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In this episode, I talk with Dan Trapp, C-Suite and Senior Leadership Headhunter for the Sports and Outdoor Industry. With thirty years of leadership experience working with companies like Salomon, Hoka and Columbia Sportswear, Dan now uses his expertise and network to help brands build high-caliber leadership teams.
Dan and I connect on our early years working together at Columbia, his journey through the industry, and his choice to become a recruiter and mentor through founding Trapp Executive Search and his new YouTube Channel and Podcast called Sports+Outdoor Mentors.
With thirty years of leadership experience in the Sports and Outdoor industry, with brands including Salomon, Hoka, and Columbia Sports, Dan now uses his expertise and network to help his clients build their best leadership team ever.
Having lived and worked in the UK, Switzerland, France, and Finland for North American, European, and Asian-owned businesses, Dan has a global perspective uniquely positioning him to understand the requirements and challenges in building effective international leadership teams.
Dan is also the Founder of Sports+Outdoor Mentors, a YouTube Channel and Podcast that gives him access to senior leaders throughout the industry, encouraging them to share their biggest triumphs, failures, and most valuable lessons to help others on their career path in the Sports & Outdoor industry.
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USTRUKTURED 07: Dan Trapp, Recruiting + Mentoring For The Sports + Outdoor Industry