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Todd Carmichael Wiki, Biography

Todd Carmichael is an American entrepreneur, adventure traveler, philanthropist, television personality, author, inventor, and producer. Carmichael is the CEO and co-founder for Philadelphia-based La Colombe. 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.

Recorded footage of his trek 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 was 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.

Full NameTodd Carmichael
Net Worth$2 Million
Date Of BirthAugust 30, 1963
Place Of BirthSpokane, Washington, United States
ProfessionEntrepreneur
EducationFerris High School, University of Washington
NationalityAmerican
SpouseLauren Hart
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/toddscarmichael
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm4125595/
MoviesRace to the Bottom of the Earth, Dangerous Grounds, Uncommon Grounds

Todd Carmichael was born on August 30, 1963 outside Spokane, Washington. He has three sisters. Carmichael completed his first marathon at age 15. His mother eventually moved the family to Spokane’s South Hill so that he could attend Joel E. Ferris High School, which was home, at the time, to the region’s best cross-country team. From 1981 to 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 went on to work in accounting for Ernst & Young. He also ran his first ultramarathon at age 20.

While at college in Seattle, Carmichael started working in the warehouse of Starbucks. Carmichael also met his longtime friend and future business partner, La Colombe co-founder Jean Philippe Iberti, in 1985.

Todd Carmichael is married to singer-songwriter Lauren Hart, the daughter of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms announcer Gene Hart. They had met at an interview about his upcoming Antarctica exhibition, at the time, for NBC 10’s The 10! Show, where she was the host. He called Hart during his adventure from the ice to ask her on their first date, and less than a month later, they were engaged. They have three daughters and one son, all of whom were adopted from Ethiopia. Carmichael shared, “Adoption isn’t so much about doing something good for someone or charity – nothing like that. It’s about building a family.”

During his journey across Antarctica, he maintained a video log of his progress, which was later formatted into a documentary, Race to the Bottom of the Earth (2010), which appeared on National Geographic. It was also picked as the winner of the “Best Documentary Feature” category at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Winter 2011, and became an Official Selection at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2011. He is currently the host of his own reality/adventure series on the Travel Channel entitled Dangerous Grounds, where he travels to the most remote and renowned coffee-producing regions of the world, sourcing for La Colombe. The television show premiered on November 5, 2012, and immediately received favorable ratings and reviews. Dangerous Grounds is on its third season of production, which premiered on February 26, 2015.

Carmichael was a prolific contributor to Esquire Magazine’s “Eat Like a Man” blog, where he covered subjects mainly related to coffee, its industry, and his travels in Haiti and the country’s issues. He has also written for Huffington Post regarding topics about the environment and animal rights.

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