The Pacific Northwest has been in the national media a lot the last few months, and a lot of what was said was not favorable (or accurate). For those that live here it can be written off with a bit of humor, but for those who depend on traveler
We start out Season 4 in the first few months of a pandemic. Rather than be doom and gloom, we interview entrepreneur Lauren Hefferon. Lauren owns Ciclismo Classico, a bike tour company with tours throughout Europe. Lauren has lived through cha
Happy New Year from Trails to the Border!We close out 2019 and our final episode of Season 3 with an interview we conducted back in May with sustainability expert and business consultant Kevin Wilhelm. Kevin is the CEO of Sustainable Business
It has been a couple months since we posted a podcast, AND we had a ton of content from our special guest this episode, so in honor of our one year anniversary we are posting a double episode. You get the usual check-in between James and Dan, a
Welcome to Season 3!We were fortunate to get some incredible wisdom shared with us from artist Flora Bowley (florabowley.com). Flora is not only an accomplished artist, she is also a successful businesswoman. Flora teaches us how she applies c
(Originally recorded November 26)Dan and James meet up right after, as James calls it, "American Thanksgiving" to learn that the ski season in Whistler is "banging". After a quick check in, the episode introduces Michela Carrière, a Cree / Mét
(Originally recorded November 14)Dan and James meet up right before, as James calls it, "American Thanksgiving". After a quick check in, the episode turns to two entrepreneurs in Oregon. Kieron Weidner of First Nature Tours (firstnaturetours.c
Dan interviews Norie Quintos, Deirdre Campbell, and Shannon Stowell about the importance of sustainability for the travel industry. Music by: Forgotten Sol (opening theme, outro)Chris StromquistGeek ApparatusRoxbury PoundAlex Danovitch
(Originally recorded September 10)We kick off Season 2 with an extra long episode interviewing adventure travel innovator Mike Brcic of Sacred Rides, a mountain bike tour company (sacredrides.com) and Mastermind Adventures, small-group adventu
In this episode we discuss what it is like to be an entrepreneur in China with our special guest: Fan Na, Chinese tourism specialist and owner of Perspective China. We also have a conversation about marketing budgets and reducing single use pla
In this episode we discuss strategies to manage the risks that entrepreneurs must take. Special guest: Mona McPhee, travel and tourism attorney at Miller Nash Graham & Dunn. Music by: Forgotten Sol (opening theme, outro)Chris StromquistAle
In this episode we discuss strategies for self motivation. Motivation is hard for the entrepreneur because there is always more to do and never enough time. How to prioritize? How to keep the fire going when you are constantly facing obstacles?
Welcome to Trails to the Border Podcast, a podcast where Two entrepreneurs on two sides of a border talk about business, travel, and their love of nature. From Canada is James Anderson, and from the United States is Dan Moore. In this first