Steve Dubbeldam

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Steve Dubbeldam
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American
OccupationEntrepreneur
Spouse Sarah Dubbeldam
Family Arthur Dubbeldam

Steve Dubbeldam is a Canadian-American entrepreneur, adventurer, and fashion designer. [1] [2]

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History

Steve Dubbeldam co-founded the denim company Iron Army in 2004. [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2008, Dubbeldam co-founded City of Others denim company. [7] [8] In 2012, Dubbeldam co-founded Darling magazine. [9] [10]

Wilderness Collective

In 2011, Dubbeldam founded Wilderness Collective, a Los Angeles-based adventure company. In 2015, Charles Fleming of the LA Times wrote that "founder Steve Dubbeldam aims to get guys out of their comfort zone so they can experience something epic." [11] [12]

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