EP 525 | He Sold His Championship Ring to Build FaceOff E-Bikes (E-BIKE GIVEAWAY)

From NHL Goalie to FaceOff E-Bikes: Dieter Kochan's Incredible Journey | The Fall Podcast

What does it take to build one of the most respected hunting e-bike companies in the country? For Dieter Kochan, it started by selling a championship ring, hockey gear, and betting on himself.

In this episode of The Fall Podcast, Arron sits down with FaceOff E-Bikes founder Dieter Kochan for one of the most fascinating conversations we've had. What starts as a discussion about Dieter's recent retirement quickly turns into an incredible deep dive into his journey—from a 10-year professional hockey career, to serving as a Michigan State Police K-9 officer, to building FaceOff E-Bikes from the ground up.

Dieter shares the untold story of how he financed his first inventory by selling priceless hockey memorabilia and why changing the company from Stealth E-Bikes to FaceOff was one of the biggest risks he ever took.

But the conversation takes an unexpected turn into one of the most eye-opening discussions on deer hunting you'll hear all year. Drawing from years of working tracking dogs in law enforcement, Dieter explains how scent really works, why many hunters misunderstand scent control, how dogs process odor, and how those experiences completely changed the way he hunts mature whitetails.

Topics include:

The story behind building FaceOff E-Bikes from scratch

Life after retirement and balancing multiple careers

Lessons learned from professional hockey and law enforcement

Selling a championship ring to launch a business

How K-9 tracking changed Dieter's understanding of deer behavior

The truth about scent control, rubber boots, and human odor