Gordon Seabury
CEO, Toad&Co
The Basics
Company Name: Toad&Co
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Founded: 1996
Full-Time Employees: 50
Products: Sustainable outdoor & active lifestyle apparel
Social: Co-founded Planet Access and Search for Adventure in 1997/99, vocational and travel programs that serve people with disabilities
Claim to Fame: Inspire people to live their fullest lives through socially and environmentally committed clothes, that look and fit as well as they function, from the trail to the tavern and everywhere in between. Look good, do good, and remember, every day is an adventure.
The Culture
Demographics (Optional):
33% Male, 62% Female, 5% non-binary // 80% White, 10% Latinx, 12% Asian-American,
The best thing about working at Toad&Co IS:
We live our tagline Everyday is an Adventure and in times like these, your really understand what team means.
When we’re not working, we’re:
On trail runs, surfing, beach dog walks, camping, hiking, good food and drinks.
What we’re reading:
The Overstory by Richard Powers,Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry, The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman, The Library Book by Susan Orlean
What we’re listening to:
Radiolab, Alt J, Weezer, Cake, Hozier, and of course cheesy Journey
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called:
A Beautiful Mind, Wall-e
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because:
Everyone should have the privilege to experience nature and the health and wellness benefits of beautiful planet.
Five years down the line, it’s our hope that:
People of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds wear our clothing proudly as a symbol of living life to the fullest and support brands and business cultures that believe in true equality, diversity and climate responsible business.