about us
back lot barn
A red barn life in the backwoods surrounded by furry friends and canoes!
In 2022, we moved to the Columbia River Gorge in southwest Washington where we have a 2.5 acre hobby farm. With this new adventure, we are passionate about learning to grow food, how to be land stewards and creating space for furry friends!
Our lifelong passion has always been paddling and continues to lead us in our everyday lives and in our careers. While the community and fitness of paddling is what makes this a lifelong passion, the growth and perpetuation of the sport has helped drive our careers through business, sales, marketing, branding and vision.
We have loads of projects we are working on and this little barn yard is home to it all!
maddie spoto
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and over 15 years in the field of graphic design, Maddie has focused on creating brands, helping small businesses find their story and bringing to life the vision folks want to provide the world. A few of these brands are in the paddling world too!
As an artist, designer and brand creator Maddie brings the style to the Back Lot Barn dream. We never stop learning and are always trying new things, so Maddie is constantly designing, making and creating. From logos to jewelry to fun merch designs, Maddie brings her unique style, organization and professionalism to the table. Check out her portfolio here!
jimi spoto
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and over 25 years in the sport of paddling, Jimi has focused his career on education, accessibility and the development of paddling.
As a paddler and coach, Jimi brings an easy going style and open view point to the sport. From a marketing and sales perspective, Jimi offers our new home the full Outrigger Zone product line up with his newest endeavour, Ozone Northwest. He also does repairs! From technique to product to repairs, Jimi brings a well rounded experience to all things paddling with exciting conversation and the willingness to share his knowledge for the sport with everyone he meets.
