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Maryland. The Praelia Group joins as

Fjällräven and Hanwag’s sales agency

in the Southeast territory. Headed by

founder

Buck Rowlee

, the award-

winning group has more than 15

years of experience representing top

brands, including Burton, Oakley, Elec-

tric and Mizu. Based in Wilmington,

N.C., the team will service accounts

in Washington D.C., Virginia, North

Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,

Georgia and Florida.

Eagle Creek

announced a new

partnership with the

Bodhi Agency

as representatives for the Midwest

and Great Lakes sales territory, ef-

fective immediately. Managing a

large key territory for Eagle Creek,

The Bodhi Agency will leverage

its collective 35-plus years in the

outdoor and travel industries to

increase the Eagle Creek brand pres-

ence. The Bodhi Agency includes

Erik Schmitter

Crystal Neeley

Steve Schultz

and

Matt John-

ston

, who will cover the Midwest

and Great Lakes territories, including

Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North

Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri,

Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and

Kentucky. It also represents comple-

mentary brands prAna, Eureka, Jet-

boil, Silva, Hydrapak, Fits and Blunt.

Red Paddle Co

, the maker of

inflatable stand up paddleboards, an-

nounced eight new partnerships with

sales groups to rep the brand across

the U.S. The new sales groups include

Play Northwest

(Pacific Northwest),

Grey Duck Group

(Midwest),

Greg

Fugate

(Great Lakes),

Exudos Reps

(New England),

Arete Sales

(Mid-

Atlantic),

Mountain Lake Market-

ing

(Southeast),

Donny Sato

(Hawaii/

South Pacific),

KT Outside

(West

Coast) and

Territory Two

(Rockies).

Red Paddle Co also is looking for

sales representation in the South and

Central regions (Texas, Louisiana, Mis-

sissippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas

and Nebraska).

Kinetic Representatives

and

Sky Ambitions

have signed on with

Big Agnes

to cover the Mid-Atlantic

and New England regions, respec-

tively, for the camping and backpack-

ing brand. The two agencies will

manage sales of Big Agnes shelters,

sleeping bags, pads, and acces-

sories, as well as

Helinox

trekking

poles and camp furniture. Founded

in 2010 by

Dave Donahue

, Ki-

netic Representatives includes reps

Kyle Norris

and

Mike Ebner

. The

agency also represents Outdoor Re-

search, Oboz, Deuter, Hydro Flask

and Native Eyewear. Their territory

will include New York, New Jersey,

Pennsylvania, Maryland and Dela-

ware. Sky Ambitions was founded by

David Karl

in 1989 and represents

Petzl, Oboz, Adventure Medical Kits

and Julbo. The agency is comprised

of Karl,

Matt McCormick

Ian

Wauchope

, and

Kristin Karl,

and

its territory encompasses Vermont,

New Hampshire, Maine, C

onnecticut,

Massachusetts and Rhode

Island for

Big Agnes.

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