Tom Hammond
BUSINESS STRATEGY + KEY ACCOUNTS + MASTER CEO
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Email: tom@adventuremarketinggroup.net
Phone: (423) 227-9794
Outdoor Industry Experience: My passion for the outdoors steered me into the outdoor Industry 27 years ago by getting a job working Outdoor Retail at High Country Outfitters in Atlanta, GA. Making many connections while working at High Country it opened up the opportunity to make the jump into Independent Repping. I started as a Tech Rep, and eventually broke off and started my own business with the relationships built after 2 years. AMG Started once I started hiring employees about 13 years ago.
Recreation Activities: Mountain biking, bike packing, rock climbing, paddling, backpacking, hiking, Spending time with the family, traveling, fly fishing, heck just being outside.
Alex Cavner
TERRITORY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE (NC, SC, VA, WV)
Location: Asheville, NC
Email: alex@adventuremarketinggroup.net
Phone: (615) 962-5753
Outdoor Industry Experience: My hobbies led me to an Outdoor Industry career in my college days when the local outfitter shop was looking for help. After attending my first clinic, I knew becoming a rep would be the job for me. When I graduated college I was offered a tech rep position with a major footwear brand. After a couple years I went on to manage one of their franchised retail stores in Nashville, TN. Growing tired of the "city life," it was time to relocate to my favorite vacation town, Asheville. There I reconnected with an old rep friend and joined the AMG team in 2013.
Recreation Activities: Mountain biking, camping, skiing, playing music, and sitting by rivers.
Bo Boran
TERRITORY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE (MS, AL, TN, GA, FL)
Location: Ringgold, GA
Email: bo@adventuremarketinggroup.net
Phone: (423) 883-7537
Outdoor Industry Experience: Nature Boy Bo has loved the outdoors since a tender young age. After years of begging and pleading was employed at Rock Creek Outfitters in 2002 and in 2007 started working with Tom Hammond, pre AMG.
After 7 years of working with Tom, I took a break from the road and now since I broke Parole I'm back at AMG lock down.
I'm looking forward to working with retailers in AL, MS, TN, GA & FL that I have worked with in the past and looking forward to meeting new retailers that have started working with AMG in my 5 year absence.
Recreation Activities: Biking, hiking & backpacking
Taylor Leal
EAST SALES & SERVICE
Location: Asheville, NC
Email: taylor@adventuremarketinggroup.net
Phone: (336) 408-0787
Outdoor Industry Experience: I grew up in rural North Carolina and after graduating from NC State moved west to chase snow and higher peaks. From here on out the outdoor industry was the only professional field that truly felt like home. Over the years I’ve worked for several outdoor retailers across the country as well as working Customer Service for Patagonia in Reno along with being a Field Marketing Rep with Klean Kanteen. Most recently I worked with Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. I live in Asheville with my wife and pup.
Recreation Activities: Snowboarding, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Disc Golf, Camping, Jam Bands, soaking in rivers and oceans.
Michael Smith
BASECAMP OPERATOR
Location: Asheville, NC
Email: michael@adventuremarketinggroup.net
Phone: (828) 215-9236
Outdoor Industry Experience: After hiking the AT in 2004 the outdoor industry has been my home. Cutting my teeth at Cumberland Transit in Nashville, TN where I did sales, buying & warranty. Then moved to Knoxville and was at Fleet Feet where I was the buyer & did event outreach. Then transitioned to store manager at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. I later moved to Asheville, NC and worked with Diamond Brand Outdoors & Frugal Backpacker were I was the lead buyer. I have played many rolls in this industry and I have loved them all. I am incredibly fortunate to become a member of the AMG family!
Recreation Activities: Trail running, mountain & road biking, backpacking, hiking, playing at every playground with my kids, guitar, paddling, skiing…. anything outside…. I also like spreadsheets.
Meegana Henry
Captain of Brand Stoke
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Email: meegana@adventuremarketinggroup.net
Phone: (540) 834-3488
Outdoor Industry Experience: I dove pretty hard into the outdoor industry with my first backpacking trip ever being a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2014. From there I became a guide for River Rock Outfitter taking people through Shenandoah National Park and our local trails with my favorite guided trips carrying coffee up Old Rag for sunrise. After repping for Merrell and ArmaSkin, I discovered Oboz through AMG and day dreamed of working with Alex (don't tell my old boss). In the meantime I sold outdoor merch, led many a "Backpacking 101" clinics, helped establish a womens program at RRO and worked with aspiring thru-hikers "throwing-up" their backpacks on the floor to review each piece of gear one by one. After leaving River Rock to thru-hike the Pacific Crest trail I missed working in the outdoor world but didn't know what that meant for me so I worked in construction and just kept bagging thru-hikes and hiking internationally until AMG called my name.
Recreation Activities: hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, swimming in mountain rivers, kayaking, paddleboarding, running, biking, reading Into the Woods while wearing my pack and boots