Episode 258: Rising to the Challenge!

Episode 258 originally broadcast on May 15, 2010

Nate Alder was a college student in 2007 when he founded his technology company and began recruiting a team to help him develop “Klymit-Kontrolled” outdoor clothing and gear. The company’s first product, an inflatable vest sold online, sold out immediately. Then flash back with Esther to her interview with Tom Patterson, founder of Tommy John apparel.

School of Business 05/15/10

Russ and John present the show about people who make business happen. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—we review Bove’s Theorem; This Week in Business History includes Lewis & Clark, the invention of the saxophone and Spam; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak you should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—a Starbucks customer sues. (Do you doublecup?)

Nate Alder - Founder and CEO of Klymit

Nathan Alder was a student at Brigham Young University in 2007 when he founded his outdoors technology company. During a scuba diving trip, he learned that noble gases can be used to provide insulation from frigid temperatures. He began recruiting a team to help him develop a line of “Klymit-Kontrolled” outdoor clothing and gear.

Flashback - Tom Patterson of Tommy John

Tom Patterson hated the way his undershirts fit and changing the brand he used didn’t help, so he took matters into his own hands. Esther Steinfeld flashes back to her interview with the founder of Tommy John, maker of the Second Skin Collection. This was an invention borne of circumstance and necessity. And another entrepreneur steps up to the challenge!