Frog Creek Partners

🐸 Happy National Frog Jumping Day! 🐸

Yes, apparently this is a real thing in America, celebrated each year on May 13th and inspired largely by Mark Twain’s famous 1865 short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” The story became one of Twain’s first big hits and helped launch the American frog-jumping craze that still lives on today in places like Calaveras County, California.

At Frog Creek Partners, frogs have always meant something special to me. One reason our logo has two frogs is simple: you need at least two frogs to be partners.

The other reason? Frogs only move one direction — forward. They leap ahead. They innovate. They adapt. That’s exactly how we’ve approached the Gutter Bin® over the last 10 years: constant leapfrogging from one design improvement to the next, making the product better each time.

And of course, we can’t talk frogs without mentioning another great Mark Twain quote:

“If it’s your job to eat a frog, do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, eat the biggest one first.”

In other words: tackle the hard stuff head-on and keep moving forward. Sage wisdom from a man who clearly spent some time thinking about frogs. 😄

So here’s to frogs, forward momentum, and leapfrogging toward better ideas and cleaner water.

🎧 A good listen for your week, brought to you by Brian... and other Brian 🐸

Brian Smith recently invited Frog Creek's own Brian Deurloo on the Daily Influence podcast for a wide-ranging conversation. The kind that goes past the usual founder-story beats and into the harder questions. What does responsible innovation actually look like? Why does action matter more than the idea itself? What does it take to build something that has to work in the real world?

Thanks to Brian (the host) for having Brian (Frog Creek's founder) on the show.

The Daily Influence is definitely worth a follow if you're not already listening.

▶️ Episode 712: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJetn2f9jvs

Daily Influence 1 like. "712. From Idea to Impact: Building Solutions That Actually Matter"

🐸 Did you know? Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is home to one of the most successful giraffe conservation programs in the country! 🦒✨

Our field crew had a "day at the zoo" this week and learned about the impactful work happening at the International Center for the Care & Conservation of Giraffe. While we were there improving their stormwater filtration systems, we kept thinking: if we can make stormwater management one less concern for this talented and caring team, we've done our job. Thank you, CMZoo, for all you do!

International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe At the International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, we are driven by the relentless pursuit of improving the lives of giraffe worldwide. We refuse to accept the status quo, challenging ourselves to envision a future where all giraffe are living their best l...