Karl Schwärzler – Founder of xnet
[quote style=”boxed”]Get married and have children earlier![/quote] Karl Schwärzler was born in 1961 in Austria. He shares his passion for events and being a host with his parents, who run…
travel
Travel is one of those industries where the product is the experience. That makes it beautiful and terrifying to build in. The founders in this section have done it anyway. Hotels. Travel tech. Tour companies. Booking platforms. And everything else that gets people from where they are to where they want to be.
These interviews cover the full travel landscape. Hospitality. Adventure travel. Business travel. Travel technology. Sustainable tourism. The intersection of wanderlust and logistics, which is where all travel companies live.
The founders here are honest about the unique challenges of the industry. Seasonality. Reviews that can make or break you. The complexity of operating across borders, time zones, and regulatory environments. And the fact that one pandemic can shut down everything overnight. These are resilient people.
You’ll find insights on building travel brands, customer experience design, leveraging technology in hospitality, and the art of selling something intangible. If you’re in the travel industry, building travel tools, or just fascinated by how the world moves, these conversations take you places. Pun intended, but the insights are serious.
Robert and Kimberly Murgatroyd – Co-Founders of Jet Set Life
[quote style=”boxed”]Find something you love to do, and find out how you can make money doing it. What we’ve learned is the ideas we’re passionate about, tend to make more…
Meet Robert and Kimberly Murgatroyd – Co-Founders of Jet Set Life
Matthew Clough – Founder of stone + cloth
[quote style=”boxed”]Default to action. Stop thinking and start doing. Everyone screws up; the people that make the most progress are the ones who aren’t scared to make mistakes. You have…
Kevin Muggleton – Founder of Redverz Gear
[quote style=”boxed”]I would have started working on this idea 10 years ago and been a decade into it! I also would have delegated a bit more of the task-oriented work…
Colin Wright – Founder of Exile Lifestyle
[quote style=”boxed”]If you know a lot about a lot of different things, seldom will you be lost for ideas, innovations, conversation topics or friends. Making big picture connections successfully requires…
Five Questions with Lisa Ann Schreier
Who are you and what do you do? I am “The Timeshare Crusader.” I write about, teach and consult about timeshare and timeshare issues. I don’t buy, sell, rent, list,…
Rebecca Pontius – Co-founder of the Do Good Bus
[quote style=”boxed”]Take chances. If you believe in your idea, big or small, go for it. It’s scary to quit your job or go against the grain, but it is so…
Richard Daniel O’Leary – Founder of Cruise Ventures
Richard O’Leary was born the only son of an Irish immigrant, raised in Auburn, Maine and attended Maine Maritime Academy. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, the…
Tom van Bokhoven – Co-founder of Green Claim
[quote style=”boxed”]Throw of all conventional thinking, lose shame and just start doing things. This helps me achieve everything I want and I meet cool people this way. When things don’t…
Carina Schichl and Tanja Sieder – Founders of Nectar and Pulse
[quote]Don’t take things too seriously. You only live once – see it as a game. You can’t win or lose it you can only play it. Have fun.[/quote] Known by…
Meet Carina Schichl and Tanja Sieder – Founders of Nectar and Pulse
Bassam Tarazi – Co-Founder of The Nomading Film Festival and Colipera
As the only member of his family born in the United States, life has offered Bassam Tarazi many chances to do extraordinary things, and he has tried to embrace each…
Meet Bassam Tarazi – Co-Founder of The Nomading Film Festival and Colipera
Jim Schraepfer – Co-founder of TripHuddle
[quote style=”boxed”]You really have to force them into existence. Things aren’t going to just happen on their own. You’re going to have to take your idea and sell it to…