Brad Werntz
President, Boulders Inc.
The Basics
Company Name: Boulders Climbing Gym
Location: Madison, WI
Founded: 1995
Full-Time Employees: 14
Products: We have two climbing gyms with all the amenities, a great community, pro shop, and other odds and ends.
Social: Facebook // Instagram
Claim to Fame: We’re one of the first dozen climbing gyms in the country, and one of only a handful that are still operating our original location.
The Culture
The best thing about working at Boulders climbing gym IS:
Our community is vibrant and sustains us, and we’ve got new gyms opening in the future.
When we’re not working, we’re:
Climbing, of course. Or just enjoying Madison, one of the nicest small cities in the country.
What we’re reading:
Anthony Bourdain, Chris Hedges, and Robin DiAngelo.
What we’re listening to:
Our classic rock playlist on Spotify is embarrassingly popular, and so is the new Black Lives Matter playlist, too.
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called:
Too Small, Too Short, In The Wrong Part Of Town, and Just Right
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because:
Climbing is for everyone.
Five years down the line, it’s our hope that:
Our community at the gym(s) is a microcosm of our city and country, that we provide a platform for people of all types to gather with a common love of movement and connection, and that all feel welcome in our spaces.