Foster Care Community: Moved by the stories they’d heard from friends & family who had fostered children, and driven by their faith, TSC Co-Founders, Doug Scott & Corey Wardell, launched Tire Swing Collective to impact the foster care community in ways that they were uniquely wired & gifted and in ways that they hadn’t seen done before.

Importance of Spaces: Although through very different paths, Doug’s & Corey’s professional experiences allowed them to see the importance of spaces - recognizing that in order for objectives to be optimally achieved, the environment in which these objectives were to be pursued had to be strategically considered, designed, and maintained.

Something Different: Leveraging their experiences, their resources, and their connections in the community Doug & Corey set out to do something different - something that would not only help the foster care community, but also uniquely engage the community at-large, as well.

Hope & Healing: As a 501c3 not-for-profit, Tire Swing Collective aims to create tailored spaces and provide intentional experiences for foster children and their caregivers where they can heal, grow, belong, and find hope. TSC will also provide other organizations that support the foster care community life-giving spaces to meet & retreat. Once we’ve gotten things going in Atlanta we look forward to moving into other markets throughout the United States.

Doug Scott

Co-Founder | Chief Visionary | Executive Director

Doug’s passion to create outdoor spaces that bring life to people is clear as Co-Founder and Chief Visionary of Tire Swing Collective. That and his intense desire to love & serve foster children in ways he’s been gifted are at the heart of all-things TSC.

  • Although a Florida native, Doug has lived in Atlanta, GA for over 30 years. First, he is husband to his Georgia-Peach-of-a-wife, Brittany, and dad to their two high school and college aged daughters.

    After graduating from Vanderbilt with a BA in Economics and with an MBA from Emory, Doug worked in strategy consulting and sales training for 20 plus years. But that all changed in 2013 when he followed a call and his passions to launch Redeem Your Ground (RYG), a landscape design firm. Through RYG Doug partners with local installers to bring his one-of-a-kind designs to life. His family-first approach to design aims to create outdoor spaces that reflect just how each of his clients finds life outside at home.

    At the same time, Doug and Brittany launched a family, home & garden blog by the same name. Their hope with RYGblog is to help people “do for themselves” by providing informational content and instructional how-to’s, and to motivate them to take action by sharing inspirational stories.

    Doug’s unique approach to landscape design has not gone unnoticed. RYG and Doug’s family story have been featured in both Southern Living and Growing a Greener World. Doug is also a featured writer for Monrovia and is host of Exmark’s Do-In-A-Weekend video series.

Corey Wardell

Co-Founder | COO | Board Member

As Co-Founder and COO of Tire Swing Collective, Corey keeps things on track with the big picture in mind. Like Doug, Corey believes in the power of intentional spaces and works to ensure that TSC brings hope & healing to the foster care community.

  • Also a Florida native, Corey and his wife, Jess, moved to Atlanta, GA in 2011. Their two young daughters and son keep their lives busy & always an adventure.

    After graduating from the University of Florida with a Masters of Accounting and receiving his CPA, Corey worked for PwC. Building on this foundation, he moved on to work with two start-ups that focus on providing intentional spaces for their clients.

    At Roam Corey partnered to expand the company's reach in Atlanta serving as a General Manager and later as the Director of Finance on the corporate team. Roam's focus on crafting work and meeting spaces that inspire and engage their clients provided opportunities for Corey to develop his love of hospitality and a greater appreciation for the importance of work environments.

    As Co-Founder and eventually CEO of Kefi, Corey was involved with everything from its conception, through its build & launch, and was ultimately responsible for all day-to-day operations. Kefi provided innovative work and play spaces for young parents and their children in ways that made their lives easier and brought them joy. Although Kefi closed in May 2021 due to all that came with the pandemic, Corey learned firsthand how & why it was so important to provide intentional spaces for others to make the most of their lives.

    Currently, Corey serves on Chick-Fil-A’s Supply Chain Development Team focused on delivering innovations that improve the Restaurant Team member experience.

Be a TSC Team Member

If you have a heart for foster care and a desire to love & serve using your unique giftings & talents, please let us know. We’d love to see how we could add you to the TSC mix!