Ep.38 w/ Moja Gear “Community Driven”




Chalk Talk | A Climbing Industry Podcast show

Summary: <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Moja-Gear-Episode-art.jpg"></a> On the road to entrepreneurship, managing Moja Gear as it grows, and why the climbing industry is unlike any other…<br> *Save 15% on any purchase from Moja Gear by entering “chalktalk” at the checkout! (good through Aug 31st)* <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/MojaDiscountlink" target="_blank">Click here to visit their website now!</a><br> Listen on the player at the top of the page or find us on <a title="itunes!" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chalk-talk-climbing-industry/id896012347?mt=2" target="_blank">itunes!</a><br> <br> Show Notes for episode with Moja Gear:<br> <br> * Life on the Road from San Luis Obispo, to Lander, to Denver<br> * How Moja Gear sprung from a student project at Cal Poly into a full blown entrepreneurial experience<br> * Tips on starting a business from Sander’s time in Cal Poly’s entrepreneur program<br> * Thoughts on their content including articles like: How to pee on a wall (when you don’t have a penis)<br> * Tips and tools for how they manage their time and get the job done while on the road.<br> * How they managed expansion in the face of relinquishing creative control<br> * Their rate of growth and how they’ve leveraged it in the climbing market<br> * Why the climbing industry is unlike most others and how to deal with the fickle attitude of it as a business<br> * Natalie relates how working for Moja Gear compares to working in the foreign service sector<br> * How the retail model works on MojaGear.com<br> <br> Related Links and Sponsors for Moja Gear:<br> <br> * Moja Gear’s Website | <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/MojaWebsite" target="_blank">www.MojaGear.com</a><br> * Moja Gear’s <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/MojaGearFacebook" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br> <br> Related Chalk Talk Podcast Episodes for Moja Gear:<br> <br> * <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/climbing_business_journal_mike_helt/" target="_blank">Ep.29 w/ Mike Helt of Climbing Business Journal</a><br> * <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/julie-ellison-climbing-magazine/" target="_blank">Ep.16 w/ Julie Ellison “Keeping It Fresh”</a><br> * <a href="http://ctclimbingpodcast.com/jon-glassberg-and-jordan-shipman-lt11/" target="_blank">Ep.14 w/ Jon Glassberg and Jordan Shipman “Chalk Chat, A Fireside Romp”</a><br> <br> Videos featuring Moja Gear:<br> A couple of Moja Gear’s recent Friday Flick Pick’s:<br> <br> <br> Photo Gallery of Moja Gear:<br> Thanks for listening and be sure to leave a review for <a title="Chalk Talk, A Climbing Industry Podcast on itunes!" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chalk-talk-climbing-industry/id896012347?mt=2" target="_blank">Chalk Talk, A Climbing Industry Podcast on itunes!</a><br>