Oct 7, 2025 · 33 min · 12 segments
Diane and Kristin sit with Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert to discuss how he's redefining what it means to lead a global brand with values at its core. In this candid interview, Gellert discusses…
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Diane BradyHostKristen StolerHostWe have the CEO of Patagonia this week, Ryan Gellert, and he was speaking to us straight from Climate Week.
In fact, mere minutes, it felt like, after our president said that, "Climate change, I believe, is one of the biggest con jobs."
And, you know, what I like is he has the bravery to speak out at a time when so many leaders, kind of, like, you know, seemingly innocuous statements feel brave in this environment, and he said some pretty direct things.
I think part of the reason he can do that, in all honesty, is the nature of Patagonia itself.
It's not like his, you know, count- c- CEO counterparts that really have to worry about the repercussions, and yes, he does, but, you know, it- I think he has a bit more...
Yeah, and, and look, it's, it's a very, if you talk about values-based companies, this is a company...
... founded by a visionary, Yvon Chouinard, the man who wrote Let My People Go Surfing.
We have the CEO of Patagonia this week, Ryan Gellert, and he was speaking to us straight from Climate Week.
In fact, mere minutes, it felt like, after our president said that, "Climate change, I believe, is one of the biggest con jobs."
And, you know, what I like is he has the bravery to speak out at a time when so many leaders, kind of, like, you know, seemingly innocuous statements feel brave in this environment, and he said some pretty direct things.
I think part of the reason he can do that, in all honesty, is the nature of Patagonia itself.
It's not like his, you know, count- c- CEO counterparts that really have to worry about the repercussions, and yes, he does, but, you know, it- I think he has a bit more...
Yeah, and, and look, it's, it's a very, if you talk about values-based companies, this is a company...
... founded by a visionary, Yvon Chouinard, the man who wrote Let My People Go Surfing.
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