Our Great Team

Our team brings a wealth of experience from some of the world’s most formidable production studios, agencies and startups.

Atma Shetty

Founder

Atma is a technology entrepreneur and adventure traveler. During a trek in the Ladakh and Zanskar region of Northern India, he connected with his guides who were local residents. One of the nights in the trek was spent at a guide’s home. During dinner with the guide’s family, he heard about the challenges and lack of business prospects for an adventure guide. He wanted to build a site that would benefit these guides and build a lastingExperience for travelers. GreatGuides’s mission is to directly connect guides with adventure travelers seeking authenticExperiences.

Dan Moore

Guide and Adventure Expert

Dan has nearly 20 years’Experience as an outdoor educator, professional adventure guide, and workshop facilitator. Dan is the founder and CEO of Pandion Consulting & Facilitation, a consulting and training firm based in Seattle Washington. Dan sits on several non-profit boards and is a member of the faculty for Adventure EDU, the education and consulting arm of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. He also teaches Ecotourism, Adventure Travel, and Guide Training at Peninsula College in Washington State. He facilitated the creation of the international Adventure Travel Guide Qualifications and Performance Standard. He currently serves as the chair of the organization’s Governance Board.