Todd Carmichael
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Todd Carmichael, co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Torrefaction.
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August 30, 1963 Spokane, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
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Sustainable Coffee CEO of La Colombe Adventure Travel TV Host |
| Known for | CEO & Co-Founder of La Colombe, Host of Travel Channel's Dangerous Grounds, Antarctic Solo Exploration/World Speed Record, Philanthropist |
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toddcarmichael |
Todd Carmichael is an American entrepreneur, adventure traveler, philanthropist, television personality, author, inventor, and producer.
Carmichael is the CEO and co-founder for Philadelphia, PA-based La Colombe, one of the world's premier coffee roaster and boutique cafes. He is the first American to complete a solo trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, on foot with no assistance, capturing the World Speed Record with a total travel time of 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes. He recorded footage of his near-death experience on video, which later became an award-winning documentary entitled Race to the Bottom of the Earth (2010) that was aired on the National Geographic Channel. With his World Record accomplishment, he also raised thousands for one of his numerous philanthropic projects.
Carmichael has been awarded the honor of being named Esquire Magazine’s “American of the Year” and Philadelphia Magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2011 and later ranked #1 by Food Republic for the most influential figure in its Coffee Power Ranking. He is currently the host of Travel Channel’s Dangerous Grounds and Uncommon Grounds, where his globetrotting adventures in search of the finest coffees in the world are captured on video. He is also the inventor of the Draft Latte, an exciting new beverage changing the way America drinks coffee and previously in 2014, he entered the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Barista Guild of America’s U.S. Brewers Cup competition for the first time and delighted his many fans by winning at Northeast Regionals with a “full immersion - double suspended filtration” method. Carmichael at the National Competition in Seattle, WA, characteristically pushing the boundaries, unveiled his prototype of an experimental brewing contraption, dubbed “The Dragon”, a manual coffee-brewing device he invented, integrating the pour-over concept with elements of the classic siphon, placing runner up.
Todd Carmichael was born on August 30, 1963 in a working-class neighborhood just outside Spokane, WA. He and his three sisters grew up on a farm, and were raised by their single mother. As a child, he would explore the region around his home, and at the age of 11, he began hiking its hills. He started doing distance running in his early teens, and demonstrated a natural athleticism for the sport. Carmichael completed his first marathon at age 15. His mother eventually moved the family to Spokane’s South Hill so that he could attend Ferris High School, which was home, at the time, to the region’s best cross-country team. From 1981 - 1982, he was part of Ferris’ state championship squad. He graduated from the high school in 1982, and received a distance running scholarship to the University of Washington, where he studied business and then later went on to work in accounting - international tax law - for Ernst & Young. He also ran his first ultramarathon at age 20.
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