Merchants of Dirt is your insider’s guide to the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. Join Kyle M. Bondo has he shares 20 years of practical sports management advice that you can use to start your own off-road racing business.
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Merchants of Dirt is your insider’s guide to the art and science of building, promoting, and directing off-road races. Join Kyle M. Bondo has he shares 20 years of practical sports management advice that you can use to start your own off-road racing business.
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Recent Episodes of Merchants of Dirt
#033 - What you can learn from race hater Mr. Murphy
Why you need to be on your toes when it comes to combating those wannabe activists and trail extremists who are out to sabotage your race.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 33 • 16 May 2024 • 1h, 15m and 35s
#032 - Inside the Race Director's Studio (Part 2)
Go behind the scenes of the first mountain bike race in a four-race series and learn what thinking goes into preparing and directing a recent race (Part 2 of 2).
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 32 • 7 May 2024 • 1h, 3m and 15s
#031 - Inside the Race Director's Studio (Part 1)
Go behind the scenes of the first mountain bike race in a four-race series and learn what thinking goes into preparing and directing a recent race (Part 1 of 2).
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
Want to tell your story with a podcast? Join Oncetold, a Veteran-owned, podcasting education and media company for podcasters who...
Episode 31 • 7 May 2024 • 54m and 34s
#030 - Turn a No into a Yes with relationship building
Learn how to get your events into locations you’ve never raced before by building better relationships with local trail stewards and organizations.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 30 • 7 April 2024 • 36m and 11s
#029 - Your growth model needs to go to the gym
Learn how to use the Always Be Racing (ABR) business model to make racing a full-time gig by maximizing your sales volume.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 29 • 7 April 2024 • 49m and 27s
#028 - Mr. Murphy loves your cut-and-paste waiver
Explore why avoiding negligence is a primary job of a race director and how waivers are your first line of defense against personal injury lawsuits.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 28 • 7 April 2024 • 29m and 35s
#027 - You can't fix a race you never start
You can't fix a race you never start, so stop caring about what other people might think and go define your own race direction style.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 27 • 20 March 2024 • 35m and 59s
#026 - Get busy crunching the numbers with Cy Sack
Cy Sack walks me through the State of Adventure Racing (circa 2017) and shows how a little data can go a long way to making big decisions.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 26 • 20 March 2024 • 1h, 31s
#025 - How not to suffer registration woes
Avoid race day woes using these registration strategies to improve your next event's participation numbers.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
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Episode 25 • 20 March 2024 • 40m and 13s
#024 - Get soggy setting courses with Mark Montague
Mark Montague and I walk step by step through his latest adventure race launch and learn how to SPROUTE an Adventure Racing course.
Have questions? Connect with Kyle and Mr. Murphy at merchantsofdirt.com or wherever you find trail grinders, dirt eaters, and reckoneers!
We love coffee! Support the show by buying Kyle and Mr. Murphy a coffee or two at https://buymeacoffee.com/waryankee
Want to tell your story with a podcast? Join Oncetold, a Veteran-owned, podcasting education and media company for podcasters who yearn to be yarn weavers...
Episode 24 • 20 March 2024 • 44m and 49s
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