Our story is a work in progress. But it started from a place of the need for something bigger. Nicky was overworked, overweight, and in deep need of connection. She met Brian through her corporate health program and it was an instant friendship. Brian helped Nicky get stronger and stronger each day, whether it was by pushing her in the gym or supporting her nutritional goals. The more Nicky connected with her body, mind, and soul, the more she saw a need for inspiration in her life. She decided she wanted to hike the Camino de Santiago to prove how far she’d come with Brian’s help. Brian decided he needed to go with her.

Planning their trip was an adventure in itself. And the more they talked about it, the more people said, “Oh man! I’d totally pay to go on a hike like that!” That was where the idea for Fit & Forest was born. Nicky & Brian wanted to help others just like themselves. People who were tired, stressed, and with a deep need to reconnect with themselves, with nature, and with the whole world out there waiting to give them new experience.

Co-founder & Chief Activities Officer

Brian completed his Master’s degree in Health Promotion and Kinesiology in 2017 and shortly thereafter headed to Austin, Texas to start his career in Corporate Health & Wellness at Apple. After biking every hill in the Texas Hill Country and perfecting the art of a breakfast taco, he moved to New York City to work at an advertising agency where he met Nicky, and Fit & Forest was first thought up.

Brian has the uncanny ability to bring out the best in the people through his positive attitude. This, coupled with his experience in the health and fitness industry, allows him to form relationships with just about anyone he meets—pretty impressive when you consider that he’s often making them do exercise.

He hopes to provide you with a break from day to day living in the best way he knows how: through travel, culture, and physical activity in the great outdoors.