10 Years of OPDD with Ellie Ward

About this episode

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

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 Senior Designer at Nani, Ellie Ward. 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 program that trains 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: Ellie Ward

Topics covered

• Outdoor Product Design
• Alumni Conversations
• Design
• Sports

Keywords

• Utah State University
• Nani
• 10 Year Anniversary
• Outdoor Industries

Sponsors

Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Nani

Books & works: the Outdoor Recreation Archive

Places: Cache Valley, Utah

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