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Ryan Popoff

Ryan Popoff is the CEO and Co-Founder of Popov Leather. He has absolutely no business background, in fact, he graduated in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. Ryan's leather goods business was born from a hobby at the dining room table and a passion for technology (ecommerce in particular).

Ryan calls Nelson BC his home where he's raising his family and enjoys spending the odd afternoon at a local craft brewery.

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Meet the Popov Leather Team

PUBLICATIONS

MakerViews: "I'm a Maker Because...with Ryan Popoff"

The Ecommerce Profits: "Popov Leather – YouTube tutorials and Etsy experiments"

Shopify: "This Leather Maker's Journey From Basement to Seven Figures"

Columbia Basin Trust: "Handmade Success"

BC Marketplace: "Meet Ryan Popoff"

Export Navigator: "Popov Leather"

Built with Shopify: "Popov Leather: A Shopify Example and Case Study"

Starter Story: "From Handmade Leather Wallets to $900K Revenue"

VancouverScape: "Handcrafted in Nelson, BC: Popov Leather Goods Are Built To Last"

Parkbench: "Meet Ryan Popoff, Owner of Popov Leather in Nelson"

Support Bee: "27 Customer Service Experts Reveal the Best Ways to Deal with a Difficult Customer"

Creston Valley Advance: "Kootenay businesses achieve international success with Export Navigator"

Subkit: "Sewn by hand - Popov Leather"

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Hashbrown the Xmas Cow

Black Friday Starts Early - Here's Why

We're launching our Black Friday sale early. Starting now, you'll find our biggest discounts of the year. Select door-crashers at 40% off, and everything else at 20% off. See all deals here.

Quiet Workshop

Annual Summer Shutdown

We’re taking our annual summer shutdown to spend quality time with friends and family. During this period, our workshop will be closed, and production will pause. However, our customer service team...

A man holding an Oxblood Leather belt while standing in front of picturesque Canadian scenery.

April Updates: Springtime in the Workshop

As Popov Leather transitions from March to April, we’re seeing big changes in the workshop, including new product offerings and an upcoming Mother’s Day sale.

A man tucking a wallet into his back pocket

7 Things You Should Never Carry In Your Wallet (and 3 Things You Should Start Carrying)

Wallets are good for storing key EDC items. But there are certain items -- including your social security card -- that you should never carry in your wallet. Do you know which items you should and ...

Two men wearing new Popov Leather hats, set against a backdrop of four images of Popov Leather employees holding heirloom-quality products

Celebrating Popov Leather’s 11th Anniversary

March marks the beginning of Spring. But at Popov Leather, it also marks our business’s yearly anniversary. Celebrate 11 years of Popov Leather with site-wide sales and sleek new hats.

Popov Leather keychains in four different colors depicting the new Sasquatch design

Sasquatch: A North American Legend

Sasquatch is a legend with roots in both the US and Canada. As a Canadian company that uses US-tanned leather to create heirloom-quality pieces, giving a nod to this myth felt like a natural choice...