160+ independent hosts in 45+ countries have added 170+ places to StayAltered since launch.
StayAltered was included The New York Times’ “Travel Predictions for 2025” and has been accepted into Turismo du Portugal and Startup Madeira’s fifth Madeira Startup Retreat as well as Amadeus’ Travel4Impact Network.
Throughout his career, Evan has joined, supported, and led fearless teams building businesses, developing destinations, and creating experiences that challenge the status quo and celebrate humanity.
Select projects include:
Amaro Montenegro
Beyond Green
Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics
Outside Lands Festival
Mohegan Sun
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
The New York Times Food Festival
Raduno
Red Light Management
Time Magazine
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts
Woodstock 50
Zebras Unite
Select agencies include:
Empire Entertainment
ENVEEKAY
Raduno
PKF International
Superfly
Select production work includes:
AEG Presents
CID Entertainment
Wanderlust Festivals
Previously, Evan was the Director of Sustainability for Beyond Green Travel & Preferred Travel Group.
Beyond Green Travel works with destinations, hospitality companies, tour operators, and non-profit groups to build their brands, craft compelling stories, and make travel a force for good.
For over 20 years, Beyond Green Travel has been on the cutting edge of travel innovation and leadership, helping to spearhead the global sustainable tourism movement that supports conservation, cultural preservation, and economic development through business success.
Select clients include:
Coasta Alabama Partnership
Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge
Before that, Evan joined DWP to help diversify the company’s intellectual properties beyond its core offering of single-genre festivals and into boutique, hybrid experiences blending music, food and drink, education, and entertainment.
Joined Danny Wimmer Presents as the VP of Experience & Partnerships to co-develop and launch the critically-acclaimed Bourbon & Beyond festival brand.
Co-led and produced brand creative, strategy, partnerships, and pouring of over 250 expressions from 20 bourbon companies.
Select companies include:
Bacardi
Beam Suntory
Brown-Forman
Diageo
Heaven Hill
Kirin
Pernod Ricard
Sazerac
Evan started his career as the 13th employee at Superfly, the producers of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Outside Lands Festival. Over the next seven years, he helped grow the company to over 100 employees by developing, pitching, and winning over $15MM in creative, strategic, and experiential work.
Joined Superfly as an intern. Hired as the 13th employee and became Associate Director of Creative & Strategy.
Co-designed the experience of Google I/O, the world’s most significant developer conference.
Overhauled the sponsorship strategy for international esports league Intel Extreme Masters.
Created the methodology and execution plans for multiple global influencer marketing and content campaigns for Citi, Target, Yahoo!, and more.
Select clients include:
Adult Swim
Asus
Ben & Jerry’s
GNC
JetBlue Airways
Nickelodeon
Pabst Brewing Company
Patrón Tequila
Evan is a Steering Committee Member for Coalition of Festivals, and an Advisor to Asian Psychedelic Collective. In his spare time, he supports various social impact groups and community-based tourism initiatives.
Lived in Inle Lake for six months to help open and setup Song of Travel, the fourth hostel in Myanmar and first built from the ground-up for backpackers (named “The 10th Best Small Hostel Worldwide” and “The Best Hostel in Myanmar” by Hostelworld).
Volunteered with Star Hostels in Taipei, Taiwan (named “The Best Large Hostel Worldwide” by Hostelworld).
Volunteered with The Yard Hostel & Community Space in Bangkok, Thailand (one of The Guardian’s “10 Best Sustainable Hotels in Southeast Asia“).
