Company

Built by Those Who've Lived the Stakes.

Our Story

How we began and where we're headed


Corporate Alignment

Adullam has structured our operations for a focus on Innovation/ R&D while ensuring we have the most advanced technology driven product lines for consumers and government leveraging the best-in-class US manufacturing. While we've structured to ensure our vision of Saving Lives and optimizing profitability, we're also built to be strong advocates of supporting communities and those who serve through technology programs, meeting needs through our products, outreach initiatives, and restoration projects.


Leadership at Adullam spans corporate governance, research, manufacturing, and impact teams who collectively build survivability systems for warfighters, responders, and explorers.

Leadership

Leadership & Structure

A cross-functional command spanning technology, manufacturing, philanthropy, and storytelling - aligned to deliver survivability systems for warfighters, responders, and explorers.

Vision

Survivability First

To build the world's most resilient ecosystem of American innovation - where technology, craftsmanship, and courage converge to protect life.

Mission

Innovation that Protects Life

The Adullam Company unites American brands, technologies, and philanthropic initiatives under one purpose: to advance survivability through innovation. From the battlefield to the backcountry, every product, process, and partnership is designed to extend human endurance and protect life.


Corporate Overview

Architecture of the Ecosystem

Integrated Command

The Adullam Company

Unifies mission, strategy, and culture across every brand. Serves as the public-facing entity and the front door for partners, investors, and government stakeholders.

  • Sets Survivability Doctrine across all divisions
  • Approves capital allocation and major partnerships
  • Owns enterprise storytelling and reputation

Adullam Technologies

R&D + Engineering Core

Hardware, materials, and systems engineering with US-based manufacturing and prototyping.

Adullam AI Lab

"AI for Warfighter Longevity"

Develops FEATHER/91 concealment, quantum-inspired optimization, and survivability algorithms.

Tribe Equipment

Tactical & Military Gear

Field-proven gear for warfighters, responders, and elite operators.

Hyde Hunting

Precision Hunting Systems

Stealth-first systems for hunters who depend on precision and endurance.

Forest Outfitters

Outdoor & Mountaineering

Performance gear for explorers, mountaineers, and expedition teams.

The Real Bigfoot

Lifestyle & Heritage

Celebrates American legend, craftsmanship, and storytelling.


Strategic command

Executive Leadership

Zachary Paschall

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Founder & Field Expert | US Navy SEAL Veteran. The Shooting Institute. Oversees company strategy, vision, and Survivability Doctrine development.

Robert Yturri

Chief Product Officer

Leadership & Product | FORLOH. KUIU. Black Diamond. The North Face. Manages product development, design, and innovation across all brands.

Mark Varricchione

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Operations & Growth | KPMG. Startups, F500, Government & Defense clients. Manages operations, manufacturing, logistics, finance, and investor relations.

Darrell Whitelaw

Chief Technology Officer

AI Developer, Consultant & Entrepreneur | Nike. Walmart. Tandem. Leads Adullam Technologies and the Adullam AI Lab, directing R&D initiatives.

Chris Taggart

Chief Revenue Officer

Sales & Marketing | VP Kaspar Outdoors. Texas Ammunition. Manages sales, marketing, and revenue growth across all brands and channels.

Operational execution

Directors & Division Leads

Christopher Mena

Branding VP

Tech, AI,. Crypto Industry Brand Director | Creative, Strategy, Marketing | Website Design & Development

Vince Mares

Industrial Designer

Exxel Outdoors | Kelty | Angel Armor | SJK Tactical | CamelBak | Gregory

Christine Norton

Developer

Angel Armor | Truewerk | Exxel Outdoors | Miller International Inc.


Advisory Board

Strategic Advisors

Phil McKinney

Advisory Board | CEO of CableLabs, former HP CTO; Innovation Guru with longest running Podcast

Josh Wais

Advisory Board | CEO Gooddog, Jet.com, Wantworthy, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Ventures

Bernardo Huberman

Advisory Board | AI/ML/Quantum Pioneer, HP & Xerox Senior Fellow, Stanford Prof., 104 H-Index

Christian Pondella

Photographer | One of the world's top action still photographers: Patagonia, RedBull

Strategic Partnerships

Accelerating Survivability

Carnegie Mellon University

Partnership for AI development and R&D collaboration

Shared Services

Cross-Division Support

Finance & Accounting

Centralized budgeting, capital allocation, and reporting.

Legal & IP Protection

Corporate compliance, IP filings, and defense-contract management.

Branding & Communications

Unified messaging, design, and media coordination across all brands.

Operations & Logistics

Supply chain, manufacturing, and domestic fulfillment.

R&D / Innovation Office

Cross-brand research integration and survivability-focused development.

Human Resources

Recruitment, leadership development, and organizational culture.

Government & Defense Liaison

Manages relationships with federal and defense agencies.

Market Segmentation

Where We Operate

Defense & Government

Tribe Equipment / Adullam Technologies / Adullam AI Lab

Hunting & Outdoor

Hyde Hunting / Forest Outfitters

Lifestyle & Heritage

The Real Bigfoot


Founder Story

In the Bible, Adullam is the name of the city where David slew Goliath. It is also the name of the cave where David, not yet king, sheltered from Saul and gathered four hundred men who were "in distress, in debt, and discontented." In that cave, those men were forged into King David's mighty men.

Adullam simply means a "Place of Refuge" and "Justice of the People." It has become a symbol of the place where God shapes leaders and communities through hardship—a pattern: take what is vulnerable and forge it into strength.

This company was forged from a blast that nearly killed our founder, Zachary Paschall, a former Navy SEAL Chief. In 2010, a rocket struck a wall a foot from Zachary's head. No shrapnel. No medevac. The blast was never documented—but the damage was real: years of unexplained physical and mental decline, cognitive fog, and a system that wrote him off instead of seeing what had happened to his brain.

When he dug into the research, he found what others had missed: the very training designed to keep elite operators alive was quietly breaking them down. Understanding had grown, but protection, innovation, and urgency still weren't reaching the people carrying the weight.

After leaving the Navy, Zachary went into the wilderness in solitude to ask one question: "What comes next?" In that solitude came a vision of the word "forest," broken up by the same "r" into "for rest." He knew the meaning. The outdoors had always been the place he went to seek healing and restoration. When he woke, he knew this would become his new direction, mission, and focus.

The Adullam Company was born in that wilderness. It was the answer he had been looking for. We exist to close the survivability gap for our warfighters, first responders, serious outdoor professionals, and the communities who stand in the gap.

Adullam is not just a company, but an ecosystem built on the development and integration of advanced proprietary AI, quantum, and nanotechnologies—where we turn hard-earned lessons from the field into gear, code, and technology that does one thing: bring more people home alive, healthy, and whole.

Today, The Adullam Company operates as a modern Cave of Adullam for those who protect and endure—a place where end users can trust that someone has taken their survivability personally and built an ecosystem to back it up. Here, innovation is not an end in itself but is always directed at one question: How do we bring them home—not just alive, but healthy and whole?


Corporate Warranty / Our Promise

Across the entire Adullam family, our promise is simple:

If something we make fails because of how it was built—due to defects in materials or workmanship during its intended use—we will repair or replace it for the life of the product.

No fine print, no runaround—because your life and trust matter more than our gear.

That's the standard American-made once took pride in, and we say it's time to bring it back.


U.S. Made | Built | Created

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business


About

The Adullam Company is a U.S.-based, multi-brand survivability platform built by and for people who know what it means to stand in harm's way, with a simple belief: people are not disposable. What began as a mission to protect warriors has grown into a family of brands serving those who operate in demanding environments—from the battlefield to the backcountry.

Within one ecosystem, we integrate advanced AI, quantum, and nanotechnology-driven materials into mission-critical gear and concealment systems, backed by U.S. manufacturing and operator-driven design, with a singular focus: innovation that saves lives. Adullam operates a family of synergistic brands, driven by discovering real gaps in the field and building solutions through next-generation R&D, agile engineering, and full-lifecycle manufacturing.

We turn frontline problems into practical answers—blast-reducing systems, adaptive AI concealment, gear that releases when seconds matter—built and designed from real-world operations and experience. Adullam exists so that warfighters and first responders (Tribe), hunters (Hyde), serious outdoor professionals (Forest), and everyday families and communities (The Real Bigfoot) can trust that someone is taking their survivability personally.

Our legacy will be defined by the lives protected, careers extended, and communities restored—not by hype cycles. We intend to be remembered as a place of Refuge, Justice of the People, and the Protection of Life.


Brand Promise

We build, fund, and deploy only the innovations we would trust with our own lives and families—products, systems, and programs that can be relied on when everything is on the line.