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As we move from November, we still keep generosity and gratitude in our hearts. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and are looking forward to the rest of the Holidays. We at Outdoor Cap only exist because of the outstanding employees that come together every day excited about what they do and looking forward to making change for the better in the industry. 

We are thrilled to have Peter Cohen join the Outdoor Cap Company Executive team as the new Head of Product. 

We are excited to announce that Andi Pratt has joined Outdoor Cap Company's executive team as our Head of Commerce. Andi brings over 19 years of CPG and Retail sales and marketing leadership experience to Outdoor Cap. Her experience includes time at companies large and small with household names like Nestle, Coca Cola, and Oak Ridge Winery. Andi will focus on driving Outdoor Cap's overall omni-channel commerce strategy across each business channel in Retail, Team Sports, Promotional Products, Golf, and all B2B and B2C businesses that are part of the Outdoor Cap family.

Outdoor Cap is full of hard working individuals. These hard working employees always come in willing to grow and become a better employee. They come in day in and day out and give 100%. One employee in the company who comes into the office working hard and leaves to do something not many people on the planet do, is Chuck Cates.

There's a secret that highly successful distributors know. Ready for it? Headwear is a gateway to new business. 

Outdoor Cap's Mission, Vision, and Values are all key motivators for employees in the company. These core commitments are hung on the walls and scattered throughout our company's facilities to remind people how the company wants to go about it's business. The values at Outdoor Cap are to act with integrity, work together as a team, and treat others with respect. This company makes sure they apply these values day in and day out. Hosting and attending events that helps strengthen employee's commitment to the company is significant to the company's success.

Outdoor Cap, one of the world's largest and most diverse headwear companies, partnered with Beachbilly Lifestyle to create expertly crafted headwear combined with Beachbilly's signature simplicity and sunshine.

Beachbilly Lifestyle is a combination of country living with a laid back beach lifestyle. The brand now includes a television show and apparel company. Josh Brown, founder of Beachbilly Lifestyle, along with his wife and kids, live, film, and spread the "Beachbilly" lifestyle in Pensacola, Florida. 

"Joining the Outdoor Cap family was one of the best decisions we made since starting Beachbilly Lifestyle. From their production and development team all the way to the head office, they have made this experience and journey amazing." said Brown.

Outdoor Cap invited Brown to their home office in Bentonville, Arkansas to tour the facility and review designs with the headwear experts themselves.

Kyle Watkins, Director of Sales for Outdoor Cap, said, "Josh and his team have been fantastic to work with from day one. They allowed our teams to show true headwear expertise by enabling us to combine current market trends with their brand to create an amazing headwear assortment that has something for everyone."

During the visit, Brown toured Outdoor Cap's warehouse where each Beachbilly cap is decorated and filmed his experience. 

"The quality of our caps is second to none! Outdoor Cap's eagerness to showcase and present our brand is truly a blessing and has helped our company grow faster than what we ever expected." stated Brown. 

"We are incredibly excited to be working with the Beachbilly team in helping them grow an already strong regional brand and what better place to do that than Walmart!" stated Watkins.

The headwear line, featuring 8 different Beachbilly styles, is now available for purchase at 50 Walmart stores throughout the southeast region of the United States. 

At ASI Chicago's 57th Annual Counselor Awards banquet on July 20th, Outdoor Cap officially joined the Counselor Top 40 Supplier list in position 28. With thousands of suppliers in the Promotional Products industry, this recognition shows over 25,000 distributors that Outdoor Cap is the largest pure play cap company in the business.

Outdoor Cap, one of the world's largest providers of headwear, has enlisted Jermaine Oldham to lead technology and transformation efforts as the new Head of Technology for the company. Jermaine joins Outdoor Cap to provide executive technology leadership and enable accelerated growth for each of its businesses in Retail, Team Sports, and Promotional Products. Building on over 20 years of technology experience, Jermaine will focus on Outdoor Cap's continuing digital transformation and systems integrations.

Outdoor Cap has always valued community amongst our employees. We understand that to be the best possible place to work, we must not only work effectively together as a team, we must also make time to recreate and enjoy doing life together. Outdoor Cap's Company Picnic was a huge event