We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful John Gagnon. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with John below.

John, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?

I first came up with the idea because of my love for having fun and traveling. On a group trip in New Zealand about 13 years ago they had stopped the bus for all of us to stretch our legs, because it had been a long travel day. There was a large open field with wildflowers, flowing grass, and wonderful sunshine. Our new friends and I darted off the bus and all started frolicking in the field. Skipping, laughing, and taking photos. This was my first experience of frolicking bliss. After the adventure work/life kind of got in the way for many years, but on another trip in the Black Forest of Germany I decided to frolic once again this time with animals. My wife did a small video of me and we had sent it to a couple of our friends. They said it was so funny and they could not stop watching! We met up later in the day and they said “you have to put this out there for all to see, people need this type of joy in their lives”.
So when we returned from Germany I started to think of a name for this frolicking video fun, and how I could make a business out of traveling and frolicking. We tossed around many different names like: Frolicking the World, Globe Frolicking, and Frolic the Earth. Frolic the Globe tended to roll of the tongue best.
So first things first was to make sure the name was available for websites, social platforms, and state business names. They were all available so I jumped on locking in the name everywhere I could. It has been about 3 months since starting the business and our social media presence is growing and I am building relationships to further grow to and start to monetize the business. I was thinking to start would be brand collaborations then selling merchandise. My goal is to spread laughter, fun, and joy far and wide.

John, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My name is John Gagnon. I am 40 years old and have been happily married for 18 years. I have been in the water industry for over 20 years. Starting off working for a family water well business, making my way up through the ranks to be a partner after 15 years. There was a conflict about the vision of the future of the business and it was decided I should leave the business. Starting over again as a technician in a new company was a very humbling experience. Over the next few years working my way from technician, to sales engineer, to engineering consultant where I am now working fully remote. This new position has opened up my work life balance for more joyful frolicking experiences and my new business venture. I am hoping for Frolic the Globe to become the name you think of for carefree frolicking fun. I want to have frolic meetups, an active Facebook Group, seeing our merchandise everywhere, and spreading the frolicking movement. It is impossible to not smile while frolicking, and I think that is what the world needs right now.
Live, love, laugh, smile, and FROLIC!

We’d love to hear about how you keep in touch with clients.

To keep in touch with our clients I try to respond to emails and direct messages in a timely manner. To maintain brand loyalty I am trying to spread the name by any means, so when someone is searching for fun frolicking the only name you think of is Frolic the Globe.

What’s been the best source of new clients for you?

For me it has been Instagram, YouTube, and being asked while making a video “what are you doing and can I try”.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.frolictheglobe.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/frolictheglobe
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/frolictheglobe
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/@frolictheglobe