Touring the World's Best Mountain Biking Trails with Mark Marsiglio & Charles Greathouse of TrailPilot

SummaryOn this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by Mark Marsiglio, Co-founder of TrailPilot, and his business advisor, Charles Greathouse. TrailPilot is an iOS and Android audio guide app designed to help mountain bikers navigate off-road adventures. The app gives riders expert advice on trail features and provides turn-by-turn directions based on their GPS location. Throughout the episode, James, Mark and Charles discuss the ins and outs of TrailPilot, their experience with being a Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program cohort and how Bentonville is working to be ‘unrecreateable.’
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Show Notes:(0:56) Introduction to Mark and Charles(2:52) About TrailPilot(5:35) Accessibility for Beginners and Visitors(8:40) The Cost of TrailPilot(9:47) Next Year's Forecast(11:03) Being a GORP Cohort(16:41) Advice for Those That Want to Join GORP(20:47) The Past and Future of Bentonville(28:26) Bentonville Favorites(36:01) #Bentonville Story(38:53) Closing Questions
‍LinksJames BellBentonville Economic Development Mark MarsiglioCharles GreathouseTrailPilotLatinas en BiciDean Matt WallerToby TeeterPhil ShellhammerGreenhouse Outdoor Recreation ProgramUniversity of ArkansasPedro SomarribaLacaida RopesMorgan BaumgardnerTyler BaumbgardnerEncore Bike RentalsNick OlanoAmerican HuntSlaughter Pen TrailsLady SlipperFuel AcceleratorDowntown Bentonville Inc.Fitzgerald MountainCastle HubBar CleetaRoll and FoldBeaver LakeOzark Adventure Trail, Day 3Ozark Adventure Trail, Day 4Yeyo’s El Alma de MexicoTable Mesa BistroThe Preacher’s SonOnyx Coffee Lab