She recalled living abroad in Lima, Peru, when the couple was first married for her husbands internship. Davis Smith is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, a Benefit Corporation and an outdoor gear company with a humanitarian mission at its core. Davis was named CEO of the Year 2016 by Silicon Valley Community Foundation and is a member of the United Nations Foundation's Global Entrepreneurs Council. Davis KALNINS | University of Groningen, Groningen | RUG | Engineering Mormons - HISTORY Built To Last. They knew what they were getting. This idea of giving back goes much deeper than this, though. Davis Smith, Founder & CEO, Cotopaxi - Topio Networks Smiths optimism and perspective is contagious, and he explains that his positive disposition is based on statistics, the kind of statistics you typically dont hear reported. Some even spray-painted their cars for the event. I'm Davis Smith, the founder, and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor and adventure gear brand with a humanitarian mission at its core. Smith got a lot of nos when he initially went out for funding. Davis Smith was 4 years old when his family first moved to the Caribbean. It was immediately following their wedding in 2001 when Davis Smith and his wife, Asialene decided they needed an adventure. While the companies were successful, he still had not zeroed in on that elusive combination of business and altruism. Davis Smith, Cotopaxi CEO and founder, is interviewed in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Credit: Ravell Call, Deseret News The Church News podcast features Davis and Asialene Smith, founders of Cotopaxi outdoor gear company, talking about member missionary work. That was a massive and emotional milestone, Smith says. I saw over and over again, my entire childhood, how lucky I was. Ive really understood my why since I was a child, he says. Many traditional capital sources didnt think that a new digitally native brand could knock the outdoor industrys brick and mortar incumbents off their perch. New York, NY 10017 He has also held positions at Patagonia as vice president of design and merchandising and at The North Face, where he spent a decade in a number of product roles. I knew I was not smarter or harder working or more ambitious than anyone around me. We're a Benefit Corporation (B Corp), so we're building a brand that is much more than just a company dedicated to making money. Davis Smith is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear company with a humanitarian mission. We were asking them to believe in what we believed in, which was that doing good and doing well are not mutually exclusive, he says. Smith said he expects Cotopaxi to grow from 180 employees at the end of 2021 to 300 by the end of 2022, and potentially to well over 1,000 "in the next handful of years." #215 - Can Purpose-Driven Business Fix Capitalism? with Davis Smith of Executives of similar companies. Receive notifications of key executive changes. The core of Cotopaxis mission is to sustainably fight poverty. Cotopaxi is called the next Patagonia by many, but theres quite a unique story behind its foundation.Now, our main business is to sell outdoors products, but thats not how we got started, says Davis. Smith describes his familys time in Brazil as a lot of fun but he also knew that he had a mission to fulfill: He had to find a way to help people. Davis Smith grew up in developing countries around the globe. My co-founders and I ultimately realized (three years ago) that there was a need for a digitally native brand in the outdoor space that told a story, could connect with what Millennials wanted, and make technologically advanced gear and apparel that made a difference..
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