Brian McVickers has been involved with the outdoor and overland markets for over 25 years as a member of the media, marketer, and brand developer. He was a founding team member of Overland International with Overland Journal and Expedition Portal and is part of the current executive team. A Chicago native, Brian has lived throughout the United States and the Caribbean while traveling as much as possible throughout the world. An accomplished racing, and ocean sailor, overlander, and general adventurer, Brian has accumulated over 45,000 nautical miles and well over a hundred thousand statute miles through his adventures and expeditions spanning from the deserts to the remote arctic. His happy places are on the water, or in the mountains skiing, exploring a remote two-track, mountain biking, and fly fishing, and experiencing new places and cultures with good friends and his family.