CEO Talks: Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith on Stepping Down From His Purpose-driven Company The founder and chief executive officer of the colorful backpack and outerwear brand will be leaving in July to take ...

Who: Davis Smith, founder of Cotopaxi outdoor gear company. What: Smith will share his story of building a company with a mission to fight poverty and use recycled and responsibly sourced materials.

On this week’s episode of Fortune‘s Leadership Next podcast, co-hosts Alan Murray and Ellen McGirt welcome Davis Smith, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, and Cecilia Chao, managing director of Bain Capital ...

Davis Smith and his cousin Kimball Thomas were more like brothers. They attended business school at the same time, founded and ran two businesses together, and bought houses on the same street. Their ...