GUMBIES, INC.
INDIALANTIC, FLORIDA

When Gumbies founder Michel Maurer, discovered the Aboriginal rite of passage -“Walkabout” – at the age of 16 when he and his family received their emigration visa for Australia. These were very exciting times, Australia then was a mystical land and still relatively undiscovered. He didn’t realise how much this would influence his own highly original take on life and his future career. Leaving home with a few saved coins, a backpack and a head full of dreams, Michel found work on his travels, fuelling his passion for creativity. Whilst working at an outdoor exhibition in Salt Lake City USA, he read an article in a trade magazine profiling John Lobb the famous bootmaker, his struggle and success through innovation, hard work and determination. Something struck a chord and the idea for creating a brand and products that would encompass the way of life he enjoyed so much. Gumbies are now enjoyed globally, celebrating the outdoors, freedom, fun and functionality. Michel believes life is too short for complication. Keep it simple. Ride a wave, climb a mountain, wear Gumbies. When Gumbies founder Michel Maurer, discovered the Aboriginal rite of passage -“Walkabout” – at the age of 16 when he and his family received their emigration visa for Australia. These were very exciting times, Australia then was a mystical land and still relatively undiscovered. He didn’t realise how much this would influence his own highly original take on life and his future career. Leaving home with a few saved coins, a backpack and a head full of dreams, Michel found work on his travels, fuelling his passion for creativity. Whilst working at an outdoor exhibition in Salt Lake City USA, he read an article in a trade magazine profiling John Lobb the famous bootmaker, his struggle and success through innovation, hard work and determination. Something struck a chord and the idea for creating a brand and products that would encompass the way of life he enjoyed so much. Gumbies are now enjoyed globally, celebrating the outdoors, freedom, fun and functionality. Michel believes life is too short for complication. Keep it simple. Ride a wave, climb a mountain, wear Gumbies. About Gumbies When Gumbies founder Michel Maurer, discovered the Aboriginal rite of passage -“Walkabout” – at the age of 16 when he and his family received their emigration visa for Australia. These were very exciting times, Australia then was a mystical land and still relatively undiscovered. He didn’t realise how much this would influence his own highly original take on life and his future career.