Brian Heifferon
Co-Founder / CEO, The Outbound Collective
The Basics
Company Name: The Outbound Collective
Location: San Francisco
Founded: 2012
Full-Time Employees: 12
Products: Travel Inspiration, Adventures, Lodging, and Guided Tours
Social: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest
Claim to Fame: We’re a community-driven travel platform that inspires over 12M people each year to get outside and to discover the best nearby adventures, lodging, and guided experiences.
The Culture
The best thing about working at the outbound collective is:
Building a product and community that we believe in.
When we’re not working, we’re:
Playing Outside.
What we’re reading:
The Messy Middle, by Scott Belsky
What we’re listening to:
Everything. Spotify is our friend
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called:
How Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because:
The outdoors is meant for everyone, regardless of background, and it should be experienced, enjoyed, and protected by everyone.
Five years down the line, it’s our hope that:
There is a significant increase in the outdoor participation rates among our underrepresented communities.