Suzanne Garber
Co-founder of Gauze, the world’s most comprehensive database of international hospitals that connects and informs the 1.4 billion international travelers annually, Suzanne Garber also directed and produced “GAUZE: Unraveling Global…
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.
Akinda Johnson
Each journey, trip, or vacation you take is as unique as you, and Akinda Johnson believes that your outfit should be too. Akinda Co. transforms your outfit into an experience…
Navit Reid
Originally from the United States, Navit has a B.A. from Hampshire College with a triple major in ecology, photography, and ethnomusicology. She has 6 years of experience in scientific research…
Jennifer Sembler
Implement a calming and grounding morning routine to set the tone for your day and increase productivity. Jennifer Sembler is the founder of Yemanya Travel, the inception of which…
Michael Akselrod
No matter what happens if you have a problem you should think this way: if you have a problem and you are still alive you have an opportunity. The problem…
Ghada Vanderpool
Enjoy growing and learning. The process should be as thrilling as your arrival to what you’ve been working on…. Might not be on your timeline, but stay the course and…
Marina Shumaieva
Time is not standing still, technology either. Get a new habit to study new online course in the industry you are working in every several months. Be up-to-date in your…
James Cave
Improve old articles based on new information and from comments that people leave. It means that anyone who lands on the site is always reading something that’s up-to-date. James…
Matilda Sandstrom
Focus on building your brand and believing 100 percent in what you do. Your most successful idea will be the one that you are passionate about. Matilda Sandstrom is…
Phil Forbes
Design, implement, measure, assess. Then do it all again. Phil is an Australian living in Warsaw. Having found a new career and a different kind of happiness on the…
Milena Regos
Being yourself and being in the present moment is more important than constantly hustling to be someone else or trying to accomplish something that may not be what you really…
Laine Harbaugh
Never love the money; Love the business, Love the industry. Laine Harbaugh is the Owner of Southern Idaho RV & Marine LLC, a third-generation business. As the previous owner,…