MTNTOUGH Podcast w/ Dustin Diefenderfer · Dustin Diefenderfer Founder and CEO of MTNTOUGH Fitness

Remi Warren: From Outfitter to Day 6 Owner – Identity Shift & Stress | MTNPOD #153

·1 hr 10 min·4 clips

Remi says he took over Day 6 Arrow Company and had to sell his outfitting business after 20-plus years.

Dustin opens with Remi and the weight of a life that has gotten bigger. He asks about stress, cortisol, work-life balance, and the pressure that shows up when multiple businesses and two kids are all living on the same calendar. The conversation then moves toward Day 6. Remi explains that he started as a customer, liked the product, and found himself pulled into a world where gear development and manufacturing mattered as much as the hunt itself. He talks about bow hunting with real affection. A heavier arrow setup, better penetration, and more consistency mattered more to him than chasing speed for its own sake. The conversation also spends time on his wider work. An outfitting business, a spice company, and a few other projects sit in the background of the same conversation about change. That stack of responsibilities is part of the point. When life expands that quickly, stress stops being abstract. Remi says he wanted a company where he could help build high-quality gear. He wanted product development, not just another logo on a shelf. The center of the episode is the move into ownership. He did not treat the jump as harmless. He had to push through fear. He also had to lean on the capital he had already built, including financial, relational, spiritual, and intellectual experience, and trust that God could use it in a new thing. The conversation keeps coming back to how old work can still matter in a new season, especially when a man is trying to build something different without pretending the past did not shape him. Nothing here is presented as easy. It is a story about pressure, purpose, and learning how to carry more without losing the person underneath it.

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A grounded look at ambition, stress, and the cost of stepping into something new.

Remi Warren comes across as someone whose life has grown more crowded at the same time as his work, with multiple businesses, two kids, and the strain of keeping pace.

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Press play if success has started to feel heavier as life changes pile up.

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