Jul 31, 2026 · 57 min · 16 segments
"All victories are temporary, and every defeat is permanent." That's how Chris Knopf describes the fight to protect one of Minnesota's most beloved places. As executive director of Friends of the…
Chris KnopfGuest
Elizabeth KitzenbergHostToday I'm talking with Chris Knopp, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters.
I'm really excited for you to hear from Chris about how he puts culture first on his team, how he really approaches nonprofit leadership with an entrepreneurial mindset and doesn't sit on the sidelines, and the urgent fight that he's leading to protect the Boundary Waters.
Yeah, I mean, a few of the things that I want to cover and just hear from you is, you know, this unique moment in time.
But I want to hear, like, how does that impact you? your team day to day? How do you react to that? How do you keep moving? When we met, we talked briefly, but it stuck with me just about your commitment to culture and how you run your team with EOS and traction.
Also, we're both recovered attorneys, or at least I'll call myself that, and curious how you bring that into your work.
So, yeah, I mean, I think if you could kick it off with kind of just like the moment we're in right now and how you think about leading your team at Friends of the Boundary Waters and your constituents through what feels like a big... battle right now, but it's not the first battle your organization has fought.
Today I'm talking with Chris Knopp, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters.
I'm really excited for you to hear from Chris about how he puts culture first on his team, how he really approaches nonprofit leadership with an entrepreneurial mindset and doesn't sit on the sidelines, and the urgent fight that he's leading to protect the Boundary Waters.
Yeah, I mean, a few of the things that I want to cover and just hear from you is, you know, this unique moment in time.
But I want to hear, like, how does that impact you? your team day to day? How do you react to that? How do you keep moving? When we met, we talked briefly, but it stuck with me just about your commitment to culture and how you run your team with EOS and traction.
Also, we're both recovered attorneys, or at least I'll call myself that, and curious how you bring that into your work.
So, yeah, I mean, I think if you could kick it off with kind of just like the moment we're in right now and how you think about leading your team at Friends of the Boundary Waters and your constituents through what feels like a big... battle right now, but it's not the first battle your organization has fought.
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