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Six Tips to Turn Your Passion into ProfitHow Joe Reynolds and Ryan Kunkel parlayed their love of extreme adventure into a $30 million enterprise.

ByNancy Mann Jackson

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After exploring more than 40 countries recreationally, Joe Reynolds decided it was time to turn his love of adventure into his day job. With just $5,000 he launched the first-ever Great Urban Race, a wild metropolitan quest, during which teams solve clues and complete mental and physical challenges while discovering their city in a fresh way.

In five years, Reynolds, along with partner Ryan Kunkel, has parlayed his initial investment into红色的青蛙甚至ts, a Chicago-based company with more than 60 full-time employees, three signature extreme races and a serious following.

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