Capo – An Exclusive Interview With Capo Co-Founder, Gary Vasconi

The following is an exclusive interview with Capo’s Gary Vasconi. We like the Capo stuff…a lot. Here’s a look behind the scenes at what motivates Gary and the Capo crew to design and create some of the very best riding gear on the market.

Tell us about you and your partners at Upland Sports group:
GV: Robert Carbone and I own Upland Sports Group and Capo Cycling Apparel – ownership is 50/50.  Upland Sports Group is the parent company and the Exclusive Distributor for Capo Cycling Apparel.  Rob and I have known each other for 17+ years and worked at 3 different companies together before starting USG in June of 2002.  We both are married with 2 children, are avid cyclists, and used to be the best of friends until we started this business together (just play’n)!  We both have worked in the Wireless, Semiconductor and Communication Industries in Sales, Marketing and Management rolls.  After 10+ years in the Technology arena Rob and I had seen enough of Corporate America.  We spent 9 months developing our business plan around the import / distribution of Italian cycling products in the US. We attended the 2002 EICMA Expo (Italian show) and presented our business plan to 11 different Italian companies that didn’t have representation in the US or didn’t have proper representation based on our research.  Of these 11 different companies we met with Upland Sports Group signed distribution agreements with three…Wanna read the rest? Of course you do. Hit this link to read the complete interview.