Whether you are an outdoor professional or a professional who dreams of spending more time outdoors, Ruby Outdoors helps refine your systems and processes to free you up to reclaim the leisure, presence, and competence to make the best of your time outside.

Ruby Compton has spent over fifteen years working in the outdoor industry in summer camp, environmental education, and management. The outdoors have always been a place of respite and comfort for Ruby and as she has progressed through her career, she has seen the importance of balance, professionalism, and prioritizing time to watch sunrises and sunsets on a regular basis. 

Ruby has special interests in work cultures, staff training, productivity, management, and systems and processes. She also has a deep love for the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of Western North Carolina where there is an outdoor adventure for any weather condition and incredible biodiversity to explore. The mountains are full of adventure, stories, peace, healing, and joy. 

Ruby shares her expertise presenting at conferences across the world, blogging, and podcasting on the staff training podcast Camp Code. During the summers, Ruby can be found ziplining and leading whitewater rafting trips with Rockbrook Camp for Girls. Ruby has previously worked as an instructor and guide in the southeast teaching outdoor education, wilderness skills, backpacking, stand-up paddleboarding, and kayaking to both youth and adults. She is an active volunteer for the American Camp Association’s accreditation program. Ruby is an American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer and is fueled by teaching others how to teach. Beware! If you get to close, she will invite you out for a float on a river.