The Sustainable Angler

Rick Crawford

rcrawford@emergerstrategies.com

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Booking Overview

An interview podcast focused on sustainable fishing, conservation, and outdoor-industry business, typically featuring fishing professionals, conservation advocates, sustainability leaders, writers, scientists, and other subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch outdoor-industry executives, conservation organization leaders, sustainability practitioners, researchers, authors, filmmakers, and experienced anglers with distinctive expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong professional credentials or recognized work in these niche fields.

Metrics

Episodes: 98

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 28 subscribers

Instagram: 4.2k followers

Contact Information

rcrawford@emergerstrategies.com

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Host

Rick Crawford - Sustainability expert and founder of Emerger Strategies, a consultancy serving fishing and outdoor brands on sustainability performance, strategy, and business impact.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Professional expertise in fishing, conservation, sustainability, outdoor brands, environmental policy, science, or related outdoor-industry fields; notable authorship, filmmaking, organizational leadership, or substantial field experience is a strong fit.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership in conservation or outdoor-industry organizations, Senior sustainability or environmental roles at recognized companies, Published books or established editorial work, Documented participation in major sustainability initiatives, Conservation films or advocacy campaigns

Recent Guest Discussions

Brent Kawamura - REI Product Impact Standards, Supplier Carbon Footprints, Climate And Fair Trade Labels, Sustainable Retail, And Angler Responsibility.

Riverhorse Nakadate - Wilderness, Fishing, Water-connected Experiences, Outdoor Writing, Publishing, And Threats Facing Local Fisheries.

Kevin Myette - Supply-chain Transparency, Tier 2 Suppliers, Bluesign Certification, Outdoor-industry Sustainability History, Recycled-material Claims, And Business Excellence.

Ross Purnell - Fly Fishing Media, Conservation, Climate Change And Fisheries, Outdoor-brand Responsibility, Advocacy, And Conservation Filmmaking.

Land Tawney - Public-lands And Freshwater Conservation, Mining Threats, Federal Conservation Policy, Advocacy, And Protecting Wildlife Habitat.

Recent Topics

Fishing, Conservation, Sustainability, Fisheries, Outdoor Industry

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Sustainable Angler
:

EP 98. REI's Product Impact Standards: What Brands Need to Know — Brent Kawamura of REI

July 24, 2026

Brent Kawamura's path to sustainability wasn't a straight line — it started with an Environmental Science degree, wound through LEED-certified building projects, and landed him in Product Sustainability at REI. Along the way, fishing has remained the thread that keeps it all grounded.In this episode, host Rick Crawford — founder of Emerger Strategies, a sustainability consulting firm serving fishing and outdoor brands — sits down with Brent to pull back the curtain on REI's Pro...

EP 97. Riverhorse Nakadate — Water Lines, Wilderness & a Life Connected by Water

July 10, 2026

In this episode, host and Emerger Strategies founder Rick Crawford sits down with Riverhorse Nakadate — angler, surfer, writer, musician, adventurer, and a friend.In this conversation, Riverhorse states that "books are magic portals that can take us to far-away places" — and after reading his new book, Water Lines: A Life on Marshes, Rivers, Seas, and in the Rain, you'll understand why. He shares rowdy, hilarious stories from a life spent wandering the salt marshes and coastlin...

EP 96. Tier 2 Suppliers, Supply Chain Transparency, and 40 Years of Outdoor Industry Sustainability — with Kevin Myette of Bluesign

June 26, 2026

Kevin Myette has one of the most storied careers in outdoor industry sustainability — and he's not done yet. In this episode, host and Emerger Strategies founder Rick Crawford sits down with Kevin, who is a 40-year outdoor industry veteran to trace the arc of sustainability from a grassroots conversation at Outdoor Retailer in 2006 all the way to the global frameworks shaping how brands operate today through his work at Bluesign.Kevin was part of the early effort at REI to get competing ...

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