This week, Benton Crane interviews Davis Smith, CEO and Founder of Cotopaxi, an outdoor adventure brand that creates “gear for good.” Benton and Davis discuss Davis’s childhood adventures in South America, how extreme poverty is being eradicated in our lifetime–and what businesses can do to help, and the value of building a great team.


00:25 Davis’s childhood adventures in South America
03:00 What is Cotopaxi?
04:00 Building a brand that helps people
08:26 Benefit Corporations and the eradication of extreme poverty
11:51 Should you start a mission-based brand?
14:08 Starting again when you feel like a failure



You can find links for all the other places to get in touch with Davis below.

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Find Davis Smith and Cotopaxi here:

https://instagram.com/cotopaxi
https://instagram.com/davismsmith
https://twitter.com/davismsmith
https://cotopaxi.com