Jay Getzel's guest appearances

Jay Getzel

The Outdoor Biz Podcast

20 Minutes of Truth with Colin True

The GearJunkie Podcast

Eric Hanson

Gary Arndt

Roy Notowitz

Amy Roberts

Ray Lewis

Mark Koep

Bob Woodward

Peter Williams

Bryan Martin

Sam Roberts

Jim Miller

Jason Garcia

Jim Herrington

Nite Ize

Gregg Bleakney

OwlTail

Having your dream career — and life — in the outdoors nearly terminated by a genetic roll of the dice would change anyone’s priorities. And that’s exactly the story of Jay Getzel, now the senior director of sales for Nite Ize. Fortunately, Getzel’s tale is one of triumph and hard choices for the better. Not only do we dive into his emotional reckoning with a congenital heart condition, but we also gain insight into how one builds a life centered around the outdoors in the first place. Plus, how do you recreate without lavish and expensive gear? Is Amazon an on-ramp or a dead end for newcomers to outdoor adventure? And what the heck is going on at Nite Ize — the modern-day Willy Wonka of outdoor gear? The post Jay Getzel: Finding Your Path, Facing Mortality, and Keeping Perspective appeared first on GearJunkie.

Having your dream career — and life — in the outdoors nearly terminated by a genetic roll of the dice would change anyone’s priorities. And that’s exactly the story of Jay Getzel, now the senior director of sales for Nite Ize. Fortunately, Getzel’s tale is one of triumph and hard choices for the better. Not only do we dive into his emotional reckoning with a congenital heart condition, but we also gain insight into how one builds a life centered around the outdoors in the first place. Plus, how do you recreate without lavish and expensive gear? Is Amazon an on-ramp or a dead end for newcomers to outdoor adventure? And what the heck is going on at Nite Ize — the modern-day Willy Wonka of outdoor gear? The post <a href="https://gearjunkie.com/podcast/jay-getzel-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jay Getzel: Finding Your Path, Facing Mortality, and Keeping Perspective</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gearjunkie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GearJunkie</a>.

Jay Getzel: Finding Your Path, Facing Mortality, and Keeping Perspective

Epic has become an overly used word to describe pretty much everything.  But there are still instances where the word applies.  In the outdoor world, for instance, an Epic is when a backcountry trip goes awry and a safe return becomes uncertain.  A Backyard Epic is when this happens on a smaller scale. Something definitely went wrong, but you probably still made it home that same day. Outdoor recreation can teach us a lot and when things go wrong we are given the opportunity to learn even more.  Today on 20 MINUTES OF TRUTH Colin is joined by his old pal Jay Getzel to swap stories of their own Backyard Epic's and to try and figure out how it maybe made them better people. Follow us on Instagram @20minutesoftruth or head to anchor.fm/20minutesoftruth and leave us a message.  Please leave a like or a comment wherever you listen to 20 MINUTES OF TRUTH and share our podcast with a person you love or someone you hate.  Really its your call on that one. We'll see you next week with another dose of truth!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/20minutesoftruth/message

Epic has become an overly used word to describe pretty much everything.  But there are still instances where the word applies.  In the outdoor world, for instance, an Epic is when a backcountry trip goes awry and a safe return becomes uncertain.  A Backyard Epic is when this happens on a smaller scale. Something definitely went wrong, but you probably still made it home that same day. Outdoor recreation can teach us a lot and when things go wrong we are given the opportunity to learn even more.  Today on 20 MINUTES OF TRUTH Colin is joined by his old pal Jay Getzel to swap stories of their own Backyard Epic's and to try and figure out how it maybe made them better people. Follow us on Instagram @20minutesoftruth or head to <a href="http://anchor.fm/20minutesoftruth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">anchor.fm/20minutesoftruth</a> and leave us a message.  Please leave a like or a comment wherever you listen to 20 MINUTES OF TRUTH and share our podcast with a person you love or someone you hate.  Really its your call on that one. We'll see you next week with another dose of truth!--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/20minutesoftruth/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/20minutesoftruth/message</a>

The Backyard Epic with Jay Getzel

Jay has been with Mountainsmith for over 8 years with stints at CAMP USA, Timberland and Kelty prior to that. He has an impressive career and we talk about how the Mountainsmith team has delivered consistent success as one of the smaller outdoor gear brands, the current state of outdoor retail and plenty more. Enjoy! Facebook TwitterInstagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review HERE    Show Notes Jay has been with Mountainsmith for over 8 years with stints at CAMP USA, Timberland and Kelty prior to that. He has an impressive career and we talk about how the Mountainsmith team has delivered consistent success as one of the smaller outdoor gear brands, the current state of outdoor retail and plenty more. Enjoy! First Exposure to the Outdoors My first exposure in the outdoors dates back to growing up on the East Coast. I'm from New Jersey and my dad was always a huge proponent of taking my brother and I out for adventures dating back to being little kids. Heading into scouts and stuff like that I'd say my earliest memories of outdoor trips were a split between camping up in the Poconos which was an annual excursion for my dad my brother and I, then also with the scouts they turned us on to an area down in South Jersey a lot of folks refer to as the Pine Barrens. If you're familiar with Jersey at all it's a place where the Jersey Devil lives. The Jersey Devil is a mythical creature that the hockey team is named after. He lives down in the Pine Barrens. The Pine Barrens is this really cool interconnected network of cedar creeks and there's a lot of Outfitters down in the area down there that will put you in with a canoe and pick you up a day later. It's a place where families and scouts and and folks that just want to go out and spend a little bit of River time camping and paddling. Things we talked about Mountainsmith Eastern Mountain Sports Kelty Timberland Camp USA American Alpine Club Big City Mountaineers Continental Divide Trail Coalition Advice, tips I mentioned it earlier the fact that none of the jobs that I've found and grown into over the course of my career were ones that were not necessarily posted on the Outdoor Industry Association website or on snooze or SGP or what have you. They all came via word-of-mouth and networking. I think that's the most important thing that being in a sales and marketing role in the outdoor industry affords you the chance to meet folks at all different levels, whether that be at the brand level at the sales representative level at the vendor level or at the retail level and nationally and even globally. I think having that network especially on the sales rep side means that you've got these folks that have tentacles spread out through all different brands across geographic regions and thereby affords you the chance that once you develop these strong relationships with folks know who you are and know what your skills is. Generally speaking people like to work with people that they like to hang out with. Mountainsmith has a little bit of that. The people we want to work with are the same people that we want to be sitting around the campfire somewhere with drinking a beer at 10 o'clock at night. That's the kind of person that you tend to gravitate towards when you're out after hours at the Outdoor Retailer show and it's those people that, if you build those deep relationships with when an opportunity comes across their table they know that you'd be a good fit for you're gonna get a phone call. I think it's really really important is to be yourself and to make sure that those bonds that you create are lasting ones. I mean some of the friends that I've made 17-18 years ago in the outdoor industry are my best friends now and I know would have my back if an opportunity where to present itself. They could further my career. People tend to want to work together and help each other out and I think that's the great thing about our space, we are very collaborative. There definitely seems to be a bit of a insular nature to us, probably to a fault. I think a lot of folks in the outdoor industry tend to look at people that haven't worked in the outdoor space and say, I think I'm guilty of it too, you see a resume come across your desk like oh my god that guy's never worked in retail, wait a minute that girl never worked retail she can't possibly know what we do. I think the other industry has definitely opened up. 18-20 years ago if you didn't have at least some outdoor industry experience in your resume you immediately went into pile B. I think that as our industry grows up and the interconnectedness of our digital world grows up without a doubt people are starting to realize that a marketing manager from another consumer goods industry can easily segue over to the outdoor space, or a salesperson can easily segue to the outdoor space. I think anotherskillset that is really important is that skill sets are transferable across industries and building a good network of people that you would trust to throw your resume on the top of a pile is certainly an asset to you as you as you try to grow your career. Other Outdoor Activities Backpacking Hiking, Camping Skiing, Trail Running Favorite Books Contagious by Jonah Berger Tribes by Seth Godin Best Gear Purchase under $100 Mountainsmith Lumbar Pack Apps, Tools, Podcasts LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect with Jay Jay  jay@mountainsmith.com Instagram Facebook Mountainsmith mountainsmith.com Instagram Facebook   Please rate and review us  HERE  Thank you! [DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_PLUS]

Jay has been with Mountainsmith for over 8 years with stints at CAMP USA, Timberland and Kelty prior to that. He has an impressive career and we talk about how the Mountainsmith team has delivered consistent success as one of the smaller outdoor gear brands, the current state of outdoor retail and plenty more. Enjoy! <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">Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.theoutdoorbizpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outdoor Biz Podcast</a>   Please give us a rating and review <a href="http://bit.ly/2t572XN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>   Show Notes Jay has been with Mountainsmith for over 8 years with stints at CAMP USA, Timberland and Kelty prior to that. He has an impressive career and we talk about how the Mountainsmith team has delivered consistent success as one of the smaller outdoor gear brands, the current state of outdoor retail and plenty more. Enjoy! First Exposure to the Outdoors My first exposure in the outdoors dates back to growing up on the East Coast. I'm from New Jersey and my dad was always a huge proponent of taking my brother and I out for adventures dating back to being little kids. Heading into scouts and stuff like that I'd say my earliest memories of outdoor trips were a split between camping up in the Poconos which was an annual excursion for my dad my brother and I, then also with the scouts they turned us on to an area down in South Jersey a lot of folks refer to as the Pine Barrens. If you're familiar with Jersey at all it's a place where the Jersey Devil lives. The Jersey Devil is a mythical creature that the hockey team is named after. He lives down in the Pine Barrens. The Pine Barrens is this really cool interconnected network of cedar creeks and there's a lot of Outfitters down in the area down there that will put you in with a canoe and pick you up a day later. It's a place where families and scouts and and folks that just want to go out and spend a little bit of River time camping and paddling. Things we talked about <a href="https://mountainsmith.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mountainsmith</a> Eastern Mountain Sports Kelty Timberland Camp USA <a href="https://americanalpineclub.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">American Alpine Club</a> <a href="https://www.bigcitymountaineers.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Big City Mountaineers</a> <a href="http://continentaldividetrail.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Continental Divide Trail Coalition</a> Advice, tips I mentioned it earlier the fact that none of the jobs that I've found and grown into over the course of my career were ones that were not necessarily posted on the Outdoor Industry Association website or on snooze or SGP or what have you. They all came via word-of-mouth and networking. I think that's the most important thing that being in a sales and marketing role in the outdoor industry affords you the chance to meet folks at all different levels, whether that be at the brand level at the sales representative level at the vendor level or at the retail level and nationally and even globally. I think having that network especially on the sales rep side means that you've got these folks that have tentacles spread out through all different brands across geographic regions and thereby affords you the chance that once you develop these strong relationships with folks know who you are and know what your skills is. Generally speaking people like to work with people that they like to hang out with. Mountainsmith has a little bit of that. The people we want to work with are the same people that we want to be sitting around the campfire somewhere with drinking a beer at 10 o'clock at night. That's the kind of person that you tend to gravitate towards when you're out after hours at the Outdoor Retailer show and it's those people that, if you build those deep relationships with when an opportunity comes across their table they know that you'd be a good fit for you're gonna get a phone call. I think it's really really important is to be yourself and to make sure that those bonds that you create are lasting ones. I mean some of the friends that I've made 17-18 years ago in the outdoor industry are my best friends now and I know would have my back if an opportunity where to present itself. They could further my career. People tend to want to work together and help each other out and I think that's the great thing about our space, we are very collaborative. There definitely seems to be a bit of a insular nature to us, probably to a fault. I think a lot of folks in the outdoor industry tend to look at people that haven't worked in the outdoor space and say, I think I'm guilty of it too, you see a resume come across your desk like oh my god that guy's never worked in retail, wait a minute that girl never worked retail she can't possibly know what we do. I think the other industry has definitely opened up. 18-20 years ago if you didn't have at least some outdoor industry experience in your resume you immediately went into pile B. I think that as our industry grows up and the interconnectedness of our digital world grows up without a doubt people are starting to realize that a marketing manager from another consumer goods industry can easily segue over to the outdoor space, or a salesperson can easily segue to the outdoor space. I think anotherskillset that is really important is that skill sets are transferable across industries and building a good network of people that you would trust to throw your resume on the top of a pile is certainly an asset to you as you as you try to grow your career. Other Outdoor Activities Backpacking Hiking, Camping Skiing, Trail Running Favorite Books <a href="http://amzn.to/2BHeUq4" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Contagious</a> by Jonah Berger <a href="http://amzn.to/2l4P0FV" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tribes</a> by Seth Godin Best Gear Purchase under $100 <a href="http://bit.ly/2jQzeuT" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mountainsmith Lumbar Pack</a> Apps, Tools, Podcasts LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect with Jay Jay  <a href="mailto:jay@mountainsmith.com" rel="noopener">jay@mountainsmith.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jgetzel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jason.getzel" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Mountainsmith <a href="https://mountainsmith.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mountainsmith.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mountainsmith/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mountainsmith79/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>   Please rate and review us  <a href="http://bit.ly/2t572XN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE </a> Thank you! 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058: Jay Getzel- Jay Getzel the President of Mountainsmith tells us how he networked his way to the top