Matt Dimmer – Founder and CEO of The Extra Mile
[quote style=”boxed”]Persistence. What we are trying to do has its own unique set of challenges, so it’s all about not letting up until we make progress. I’ve always been passionate…
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.
Scott Lindenbaum – President and COO of SPUN
[quote style=”boxed”]Stay product focused and use insanely intense project management software to keep track of development velocity. Without product you have nothing. Product has to be your number 1 priority.[/quote]…
Juan Sanabria and Mateo Zlatar – Co-Founders of GuideOne
[quote style=”boxed”]Ideas flow freely and we are full of them! However, when it comes to using technology to tell stories, you have to first get a deep understanding of the…
Meet Juan Sanabria and Mateo Zlatar – Co-Founders of GuideOne
Brynne Herbert – Founder and CEO of MOVE Guides
[quote style=”boxed”]I fight, over and over again for everything I accomplish. You have to be a fighter to succeed as an entrepreneur, so I would recommend that everyone else be…
Georgette Blau – Owner of On Location Tours
[quote style=”boxed”]I babysat for a family of bird breeders, and they bred 650 birds in their home; I learned to always ask specifics about a job and a job’s environment…
Erik Sund – Traveling Writer and Blogger of SkippyOfTheWired
[quote style=”boxed”]If I could change one thing in the world, it would be a simple thing. It would be to give everyone one hour of dedicated reading time a day…
Meet Erik Sund – Traveling Writer and Blogger of SkippyOfTheWired
Christian Knapp – Co-founder of URBANAUTS
Kohlmayer Lutter Knapp Office for Systemic Design is a design agency based in Vienna, Austria. Following a post-structuralistic point of view, their credo is the creation of systems, not buildings….
Arya Bina – Creator of CheapTravelHunter.com
[quote style=”boxed”]Work. Work smart, but work hard![/quote] Arya Bina is an 18-year-old college student and businessman who was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California….
Erin Levin – Producer of African Children’s Choir Film
[quote style=”boxed”]When I have an idea that I am passionate about and believe can make this world a better place, I relentlessly work towards making it a reality.[/quote] Erin is…
Anne and Mike Howard – Founders of HoneyTrek.com
[quote style=”boxed”]There is a huge opening in the South American peanut butter market. If you distribute Skippy down here, you will not only turn a huge profit from the ex-pat…
Benny Lewis – Founder of Fluent in 3 months
[quote style=”boxed”]Engage with your customers or readers very actively and take their feedback seriously. Give way more than you expect back and people will support you.[/quote] Benny Lewis is a…
Steve Davis – Co-Founder of CruiseWise
[quote style=”boxed”]With an enormous canvas. I’m a visual thinker, so most of the things we discuss start on a whiteboard, a big table or an enormous sheet of paper.[/quote] Steve…