Trails to the Border

Trails to the Border

Two entrepreneurs on two sides of a border talk about business, travel, and their love of nature.

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October 21, 2020 50 mins

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 travelers to the region, it is just one more challenge to an already challenging year. Trails to the Border co-host, Dan Moore, is a guest on a panel discussion led by Tad Bradley of the Kusini Colle...

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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 challenging times and has insight to help us survive. 

Music by:

Forgotten Sol (opening theme, outro)
Chris Stromquist
Alex Danovitch


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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 Consulting based in Seattle, Washington. Kevin shares with the Pod advice he has learned through his 25 years experience as an entrepreneur and organizational leader. 

Due to various cha...

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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, and then the rest of the hour is jam packed with incredible wisdom and insight from researcher and entrepreneur Douglas Quinby

Douglas is the cofounder and CEO of the Arival event. Ariv...

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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 concepts from her art into her business.  

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Music by: 

Forgotten Sol (opening theme, outro)
Chris S...

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(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 / Métis young entrepreneur from Saskatchewan. Michela has been an adventure guide, herbalist, and bead artist for nearly 15 years. She has run Aski Holistic Adventures (https://www.askiholisti...

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(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.com) and James Good of Good Bike Co. (goodbikeco.com) discuss how they became entrepreneurs, what challenges they face, and what gets them up and excited every day. 

Happy Holidays ev...

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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 Stromquist Geek Apparatus Roxbury Pound Alex Danovitch
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(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 adventures for audacious entrepreneurs (mastermind-adventures.com). Mike shares incredible business advice and intimate insight into the mind of a successful entrepreneur. We also learn from Dan a...
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August 4, 2018 39 mins
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 plastic. Thank you for listening and supporting us! Music by: Forgotten Sol (opening theme, outro) Chris Stromquist Roxbury Pound Alex Danovitch
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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 Stromquist Alex Danovitch Music feature: Kishi Bashi, "Ode to My Next Life" from the 2016 album Sonderlust
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July 14, 2018 32 mins
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? We also learn that James needs to get a new microphone (sorry for the distortion)... And that both Canada and the United States loves their national parks. Music by: Forgotten Sol (ope...
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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 episode James informs Dan that July 1 is Canada Day - a relevant day as both countries have now imposed tariffs on each other. What does this "trade war" mean for the strong relationships be...
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