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ElkShape Podcast EP 63 - CJ Buck of BUCK KNIVES

ElkShape

Dan Staton

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8618 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Today we are sitting down with Chairman and CEO of Buck Knives, CJ Buck.  He's the 4th generation to run this family business that started over a hundred years ago.  CJ knows business and drops awesome insight on running his company with over 300 employees.  We talk about how Buck Knives got its start, the vision for years to come, and what he wants his legacy to be. CJ is super down to earth and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to best business practices.  Buck Knives is a household name and we go over how they do everything from start to finish inside their four walls of head quarters.  Hope you enjoy this special episode. ElkShape Camp Registration LINK ELKSHAPE Offers:  ELK 101 UNIVERSITY OF ELK HUNTING | DISCOUNT CODE ELKSHAPE FOR 20% OFF FNX SUPPLEMENTS | DISCOUNT CODE ELKSHAPE FOR 15% OFF SIBERIAN COOLERS | DISCOUNT CODE ELKSHAPE2019 FOR 10% OFF   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.4

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0:14.5

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0:17.0

I've guided with the Sorosky-Eel ranges for 12 years, but the BR-10s are simply better, quicker ranging, better feel in the hand, and clearer, more actionable data. For a limited time, get a $250 gift card with the purchase of the vinos to build your perfect glassing setup. Visit revicoptics.com today. Hey, okay, podcast, episode 6.3 with me, Dan, the fitness man.

0:40.0

What's up, y'all?

0:40.9

Hey, if you're a first-time listener, this is the podcast that's all about the Elk Hunting

0:44.7

Learning Curve, making sacrifices and disciplining yourself to become the best version of

0:50.2

yourself, leveraging Elk Hunting to wake up early, to prepare your meals to eat right to engage

0:55.3

with your family to dial in your finances and to hunt hard and be a savage in the mountains

1:01.3

because you train year round that's what we're all about today i'm lucky enough to sit down

1:06.1

with the CEO the chairman of buck knives established in the early 1900s. We're talking to C.J. Buck,

1:13.5

his dad's, dad's dad started this company. That's right. He's fourth generation and soon,

1:19.5

fifth generation will take over this family operation. Buck Knifes is a staple. I think almost

1:24.6

everybody's had at least one buck knife in their lifetime and those

1:28.6

knives are incredible. Their HQ headquarters is in Post Falls, Idaho. That's about a 25 minute

1:34.8

drive from my house. I drove down there. Well, we brought our video cameras and we went and captured

1:40.8

the whole factory tour from start to finish on how they make their knives.

1:44.9

Pretty mind-blowing.

1:45.9

We'll drop that on YouTube soon.

1:48.1

So be looking out for that.

1:49.8

We talked to CJ about business today.

1:52.3

This guy is obviously next level when it comes to CEO.

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