John Bresee
John Bresee (February 21, 1966 – June 29, 2019)[1] was a Utah-based entrepreneur and co-founder of Backcountry.com, as well as a writer, editor, and entrepreneur coach.
Career
Business
He was a co-founder of Backcountry.com, one of the first internet-based outdoor gear retailers in 1996 while living in Park City, Utah.[2] Bresee and Jim Holland sold Backcountry.com to Liberty Media and John C. Malone in 2007.[3] He was also director of e-commerce for Cellmania,[4] an infrastructure company for mobile commerce applications funded by Motorola. Cellmania was acquired by Research in Motion (now Blackberry) in 2010.[5]
Writer and editor
Bresee founded The Wasatch Canyon Reporter, a Wasatch Range skiing newsletter, while working at Snowbird Resort. He later became a managing editor and writer for Powder Magazine.[6] Additionally, his work has appeared in Skiing, Outside, Newsweek, and Gravity.
Personal life
Bresee died unexpectedly on June 29, 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ "John Stuart Bresee". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Backcountry.com Founder, POWDER Editor John Bresee, Remembered as a Wildman". Powder. July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Villano, Matt (2007-11-14). "Paying to Hear the Complaints". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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- ↑ Lynley, Matthew (25 August 2010). "RIM acquires Cellmania in bid to revive its app store". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Blevins, Jason (2019-10-31). "Backcountry.com sues anyone who uses its namesake. Is it bullying or just business?". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ "John Stuart Bresee Obituary - The Burlington Free Press". burlingtonfreepress.com. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2026-04-10.