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Second NatureThe Evolution Of Outdoor Media SummitYoon Kim and Kenji Haroutunian are leading the charge with Outdoor Media Summit, a gathering of industry professionals that continues to build momentum after nearly a decade. In this conversation, we dive into the history of the event - and more importantly, where it's headed. They are launching something new at this year's event, and we've got the exclusive on that announcement. Show Notes: Outdoor Media Summit: https://outdoormediasummit.com/ Yoon Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoon-kim-5027b214/ Kenji Haroutunian: https://www.kenjiconsults.com/ Colin + Samir Episode: https...
2025-10-101h 05
Transaction LayerE10: Stephen Regenold (GearJunkie & AllGear Digital)In this episode, we speak with Stephen Regenold, a seasoned journalist and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in building and scaling media companies. Stephen shares his journey from starting his career as a writer for The New York Times to founding GearJunkie, a leading media company in the outdoor gear and adventure space. He reflects on the challenges and rewards of transitioning from journalism to entrepreneurship, scaling a business, and eventually selling GearJunkie. Stephen also offers insights on how digital media has evolved, from early content strategies to the rise of affiliate commerce, and the role of AI...
2024-09-2626 min
Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How This "Gear Nerd" Grew an 8-Figure Media Brand Stephen Regenold is a true digital media success story. Around 2010, when print media was starting to really feel the effects of the Internet, he decided to start his own outdoor blog. Early in his online journey, Steven made wise decisions in the site's revenue model for direct ad sales, affiliate commerce, and SEO strategies. These, combined with some viral luck when a term they helped coin was being considered for the Oxford Dictionary, helped the brand become a massive success. (He...
2024-04-1749 min
The Rock Fight: Outdoor Industry & Adventure Sports CommentaryThe Business Of Reviewing Gear With Stephen Regenold (aka The GearJunkie)Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for the head) we welcome Stephen Regenold the OG GearJunkie to get a behind the scenes look at the world of reviewing gear.Stephen started GearJunkie in 2002 as a newspaper column that eventually became one of the go to website's for gear enthusiasts and newbies alike.Today he sits down with Colin to talk about the current state of gear reviews, how changes in the media landscape has impacted the medium and what to expect from gear reviewing in the future.Please follow...
2024-04-0234 min
The BetterYou PodcastStephen Regenold - EVP of Strategy, AllGear DigitalStephen Regenold successfully parlayed his passion for the outdoors into an adventure-travel reporter gig (with excursions to Belize, Ontario for ice climbing, the Yucatán, and more) and his own thriving business at 25. Now the EVP of Strategy for AllGear Digital, Stephen is exploring the frontiers of content creation in the AI space and continuing to find balance in his own life.
2023-10-0233 min
Indie Media ClubHow To Relaunch A Media Company (Stephen Regenold from AllGear Digital)Ben Aston is joined by Stephen Regenold—Vice President of Strategy at AllGear Digital. Listen to learn how to relaunch a media company.
2023-03-1028 min
By All Means108. Gear Junkie Founder Stephen Regenold"If you're someone who can express yourself, be an expert, gain the trust and be an authentic with an audience, there are unlimited outlets. Media in some ways is more interesting than ever. In other ways, it's harder than ever."
Straight out of journalism school, Stephen Regenold turned his passion for outdoor adventure into a newspaper column called GearJunkie. A few years later, in 2006, he launched gearjunkie.com, which built up a large and devoted audience for its expert product reviews, and became an authority on all things travel and adventure for both experts and novices.
In 2020, he sold the...
2023-03-0852 min
Indie Media ClubHow To Prepare For Your Big Exit And Build A Media Company Worth Selling (With Stephen Regenold From GearJunkie)Ben Aston is joined by Stephen Regenold, founder of GearJunkie, an outdoors and active-lifestyle publication with millions of monthly readers. Listen to learn how to prepare for your big exit and build a media company worth selling.
2021-02-1748 min
The Active Lifestyle MarketerThe Active Lifestyle Marketer: Ep. 18 with Stephen Regenold from Gear Junkie & Monopoint This week on The Active Lifestyle Marketer we chat with Stephen Regenold, co-founder of Gear Junkie and Monopoint Media. Stephen is an expert in the outdoor lifestyle storytelling space and he shares his years of experience in this episode. Enjoy!
2018-04-0200 min
The Active Lifestyle MarketerThe Active Lifestyle Marketer: Ep. 18 with Stephen Regenold from Gear Junkie & Monopoint This week on The Active Lifestyle Marketer we chat with Stephen Regenold, co-founder of Gear Junkie and Monopoint Media. Stephen is an expert in the outdoor lifestyle storytelling space and he shares his years of experience in this episode. Enjoy!
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W Radio - RSS de [ Hoy por Hoy ]The Build Cycle Podcast #019 - GearJunkie.com founder Stephen RegenoldSo you want to start a website. Or a podcast. Or a blog, YouTube channel or any other media outlet. Being able to talk about the things you love and live it every day sounds awesome. And it is. But things have changed, and the publications that are figuring out the right mix brand partnerships and editorial are the ones that are thriving.
GearJunkie.com Founder and Editor Stephen Regenold has built a sizable team and business pursuing the activities he loves. He's able to climb, ski, hike and explore the outdoors and it's all "business". If that's not the...
2017-07-0553 min
The Build CycleEp #019 - How to Build a Media Empire w/ GearJunkie.com founder Stephen RegenoldSo you want to start a website. Or a podcast. Or a blog, YouTube channel or any other media outlet. Being able to talk about the things you love and live it every day sounds awesome. And it is. But things have changed, and the publications that are figuring out the right mix brand partnerships and editorial are the ones that are thriving.
GearJunkie.com Founder and Editor Stephen Regenold has built a sizable team and business pursuing the activities he loves. He's able to climb, ski, hike and explore the outdoors and it's all "business". If...
2017-07-0553 min
The Publisher LabEpisode 24 - Content Strategy With GearJunkie.comTyler is joined by Stephen Regenold from GearJunkie.com. Stephen talks about his journalistic background, how he got started with GearJunkie over a decade ago, and the approach he has taken with content over the years that has led to his success.
2017-05-0430 min
The Intrepid EntrepreneurScaling Up in the Outdoor Lifestyle Space with Stephen Regenold of GearJunkie.comStephen is one of the most prolific journalists and publishers working in the outdoor markets today. No one can question the strength of the publishing empire he’s built in Gearjunkie.com. Hilariously enough, I met him back in the day, literally, when he was first trolling Outdoor Retailer as a college student. Stephen was at the show, pushing his printed magazine called Vertical Jones (no longer in publication), which was a climbing publication that he launched from Minnesota.
Everything has changed since then, and continues to, in publishing and in Stephen’s life. He’s now a fath...
2015-12-2331 min