Learning to lead in wild places
Explore a timeline of the crazy pursuits that helped shape the unconventional perspectives.
Explore a timeline of the crazy pursuits that helped shape the unconventional perspectives.
From climbing some of the world’s tallest mountains to co-founding Trainual, Jonathan's life has been marked by unexpected moments. Travel through the timeline below to see how this wanderlust has led him to create content for big-name brands and nonprofits alike.
Trainual IRONMAN 70.3
125th Boston Marathon
Pico de Orizaba—18,491 ft
Jonathan joined a weekend rally to Mexico to climb the
19,000 ft stratovolcano, Pico de Orizaba, without acclimation.
The Philippines
Jonathan visited the Philippines to direct and shoot the Unlimited Design documentary for Design Pickle.
Los Cabos Humane Society
Jonathan and Alex made content for Los Cabos Humane Society to help support ongoing adoption efforts.
Rescuing Pika
Featured by The Dodo, this story is about an effort to bring stray dog, Pika, to the United States as the first international rescue with the Haiti Street Dog Project.
Discovering Desab, Haiti
Jonathan journeyed to an off-the-grid village deep in the mountains of Haiti and produced a short film for CLIF Bar.
Spartan Race 2x Trifecta & World Championships
Explore Inspired Iceland, Winter Expedition
Aconcagua, Argentina—22,841 ft
Mount Rainier, WA—14,411 ft
Pyramid Peak, CO—14,026 ft
Castle Peak, CO—14,278 ft
Hayden Peak, CO—13,561 ft
Old Spice Adventure
Jonathan was sent by Old Spice to Zermatt, Switzerland to document promotional challenges and create social media content for the launch of the brand’s Matterhorn deodorant.
Let's call this one "Work from Home"
Trail Ultramarathon, VT 50k
Road Trip: Idaho, Wyoming & Montana
Mauna Kea, HI—13,803 ft
Launched Trainual
26.2 Trail Marathon, VT
Mount Shasta, CA—14,179 ft
On the Road in America
Promotional work for Rack Attack, Yakima, Cotopaxi, Adidas, HEX, Carved, and Sierra Designs on a cross-country road trip.
Splitboarding Denali, AK—20,310 ft
Jonathan was awarded the American Alpine Club Live Your Dream Grant and set off to climb Alaska's Denali as the follow-up expedition to the Between The Peaks project.
Elephant Nature Park, Thailand
NBC Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge
Representing Boston, Jonathan was a Season 1 competitor on the competitive team obstacle course show.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania—19,341 ft
He summited the world’s tallest freestanding volcano as part of promotional work for Miyar Adventures and the Old Spice Hardest Working collection.
Sailing Adventure, Horn Island, Gulf of Mexico
Mount Hood, OR—11,250 ft
Between the Peaks
Two years of planning led to the journey of a lifetime and an award-winning adventure philanthropy project. Watch the film.
New Zealand
Five months adventuring in the South Island of New Zealand would ignite a spark that changed everything after.
What’s next? Who knows what the future holds, but exciting things are coming soon…
Work from Home
Pico de Orizaba—18,491 ft
Jonathan joined a weekend rally to Mexico to climb the 19,000 ft stratovolcano, Pico de Orizaba, without acclimation.
Trail Ultramarathon, VT 50k
Road Trip: Idaho, Wyoming & Montana
Mauna Kea, HI—13,803 ft
Co-founded Trainual
The Philippines
Jonathan visited the Philippines to direct and shoot the Unlimited Design documentary for Design Pickle.
Trail Marathon, VT
Mount Shasta, CA—14,179 ft
On the Road in America
Jonathan completed promotional work for Rack Attack, Yakima, Cotopaxi, Adidas, HEX, Carved, and Sierra Designs.
Los Cabos Humane Society
While in Cabo, Jonathan made his way to the Los Cabos Humane Society to spend a couple of afternoons caring for and walking the pups! There were some incredible, playful companions just waiting for the right family to find them.
Splitboarding Denali, AK—20,310 ft
Jonath was the awarded the American Alpine Club Live Your Dream Grant and traveled to Denali, Alaska as the follow-up expedition to the Between The Peaks project.
Rescuing Pika
Jonathan fell in love with a stray dog he named Pika while hiking and volunteering in Desab, an off-the-grid mountain community in Haiti. Featured by The Dodo, this story features Jonathan’s story to bring Pika to the United States as the first international rescue with the Haiti Street Dog Project.
Elephant Nature Park, Thailand
Discovering Desab, Haiti
Jonathan and his wife, Alexandria, journeyed to an off-the-grid village deep in the mountains of Haiti and produced a film for CLIF Bar.
NBC Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge
Representing Boston, Jonathan was a Season 1 competitor on the competitive team obstacle course show.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania—19,341 ft
He summited the world’s tallest freestanding volcano as part of promotional work for Miyar Adventures and the Old Spice Hardest Working collection.
Spartan Race 2x Trifecta & World Championships
Explore Inspired Iceland, Winter Expedition
Horn Island Sailing Challenge, Gulf of Mexico
Mount Hood, OR—11,250 ft
Between the Peaks
Jonathan Ronzio and two of his friends set out to climb two of the Seven Summits and volunteer in every country they passed while traveling between them. Watch the full-length film.
Aconcagua, Argentina—22,841 ft
Mount Rainier, WA—14,411 ft
Pyramid Peak, CO—14,026 ft
Castle Peak, CO—14,278 ft
Hayden Peak, CO—13,561 ft
Old Spice Adventure
Jonathan was sent by Old Spice to Zermatt, Switzerland to document promotional challenges and create social media content for the launch of the brand’s Matterhorn deodorant.
New Zealand
Jonathan spent five months in the South Island of New Zealand where his wanderlust began.
To discover more of Jonathan’s adventures around the world, visit Explore Inspired, a travel media site and home of The Stokecast.
Jonathan Ronzio is an entrepreneur, marketing leader, adventurer, athlete, and award-winning storyteller.
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