Philip Curry's guest appearances

Philip Curry

RootsRated Labs

The Outdoor Biz Podcast

The Hemp Entrepreneur Podcast

Rob Walch

Eric Hanson

Gary Arndt

Roy Notowitz

Amy Roberts

Ray Lewis

Sean McCabe

Mark Koep

Bob Woodward

Peter Williams

Riley Cote

Bryan Martin

Sam Roberts

Jim Miller

Dave Christian

OwlTail

Philip Curry is a serial entrepreneur who saw an opportunity in life jackets over 20 years ago while still in college.  After selling his company Lotus Designs to Patagonia he started a biodynamic farm outside Asheville, North Carolina.  Feeling he could have a larger impact on soil and water health as an entrepreneur, he launched Astral Designs and started producing hemp canvas shoes.   Please like, share, and subscribe to The Hemp Entrepreneur Podcast! We are your weekly source of hemp industry enlightenment and we look forward to bringing you more stories of hemp entrepreneurs like Philip.   Resources: https://www.astraldesigns.com http://www.ketsamusic.com

Philip Curry is a serial entrepreneur who saw an opportunity in life jackets over 20 years ago while still in college.  After selling his company Lotus Designs to Patagonia he started a biodynamic farm outside Asheville, North Carolina.  Feeling he could have a larger impact on soil and water health as an entrepreneur, he launched Astral Designs and started producing hemp canvas shoes.   Please like, share, and subscribe to The Hemp Entrepreneur Podcast! We are your weekly source of hemp industry enlightenment and we look forward to bringing you more stories of hemp entrepreneurs like Philip.   Resources: <a href="https://www.astraldesigns.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.astraldesigns.com</a> <a href="http://www.ketsamusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ketsamusic.com</a>

Episode 018 Astral Designs - Philip Curry

Philip curry has been challenging the status quo in watersports his entire career. Turning his love for paddling into not one but two watersports brands. Lotus Designs which he sold to Patagonia and Astral which has now expanded into footwear. We talk about his experience building these  two unique brands and much, much more in this wide ranging conversation. Facebook Twitter InstagramThe Outdoor Biz PodcastSupport the show on Patreon   Please give us a rating and review HERE    Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I grew up in the mountains outside of Chattanooga, so my backyard was the outdoor. There was a creek back there, a beautiful little mountain creek. Probably from the age of five I discovered that creek and it really opened the world of nature to me. So I'd say that was it. It's always kinda been since then a place to play, feel free and put my mind at ease. Things we talked about Astral Designs Allanbys Lotus Designs Sutton Bacon Steve Meineke Bruce Furrer Joe Pulliam North Carolina Zen Center Advice, tips The critical thing about business is understanding your target customer and understanding who is going to buy your product or your service that you're offering. So that means I think being a member of some community of climbers or paddlers or backpackers or whatever it is, you really have to be a part of it. If you're not, it's really hard to fake it. It seems like the industry sees right through that pretty quickly. Right, right. That's number one, understand the community you're building products or services for. Beyond that, I think it's just a hell of a lot of work. I don't want anybody to think that either the business or being in business is anything other than that hard work. It just as a mental exercise that's nonstop, there's just no way around it. Other Outdoor Activities Running, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Snowboarding Favorite Books The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Crazy Horse by The Edward Clown Family Favorite Darn Tough Socks GSI Outdoors Ultralight Java drip Connect with Philip Linkedin

Philip curry has been challenging the status quo in watersports his entire career. Turning his love for paddling into not one but two watersports brands. Lotus Designs which he sold to Patagonia and Astral which has now expanded into footwear. We talk about his experience building these  two unique brands and much, much more in this wide ranging conversation. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_saez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="http://www.theoutdoorbizpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outdoor Biz Podcast</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show on Patreon</a>   Please give us a rating and review <a href="http://bit.ly/2t572XN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>   Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors I grew up in the mountains outside of Chattanooga, so my backyard was the outdoor. There was a creek back there, a beautiful little mountain creek. Probably from the age of five I discovered that creek and it really opened the world of nature to me. So I'd say that was it. It's always kinda been since then a place to play, feel free and put my mind at ease. Things we talked about <a href="https://www.astraldesigns.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Astral Designs</a> <a href="https://static-snews.s3.amazonaws.com/snews/import_archive/.../snews.../feb_1999.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Allanbys</a> <a href="https://sgbonline.com/lotus-designs-becomes-patagonia-paddling/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lotus Designs</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/suttonbacon/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sutton Bacon</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-meineke-59179517/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Meineke</a> <a href="http://www.wernerpaddles.com/about/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bruce Furrer</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-pulliam-bab835/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Pulliam</a> <a href="https://www.nczencenter.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">North Carolina Zen Center</a> Advice, tips The critical thing about business is understanding your target customer and understanding who is going to buy your product or your service that you're offering. So that means I think being a member of some community of climbers or paddlers or backpackers or whatever it is, you really have to be a part of it. If you're not, it's really hard to fake it. It seems like the industry sees right through that pretty quickly. Right, right. That's number one, understand the community you're building products or services for. Beyond that, I think it's just a hell of a lot of work. I don't want anybody to think that either the business or being in business is anything other than that hard work. It just as a mental exercise that's nonstop, there's just no way around it. Other Outdoor Activities Running, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Snowboarding Favorite Books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808/ref=sr_1_2?crid=36V7JD81LXJZ6&amp;keywords=the+power+of+now+by+eckhart+tolle+paperback&amp;qid=1549819904&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=The+Power+of+Now%2Caps%2C540&amp;sr=8-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Power of Now</a> by Eckhart Tolle <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Horse-Lakota-Warriors-Legacy/dp/142364123X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Crazy+Horse&amp;qid=1549819937&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Crazy Horse</a> by The Edward Clown Family Favorite <a href="https://darntough.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Darn Tough Socks</a> <a href="https://gsioutdoors.com/ultralight-java-drip.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GSI Outdoors Ultralight Java drip</a> Connect with Philip <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-curry-b8352412/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>

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