The Outliers Project was started to highlight individuals, outliers, and dreamers who dared to create and to innovate. From artists and musicians, to action sports athletes and entrepreneurs these individuals are the driving force behind the movements that will inspire and change the way we interact with the world around us. The Outliers Project is about seeing what you see in the world that excites all of us, and diving into issues and topics relevant to our lives. The ideas behind the people, the community—it’s all a part of our culture and that’s what this podcast and blog digs into.
Ep. 44: Dad Gang’s Ejay O’Donnell: Fatherhood, Big Ideas and a Better Definition of Success
For Ejay O’Donnell, success isn’t just about building a $35 million brand. It’s about creating a life where ambition, fatherhood and family can coexist. Molly sits down with her longtime friend and Dad Gang co-founder to talk about letting go of traditional work-life balance, turning ideas into action and why optimism, patience and showing up for the people you love have become Ejay’s real recipe for success.
13 Sept 2026
Ep. 43: Adaptive Alpinist Kimber Cross | If You Don’t Quit, You Win
Kimber Cross spent much of her childhood hiding the hand she was born without. Today, she's a professional adaptive athlete and alpinist with Mountain Hardwear, climbing rock, ice and some of the most consequential terrain in the world.
In this episode, Kimber shares how a breakup in her late 20s unexpectedly led her to climbing, the adaptations and people that helped her find her place in the mountains, and how she went from questioning whether she belonged to pursuing a potential first ascent in Alaska.
We talk about representation, being underestimated, unconscious bias, the pressure of becoming a sponsored athlete, and her philosophy of "Can't. Will. Did." Kimber's story is ultimately about much more than climbing. It's about learning to embrace the thing that makes you different and discovering just how far it might take you.
29 Aug 2026
Ep. 42- Author Steven Ciaccio on Adventure, Balance, and Why Your Best Days Are Still Ahead
What if you stopped waiting for the right time to build the life you actually want?
Steven Ciaccio is a flight attendant, world traveler, snowboard instructor, outdoor adventurer, husband, dad, and now children's book author. In this episode, we talk about how he's built a life around adventure, family and curiosity, from buying a one-way ticket to Hawaii while carrying $100K in student debt to creating Cruz the Snowboarding Snail and the Kindness Crew.
We get into work-life balance, learning to say no, finding adventure as life gets more complicated, and why your best days might still be ahead of you.
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