Media & Digital Brands

Andrew
TepenMedia builder & digital operator

I have spent 22 years building online businesses. Today, my wife Ashley and I run a portfolio of outdoor, running, and slow-travel brands.

22+
Years Online
4
Site Exits
35+
Years Running
Andrew Tepen, media builder and digital operator, seated and smiling outside a brick building
Who I Am Now

Always building something.

I build and operate content sites, from the technical setup and SEO to the editorial systems that keep them useful and growing.

Before moving into online work, I spent four years in the Navy as an aviation electronics technician on helicopters, including serving as a plane captain. I later spent nearly a decade coaching endurance athletes when online coaching was still new.

Since 2015, Ashley and I have built and sold four niche content sites. We started with WordPress and later moved our current sites to Astro and Cloudflare Workers. We also spent six years traveling full time across the US and Europe, including extended stays in Germany, France, Italy, Scotland, and England.

Today, we run a portfolio of outdoor, running, slow-travel, and marketing brands under Mindful Roamers LLC. Outside work, I am a longtime endurance runner who prefers trails, quiet places, and small teams.

Ashley and I also volunteer web and email marketing help for the Yavapai Trails Association, which supports many of the local trails we use.

Andrew and Ashley Tepen running near Newtonmore in the Scottish Highlands
The Long Game

A track record built one project at a time.

U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics

Helicopter avionics technician and plane captain with responsibility for safety-of-flight inspections.

1996–2000

Endurance Coaching

Coached triathletes, cyclists, and runners for one of the first online endurance coaching companies.

2003–2012

Adaptive Sports

Helped run a national handcycling race series and major cycling fundraising events for a Colorado nonprofit.

2012–2014

Four Content Sites Built & Sold

Ashley and I built, grew, and sold HelloTrail, Hawaiianly, Puplore, and CountrySilo.

2019–2023

Brand Portfolio & Media Systems

Rebuilding on Astro + Cloudflare and running a portfolio of outdoor, running, and slow-travel brands under Mindful Roamers LLC.

2023–Now
What I Build

Brands I build & operate today.

These are the businesses and editorial projects I currently work on.

Co-Founder

Happier Outdoors

Practical articles about hiking, camping, and spending more time outside.

Co-Founder

Mindful Roamers

Slow-travel guides to Europe and the UK, based on extended stays.

Co-Founder

RunSesh

A directory of more than 230 running clubs across the US.

Co-Founder

FlockFit

A directory for finding local group fitness and wellness activities.

Founder

VeloRoam

A nationwide directory of cycling events and bike shops.

Co-Founder

EnduranceFlow

Running advice informed by Zen and Japanese practices.

Founder

Be EPIC Today

Essays and practical ideas for personal growth.

Andrew and Ashley Tepen on an Arizona mountaintop
Elsewhere

Find me across the web.

The best place to reach me is LinkedIn.

Andrew and Ashley Tepen, co-founders of Creatively Grown Digital Marketing

My wife, Ashley, is also my business partner. Learn more about her at ashleytepen.com.