Kokopelli has opened a 5,100-square-foot office space and announced the hire of Jeff Popp to general manager.
Kokopelli, founded in 2012, designs and develops packrafts for hiking, biking, fishing, and skiing, with a worldwide retail distribution. Its new office, located north of Denver, also included five hires timed with increased sales. The company also announced it would expand its recreational product line with bike packs for release as early as 2023.
“We caught a pretty substantial tailwind during COVID-19 along with a number of other outdoor sports and activities, and there was a significant upward trend in demand,” said Kokopelli CEO Kelley Smith. “The past two years have actually been beneficial in terms of growth and our ability to invest in the future, and we’re looking to expand our product offerings even more as we continue to grow. We’re very excited about what the next two to three years have in store.”
Jeff Popp was, most recently, the product line and development manager for Mountainsmith.
“Jeff and I have known each other for years, and he’s a very intelligent guy who is very good at what he does,” Smith said. “He’s been in the industry for more than a decade, and he has such a tremendously creative mind and a great understanding of our customer demographic. He makes it much easier for us to look at our vision and our product roadmap and make some of these initiatives a reality.”
