She chronicles her reasons behind wanting to embark on such a trip in her new book, ‘Expedition 196: A Personal Journal from the First Woman on Record to Travel Every Country in the World’.

Today, she is continuing her legacy through her 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Her International Inc., which funds female-driven projects that address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Cassie is also an avid triathlete, having completed a full 140.6 Ironman-distance race and is now educating others through her fitness app, ‘World Fitness by Cassie’ in the App store.