Ep. 40: "Hiking Guy", Cris Hazzard

Cris Hazzard - aka “Hiking Guy” - has built an ever-growing following of both newbies to and devotees of the outdoors with his highly detailed, easy to follow, and down-to-earth online hiking guides.

Cris is on a mission to get people outside and appreciating the benefits of nature, knowing full well that this will help them feel renewed, restored, rejuvenated, and alive.

He also knows that doing so will garner that much more support for protecting, preserving, and caring for our natural environment for the benefit and health of future generations as well as the Earth itself.

Cris Hazzard Links:
Website: https://hikingguy.com/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hikingguy

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Website: http://ericteplitz.com/
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Chapters

• 0:00 The Person You Want to Be intro
• 0:39 Introducing Cris Hazzard
• 2:09 On the benefits of nature
• 5:48 Childhood background and interests
• 12:37 Bike racing
• 15:33 Convergence of skills and experience
• 17:35 Subversive approach to online business
• 23:46 Bike racing (continued)
• 26:31 College
• 30:15 First job out of college
• 32:29 Switzerland
• 33:05 Tom Brown's wilderness survival course
• 34:31 Misc. jobs in New York
• 39:30 Digital marketing start-up
• 40:06 Weekend hiking getaways
• 40:50 L.A.
• 42:37 April
• 44:29 You don't have to be extreme to enjoy the outdoors
• 46:02 Screens vs. IRL
• 53:21 Relocating to the west coast
• 55:33 Sharing hiking info online (how it began)
• 58:20 Mindset towards content creation
• 1:01:17 Supportive wife
• 1:02:14 Making money at it
• 1:07:42 Switching to professional guiding
• 1:10:52 Switching to exclusively online
• 1:12:15 Evolution of Hiking Guy
• 1:16:15 Eric's initiation into outdoors pursuits via hiking groups
• 1:24:57 Retooling for YouTube
• 1:29:39 Monetizing something you love
• 1:34:45 Focusing on impact
• 1:44:06 Cris's mission
• 1:47:06 Clarifying priorities
• 1:53:19 Being present