Ep. 023: John Barklow

This week’s guest, John Barklow (@jbarklow), is a retired, 20-year Navy Diver, who took his passions, work ethic, and values and turned them into a dream career with Sitka. If you have a goal of turning your passion into a profession, then John’s example will shed light on how to get it done. In short, it’s not easy. But if you’re committed and a good dude, big things can happen. #playingthegame - Show Notes: 00:00 - 10:12: Introducing John Barklow, Navy Diver and Master Mountaineer 10:13 - 14:03: Transitioning from the Navy to Sitka. Live, eat, and sleep mountain gear 14:04 - 17:36: Government employment vs Civilian employment 17:37 - 21:50: The importance of friends 21:51 - 28:57: The value of a spouse (an in-house critic) 28:58 - 35:55: Always looking for the next improvement 35:56 - 43:56: Sitka’s story 43:57 - 49:19: Navigating COVID 49:20 - 56:58: Getting up to Alaska and Canada after COVID 58:59 - 68:58: Posting hunting pictures 68:59 - 77:07: Authenticity in the hunting world 77:08 - 86:09: Would you sit around for $100k 86:10 - 93:33: John’s upcoming hunts 93:34 - 100:47: Desert big game 100:48 - 106:19: In sickness and in health, hunting with your significant other -