About the Author

Francis Tapon is a public speaker, world traveller, and life coach. Author of Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America, he has travelled to over 75 countries. He was born and raised in San Francisco. He is a first-generation American, born of a French father and a Chilean mother. He has a degree in Religion from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.