TANA HOFFMAN COOK

Backcountry Athlete, Creative Entrepreneur, adventure lifestyle Expert

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Whether she's dropping into fresh powder, building adventure communities, or challenging people to rethink what “later in life” looks like...

...Tana believes the secret to staying young isn't what you buy—it's how you choose to live.

For Tana, this has meant a beautiful return to her first love: play. At almost 40, she feels more alive than ever because she never stopped learning, exploring, and pushing boundaries. Her approach is simple: stop buying youth and start living it.

As a Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur and founder of ILLA Adventures, she's spent over two decades in the outdoor industry helping others fall in love with adventure and championing women in traditionally male-dominated spaces.

A sought-after speaker who has taken the stage at SXSW and industry conferences, Tana translates mountain wisdom into real-world insights about business, risk-taking, and staying mentally sharp. Her message resonates with audiences who are ready to invest in experiences over products, adventure over safety, and joy over convention.

Based in Jackson Hole, she leads by example—proving that calculated risk-taking in both business and life is the foundation of anything worth doing, and that the best anti-aging routine is simply refusing to act your age.

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PODCAST APPEARANCES

2023

Tarin
It Up
Podcast

Finding Community

Tarin and Tana talk about the importance of finding your people in the outdoors an the launch of the ILLA app.

2023

I Want to
Do That! Podcast

Snowmobiling

Tana shares how she got into backcountry snowmobiling and gives Candice and her listeners tips to get started.

2022

Discussion Combustion Podcast

Adventure Mindset

Kevin, Arthur and Tana discuss daily rituals and mindset tools we use to overcome challenges.

2022

The Jackson Hole Connection

Living Adventurously

Tana tells Stephen about how having adventurous parents hard-wired her to move fast and take chances.

2020

Fly Fishing Insider Podcast

Outdoor Inclusivity

Tana and Christian discuss the barriers facing women in outdoor sports and how we can improve accessibility.

2020

Small Town Business Podcast

Community Building

Tyson asks Tana about the origins of Mountainist, her women-focused outdoor gear and rental shop.

VIDEO APPEARANCES

You may have seen me riding for: Visit Wyoming, Polaris, Boondock Nation, TOBE Outerwear

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