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Entrepreneurship on the Road: Embracing the Outdoors Thomas Hoffmann, founder and CEO of Colorado Campworks, discusses how the camper he designed for a college class led him to start his business.

By David Meltzer

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On this episode of The Playbook, Thomas Hoffmann, founder and CEO of Colorado Campworks, shares his thoughts on:

  • His experience with higher education as a young entrepreneur whose idea originated while he was in college [:30].
  • How the first camper he built put him on the path of founding Colorado Campworks [2:28].
  • Why overcoming your fears is essential for founding your own brand [5:41].
  • How the design of the Colorado Campworks Nomad NS-1 camper has evolved since the beginning of the pandemic [16:48].

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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