Be Better Together: Jenny Kordick of Maine Outdoor Brands

OK, people, we’re in the holiday home stretch here.
What better time to talk to Jenny Kordick, the Executive Director of Maine Outdoor Brands, an alliance of manufacturers, service and experience providers, non-profits, and community partners that organized back in 2017 to support and grow the outdoor recreation economy in Maine.

As we tend to do on this podcast, Jenny and I talk about the evolution of her interest in the outdoors, how she managed to stay active even during her big city years, and how she wound up in Maine.

She shares with us the origin story of Maine Outdoor Brands (apparently, anything can sound do-able after a few beers and a long day walking the floor of an industry trade show….) From these humble beginnings, Maine Outdoor Brands has grown into a powerhouse alliance of companies and brands ranging from household names like L.L.Bean to smaller brands that might sound familiar to listeners of this podcast: Confluence Collective, Good To Go Meals, Acadia Mountain Guides, Maine Island Trail Association, Teens to Trails… the roster of awesomeness goes on and on.

Whether you’re interested in a new job or volunteer opportunity, finding the coolest new products or experiences, becoming an ambassador for an up and coming brand, or learning more about Maine’s outdoor economy, you will find the MaineOutdoorBrands website to be a tremendously valuable resource.

Last minute shopping to do? Check out the Maine Outdoor Brands Gift Guide, and head on over to the Guides Gone Wild Gift Guide, which is a compilation of all the great products, services, experiences and more that our 2020 guide guests on this very podcast are offering up for the holiday season and beyond. 

And last but not least, so many great links from our conversation!:

• Galapagos Islands
• Rock Creek Park - Washington DC
• Outdoor Retailer trade show
• Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation
• Flowfold
• Good To Go
• Stabil/Implus
• Blaze Partners
• LLBean
• Maine Outdoors Vanity Plate - pre-order now!
• Bri Dostie, Confluence Collective (also featured on GGW Episode 7!)
• Old Town Canoe 
• Casco Bay - Fort Gorges
• Portland Paddle
• Maine Island Trails (MITA)
• Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument
• Maine Huts & Trails
• AMC Maine
• Mountain Biking in Millinocket area
• Inland Woods + Trails (formerly Mahoosuc Pathways)