“All the world is full of suffering.

It is also full of overcoming.”

~ Helen Keller

Meet Our Team

  • Bill

    Bill Palladino : Co-founder & Exploration Leader

    Bill is our founder. He’s spent the past decade working with Harvard researcher and NY Times best-selling author Shawn Achor on his Happiness Advantage program. This groundbreaking professional development system uses brain science and evidence-based research in positive psychology to drive personal satisfaction and performance at work.

    Bill is a serial entrepreneur. He’s a well-known business consultant and has lived in northern Michigan since 1990.

    Bill has a passion for fully experiencing the outdoors. He is certified in wilderness first aid through the American Safety & Health Institute.

    He’s originally from The Bronx in New York. If you meet him, he can be nudged into a most impressive New York accent. Do so at your own risk!