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Dieter Kochan shares his journey from NHL goalie to founder of FaceOff E-Bikes, discussing the risks and lessons learned along the way.

From NHL Goalie to FaceOff E-Bikes: Dieter Kochan's Incredible Journey | The Fall Podcast What does it take to build one of the most respected hunting e-bike companies in the country? For Dieter Kochan, it started by selling a championship ring, hockey gear, and betting on himself. In this episode of The Fall Podcast, Arron sits down with FaceOff E-Bikes founder Dieter Kochan for one of the most fascinating conversations we've had. What starts as a discussion about Dieter's recent retirement quickly turns into an incredible deep dive into his journey—from a 10-year professional hockey career, to serving as a Michigan State Police K-9 officer, to building FaceOff E-Bikes from the ground up. Dieter shares the untold story of how he financed his first inventory by selling priceless hockey memorabilia and why changing the company from Stealth E-Bikes to FaceOff was one of the biggest risks he ever took. But the conversation takes an unexpected turn into one of the most eye-opening discussions on deer hunting you'll hear all year. Drawing from years of working tracking dogs in law enforcement, Dieter explains how scent really works, why many hunters misunderstand scent control, how…

People in this episode

Host: Arron Bleise

Guest: Dieter Kochan

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• hunting
• professional sports
• law enforcement
• e-bikes
• personal journey

Keywords

• Dieter Kochan
• FaceOff E-Bikes
• NHL
• hunting
• entrepreneurship
• scent control
• whitetail hunting
• law enforcement
• e-bikes
• championship ring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FaceOff E-Bikes, Michigan State Police, Stealth E-Bikes

Books & works: The Fall Podcast

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