The New York Sherpa, who sometimes goes by Josiah Brown at family functions, has logged almost 800,000 miles throughout New York and 46+ states for the last 20 years. 

→ New York Tourism Leader
The brain and the passion behind New York’s Best Experiences®, The Sherpa lives for recommending the best kept secrets New York has to offer. He coined the tagline “Because We’ve Been There”, because well, he has.

He is the President/CEO of Famous Destination Marketing™ and creator of the Travel Guide of the Future, which gets to the heart of the first time traveler. New York is such an amazing state, and the Sherpa, with his guide and his travel shows and own personal experience, knows how to give personal recommendations to ensure a vacay success. He is a past chair of the New York State Tourism Industry Association “NYSTIA”.

→ Branding Consultant
The misunderstanding of branding costs organizations and businesses millions in misdirected marketing expenses. It is an emotional reaction in the heart of the consumer. Everything you do and are shapes that reaction.

→ Public Speaker
Josiah Brown has traveled all around the country speaking and teaching on what he’s passionate about. I mean, second to food of course. Tourism, content marketing, consumerism, branding, and life. His personal motto is “Inspiring People Forward.”

→ Sushi Face Stuffer
Follow the hashtag #FatSherpa to see some awesome places to eat in New York and abroad. And by abroad we mean other places besides sushi.

His instagram is a dashboard view of what he sees, and you’ll want to tag along!