Tyler been in the off-road world his whole life -- growing up in the mud of South Florida, and spending the last nine years in the rocks of Western Colorado. He wheels frequently and loves getting trail time in Moab and the surrounding areas.

Tyler has recently added a "Willys" edition JL to his vehicle collection, and the aptly named "Little Willy" has been found on trails from Billings to Trail 15 in Windrock so far. Keep an eye out for more Little Willy updates!

Jacob can take a napkin sketch or whiteboard concept and turn it into a fully baked CAD Design that looks like it was thought out by someone who wheels on the weekend, and races Ultra 4 on the rocks. He's just the kind of guy you'd want developing products when you appreciate those small details -- like the countersunk bolts, and the skid plates that don't overlap or leave anything to chance on catching a rock.

Jacob's weekend wheeling rig is a 3rd Gen 4 Runner, but for serious crawling and races, you'll find Jacob piloting the Rimrock Motorsports #4627 - a 1989 V8 Land Rover Classic.

Bryan joined the Next Venture team in 2022 just as we were expanding in to the commercial space next door and were able to make room for another much-needed welding cell. We were hoping to find someone that was a good fit for the team that could take what our team had already learned and run with it.

Bryan not only did that, but has become a mentor to others looking to learn to TIG weld aluminum in our shop. Bryan has brought incredible energy and motivation to our team, and we can't think him enough for making the job look like so much fun.

Bryan's white JKU on Dynatrac one ton axles, a long arm kit, and 42s has made it into a couple of our videos, and has recently been featured in one of our install videos for the JKU Aluminum Belly Skids.

Bryan has also recently acquired a modern classic - a Rubicon LJ - and we're working on a few aluminum releases (and re-releases) to test out with Bryan.

Jay will be the first to interrupt a non-planned meeting on the shop floor with "someone's gotta do work around here" and get us laser focused back on the task at the hand -- whether it's a batch of 20 skid systems or planning a trip to the Rimrocker Trail (yes - that's considered a company event and requires planning!)

Jay initially joined the team as our CNC Press Brake operator -- and has taken the position to a previously unseen level of precision and daily improvement in every aspect and approach to forming our parts. Fitment and time to prep at the welding table went down drastically as Jay mastered the brake, and starting asking the design team for changes to further improve products.

Jay's Ford Bronco is a classic, passed down from father to son, and Jay has photos from his childhood of the Bronco making treks across the top of the Grand Mesa on our horizon.

Justin joined the team and, over the course of weeks, became our go-to guy for production MIG welding, and then go-to guy for TIG welding on aluminum skids.

Justin has now moved on to scheduling production for our welding team, and the laser in addition to operating it.

Justin's TJ is currently under the knife for a few big changes, including some new axles and a wheelbase stretch. Stay tuned for more on Justin's TJ!

This bio is a work in progress - coming soon!

Casey joined the Next Venture team in 2018, and was a driving force in the decision to take it from a small scale business occupying a corner of a shop to a growing and scalable operation.

In the last few years if you emailed back and forth with customer service at Next Venture, you may have emailed or spoken with Casey. Many folks who received input on their builds via email have called in asking for Casey; and quickly asked for "the guy Casey" because they didn't realize that the person with all the build recommendations and stories about their personal shop JT Gladiator was, in fact, not a guy.

Casey's JT is her daily driver as well as the shop truck for prototyping all of the Gladiator-specific aluminum components. The JT is definitely a challenging Jeep on tight trails to drive when following built 2 doors and 4 doors on the trail, but this has only caused Casey to become a better driver, faster. Keep an eye out for more updates and new parts being tested by Casey on her JT!

Dan's off-road story starts in the hills of south central PA, in the back seat of his grandfathers Jeep Commando at the age of 5.

Fast forward to getting a drivers license in Tucson, AZ next to some of the best rock crawling trails in the South West, and you can start to see the dots connect.

By 2013, Dan was working nights and weekends in the corner of a garage -- usually with a welder and a hand held plasma torch -- and occasionally some borrowed tools and garage space from friends.

Having always wanted to learn how fabrication machinery worked -- and believing the best designers didn't just design parts, but have an intimate knowledge of how to make parts as well -- Dan changed out his day job at an engineering firm for a position with a sheet metal manufacturer, and trained on a CNC press brake and a couple of lasers before it was time to take the leap into running a small business full time.

Dan is no longer running the brake or laser and is working on becoming less involved in production to get laser focused on his passion of design and testing on the trail.

Red has been with Next Venture since its inception - witnessing it's growth from a hobby in a 2 car garage, to what it is today.

Red's favorite activity is attempting to steal bacon, sandwiches and rib eyes during camping trips.

His favorite section of trail is a valley off the Alpine loop, and his least favorite sections of trails involve jumping cholla cactus in Southern Arizona (they are not fun to remove.)

Red is now semi-retired nearing 14 years old -- but still tags along for every camping trip!

Following in Red's paw prints is our new shop dog in training: Blue.

Blue is a giant puppy, but is another avid bird watcher and fan of camping. He loves getting in the Jeep, but has a lot to learn about rock crawling still.

Blue has already put a cross country road trip, some 8 rated trails, vendor shows, and some camping at 11k ft elevation under his collar. If you see us on the trail, come say hello to Blue!

Not yet pictured:
Danny W. (Welder)
Eugene (Shipping & Fulfillment)
Kim (Jack of All Trades)
Liam (Welder)
Mitchell (Welding & CNC Brake Operation)


More bios are in progress; stay tuned!