Davis Smith and his cousin Kimball Thomas were more like brothers. They attended business school at the same time, founded and ran two businesses together, and bought houses on the same street.

Davis Smith founded Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear company and certified B Corporation, in 2014. In July, he will step down as CEO to go on a 3-year religious mission in Brazil.

Davis Smith, a BYU grad and founder of the outdoor gear company Cotopaxi, will be stepping down from his role as CEO to serve as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

Davis Smith: First of all, we love the city of San Francisco. It was one of the first places where we started building our brand. We had—and have—a lot of great supporters of our brand, ...

Who: Davis Smith, founder of Cotopaxi outdoor gear company. What: Smith will share his story of building a company with a mission to fight poverty and use recycled and responsibly sourced materials.

Davis Smith played four seasons at Michigan State, though he didn't see a whole lot of time on the floor. He averaged just under 2 minutes per game in 43 contests.