Megan Kennedy
Chief Adventure Officer, Good Trip Adventures
The Basics
Company Name: Good Trip Adventures
Location: Bozeman, MT and Portland, OR
Founded: 2020
Full-Time Employees: 3
Products: Guided outdoor adventures
Social: Instagram , Facebook
Claim to Fame: A nationwide guiding company that’s made a commitment to developing sustainable travel, making our National Parks accessible to everyone, and developing a diverse team of expert guides and educators.
The Culture
The best thing about working at Good Trip Adventures is:
Being able to have a real impact on our values and principles from the start. Our company conversations are often focused on “how can we truly do better” and we invite other voices into the conversation to keep us constantly learning.
When we’re not working, we’re:
On the trails! Climbing, hiking, backpacking, running, and learning everything we can about the amazing spaces and lands we visit.
What we’re reading:
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Winds Twelve Quarters, Ursula Le Guin, The Song of the Dodo, David Quammen, The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone, Thomas McNamee
What we’re listening to:
Of Monsters and Men, The Black Panther Soundtrack, Hozier, Grimes, Lady Gaga, Mt. Joy, Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Sade, Jethro Tull
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called:
No Off-Season
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because:
The future of our planet depends on getting people to care about and understand nature. By making space for Indigenous voices who have traditionally cared for this land and by inviting all people to fall in love with the outdoors through truly educational and fun experiences, we can do our part to protect this earth. Additionally, we know that access to the outdoors and recreational activities adds so much value to individual lives and provides endless economic opportunities. Those benefits should be accessible to all people, especially those traditionally marginalized from the outdoor industry, because when we all have a chance to succeed, our society is a better place.
Five years down the line, it’s our hope that:
When people think of an “outdoor guide” or leader they don’t just think of a white, straight, cisgender male. By changing that mindset, young Black and indigenous folks, people of color, women, non-binary, and LGTBQ+ youth now see a potential career as a guide, ranger, gear designer, or CEO. As a result, all communities begin to see themselves as leaders in the fight against climate change and carry the mantle of responsibility for protecting our planet.