In this episode of The SXS Guys Offroad Podcast we talk to Greg Cottrell, President and Founder of Rugged Radios, live from the “Rugged Pavilion” at the Sand Sports Super Show! We talk about the SSSS and what it looked like back then, the progression of radio technology, and what Greg is excited about at Rugged Radios. This was a very interesting episode with thousands of shoppers behind us and tons of employees running around… also keep an eye out for background entertainment!
Short link: sxsguys.link/episode59
Rundown
00:00 – Introductions
01:15 – Where the Industry’s Come From
04:30 – Growing Up
07:25 – Building a Production Process
09:21 – A Lineage of Performance
11:12 – Investing in Employees & Community
17:28 – Customer Service
19:08 – New Products
21:40 – GMRS & Repeaters
22:47 – Scrape Crashes the Party
25:02 – Digital, Tacos & Buildings
28:12 – Inventory in a Pandemic
29:27 – Susan Crashes the Party Too
31:57 – New Helmet Pumpers
34:32 – Future Products
37:13 – Wrap-Up
Applicable Links
Greg Cottrell (Facebook, Instagram)
Rugged Radios
Sand Sports Super Show
Some of Rugged’s Fleet of Custom UTVs:
– Rugged 32 Ford Coupe RZR (YouTube)
– 41 Willies RZR (YouTube)
– Baja Bug RZR (YouTube)
– Beach Buggy RZR (YouTube)
M1 Race Radio
GMRS Mobile Radios
Skyscrape from Tapout (Twitter)
Black Widow Exhaust
696 In-Car Intercom
RDM-DB Digital/Analog Radio
MAC Pumper Systems
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