Outdoor Industry Assoc. Announces Class 5 of Skip Yowell Future Leadership Academy
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36 outdoor industry professionals embark on six-month immersive leadership program.
Outdoor Industry Assoc. Announces Class 5 of Skip Yowell Future Leadership AcademyBOULDER, Colo. – -(AmmoLand.com)- Today, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced Class 5 of the Skip Yowell Future Leadership Academy (FLA). In 2016, the Future Leadership Academy was created and named after JanSport’s founder and industry luminary Skip Yowell to honor his enduring legacy as a one of the great founders, mentors and leaders in the outdoor industry. The Future Leadership Academy is a six-month professional development program that prepares the next generation of outdoor industry leaders by teaching them to seek innovation, tackle challenges head-on and champion the causes that are critical to the industry’s longevity. Class 5, chosen through a rigorous selection process, will receive development opportunities through self-assessments, leadership training, mentoring as well as in-person and online education about issues vital to the health of outdoor industry businesses, including sustainability, trade policy, public lands and youth outdoor participation. “It’s a dynamic time in a dynamic industry and The Future Leadership Academy not only gives participants the tools to understand the opportunities and challenges facing us today, but also the space to reflect on how they’ll successfully lead their teams and companies in the future,” said Kristen Freaney, OIA Emerging Leader Education Manager. “We have a passionate, talented group coming from a variety of experience-levels, backgrounds, and career paths and I’m looking forward to watching them learn from each other, craft their own leadership styles, and hopefully have some great “light-bulb moments” over the next six months.” Class 5 Participants
Outdoor Industry AssociationAbout Outdoor Industry Association, OIA Based in Boulder, Colo., with offices in Washington, D.C., Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the leading trade association for the outdoor industry and the title sponsor of Outdoor Retailer. Outdoor Industry Association unites and serves over 1,300 manufacturer, supplier, sales representative and retailer members through its focus on trade and recreation policy, sustainable business innovation and outdoor participation. For more information, visit outdoorindustry.org.

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