Chase Fly is the Creative Director and Host of Outdoor Empire, where he spends an unreasonable amount of time testing camping, hiking, and outdoor gear to separate marketing claims from real-world performance. Through YouTube, email, and digital content, he helps […]
Stephen Regenold is a journalist and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of GearJunkie.com. Regenold also worked as a reporter for the New York Times, where he published 50+ articles on outdoor sports and exploration. He’s an avid biker, climber, […]
Constantine Bhanos is the Director of Partnership & Media Development at AvantLink. He brings 20 years of business development and digital marketing expertise to cultivating new strategic partnerships for the channel. His out of the box thinking helps push the […]
Following almost a decade as a freelance journalist for publications like Backpacker, Outside, High Country News, Rock and Ice, and others, Ryan launched Trails Magazine as a print-only, quality-over-quantity, coffee table periodical for the backpacking and hiking communities. He does […]
Adam Ruggiero is the editor in chief of GearJunkie, podcast host for the GearJunkie podcast, and co-host of Outdoor Retailer’s bi-annual Gear Guide. He’s worked in virtually every segment of outdoor journalism: freelancer, news reporter, video talent, editor, podcast host, […]
Michelle Fleming is Senior Manager of Product Marketing at YETI, where she leads global launch and sustainment strategy across the company’s product portfolio, from initial positioning through long-term growth. With more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor industry, she […]
