Cloud 9 Living
Encyclopedia
Cloud 9 Living is one of the largest experience gift
companies in the United States, offering over 1,700 experiences in 43 major US cities. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado.
in February 2010 as a top pick for a unique Valentine's Day
gift idea and were mentioned on The Today Show in November 2007.
They have also been featured in Outside Magazine, Readers Digest, The Wall Street Journal
, The Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post
, Bloom Magazine, Parade Magazine, and several other well respected local and national publications.
In 2009, Cloud 9 Living was named the 2nd fastest growing company in Northern Colorado on the Boulder County Business Report's Mercury 100 List, experiencing a 518% increase in revenue from 2006 to 2008.
In August 2010, Cloud 9 Living was ranked #468 in the annual Inc 500 ranking of the 500 fastest growing private businesses in the US, reporting a 642% increase in revenue over a 3 year period.
Experiential gifts
Experiential gifts also known as gift experiences and experience gifts, pioneered in the UK in the 1990s, now represent one of the faster growing segments of the $253 billion a year gift industry...
companies in the United States, offering over 1,700 experiences in 43 major US cities. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado.
History
Cloud 9 Living was founded in 2005 by John Augst and Adam Michaels who both left careers in other industries to start the company. After nearly 9 months of building the website and signing up the first phase of Experience Providers, they went live with 500 experiences in 8 cities. Currently, Cloud 9 Living offers more than 1,700 unique experiences in 43 cities nationwide..Awards & Recognition
Cloud 9 has been featured on numerous local network television programs in several major US markets. They were also featured on The Today ShowThe Today Show
Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
in February 2010 as a top pick for a unique Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
gift idea and were mentioned on The Today Show in November 2007.
They have also been featured in Outside Magazine, Readers Digest, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, The Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post
The Denver Post
-Ownership:The Post is the flagship newspaper of MediaNews Group Inc., founded in 1983 by William Dean Singleton and Richard Scudder. MediaNews is today one of the nation's largest newspaper chains, publisher of 61 daily newspapers and more than 120 non-daily publications in 13 states. MediaNews...
, Bloom Magazine, Parade Magazine, and several other well respected local and national publications.
In 2009, Cloud 9 Living was named the 2nd fastest growing company in Northern Colorado on the Boulder County Business Report's Mercury 100 List, experiencing a 518% increase in revenue from 2006 to 2008.
In August 2010, Cloud 9 Living was ranked #468 in the annual Inc 500 ranking of the 500 fastest growing private businesses in the US, reporting a 642% increase in revenue over a 3 year period.
Cloud 9 Living's Presence
Since 2005, Cloud 9 Living has expanded its experience portfolio and now offers over 1,700 experience gifts in 43 major US cities.See also
- Cloud 9 Living website
- About Us - Cloud 9 Living
- Experience Gifts: A Brief History