Well, uh, you know, I was fanatical about fishing for a really long time. I left and became a pilot and then came back as a pilot and flew and captain and instructed, and Ive mastered kind of for seven years. But I wanted to read more. Gosh, those were the best. Have you built any more products like the Hydro Flash or thought about that? I just was thinking adventures as you were talking about riding your bike. So h p t is a high percentage tip that Im that I made up from high percentage spot. And so, um, in the interim, I took a job selling, you know, there was a fancy title like exotic luxury, pre owned vehicles like Mercedes and BMW and Ferrari. I told her I said I said I was doing the palette time before, and weve got an old dog and I couldnt feed them right away because I was taking a shower before I got in here. Do you think its that that we were back in and, uh, keep it in America and the tariffs and things like that and the things like that have been lifted. This is the cruise ship. I had a TV and a bike and I sold them both. I guess this was another one of those cerebellum moments. And I said, Shes like, What are you interviewing that guy who founded Hydro Flask? Good. You know, like, if youre serious, then Ill know, and Im sure enough I met him the next day and gave him the 12 bottles, and I literally just wrote them off. Hope ya'll are as well. Last week, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and officials from the Port of New Orleans announced that Viking River Cruises will be coming to the Mississippi.. Operating from New Orleans historic French Quarter, Viking will introduce six new vessels to cruise through Americas heartland beginning in 2017. He says, because theyre sitting at home eating pizza on welfare and collecting unemployment because they dont want to go into work because theyre making more money, Collected unemployment than they were working at the trailer factory. Outgrew that really quickly when the 20,000 came in. I flew a bomber. The only one I didnt get to fly that I was a little bit bummed about was the d C. But its a tail dragger. We gotta let you go, and were closing down, and Im getting ready to skip town. Im not a blow boat, captain. I dont know if it gets real bad, we can reconnect. While this isnt usually my method of travel, the sailings look inspired. Um but I think, Yeah, you gotta fight through that. Vessels combine hotel-like comforts with the relaxing atmosphere of a small ship and Russia Delve into culture and meet locals! And if youre gonna go to China, then, um you know, you got truthfully, I cant I cant overemphasize this to to listeners out there if if you dont have someone that knows what theyre doing and has been in the landscape and candidly is trusted, right, right, Thats the Thats The trust is is 100% if not 99.99% of it. But theres a very large percentage of them will perhaps not give you what youre paying for. I dont even double walled vacuum sealed technology. I work with a really great team out of India. Well, who is it? And like you said, you cant go broke doing things like that. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. And the, you know, the future of the company really hinged on this. I made such a good impression," Mary Anne said, laughing. I returned and set them out. Like, if I was that scratch, and so if we went forward and then it turned out back at Scratched, and it would have been a net, you know, zero almost. Theyd take me back to drop me off at the hospital. What matters is is that we cant source things here now. More so. Portland Saturday market. You say, Oh, take me to an H p s and be like, Okay, well go there because well probably catch fish. She found a Romanian gypsy. Have you built? But back then there was no, there is none of that. Maybe youre not a company, but if you have time to invest and you have money to invest, and its not outrageously expensive, but I will say sort of standard numbers or 75 to $100,000 to start a business. Viking announced the Mississippi cruises in late March, their first river cruises in the U.S., at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. And I was standing there talking, and I had this like ho jesus, like a whole deja vu. But I have, I dont know, a couple of 1000 hours in leers. Hotel-Like comforts with the relaxing atmosphere of a small ship you cruise past Civil War battlefields Germany New vessel August 2022 that will sail the world s interior spaces touches on their itinerary found other! And we said, No, no, we have a water bottle. The intimate affair began with Ginas three children (Nicholas, Luca, and Sienna Rose, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Matt Kirschenheiter) and Travis three kids Just believe that there was demand in the market and that we could do better than the market that you could build a better product. And so now Ive put it together over the last couple of years, and its its going fairly swimmingly. Theres a lot of good people Ive met so many dear friends over the years, and Ive met a lot of scam artists. I went home, I drank my water and I went through that magazine. Okay. Um, Im a geek. So I guess they just were waiting for you to either jump off, give up or something. Travis Rosbach Open Menu Close Menu. Um, some guy shows up and get some Guy says he can raise money or something. With a big close-knit family, his plate is full with children and grandchildren. Lee Rosbach and his wife, Mary Anne, share five children, four of whom are sons and one is a daughter. The family had a major setback when their youngest son, Josh, passed away in 2019. Mary Anna and Lee have been married for almost five decades. I never knew such things existed, and I called to activate it and go through the activation process. Host of Build a Business Success Secrets Podcast teaching entrepreneurs. And so thats when the equity started flying. Im just just for people listening out there, Right, because everybody tries to figure this out. Remarkable value, inspiring destinations and the newest ships. Yeah, and so he did. Far as this desk. They suck up a lot of water, and there are a lot of shade for the Ponderosa. And I didnt really like the guy, and I didnt really want to work for him, and I didnt really want to work for anybody. And then now that Ive been doing, uh, consulting therapy, business coaching for so long, Ive been through hundreds and hundreds of startups and I really enjoy that building phase. The Vikings are on the move again. The common misnomer is that, well, if you dont get enough cells, you go out of business. Life moved over to band. And I had a kind of a hang up on that for for a couple of years, where its like, What do I charge? Um, do you? Got it! In 2009, Capt. Travis Rosbach, a SCUBA divemaster, US Merchant Marine boat captain, commercial airline pilot, and world exploreralong with his then-girlfriend, entrepreneur Cindy Weber got fed up with wasteful and environmentally toxic plastic water bottlesand the few bulky metal alternatives available at the time. Or Im good. A sundeck, Viking river Cruises: Delve into culture and meet the locals at riverside American Queen Steamboat company Elvis fans, your ship has come in 2023 Departure Dates s most renowned rivers towns! It was pretty intense. I have. Falcon 10. Herbs come and sing and theres harps and the pretty maidens dancing and I went over. All right. The governor lived at the top. But then we you know, then we talk about Pantones for eight hours. Well, so, um, in between the aluminum bottle in hydro flask, I talked to my brother, who was who was living here in Dende and Ari. But not as quick as we had thought or wanted to. He remains concerned about other kids passing away from addiction because "we just don't do a damn thing about it." See White build a business podcast. And, um, that was one of those. Were all good, she goes. Or did you? And so what they arranged, I think, was an interest only at the first million. I was like, No, I cant be a used car salesman. I dont know. And Im at the point where Im fortunate enough from all facets to say no to people that I dont want to work with, so Im gonna Im actually in a very happy, sweet spot. And we had this guy wont say his last name, but amazing guy worked for an elite army unit, and we had lived with us for a month and we had just had a ton of fun, But he had when he retired out of North Carolina, he had come to bend Oregon and um he said, you know, we were using these. (3:20 p.m. EST) -- It's looking like Viking Cruises, a river cruise line popular with those exploring waterways in Europe and beyond, is moving closer to bringing river cruising to America in 2022. I was in third, but were together in the same classroom. They were three owners prior to to what it is today, which Islamic Valley Vineyards. So you drew it and you understood somewhat of the technology. That one. It was it was kind of a It was one of those sinking feelings, like, Okay, you know, what do I do? It wasnt even that. They could and should be growing, which are the native species. It was It was it happened so quick to I dont think theres really time to go. Back in the old days, it was called the Canton Fair. You say, Hey, were gonna put these in retail stores. Its like, Whoa, thats pretty cool. He was working at R E I. Im using this stupid aluminum bottle thats rusted. My mom was coming into town to visit, and they called me in like, No, no, no. And Trudy said, Yeah, bring me some bottles. And you are you focused on people who want a physical, you know, product? In the fall of 2014 riverboat cruise coming to the top deck and watch sun. How much do you need here? Everythings good. Brian. If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click here and help support LiveAndLetsFly.com. But I didnt fly it because the mechanic who is supposed to be the airline mechanic turned out to be a car mechanic and was using, like, Kmart parts, uh, airplanes. I thought you probably cant do that these days. Like I would not want anybody I know to go through through that. Yeah, I think its interesting how you can remember everything during those pivotal moments. And they gave me the cash to buy the property, and they decided they wanted to keep a fair bit on the side as well. Do you think its Do you think it well, I dont know about you, but I had There was not a doubt like I wasnt scared, right? I work directly with the owners. And so he says, Ill cover it. So I I did a fun run the first year of first grade, and I kind of got the hang of it. So how do you that pan torn that Pantone orange? Okay, well, I know that theres at least one company because there was a metal water bottle, single wall bottle that is down in your neck of the woods in California who was making bottles out of China. And it was awesome. I actually, I cost myself, like, $10,000 because I bought insurance for the escrow because I was so scared, Travis, like I really was. I can feel the aloha. He started out as a scuba diver master instructor and other jobs in his colorful career includes captaining a 50 tons US Merchant Marine Boat, being a commercial airline pilot for Seaborne Airlines and a Charter Jet Pilot, and a reiki and yoga instructor. Go. It was clear cedar, No knots. Honestly. I might. And where did it go? Passengers love them. He was absolutely awful. Mississippi River Cruises Stretching for 2,350 miles down the United States, from Minnesota's Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico, our new cruises on the "Mighty Mississippi" offer a different type of cross-country journey for the curious explorerone that allows Viking just announced the opening to the public of reservations for the companys new Mississippi River Cruises set to launch in August 2022. Um well, I wanna thank you for taking your afternoon. However, they met up again about a month later and their mutual attraction was clear. And I called my partner and I said, Listen, you can either keep the company or you can sell it, But either way, I live in Oahu now. Because, you know, 40,000 times $5 easy numbers is what, 2 50? And I type in 99 designs on the computer web, and it showed me what that was. She said. I did. Turn like theres a lot of things that happen here in a normal deal? Rosbach has spent the last three decades enhancing his entrepreneurial skills. Yeah, it was a political Yeah. And so I was like, You guys are done, youre out. I was hungry. I mean, its really not that expensive. Anne worked as a chief stewardess on one of Rosbach's cruises, and they met through mutual friends . The couple has five children. In an interview, Rosbach revealed that two of his children got into the yacht business like him. He also revealed that his youngest son, Josh, passed away in 2019 due accidental drug overdose. Oh, no, no, we didnt say Venezuela. And then, you know, a lot of people would cut him, buy the book, theyll cut a wedge, and then theyll cut. So I look back at that when I was, like, sleeping on floors and a sleeping bag, and its that thing that you just I dont want to say. Um, I came up with one that was very similar to it. And then I let it come down and I try to move out of the way to see you know which way again, They just kind of talk to me. It took six months for me to realized that Im okay with not being that person anymore. I kept it mainly Travis, because, um, it was for me, uh, was the thing that I had across my journey from, like, that point as an entrepreneur. Best elephant ears on the planet, by the way. Its so cool. Yes, yes. No worries. And then when I was 16, I moved down, and I was like, Okay, Im here. Go back and well call him Little Johnny because his name is John Little. There are a lot of good factories and that Ive seen on there. So how did you raise money? I didnt do very well because nobody down the flat area had any money. Maybe my arm. But I didnt really learn the money thing until uh, sort of post exit. But were not gonna even go into that. I just kind of trot and she goes, Well, okay, how about, you know, $2 a lap or whatever the number was? You didnt know that? Viking operates more than 60 ships on the worlds most renowned rivers. I also researched about the founder, Travis Rosbach, and this guy is an absolute Fastlane success!!! She went to business school. I try to tell them were full, but they just keep coming. Travis Rosbach, entrepreneur, explorer, and founder of Hydro Flask. And I remember at that moment I saw him on the hill, and at that moment I said, I am going to go to a new high school and Im going to repeat my junior year because I just feel like thats what I want to do. Rosbach is married to Mary Anne. Mississippi Living Room, one of the new ship, many illustrated here, include a number familiar Cruise line Viking will launch a new vessel August 2022 UK Limited.ATOL number 3124: Delve into culture meet. Uh, and you can put up a table out there. No, it was 50% up front and then 50% when it ships. And so I have a very tight knit group of factories that I know the owners. Oh, no, its all cash upfront. Below Decks Captain Lee Rosbach and his wife Mary Anne celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary earlier this year on April 12. Sure the pig or swine or whatever it was SARS or whatever its called at that time. You know, you always remember the negative experiences. We started out in my grandparents garage in Salem, and we had to get out of there and moved to my moms shed. I didnt know if wed ever see him or those bottles again, and and I said, Okay, you know, you come, you know, you know, meet me tomorrow and Ill give you the 12 bottles. Um, And the park there, which gets, um, abused, I should say from that to flying planes. Yeah. And Im thinking, Is this Teflon in my water bottle? I know with Alibaba and everything. I was on my way back out of the V. I Oh, cool. Its a little bit of a misnomer. We were moving it from this room to that room and he hit the printer on a wall and it broke this little hairline fracture in this plastic part on the roller tracks that printed. It could be zoom. Yes and no, we I was my mom and dad owned the land that was to become Willamette Valley Vineyards. And I had a really good I p attorney, but not a really good business attorney I had. Dive boats with Bob and Anne Marie over low t got onto a yacht and 100 ft mega yacht. But that did not go anywhere. But I didnt. Um, but, uh, yeah, I flew. Sorry. So, like I personally tried to buy an American made trailer from my property and the guy said No, were backed up six months. I guess thats why she had her there. I still cant spell Its embarrassing, but, uh, now I just tell people like, Hey, if I get to the white board and I cant spell Im not dumb, I just cant spell. Dang, I really hope I dont have to wear this or use this today. Captain Lee confirmed it's fully paid off, with no timeline for completion. Its a lot easier to have a return customer than it is to get a new one. Um, Alice Robin as she was just awesome. I dont know what you call me, but, um, I really just like the all of that stuff, and I had heard about your story. I dont know. I know it. Actually, I have more time and jets than I do. Were gonna make it well worth your while. I gave my brother once a bike that really we used to take them apart and put them together. And then how does someone get in touch with you? There might have been a little bit smaller ones here and there, But it was definitely the first that had a, like, a full blown, just awesome tasting room. So we were only 2.5 world country, and Ive never really been in that situation before. Yeah. In 2009, Capt. Theres a hell of a good job at manufacturing. So, yeah, when you open up the door and let people come out, sometimes theyll hit the plane and or their shoots all open and their chutes open, it hits the tail, and then you just you just auger. How do you learn or do something to figure out that thats going to keep water cold and hot for prolonged period of time? I dont like that too big to small. And I really enjoyed reading business books. All right, so we bet you know, a couple of beers or whatever Sure enough, the cruise ship passengers showed up, they bought them out, and we sold out of the ugliest shirt I could ever imagine. Okay. I went south, but Yeah, I do remember those those malls. I have not been great with that like that. And people can People really can learn a lot from that. But did they help you create this because you had something of reference? The Chamber of Commerce Chamber. So I and my my friend had this small seven and he was an instructor, and I wanted to fly or whatever, but we would just fly at water level. They probably all had the same amount, right, because they were hidden. All the top brass comes in. And I dont want to get my medical back to go fly airplanes again. My friend has three reservations because he hit the button three times. You know, the season was over, and I I pretty much, you know, I got into our area. And it was kinda like the challenge was on. Yes, please. I go back to the headquarters. And, um, every summer, Thanksgiving holidays, Christmas break, spring break, Id go back down the Virgin Islands. About Captain Lee Rosbach's family Lee Rosbach and his wife, Mary Anne, share five children, four of whom are sons and one is a daughter. Her people. Really well. We started out like that, and but then and bootstrapping.