Dana Davis

Anyone who bumped into Carol Momoda was always glad they did. Just the sight of her made people smile and her laugh made them smile even bigger. Described as a larger-than-life personality, Momoda was an icon in the outdoor industry and worked at REI, Lowa Boots, and Smartwool. ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com It's October and Congress didn't reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which means the 50-year conservation legacy has expired. This is a major blow ...read more

In 1967, two 15-year-olds named Dave Baker and Jeff Conn discovered that the best way to get their hands on quality outdoor gear was by buying it at wholesale and selling the rest to their friends. They named their business Summit Hut, set up a P.O. box, convinced some vendors to ...read more

Every day, about 10,000 baby boomers in the United States retire. Every day, a significant number of them choose to spend their retirement years getting in shape, traveling and exploring the outdoors. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) reports that baby boomers ...read more

In the summer of 2015, when Brent Troncalli of Outside World, a Georgia-based outdoor specialty store, decided to give up one of his two locations to spend more time with his family, he needed a plan. "We looked at our options and decided we could either close the store ...read more

** To watch more episodes of The Innovation Project, click here. Dana Davis was a longtime employee of Summit Hut in Tuscon, Ariz., when she and her husband, Jeremy, bought it from founder David Baker in 2011. Summit Hut started an e-commerce website in 1998—early for a ...read more