Stories from the Trail

4 Low-Effort Tips to Keep Kid Clothes Looking F...
Ever since my son was born, I’ve been a lover of mess. There’s just something so joyous in watching my little one explore his environment fully, unhampered by concern or...
4 Low-Effort Tips to Keep Kid Clothes Looking F...
Ever since my son was born, I’ve been a lover of mess. There’s just something so joyous in watching my little one explore his environment fully, unhampered by concern or...

Cheers to 2023!
This holiday season has required a true heads-down effort on First Peak — to guide production, communicate with my customers, and coordinate events and promotion. But the end of the...
Cheers to 2023!
This holiday season has required a true heads-down effort on First Peak — to guide production, communicate with my customers, and coordinate events and promotion. But the end of the...

3 Ways to Practice “Slow Travel,” Even When You...
After returning to the US after 15 months on the road, we got a lot of questions about how we traveled during our time away. “What were your days like?”...
3 Ways to Practice “Slow Travel,” Even When You...
After returning to the US after 15 months on the road, we got a lot of questions about how we traveled during our time away. “What were your days like?”...

A peek into our design process
When I launched First Peak in the spring of 2022, I had no experience in manufacturing. I came from a tech and teaching background, and I was prepared to learn...
A peek into our design process
When I launched First Peak in the spring of 2022, I had no experience in manufacturing. I came from a tech and teaching background, and I was prepared to learn...

How we made Google Maps into our top travel app
As we’ve bounced our way across Europe this summer, we’ve prioritized cities we’ve never visited before: places like Geneva, Brussels, Bratislava, and Llubijana to name a few. But we’ve also...
How we made Google Maps into our top travel app
As we’ve bounced our way across Europe this summer, we’ve prioritized cities we’ve never visited before: places like Geneva, Brussels, Bratislava, and Llubijana to name a few. But we’ve also...

Why I choose to sell “imperfects”
When Imperfect Foods launched in 2015, I remember immediately gravitating toward their mission: they were selling the funky, ugly, small items that many grocery stores turn down, thus helping reduce food...
Why I choose to sell “imperfects”
When Imperfect Foods launched in 2015, I remember immediately gravitating toward their mission: they were selling the funky, ugly, small items that many grocery stores turn down, thus helping reduce food...