But we officially launched at IFTD in 2018 and won the “Best accessories over $100” award, so it was super exciting to get that recognition right out the gate. I was on the road a lot that summer, trying to get pre-orders from fly shops and spreading the buzz about our new company and product. I came on with Riversmith in June, and that was when we had final prototypes. John: We launched ourselves publicly at IFTD in Orlando in July of 2018 and sold our first unit on September 1st of 2018. FL: What did the early stages of Riversmith look like? They envisioned the River Quiver as the first product here, but it’s definitely not our last. From here, it was time to bring the River Quiver to market. Rigorous testing was involved in this process and every detail was looked at to make sure nothing was left out.
They went through that for about 8 to 10 months until they had the final model down. Once it was known after heavy market research that there was not a superior product in this realm, they decided to proceed with their engineering team to begin developing what is now known as the River Quiver. This then led to looking into what was out there for this type of product both from a quality but availability standpoint. They are passionate fly fishermen and had an issue with getting a fly rod holder that was back-ordered. John: There was a big gap that one of our owners, John McGowan and Steve Holmes, saw in the marketplace for fly rod roof racks. FL: What inspired the founders to start Riversmith? My goal is to continue to build and be there for my team in any way I can to help us all flourish in our respective roles. That’s the biggest change I would say, but day to day wise, I’m still doing most of the same stuff. It’s just more responsibility, I don’t have anyone looking over my shoulder every day. Things have definitely changed though since I took over the CEO role officially.
Many hats have been worn throughout my time here, to say the least! I’ve bounced around to various roles from sales to customer service to business development, but I am now handling more office admin duties as my role has evolved. I’ve been with the company since it started back in 2018 and have been the longest full-time employee here. We gravitate towards ensuring what we’re doing here as a company is making a positive difference in the way people fly fish and enjoy the sport.įL: Tell us a little about yourself and your journey at Riversmith! As far as anything else on who we are, we’re passionate about what we do here in the office, but we’re just as passionate about having fun out on the river. We stand behind everything we make because we are using it ourselves, day in and day out. John: Riversmith, is a team of people here who are passionate about fly fishing and want to better the fishing experience for everyone out there by making high-quality products to better enjoy the sport.
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