page_title: Todd Carmichael
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caption_attribution_description: English: Taken at our coffee roastery in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, PA to promote his trip to Morocco for one of his shows, Uncommon Grounds. The company's resident photographer, Alexander, took this image at the roastery. You can see this shirt during the Moroccan episode that aired in 2015.
context_page_description: Todd Carmichael is an American entrepreneur, adventure traveler, philanthropist, television personality, author, inventor, and producer.
  Carmichael is the CEO and co-founder for Philadelphia-based La Colombe. He is the first American to complete a solo trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, on foot with no assistance, capturing the World Speed Record with a total travel time of 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes. Recorded footage of his trek later became an award-winning documentary entitled Race to the Bottom of the Earth that was aired on the National Geographic Channel. With his World Record accomplishment, he also raised thousands for one of his numerous philanthropic projects.
  Carmichael was named Esquire Magazine's "American of the Year" and Philadelphia Magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2011 and later ranked #1 by Food Republic for the most influential figure in its Coffee Power Ranking. He is currently the host of Travel Channel's Dangerous Grounds and Uncommon Grounds.
context_section_description: Todd Carmichael is an American entrepreneur, adventure traveler, philanthropist, television personality, author, inventor, and producer.
  Carmichael is the CEO and co-founder for Philadelphia-based La Colombe. He is the first American to complete a solo trek across Antarctica to the South Pole, on foot with no assistance, capturing the World Speed Record with a total travel time of 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes. Recorded footage of his trek later became an award-winning documentary entitled Race to the Bottom of the Earth (2010) that was aired on the National Geographic Channel. With his World Record accomplishment, he also raised thousands for one of his numerous philanthropic projects.
  Carmichael was named Esquire Magazine's "American of the Year" and Philadelphia Magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2011 and later ranked #1 by Food Republic for the most influential figure in its Coffee Power Ranking. He is currently the host of Travel Channel's Dangerous Grounds and Uncommon Grounds.
caption: Todd Carmichael, co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Torrefaction.
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