Clint Peterson's guest appearances

Clint Peterson

DROPPIN DIMES

UTAH PODCAST NETWORK (FULL FEED)

The Weekly InSalt

Running Stuff, a Peterson Partners podcast

Joel Peterson

Stanley McChrystal

Tim Brown

Karl Sun

Sterling Jones

Hamid Moghadam

David Neeleman

Davis Smith

Amy Errett

Andy Dunn

Jake Young

Mark Newman

Taylor Jones

Trevor McKendrick

Rachel Hofstetter

OwlTail

Our topic is “Brand Building and Entrepreneurship” and our guest is Davis Smith,  Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear and active lifestyle brand with a social mission at its core.Cotopaxi creates innovative products and experiences that fund sustainable poverty alleviation and is among the first companies to incorporate from inception as a B-Corp and raise venture capital.Prior to Cotopaxi Davis was the Founder and Co-CEO o fBaby.com.br and Dinda.com.br, Brazil’s Startup of the Year in 2012. In 2004, Davis founded, and later sold, PoolTables.com, America’s largest pool table retailer. Davis holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies and an alumnus of the Spanish international program. He also holds a BA in International Studies from Brigham Young University.The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold, or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Partners. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. Any opinions, projections, forecasts, and estimates contained in this production are necessarily speculative in nature, are based upon certain assumptions, and subject to change without notice. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. This production is not an offer to buy or sell any investments. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Our topic is “Brand Building and Entrepreneurship” and our guest is Davis Smith,  Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear and active lifestyle brand with a social mission at its core.Cotopaxi creates innovative products and experiences that fund sustainable poverty alleviation and is among the first companies to incorporate from inception as a B-Corp and raise venture capital.Prior to Cotopaxi Davis was the Founder and Co-CEO o f<a href="http://baby.com.br/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baby.com.br</a> and <a href="http://dinda.com.br/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dinda.com.br</a>, Brazil’s Startup of the Year in 2012. In 2004, Davis founded, and later sold, <a href="http://pooltables.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PoolTables.com</a>, America’s largest pool table retailer. Davis holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies and an alumnus of the Spanish international program. He also holds a BA in International Studies from Brigham Young University.The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold, or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Partners. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. Any opinions, projections, forecasts, and estimates contained in this production are necessarily speculative in nature, are based upon certain assumptions, and subject to change without notice. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. This production is not an offer to buy or sell any investments. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Brand Building and Entrepreneurship with Davis Smith, Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, moderated by Clint Peterson

Paul Mckinnon

Paul McKinnon has been recognized as one of the top human resource executives in the country spanning both academic and business worlds. Dr. McKinnon was a Senior Lecturer in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School, where he taught in Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) and Managing Human Capital. Prior to joining the HBS faculty, Dr. McKinnon had more than 30 years’ experience in Human Resources management and consulting. He was Head of Human Resources and Talent Management at Citigroup and Senior Vice President of the Human Resources Group for Dell. He is currently a senior adviser at Peterson Partners.The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Partners. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. Any opinions, projections, forecasts and estimates contained in this production are necessarily speculative in nature, are based upon certain assumptions, and subject to change without notice. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. This production is not an offer to buy or sell any investments. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Paul McKinnon has been recognized as one of the top human resource executives in the country spanning both academic and business worlds. Dr. McKinnon was a Senior Lecturer in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School, where he taught in Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) and Managing Human Capital. Prior to joining the HBS faculty, Dr. McKinnon had more than 30 years’ experience in Human Resources management and consulting. He was Head of Human Resources and Talent Management at Citigroup and Senior Vice President of the Human Resources Group for Dell. He is currently a senior adviser at Peterson Partners. The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Partners. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. Any opinions, projections, forecasts and estimates contained in this production are necessarily speculative in nature, are based upon certain assumptions, and subject to change without notice. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. This production is not an offer to buy or sell any investments. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

The War for Talent with Paul McKinnon, moderated by Clint Peterson

David Neeleman has founded five commercial airlines: Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines, and Breeze Airways. In 2000, David founded JetBlue Airways, growing the start-up airline into a Fortune 500 US company, with a market cap (at the time of this recording) of over $5 billion. In 2008, David founded an airline called Azul, which has grown to become one of the largest airlines in Brazil. In 2020, David founded a new domestic US airline called Breeze Airways. David has been called the most prolific and successful aviation entrepreneur in the world.The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Partners. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. Any opinions, projections, forecasts and estimates contained in this production are necessarily speculative in nature, are based upon certain assumptions, and subject to change without notice. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. This production is not an offer to buy or sell any investments. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

David Neeleman has founded five commercial airlines: Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines, and Breeze Airways. In 2000, David founded JetBlue Airways, growing the start-up airline into a Fortune 500 US company, with a market cap (at the time of this recording) of over $5 billion.  In 2008, David founded an airline called Azul, which has grown to become one of the largest airlines in Brazil. In 2020, David founded a new domestic US airline called Breeze Airways. David has been called the most prolific and successful aviation entrepreneur in the world. The portfolio companies identified and described herein do not represent all of the portfolio companies purchased, sold or recommended for funds advised by Peterson Partners. The reader should not assume that an investment in the portfolio companies identified was or will be profitable. Any opinions, projections, forecasts and estimates contained in this production are necessarily speculative in nature, are based upon certain assumptions, and subject to change without notice. It can be expected that some or all of such assumptions will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. This production is not an offer to buy or sell any investments. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Entrepreneurship with David Neeleman, moderated by Clint Peterson