Positively West Virginia
Positively West Virginia
Episode 20: Mountain Rides, LLC: Racing Through West Virginia
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Mountain Rides, LLC is a company promoting cycling adventures across the beautiful mountain state.


Show Notes:

Mountain Rides

  • 00:31-2:09: Jim introduces today’s guest Travis Olson and his company, Mountain Rides LLC and asks him to give the listeners a glimpse into his personal life.
  • 2:10-5:07: Olson talks about the inspiration behind his company. He also discusses his West Virginia roots and his love for the state.
  • 5:08-5:19: What’s your company’s 30 second elevator pitch?
  • 5:20-5:35: “Mountain Rides LLC is a grassroots cycling promotion company. We specialize in cycling races across the state of West Virginia.”
  • 5:36-5:45: What are you most excited about for your company right now.
  • 5:46-9:59: Olson says what excites him most is seeing other people getting excited about the races he’s putting on and seeing the amount of people that sign up for them. He also goes into detail about the logistics of the races he puts on.
  • 10:00-10:34: As a business owner, what’s been your worst business moment yet?
  • 10:35-14:07: Olson describes a particular race in which the people who were directing the racers were accidentally sending them down the wrong trail. Olson says as someone who prides himself on everything running smoothly at his races, this was especially difficult as it was something that could have very easily been avoided.
  • 14:08-14:13: In one sentence, what was your one takeaway from that experience?
  • 14:14-14:40: “Preparation, preparation, preparation.”
  • 14:41-14:55: What’s the best thing about being a business owner in West Virginia?
  • 14:56-15:18: “It’s beautiful. It’s hard to pick a more beautiful state to have a cycling company.”
  • 15:19-16:00: Jim takes a brief moment to recognize the wonderful sponsors of the show.
  • 16:01-16:16: What’s the vision you have for your company long-term?
  • 16:17-16:41: “It would be something that I would love to pursue full-time in retirement.”
  • 16:42-17:02: How do you promote your races?
  • 17:03-22:29: Olson cites a couple of different ways. Things like word-of-mouth and social media promotions as well as a website.
  • 22:30-22:48: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to a young business owner or entrepreneur?
  • 22:49- 23:03: “Take the risk. Just jump in. Follow your dream and don’t be afraid to take that risk and try it out.”
  • 23:04-23:08: What’s one thing you do everyday that you think contributes to your success?
  • 23:09-23:35: “Foster the relationships you have with people.” Olson says this is important because it’s impossible to do it alone.
  • 23:36-23:44: What’s one resource you use in your business each day that you just can’t live without?
  • 23:45-24:44: Olson says that it’s social media.
  • 24:45-25:02: Is there anything that you’d like to circle back on or cover that we haven’t already?
  • 25:03-25:49: Olson revisits his advice to young entrepreneurs and says rather that it’s important to do your homework and take calculated risks.
  • 25:50-26:05: If you could meet anyone in West Virginia, who would it be?
  • 26:06-27:16: Olson mentions two large West Virginia names: Senator Joe Manchin and Nick Saban.
  • 27:17-27:36: How can our listeners learn more about your company?
  • 27:37-28:11: Facebook page
  • 28:12-Close: Jim thanks Travis Olson for joining him on another episode of Positively West Virginia and once again recognizes the wonderful sponsors of the show that allow stories like this one to be told.