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Wild Ideas Worth LivingConnecting HBCU Students to the Outdoors with Ron GriswellRon Griswell is an outdoor educator and founder of HBCU's Outside, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting students at historically Black colleges and universities with nature. After taking a gap year from North Carolina A&T State University to work as an adventure guide, Ron discovered a deeper purpose in the outdoors. Motivated by the lack of outdoor opportunities at his HBCU, he launched a movement to make nature more accessible and inclusive. His work continues to inspire the next generation of outdoor leaders.Connect with Ron: InstagramHBCU's website & InstagramBoyz N The Wood InstagramTake the 5...
2025-10-0726 min
The JigsawThe Avengers: Age Of The NegrosAudacity. Two definitions come to mind—a willingness to take bold risks; and rude or disrespectful behaviors. On August 5, 2023, a day that will live in infamy, on the Montgomery Waterfront in Alabama, a group of boaters with rude and disrespectful behaviors took a bold risk to jump a black security guard. They messed around and found. Black history was made.
On this episode of The Jigsaw, Josh and Bryan discuss white audacity, its origins, and how to combat it and uplift the community. Also, find out what famous person Josh ran into during his recent trav...
2023-08-182h 09
Entrepreneurial AppetiteBlack People Climbing Mount Everest: Part 2In this special Outdoor Retailer edition of Entrepreneurial Appetite, we feature part two of a special bonus conversation with Phillip Henderson, leader of Full Circle Everest, the first African American expedition team to climb Mount Everest. Part two of the discussion will also feature several Black outdoor entrepreneurs like Alex Bailey (Black Outside), Ron Griswell, founder of HBCU Outside, Lamont Joseph White, founder of Skiing in Color, and James Edward Mills, creator, and host of the Joy Trip Project.You can support the Full Circle Expedition using this link: https://FullCircle.givesmart.comIf you w...
2022-02-2441 min
Entrepreneurial AppetiteBlack People Climbing Mount Everest: Part 1In this special Outdoor Retailer edition of Entrepreneurial Appetite, we feature a special bonus conversation with Philip Henderson, leader of Full Circle Everest, the first African American expedition to climb Mount Everest. Part one of the discussion will also feature several Black outdoor entrepreneurs like Alex Bailey (Black Outside), Ron Griswell, founder of HBCU Outside, and Gerry Seavo James, founder of The Explore Kentucky Initiative.You can support the Full Circle Expedition using this link: https://FullCircle.givesmart.comIf you would like to support the show, become one of our Founding 55 patrons. For five dol...
2022-02-2057 min
On Guiding...Ronald Griswell: Enthusiam, Gratitude, AccessRon and Sam chat about Belize, personal growth, and Ron's non-profit work with his community building program: HBCUs Outside!
2020-12-0937 min
Beyond RunningEpisode 13: Closing the Adventure Gap with Ron GriswellThis month, I speak with Ron Griswell, he's an explorer, outdoor guide and founder of HBCUs Outside, an organization that helps students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to get outside and participate in the outdoors, where there has been very little minority representation. The hope is that these students can start to see themselves reflected in these spaces, and share their stories to inspire others to also take part in outdoor activities and culture. Hope you enjoy!
2020-11-0249 min
League of ChampsEP. 17 - Ron Griswell: Finding your passion and letting it lead you on the greatest adventure.I had an absolute pleasure talking with Ron Griswell. We walked through his journey of becoming an avid outdoorsman, how that led to him wanting to share the great outdoors with others, and how he continues the movement to get BIPOC outside! He has an amazing 5k set up for this month that will help support his organization HBCU's Outside. We encourage everyone to get involved! Full links below.
@rongriswell
@hbcusoutside
Back to the trails 5k
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@longlivethechamps
@jamareaton
2020-09-011h 34
Out ThereBlack and OutdoorsyIf you attended a predominantly white college or university, there was probably an outdoors program on campus. And it was likely composed of mostly white people. If you went to a historically Black college or university, chances are, there was no outdoor program. And you probably grew up hearing that the outdoors was for white people. On this episode, we talk with outdoor adventurer and educator Ron Griswell about his efforts to close the adventure gap. We share the story of how Ron became a leader in the outdoor industry; we discuss the barriers that...
2020-07-2350 min