Marc Sherman (L) and Mike Donohue (R)

Co-Owners

Outdoor Gear Exchange

TBD

Steering Committee Member

The Basics

Nonprofit Name: Outdoor Gear Exchange
Location: 37 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401
Founded: 1995
Full-Time Employees: 150
Products: Camping, Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Biking, Paddling, basically anything to help you enjoy the outdoors
Social: Facebook - Instagram - #everyoneswilderness
Claim to Fame: New England’s largest and most experienced specialty outdoor retail shop.

The Culture

The best thing about working at Outdoor Gear Exchange is: The people who work here. When you get hired at OGE you instantly have 150 new friends!
When we’re not working, we’re: Playing outside!

What we’re reading:  Anything from Tough Schist (VT’s climbing guidebook) to Harry Potter to the latest issue of Backcountry Magazine
What we’re listening to:  Elephant Stepped on My Foot - Maceo Parker
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called: “Heady’s Midnight Adventure—Legends ever Die!”
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because: A life lived outdoors is one that is healthier, happier, and overall more fulfilling.

Five years down the line, it’s our hope that: The gender and diversity gap is closed among our employees.