BRAND PARTNERSHIP: All of Us Travel

In response to the worldwide refugee crisis, Todd conceived and supported the launch of All of Us Travel, a travel goods brand that donates 10% of sales to the refugee relief programs of the International Rescue Committee, with celebrity endorsement from Travel Channel chef Andrew Zimmern. All of Us Travel launched in 2017, selling direct to consumers at AllOfUsTravel.com, and on Amazon, resulting in an inaugural check of $50,000 to the IRC.

Todd continues to carry All of Us brand luggage since becoming a nomad in 2018.

Collaboration is the love language of entrepreneurship. Working with Todd to co-create All Of Us was fun, meaningful, and continues to be inspirational for me. — Andrew Zimmern, celebrity chef

You can no longer purchase All of Us Travel products, as the company was liquidated during the global pandemic that took a toll on the travel industry, particularly startups.

Todd is grateful to Andrew Gamson and the team at Cities Market Studios, John Larson and the Andrew Zimmern team, and his partners at the International Rescue Committee.

The line was launched with 32 styles and colors, from roller bags to fanny packs. Products featured durable rip-stop fabrics and high-quality zips and fasteners, and were known for being lightweight and versatile. Todd used several of the product line items on his 6-year nomadic journey around the world, and still carries a few of them nearly ten years later.

Engagement with this project led Todd to found his own business accessories company, Free Agent Outfitters, just two years later. Its flagship product, patented worldwide, was the innovative Laptop Strap, a convenient way to carry a laptop without a bag.

It's not okay that so many of us are refugees in this day and age, homeless or seeking asylum. Creating this brand was a thrill. I'll never forget walking into a bar in Minneapolis and introducing this project's future collaborators. But working with the talented, brave, invested, and pioneering world-class experts at the International Rescue Committee was a true honor. I wish I could do more for them. Heroes.