Leather, Beef and Cowboy Hats with Cate Havstad

In this episode, we sit down with Cate Havstad-Casad—a hatmaker, rancher, and founder of Range Revolution—to unravel the hidden environmental cost of America’s closets and how she’s forging a different path. From handcrafting custom western hats and wrangling cattle to building a 1,400-acre regenerative farm and launching a luxury leather goods brand, Cate reveals the waking moment when she learned that over 5 million cattle hides are discarded in the U.S. each year. She explains how Range Revolution is more than a business—it’s a radical redesign of the leather supply chain, using hides that would otherwise go to waste, partnering with ranches regenerating the land, and rejecting petroleum-based fast fashion. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in sustainable style, ethical agriculture, and how one woman is changing the way we value natural materials—one heirloom-quality piece at a time.