Gayle Martz: Inventor.
Gayle Martz: Inventor. Animal Advocate. Businesswoman. Author.
Gayle Martz:
Inventor. Animal Advocate.
Businesswoman. Author.
If you have ever taken a pet with you on a plane, then you have Gayle Martz to thank. Gayle invented the iconic SHERPA bag — creating the soft-sided pet carrier category — and led a successful business for decades that she started from her garage. Now, she continues to advocate for a world that responsibly welcomes pets wherever their humans go, and advises companies and government agencies on pet-friendly policies, just like she did starting with American Airlines years ago.
Gayle regularly meets with legislators and leaders of brand name companies as well as heads of airlines, hotels, resorts, restaurant owners, fashion icons, media gurus and of course key influencers throughout the dog and cat world.
If you have ever taken a pet with you on a plane, then you have Gayle Martz to thank. Gayle invented the iconic SHERPA bag — creating the soft-sided pet carrier category — and led a successful business for decades that she started from scratch. Now, she continues to advocate for a world that responsibly welcomes pets wherever their humans go, and advises companies and government agencies on pet-friendly policies, just like she did starting with American Airlines years ago.
Gayle regularly meets with legislators and leaders of brand name companies as well as heads of airlines, hotels, resorts, restaurant owners, fashion icons, media gurus and of course key influencers throughout the dog and cat world.
“Gayle Martz transformed
the pet travel
industry by selling
The SHERPA Bag
to pet companies
worldwide one-by-one.
In the process she
became the best
thing to ever happen
to pets, their owners,
and in many ways
the airline industry as well.”
—Faith Popcorn,
Futurist, Author,
founder and
CEO of BrainReserve.
“Gayle Martz transformed the pet travel industry by selling The SHERPA Bag to pet companies worldwide one-by-one. In the process she became the best thing to ever happen to pets, their owners, and in many ways the airline industry as well.”
—Faith Popcorn, Futurist, Author, founder and CEO of BrainReserve.
“Gayle Martz transformed the pet travel industry by selling The SHERPA Bag to pet companies worldwide one-by-one. In the process she became the best thing to ever happen to pets, their owners, and in many ways the airline industry as well.”
—Faith Popcorn, Futurist, Author, founder and CEO of BrainReserve.
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“Gayle Martz has always
been one of my heroes.
She single-handedly
created a desperately
needed category in
the pet industry.”
—Brian Devine,
Chairman Emeritus of
the Board at PETCO.
“Gayle Martz has always been one of my heroes.
She single-handedly created a desperately
needed category in the pet industry.”
—Brian Devine, Chairman Emeritus of the Board at PETCO.
“Gayle Martz has always been one of my heroes.
She single-handedly created a desperately
needed category in the pet industry.”
—Brian Devine, Chairman Emeritus
of the Board at PETCO.
