Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I had the pleasure to interview Conservation Hawks President and Founder Todd Tanner. When I was first starting out with Emerger Strategies I was introduced to Todd and we had multiple calls and I am grateful for Todd’s support of Emerger Strategies and guidance over the…
Category: Sustainable Business
Our Story: Why We Are in Business
Rick Crawford I have had ample time to reflect during the COVID-19 quarantine, and to be completely honest, much of that time has been on how my company will survive. That got me thinking about why I started my business, and the events that lead to me jumping off a cliff to pursue my dream…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Marine Fish Conservation Network’s Tom Sadler
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing the Marine Fish Conservation Network’s Tom Sadler who has spent the last thirty-five years working to protect the fisheries he loves. We discuss the history of fish conservation from fresh water to marine; the value of science when it…
Sustainable Business Workshop at Tailwater Lodge
Rick Crawford THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO COVID-19. THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS WORKSHOP WILL BE RESCHEDULED, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED. I couldn’t be more thrilled to begin offering Sustainable Business Workshops at fly fishing lodges around the US and Caribbean. We have several workshops in the works, but the first…
Bonefish Before Breakfast
Rick Crawford I was swinging in a hammock listening to the vibrant green and red-throated Abaco Parrots squawking while also admiring the pink oleanders that surrounded me. I was perfectly content. Well, more than content in fact, as I had just landed the biggest bonefish of the trip and I hadn’t even had breakfast. It…
The Sustainable Angler: Aspen Skiing Company SVP Sustainability Auden Schendler
Rick Crawford Back in 2009, when I was working in a t-shirt shop in Steamboat, CO trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life in the midst of the Great Recession, I came across a book in the Bud Werner Memorial Library called Getting Green Done by Auden Schendler and…
