
Bend BreakOut Event
Sat, Oct 22
|Open Space
Bend Outdoor Worx's BreakOut - a pitch event created solely for outdoor companies. 4 companies present & compete. Stio's CEO is keynote.


Time & Location
Oct 22, 2022, 9:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Open Space, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR 97701, USA
About This Event
Bend Outdoor Worx (BOW), Central Oregon’s outdoor industry accelerator, announces the return of BOW BreakOut, a pitch event created solely for outdoor companies and BOW BootCamp sessions. For 2022, the four early or growth-stage companies, which made up BOW’s most recent cohort (Cohort #7), are preparing to pitch at the culmination of the program on stage at Open Space Event Studios during the BreakOut event. The companies received mentorship over a period of four months from BOW’s industry founders and guest mentors. They will compete for cash no-strings-attached prizes.
As part of the evening’s entertainment curated for outdoor enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, Keynote speaker Stephen Sullivan, the CEO/Founder of Stio will present. Stio, a mountain lifestyle brand headquartered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has a thriving direct-to-consumer business and seven storefronts, with a new Mountain Studio retail location in Bend.
BOW will host BootCamp sessions from 9am -2:15pm, a series of educational…