Inspiration
Founders Andrew & Dustin grew up going to beaches near their hometown in Grand Haven and Holland, Michigan. They also had cottages up north near Charlevoix, MI that fueled their inspiration for the unsalted lifestyle. Nearly every spring break they spent their time in Florida which eventually inspired the idea to launch the salted lifestyle apparel line.
2011
Founders Move to Florida
In the winter of 2011, Andrew and Dustin got accepted into a college program near Orlando, Florida. This gave them the ability to easily travel coast to coast around the Florida peninsula every chance they could. The founders went to the beach so often that they would leave post-it notes for their roommates that said: “Gone Beachin”.
2011
2013
Gone Beachin Launches
The founders met in early spring to brainstorm the idea about launching a brand inspired by their experiences along the shoreline. On June 7 of 2013, Gone Beachin launched in Michigan.
2013
2014
Brand Wins Pitch Competition Prizes
Gone Beachin competes in Central Michigan University’s New Venture Competition and CMU’s Shark Tank. During the pitch, Andrew announces Gone Beachin Salted and Unsalted apparel lines dedicated to the salted lifestyle and the unsalted lifestyle. The founders win prize money for working capital and screen printing equipment.
2014
2015
Gone Beachin Begins to Grow
Founders get their line in the first few stores and travel to shows along the coast.
2015
2016
In Stores from Coast to Coast
The brand’s apparel lines are picked up by surf shops, boutiques, and retail stores along the shoreline.
2016
2017
Gone Beachin Print Shop Opens
Andrew, Dustin, and Max team up to print apparel and merchandise in-house. After months of hard work, the Gone Beachin print shop opens in West Michigan.
2017
2017
Beachin Tribe Launches
The ambassador program becomes Beachin Tribe which includes passionate beach loving influencers from around the world that represent the Gone Beachin brand.
2017
2018
Mission
Gone Beachin enhances their Beachin Tribe program by focusing their efforts on helping beach communities in need.
2018
What's New?
Andrew and Sierra teamed up to grow the Gone Beachin mission to help beach communities in need. We’re partnering with organizations around the world with missions that align with ours and collaborating with unique designs tailored to their organization. For every sale that comes in, a portion of the sale is donated directly to the organization.
We launched Gone Beachin Fundraising for individuals and organizations to raise funds for personal needs or a cause they are passionate about.
We created Beach Buzz which is a brand new viral content news feed for the beach community and non-profit partners to connect with each other all in one place.
We have completely rebuilt the Gone Beachin Tribe to make the ambassador, affiliate, artist, and advertiser platform more interactive while providing commissions, rewards, and online platforms to connect the beach community and help Gone Beachin members enhance their online presence.
Key features in the new Beachin Tribe program:
- Ambassadors/Affiliates can earn extra commission by allowing ads to be placed on their links
- Free LinkTree alternative for Beachin Tribe Members
- Beachin Tribe Members unlock all features by leveling up to 🌊 Wave Status in our program
Beachin Tribe Social
- Free Buffer alternative for Beachin Tribe Members – social media scheduling platform
- Beachin Tribe Members unlock features by leveling up to 🌊 Wave Status, 🌾 Dune Status, and finally 🌴 Palm Status in our program
- Must be an approved Beachin Tribe member to view this dashboard. Comes with links, coupons, marketing tools, affiliate bar, and even QR codes.
- Earn extra commission by creating your own Beachin Tribe Teams
- Get your own graphic artist shop page
- Upload your designs in our design launcher
- Earn additional commission and get featured on our social channels
- Free Facebook alternative to make new friends, plan beach cleanups, vote on upcoming designs, create groups, sell ads, and create organization pages.
Advertising Opportunities
In-house Advertising platform with trackable analytics for brands to connect with the beach community
Create advertising display banners with our Banner Creator and publish them to Gone Beachin, Beach Buzz, Gone Beachin Fundraising, Beachin Tribe Online Community, and our upcoming platforms and tools.
