camp toasted was born from a love of s’mores, retro skiing, and camping adventures, and was created
as an experiential outdoor hospitality venture. co-founders emily and max grew up ski
racing together in lake placid, new york, and continued to share a love of events, design, and most of all, s’mores snacking throughout the decades. now, the adventure continues and this time with the s’mores van.

emily simmons

co-founder

a life-long skier, emily began racing at holimont and northwood school in lake placid, NY and later for the brown university ski team. post racing, she earned her mba from harvard university, spent 4 years in consulting at bain & company, and has expanded her hospitality experience in the world of glamping, hospitality, and interior design startups. where do the s’mores come in? toss in the strongest sweet tooth ever documented and her conquering sense of adventure and you’ve got the best s’more ever made.

max harden

co-founder

also an avid ski racer, max skied for nysef and northwood school in lake placid, NY followed by st. michael’s college in vermont. afterward, he earned his masters in architecture from syracuse university and has worked for offices such as urban-think tank in zurich and currently ec3 in los angeles. he’s the proud owner of the second strongest sweet tooth ever documented and brings great precision to the stackable desserts game.

carly ruiz

co-founder

defending world champion of the chubby bunny challenge and an ex-force of the brown university soccer team, carly joins camp toasted to head up our business development division. carly has a background in portfolio strategy, working for macandrew & forbes in new york city. she now works for y combinator in san francisco. carly knows a unicorn when she sees one — camp toasted no doubt will be her highest valuation startup yet.