In this episode, we sit down with the founders of Misfit Skis. What started as a dream for Lukas Billingsley and Ian Williams became a reality this past season with the launch of their new ski company. In this episode, we follow the story of how an internship gone sour and a chance encounter at an Arsenic Anywhere Bring Your Own Beanie event lead to the birth of new ski company.
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Show Notes:
0:00:00 Founder's Intro
0:00:45 Shape of the Skis and design process
0:03:30 Lukas' and Ian's background, getting into skiing
0:08:00 How the two met to first prototype, Meier Skis internship, Lukas making a press and molds
0:26:45 Ian's desire to make skis, gathering materials
0:31:25 Ski press explained, Ski "technology"
0:41:15 Starting the business, price, using a manufacture, first drop
0:59:35 Next model, changes, graphics
1:09:05 Getting into retailers
1:10:10 Logo and name origin
1:14:20 Viewer Questions
1:36:35 Plug
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