10 Years of OPDD with Doug Hintze

About this episode

This episode celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of the OPDD program with a conversation featuring alum Doug Hintze.

To celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, we are sharing conversations with alumni, faculty, and industry! Enjoy this conversation with OPDD alum and founder at Landed Footwear, Doug Hintze. Listen to these conversations on the Highlander Podcast. https://opdd.usu.edu/podcast The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four-year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries. Learn more at opdd.usu.edu or follow the program on LinkedIn or Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/usuoutdoorproduct/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/opdd Discover the Outdoor Recreation Archive on Instagram or on USU’s website. https://instagram.com/outdoorrecarchive https://library.usu.edu/archives/ora Subscribe to our ORA newsletter: https://outdoorrecarchive.substack.com/ Outdoor Recreation Archive Instagram https://www.instagram.com/outdoorrecarchive/?hl=en Episodes hosted, edited, and produced by Chase Anderson in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah…

People in this episode

Guest: Doug Hintze

Topics covered

• Outdoor Product Design
• Alumni Conversations
• Industry Insights

Keywords

• Landed Footwear
• Utah State University
• Outdoor Industries

Sponsors

Outdoor Product Design & Development program

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Landed Footwear

Books & works: the Outdoor Recreation Archive

Places: Cache Valley, Utah

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