Thad RobisonSalt Lake City, UT | Fishhippie@gmail.com - TV Personality/Host "Fish or Die" on Animal Planet. Award Winning Film Maker, Explorer, Adventurer, Fly Fisher, Photographer, Public Speaker, Content Creator, Event Planner, Travel Expert, Brand Ambassador.Over the past 27 years in my professional career I have been heavily involved in the Travel, Outdoor Independent Film, Television and Fly Fishing industries. Having an eye for industry need, I started an idea in my basement and grew that idea into the largest, most successful and profitable film tour in the industry, The Fly Fishing Film Tour. I started the film tour from nothing and exceeded everyone’s expectations; growing the film tour from 11 city stops in the beginning to over 120 and increased revenue from $17,000 annually to over $250,000 during my tenure.As an expert major event planner; I personally hosted over 280 Film Tour events and managed a road crew across the country for 7 years. I was the key player in acquiring sponsorship for The Fly Fishing Film Tour, AEG Media, and Motivfishing. Having raised more sponsorship $ while with Motivfishing than anyone in the industry, over 1.2 million dollars in 4 years.With all three companies, I coordinated earned respect and built relationships with top industry corporate officers and owners, negotiating resources with major key players in the Fly Fishing and outdoor industries to include Costa Sunglasses, Patagonia, YETI, Loop Tackle, GoPro, Scientific Anglers, Diablo Paddlesports, The Drake Magazine, Watershed Dry Bags, Nemo Equipment, Rising, Global Rescue, Brunton, Danner Boots., as well as establishing community relationships with people customers, dealers and consumers across the nation. I bring experience, energy, enthusiasm, innovation and a passion of the outdoor industry with an ability to focus on details, as well as a natural ability to inspire and excite the public about participating and becoming involved in the outdoors.