Meet the Owners
Coastal Worldwide is owned and operated by Dylan Wier and Blaine Kenny, two best friends, full-time fishermen, and business partners who share the same passion: helping people experience the kind of fishing that changed their lives.
Dylan's shark fishing story started in 2014 after he moved from Kansas City, Missouri to Montgomery, Alabama, to attend Huntingdon College. During his time there, he started beach shark fishing with his roommate. Neither of them really knew what they were doing at first, but that is where the obsession began.
Dylan later transferred to the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, where he finished his undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. After college, he spent a year working as a personal trainer and sports performance coach, helping high school athletes prepare for the next level in sports like soccer, baseball, tennis, and football.
Even during that season of life, Dylan was shark fishing every chance he got. Eventually, recreational fishing was not enough. With no real backup plan, he quit his job, moved to Orange Beach, Alabama, and went all-in on building a shark fishing guide business.
A few years in, Dylan hired Blaine as a shark fishing guide. Blaine quickly proved himself not only as a great guide, but as someone who truly cared about the business, the clients, and the future of what they were building. When Dylan's first business eventually closed due to business partner issues, Blaine stuck around, helped through the hard parts, and became a major reason Coastal Worldwide exists today.
Dylan and Blaine now share equal ownership of Coastal Worldwide. Dylan has been beach shark fishing since 2014, and Blaine has been fishing from the beach since 2021. Over the years they have become more than business partners. They are best friends, practically family, and more like brothers than anything else.
Before Dylan got married in 2023, he and Blaine even lived together in the office house, spending nearly every day fishing, working, filming, planning, and building the business. In true best friend fashion, they often think the same things, say the same things at the same time, and share the same exact mission: fish full-time, create meaningful fishing content, and help more people experience the outdoors the way they get to.
Today, Coastal Worldwide has grown beyond just Dylan and Blaine. Over the years they have hired and trained multiple shark fishing guides to take great care of clients and create unforgettable trips on the beach. This team structure allows Dylan and Blaine to continue expanding the business, traveling, filming YouTube content, and sharing their fishing experiences with people all over the world.
Their long-term goal is to reach one million YouTube subscribers by 2035, but for them it has never been just about followers or money. The money allows them to support their families and keep doing this full-time. The followers allow them to reach more people, teach more people, and help more people catch fish.
At the heart of Coastal Worldwide is one simple mission: help people catch more fish, whether that is through a charter on the beach, a fishing video online, or by creating more opportunities for others to work in the fishing industry.
Dylan and Blaine do not just want to build a business. They want to build something that creates jobs, gives other guys the opportunity to fish full-time, and helps more people experience the same passion that changed their lives.