Summary
Courtney Condy is the founder of Occupation Wild and an 11-year outdoor industry professional who turned a life-changing Everest-region earthquake experience into a career helping others find meaningful work in adventure and travel. After leaving the corporate world in San Francisco, she built a niche job board and podcast that connects outdoor employers with seasonal and career-minded adventurers. Her background spans program leadership, operations, talent acquisition, marketing, and customer experience across organizations like Rustic Pathways, Backroads, and Vail Resorts. Based in San Anselmo, California, she combines hands-on trip leading with digital storytelling to grow a devoted outdoor audience and employer network. Notably, she scaled Occupation Wild from a personal mission into a platform that attracts top outdoor companies while spotlighting nontraditional career paths. Her international study and early bilingual marketing work hint at a global perspective that informs her community-focused entrepreneurship.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations and Affairs, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations and Affairs at Bucknell University
IES study abroad Language Intensive Program, IES study abroad Language Intensive Program at Beijing Foreign Studies University
Redwood High School
Chinese