Tiffani Time Trades the Studio for the Trail—Here's What Changed

Robert Smith · 2026-10-13

Tiffani Time has built a career in front of the camera. But it turns out the place she feels most like herself isn't a set at all—it's a trail somewhere above the treeline. She sat down with host Matt Slayer on episode 474 of the And Now We Drink podcast to talk about it. The conversation starts with hiking and ends up somewhere bigger: how a personal passion became a content series, and what it actually takes to build something you own. ### From Weekend Hikes to a Full Series Time's love of the outdoors didn't start as a business plan. It started as a habit—boots by the door, a free Saturday, a mountain worth the drive. Over time, those weekends turned into travel videos, and the videos turned into *Tiffani Takes Trails*, her hiking, travel, and adventure series on OFTV. Her trips have taken her well beyond the usual influencer backdrops. She recounts adventures in Iceland, Patagonia, and the Dolomites—three very different landscapes that share one thing: they reward the people willing to put in the miles. And she's clear about why she keeps going back to that kind of place. > "Hiking, backpacking, travel and outdoor adventure are a big part of my life. I want people to get to know that side of me, too." ### Why Mountain Towns Beat Big-City Getaways One of the more interesting threads in the episode is her preference for mountain towns over big-city escapes. It's a small detail that says a lot about how she thinks about content. - **Fewer crowds, better stories.** A quiet trailhead in a small town often delivers more than a packed city landmark. - **Room to breathe.** Mountain towns move at a pace that makes room for real moments on camera. - **Repeat value.** The same ridge or valley looks different every season, which keeps a series fresh. That last point matters more than it sounds. A travel series lives or dies on whether viewers want to come back—and a place that changes with the weather gives them a reason to. ### The Business Side Nobody Sees The episode isn't only about scenery. Time and Slayer dig into marketing, creator autonomy, and the day-to-day business of producing content. Those topics tend to get skipped in favor of the highlight reel, but they're the part that determines whether a creator is still around in five years. For anyone building an audience right now, the takeaway is simple: owning your platform and your series gives you room to grow on your own terms. Renting space on someone else's feed is not the same as having a home base. ### What's Next for Tiffani Takes Trails Time isn't slowing down. She says she's working on expanding *Tiffani Takes Trails* and doing more on OFTV, with plans to keep sharing the places she goes. "I'm excited to keep sharing the places I go," she said. If the early episodes are any indication, that means more ridgelines, more small towns, and more of the version of herself she's been hiking toward all along. ### Where to Tune In The full interview is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can watch *Tiffani Takes Trails* on OFTV and find her official links through her Linktree page.