Crazy Idea… What if we started a company to protect the penguins?
Dani
We'll do it with T-shirts.
Gabi
Our Founders.
Gabi and Dani have spent years exploring national parks, countries, and wild places around the world. Antarctica still left a different kind of mark.
Seeing penguins in the wild, surrounded by an ecosystem that felt both huge and fragile, made protecting it feel personal.
Chinstrap Collective grew out of that trip. It's our way of celebrating the places and animals that inspire us, and giving back to keep them wild.
Meet Dani.
A wannabe veterinarian turned human physician, Dani is also an author and a lifelong advocate for helping others. He’s built his career around improving lives, human and animal alike. Along the way, he co-authored If Only Happiness Was a No-Brainer.
He also helped start an annual medical outreach trip to the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Communal Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon. He went on to earn a Master’s in Conservation Biology and Community Engagement from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
His work is at the heart of Chinstrap Collective. Care for people, care for wildlife, and adventure that means more when you give something back.
Meet Gabi.
A computational researcher turned electrical engineer, Gabi is driven by curiosity and a love of making things. His travels have shaped his design, inspiring products full of place, exploration, and discovery. The lodge he co-founded with his brother has helped release over 1000 animals into the wild (mostly turtles).
Like What You See?
We took every penguin and Antarctic photo on this site ourselves, out in the field. Keep your eyes open as you look around: there are more than 10 species hiding across the site.
Waddle With A Purpose.
We donate 10% of all profits to help protect penguins, krill, and Antarctic ecosystems.