#85 Mark Chou - CEO of Swiftwick, Brand Building, Engineered to Endure

On this episode, the boyz had on special guest Mark Chou! Mark is a father, husband, runner, and also happens to be the CEO of Swiftwick! We love Swiftwick socks for training and racing, so we were excited to learn more about the brand and also hear Mark’s story!We quickly learned how passionate Mark is about consumer products. He started at Swiftwick about a year ago, and we discussed his ideas and plans to continue to grow the brand. We also talked about the history and culture of the company.If you have any interest in the business side of running apparel and products, this is a great episode to tune into. Mark is very intelligent and has a really impressive career path that he talks about on this episode. Below you can find a link to follow Mark on Instagram, and also information to use our discount code to purchase Swiftwick socks!!!! Enjoy!BUY SWIFTWICK SOCKS - DISCOUNT CODE “STRIDE15” for 15% off!https://swiftwick.com/FOLLOW MARKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/markdchou/profilecard/?igsh=Z2liMDRpYzEzYXp5FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667Scottyhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526Dannyhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/ KEN COMBS RUNNING STORE https://www.kencombsrunningstore.com/MASON CONSTRUCTIONhttps://www.masonconstructionanddev.com/AZOIA GELS PROMO CODEhelloazoia.com Promo code: OTQBOYZ10 for 10% off! SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTEShttps://goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZPaul Michael Donahue Memorial Foundationhttps://pmdmemorialfoundation.com/CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyXEPISODE RECOMMENDATIONSFloberg Runs Interviewhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6RGaNfIRG4CniQzk1ENQmZ?si=-_-hcW8dTJ-7TglucQYK2ASobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathonhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7rUxttltzUH6LxG8Rc84AS?si=dCOzMjQVS0yPY9FwzIlh2A