High-Performance, Plant-Based with mountainFLOW Founder Peter Arlein

About this episode

Peter Arlein discusses his journey in creating mountainFLOW and the importance of sustainable products in the ski and bike industries.

In this episode, we chat with Peter Arlein, Founder and CEO of mountainFLOW, about his plant-based ski and bike products, including waxes, lubes, and water bottles that deliver high performance without harmful petrochemicals. Peter shares the journey of building a Certified B Corp, lessons learned from both ski and bike retail, and how mountainFLOW is helping retailers integrate sustainable, eco-friendly products. We discuss the company’s mission, product innovation, and strategies for shops ...

People in this episode

Guest: Peter Arlein

Topics covered

• plant-based products
• sustainability
• eco-friendly
• business strategy
• retail innovation

Keywords

• plant-based
• ski products
• bike products
• sustainable
• eco-friendly
• high performance
• retail

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: mountainFLOW, Certified B Corp

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