About Us

Outliving sources and develops the hippest, freshest, design led homewares and giftware (not to mention furniture and gardenware) from around the world and distributes these great products in Australia and New Zealand. Founded by brothers Barry Glick and Ryan Glick in 2003, Outliving’s products are now available in thousands of stores across Oceania ranging from independents to major retailers to national chains.

History

Outliving’s beginnings were distributing outdoor products at consumer trade shows. The business grew rapidly until it was exhibiting at over 100 events per year across Australia and New Zealand. Barry’s passion for cool, functional items led him to sourcing trips all over Europe, the United States, and Asia. Outliving soon found that they had too many great products to sell direct to the public by themselves so they cut down the number of consumer shows they sold at and instead focused their efforts on supplying retailers which today makes up 95% of the business.

Management

Barry Glick
Head of Sales & Product Development
Barry always had a love of great design so when he finished school he studied industrial design at the University of Technology, Sydney. He then did freelance graphic design in Sydney before moving to New York City in 2001. It was while living in NYC that he fell into the furniture business, distributing cool unique furniture across the US from 2001 to 2003. This was the forerunner to what is today Outliving, which he founded on his return to Australia in 2003. Barry eats sleeps and breaths good design and has an excellent eye for products that people will love and that retailers have to re-order time and time again.

Ryan Glick
Head of Operations, Technology and Finances
Ryan was always into business, maths, and computers so he studied actuarial studies and then worked for AMP Investments. However the large corporate environment made his feet itchy so he founded IT services company BlueFire Corporation in 1997, which was sold to Dimension Data in 2008. Along the way he also founded IT venture capitalist Divergent Capital Partners to invest in early stage software and Internet companies and today remains a director. He loves technology and hates inefficiency so these days he spends his time using the latest technology to enable Outliving to be super efficient and offer great customer service.

Kirsten "K-Dog" Young
Sales & Marketing
Kirsten loves looking after our customers by showing them great products for their stores! With a degree in business marketing majoring in business management she operates on the Outliving ship with an iron fist, in a velvet glove. She has experience in retail too thereby enabling her to deeply understand the needs of the retailers we supply. These days she spends her time motorbike riding on weekends or partying in Vegas.

Siân "Rhymes with Barn" Gibbons
Client Service
Siân looks after our customers by getting winning products into their stores with minimal fuss. With a degree in Rocket Science she knows how to get stuff shipped FAST! She has spent time in Boston and San Francisco learning about and working on eco friendly methods so she is always angling for the expansion of Outliving's environmentally focussed range. When she is not looking after Turtle patrons she's either watching movies or partying in Paddo.

Team Leaders