekking, and photography adventures in California, Utah, Alaska as well as sea kayaking in Baja Mexico. I’ve been fortunate to visit six continents exploring Antarctica, the Karnali River in Nepal, the Caucasus Mountains in the Republic of Georgia, the Marsh Fork of the Canning River in the Arctic, the Tatshenshini River in Alaska, and too many adventures in North America to list.On my podcast, The Outdoor Biz Podcast, I collaborate with leaders from global organizations, like JanSport, Dometic, and Fishpond to provide over 4K monthly listeners with fun, entertaining stories related to career development, outdoors, and adventure. My podcast has afforded me the opportunity to explore my passion for innovation and growth. I am constantly researching best practices, technology advances, and trends in podcasting and marketing.If you would like to connect or know more about my story, please send me an InMail message or email me at rick@ricksaez.com. Key Strengths: Product Management | Brand Identity | E-Commerce | Business Development | Digital Marketing | Competitive Analysis | Sales Management | Product Strategy | Podcasting

Listed skills include Product Management, Product Development, Retail, Product Marketing, and 46 others.