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Here's the replay from Episode #12 of our LIVE Show from May 21 with special guests from New York to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the local and global tourism industry. This discussion is moderated by Kevin O'Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.  Catch the LIVE Show recording below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbakTCdlh8 In this episode we hear from: Alex Shebar, Director of Experiences at Culture Trip Tuning in directly from Brooklyn, Alex Shebar is the new Director of Experiences at Culture Trip, one of the world's leading travel, media and entertainment sites. Previously, he was also the first Brand Manager for Bumble and Director of Community for Yelp. For the time being, Culture Trip's motto has changed from “created for the curious traveler” to #StaySafeStayCurious. The content strategy is also changing. Alex also shared his thoughts about the recent launch of Culture Trip's own OTA. Jared Alster, NYC Travel Massive co-leader, co-founder at Wildebeest Native New Yorker Jared Alster is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Wildebeest, a digital strategy and brand marketing agency focused on travel and tourism. He's also co-chapter leader of NYC Travel Massive. Jared talked about how the lockdown in NY looks right now. He also discussed what it's like to launch a business in January, just before the crisis. Kelley Louise, Executive Director at Impact Travel Alliance Kelley Louise is a freelance digital market and brand strategist, and founder of Impact Travel Alliance, a global community of socially and eco-conscious travelers. She has lost 95% of her work, but on the flip side – more brands are seeing the importance of sustainability. As part of her other business ViaHero – a platform that connects travellers with locals, Kelley was able to create a new virtual product over the last weeks to keep supporting locals around the world. She also argued that the post-covid future holds an opportunity to avoid issues like overtourism and exacerbating climate change. Kelley thinks it's time to ditch the quantity-over-quality approach and work on building a more sustainable and impactful industry. Listen to the recording to hear more. John Matson, Co-Founder and COO of Stealth Travel and Smart Cities Startup, former Managing Director of Voyager HQ John Matson co-founded and was Managing Director for Voyager HQ, a global community for over 2,000 startups in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries, connecting them with enterprise partners, investors and advisors. John talked about the decision to cease operations at Voyager HQ when the crisis hit, as their business model relied on events and working with corporate innovation teams at enterprise travel brands. He's now working on something new and stealthy. Tune in to hear what he was willing to share. The Travel Massive LIVE Show – Season 1 The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe. The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O'Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming. Catch up on all 12 episodes from Season 1 of the LIVE show on our blog, and podcasts.

Diana King (Australia) and host Joe Glasgow record their conversation at Voyager HQ in New York City. They discuss how Diana's love and passion for sports has influenced her career as well as her place(s) in the world. The two discuss Diana's first big career move, going to Germany to work for the Adidas Originals' team. She shares her respect for the company as well as the unbelievable opportunities and experiences she had while working for them. Diana also brings up her new venture: her travel app Day Trippers. An app that offers travelers tickets to tours and activities around the world. With over 100,000 unique choices, Day Trippers has the best event for any traveler. Download the Day Trippers app here: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/day-trippers/id1483763483 RECORDED IN NEW YORK, NY

Peter began his career in the peace corps wide eyed about changing the world, but soon learned how difficult it may be. Eventually he worked up the courage to move to NYC and after a series of foundational experiences at startups decided to work for himself. Today he is a partner at http://recorp.co which is brining startup thinking into big brands and had a hand in the formation of Voyager HQ. Peter is also the torchbearer of the NYC chapter of Startup Grind. Video: http://startuphunter.co

The hospitality industry is diverse, fragmented and involves a lot of stakeholders. At Voyage HQ's Travel Disruption Summit in NY, Javier Egipciaco (the Managing Director of the innovative boutique hotel brand Arla) and Kelsey Recht, the CEO of VenueBook (a platform driving dynamic bookings of event spaces), debated on the importance of hospitality brands working together to deliver a better experience for the customer. 

What could the hotel industry learn by several putting leaders in hotel tech in one room? Recently, VoyagerHQ hosted executives from ALICE, Uplift and Travel Tripper — in partnership with the robust Cornell Hotel Society community—in front of a live audience for a useful and relevant discussion with many takeaways for everyone in the hotel industry— from independent boutiques to major chains—on how innovation plays a crucial role in the  path forward to improve guest experience and stay competitive. The Speakers: Alissa Hendel: SVP Strategic Partnerships & Brands @ ALICE Alissa joined ALICE in January as SVP Strategic Partnerships & Brands. Since graduating from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration she spent the past 12 years at Sabre Hospitality Solutions where she served in various leadership roles, including VP Strategic Sales for North America and VP Business Development for Enterprise Accounts. Alissa currently sits on the Dean’s Council of Young Alumni for the Hotel School and also serves as a Regional Vice President for the Cornell Hotel Society. Tom Botts: Chief Commercial Officer @ Uplift Tom joined Uplift from Miraval Group, where he served as SVP and CMO, ultimately successfully selling the brand and resorts to Hyatt Hotels. Prior to Uplift, Tom held executive positions across the airline, hotel, and online intermediary industries, including at Denihan Hospitality, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Hotwire.com. Tom was also the co-founder and managing partner of Hudson Crossing, LLC. Tom sits on the board of directors or advisory boards of several companies, including Adara Media, Duetto Research, Hudson Crossing, and Rocketmiles (acquired by Priceline). He holds a BS in Logistics and Marketing from the University of Missouri. Steffan Berelowitz: VP of Digital Platforms @ Travel Tripper Steffan is the VP of Digital Platforms at Travel Tripper and Pegasus Solutions where he oversees the website and digital marketing services for hotel customers. A pioneer in all things web and mobile, Steffan has spent more than 20 years in online services and technology. He was formerly founder of Bluetrain.io, a website platform acquired by Travel Tripper in 2015. Prior to Bluetrain.io, Steffan founded Bit Group, one of Boston's top 10 digital web agencies, implementing more than 350 web sites for 150 companies including Cisco, Dell, EMC, two divisions of GE, as well as other prominent B2C organizations. Moderated by: James Nannos:  James is an experienced hospitality tech leader with a track record in securing strategic partnerships, motivating high sales output, and streamlining internal operations for maximum efficiency and profitability. James is also a (retired) Captain, Troop Commander, and OEF-Kuwait Veteran in the PA Army National Guard, where most recently he commanded a 96-person Cavalry Troop. James currently sits / volunteers on the Cornell Hotel Society Alumni Board.  Sponsors: Cornell Hotel Society: Founded in 1925, CHS NYC is the oldest, largest, and most active regional alumni chapter of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. The Chapter's primary goal is to provide a forum of educational and networking opportunities for its members to achieve both their career and personal goals. The Chapter organizes roughly a dozen engaging, high-profile events a year for alumni and students and has raised over $100,000 for scholarships and endowments that are routed exclusively back to the School of Hotel Administration. Voyager HQ: Voyager HQ is the startup club for the global travel, tourism, and hospitality industry, bringing together entrepreneurs, corporate partners, and investors to create the future of travel experiences. With over 1,500 startup members around the world, Voyager HQ provides the community with connections, events, and coworking space curated for the travel industry.

A fireside chat on innovation between representatives of two of the most forward thinking travel groups… Rashesh Jethi (SVP Engineering for Americas & Head of Innovation for Airlines for the world’s largest GDS, Amadeus) and Bess Chapman (Operating Principal for JetBlue Technology Ventures) discuss travel tech infrastructure, innovation, and possibilities at the Travel Disruption Summit presented by Voyager HQ, and sponsored by Amadeus and Fareportal. In this episode: What AI means for the travel industry How everything has changed with hyper-cheap hyper-computing Used to depend on massive investments for AI, and now it simply requires a lot of data and smart people How machine learning sit on top of that, what it means when airlines and other travel business starts really knowing customers Machine learning is one discipline of AI, and it means you feed computer data, makes sense of data, make more personalized recommendations, much potential in marketing How it is a challenge that many players are at different maturity in technology stacks Many are moving to open APIs to encourage growth and innovation PHOTO CREDIT: EVA CRUZ, CROUCHING TIGER LLC Regulation issues an inhibitor to innovation, but most regulation is to keep us safe Be respectful of regulation that’s there GDPR an example What it means that not all travel providers can keep up with changes at the same pace Antiquated innovation all around The biggest white space for disruption in airports Why airports will be the malls of the future Airports can be an oasis of commerce and relaxation Prescreening and biometrics, making screening fast track, frictionless Identifying you as a traveler, then providing you a contextual experience and a reference to what is available around you Amadeus believes in tapping into the creative energy of anyone, supporting innovation Overhyped technology (personal opinion) is blockchain Bags as a huge white space, RFID, and more How NDC change Amadeus’ current setup, and the next evolution in standard with a lot of interest from customers AR and VR in the travel space, ideal use-cases, and why they could just become another screen we get used to Using VR to book trips and for in-flight entertainment, shopping, training – and what are the challenges? A lot of opportunity for companies to help other companies make money What is looked for by Amadeus venture fund PHOTO CREDIT: EVA CRUZ, CROUCHING TIGER LLC

Online Travel Agencies with Fareportal and CheapOair… Sam Jain (bio), CEO/Founder of Fareportal, CheapOair and OneTravel.com, Board Chairman of Voyager HQ, joins Peter Crysdale (Co-Founder of ReCorp), Pavan Bahl (CEO of Open Source Business), Rob Sanchez (COO of Open Source Business), and Marc Raco (CPO of Open Source Business) for the first episode of Travel Is Your Business podcast. Taking initiative to fill a gap, customer service, and introducing technology In one of his few in-depth interviews ever, Jain covers why he started CheapOair to fill a gap in current digital online travel space, and because of the lack large contact center presence. How his background in business-to-business and customer service led to creating a digital online travel agency with a customer service focus, now the only OTA today with a toll free number on every web page, and more than 2,000 travel agents full time. Turning a 4k debt on AmEx card into a huge business by trying to solve a dysfunction. his “coming to America” story inspired by a family jewelry business, an idea sparked by working a year for no money at a small travel agency, and buying tickets from wholesalers, the two worlds of published fares and consolidated wholesale net traded flights. The impact of Jain introducing technology with simple databases, and pivoting into an ecommerce business. Getting into the business with a model as a flight focused OTA, and providing a great user experience with a three step booking path and strong customer service, going up against four established players, and the complexity of the processes and transactions, such as 80,000 schedule changes per month. Learning from pivots, user experience, and Voyager Jain assertion that ecommerce is not complex when focused on product and having a depth of knowledge on one’s vertical, bootstrapping CheapOair as a pivot to go directly to the customer, a prior failed pivot, and lessons learned when getting into the hotel space. The importance of keeping focus on a core product and knowledge, and defending against OTA’s with cheaper flights with diversity of channels. How the entire seamless user experience is important from the beginning to post-transaction, and keeping target on getting repeat visitors to lower acquisition costs, New technologies and the space being innovated, the new ability to book Amtrak, and focusing on mobile first. The Voyager incubator co-working space as an eyes and ears on innovation, looking at artificial intelligence, the value of the startup mindset, and a determination to tap into that talent pool. Monkey commerce, dealing fruit, and global travels The personal questions of Off the Beaten Path travels to Mathura, India, witnesses monkey commerce, dreams of a fruity excuse to go to Honolulu, and enjoys pizza in Nepal.

If you had an hour to sit with someone who helped build the fastest growing travel media company in the industry – what could you learn? From user-generated content, to the shift of the mobile-first environment and how trends have drastically shifted in travel, along with travel management companies, the joys of  traveling with family, and why not to take your eye off the ball in the travel industry… Anthony Derico, Business Mentor / Advisor for Quake Capital Partners and Business Consultant / Advisor to Voyager HQ,  and former VP/Head of Sales for Skift and Skift table, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studio powered by Sennheiser.In this episode: The move to mobile as the biggest travel shift The next biggest shift? The cellphone as a tool of travel Skiplagged for finding cheap flights Influencer content and maintaining an authentic voice, and how everyone is an influencer when they travel and share on social media Making travel more accessible is a market share Does travel have a homogeny problem to get that instagrammable moment? The effect on business travel Why people travel for business, the many layers of that decision making, and a possible game changer to focus on Working for your snack Creating amazing experiences as a brand, and really executing events that can leave an impression The impact of the rise of startup culture on travel Why travel as a benefit should be core to a business How trade publications can get real stories in travel, and then thoughts on content that stands out Inspiring children with meaningful travel destinations and experiences that make an impact

John Matson is the Managing Director of Voyager HQ, a club bringing together startup founders, corporate partners, and investors in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. Since their start in the summer of 2016, Voyager HQ has grown to a community of over 1,000 members, dozens of partners, and hundreds of investors in over 55 read more

John Matson is the Managing Director of Voyager HQ, a club bringing together startup founders, corporate partners, and investors in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. Since their start in the summer of 2016, Voyager HQ has grown to a community of over 1,000 members, dozens of partners, and hundreds of investors in over 55 read more The post 178 | Connecting Travel Startup Founders, Investors and Corporations with John Matson first appeared on Long Live Lodging.

A fireside chat on innovation between representatives of two of the most forward thinking travel groups… Rashesh Jethi (SVP Engineering for Americas & Head of Innovation for Airlines for the world’s largest GDS, Amadeus) and Bess Chapman (Operating Principal for JetBlue Technology Ventures) discuss travel tech infrastructure, innovation, and possibilities at the Travel Disruption Summit presented by Voyager HQ, and sponsored by Amadeus and Fareportal.In this episode: What AI means for the travel industry How everything has changed with hyper-cheap hyper-computing Used to depend on massive investments for AI, and now it simply requires a lot of data and smart people How machine learning sit on top of that, what it means when airlines and other travel business starts really knowing customers Machine learning is one discipline of AI, and it means you feed computer data, makes sense of data, make more personalized recommendations, much potential in marketing How it is a challenge that many players are at different maturity in technology stacks Many are moving to open APIs to encourage growth and innovation Regulation issues an inhibitor to innovation, but most regulation is to keep us safe Be respectful of regulation that’s there GDPR an example What it means that not all travel providers can keep up with changes at the same pace Antiquated innovation all around The biggest white space for disruption in airports Why airports will be the malls of the future Airports can be an oasis of commerce and relaxation Prescreening and biometrics, making screening fast track, frictionless Identifying you as a traveler, then providing you a contextual experience and a reference to what is available around you Amadeus believes in tapping into the creative energy of anyone, supporting innovation Overhyped technology (personal opinion) is blockchain Bags as a huge white space, RFID, and more How NDC change Amadeus’ current setup, and the next evolution in standard with a lot of interest from customers AR and VR in the travel space, ideal use-cases, and why they could just become another screen we get used to Using VR to book trips and for in-flight entertainment, shopping, training – and what are the challenges? A lot of opportunity for companies to help other companies make money What is looked for by Amadeus venture fund

Joining us in this episode recorded in New York City is John Matson of Voyager HQ - for a deep dive into the world of travel startups. Matson discusses some of the core issues facing startups (Voyager has over 1,000 members on its books, so has a good view on the market), how receptive - or not - the industry is to working with them, and a lot more.

Five innovative travel startup companies pitch industry leaders and investors at Voyager HQ … The companies and judges gathered at the Voyager HQ Clubhouse in New York City for Travel Pitch Night, sponsored by Amadeus. Panelists and audience judged each startup on presentation, business model’s viability, product/market fit, and fundability. This episode powered by Sennheiser.The companies that pitched: Samantha Ruiz (CEO/Co-Founder)  – Well Traveled Rebecca Lima (CEO/Co-Founder) – Ment Matthew Lerner (CEO/Founder)  – MetroButler Lisa Israelovitch (CEO/Founder) – Umapped Eyal Raab (Business Development) – Riskified Panel of judges: Kerri Zeil, Head of Amadeus for Startups Christophe Allard, Director North America at Brussels Airlines Werner Georg Kunz-Cho, Co-CEO of Fareportal Gillian Morris, Co-Founder & CEO of Hitlist   Hear more podcasts from MouthMedia Network at www.mouthmedianetwork.com .

Travel industry news and analysis with Gene Quinn of Tnooz… Gene Quinn, Co-founder of Tnooz (a news website focused on news and analysis about travel technology – looking at marketing, systems, devices, distribution, social media, startups – (bio)), joins Pavan Bahl, John Matson and Peter Crysdale at the MouthMedia Network studio at Voyager HQ.The birth of Tnooz, 800 startup pitches, and mobile is the future Quinn reviews Tnooz as an eight-year old brand created in depth of a recession, to cover digital travel economy, resulting in a B-to-B media company. How the industry thinks of itself when covering itself. The digital travel economy, innovation through startups (which mean disruption), running more than 800 startup pitches, looking at systems. How he’s excited about mobile, and started a business three years before Facebook started. Mobile vs. mobile first, vs. mobile-centric, how a lot of companies have created incubators, and looking at global distribution companies like Amadeus. OTA’s, a new merchandising model, and addition to mobile A background in newspapers then cable TV, seeing media business blindsided by digital, adding chat online for digital presence of newspapers. How Quinn left publishing and went feet-first into digital, cut his teeth by making himself available to board of Phocuswright and Philip Wolf, along with alignments with Fred Lalonde and Kevin May. OTAs were one of the biggest changes ever in the travel business, from hotels to travel agent networks, changing the industry fundamentally and fast. The first wave in travel of new merchandising model for the industry, how meta search engines have been libraries of libraries, and mobile is the big next wave. Infatuation and addiction to mobile devices consumes the consumer, and consumers are technologically ahead of providers of travel services.Tours and activities, the currency of privacy, and a fishing bucket list How the tours and activities space is one that hasn’t been cracked yet, and a platform for tours easy to book, buy and experience could be huge, and part of a fundamental value shift, and the need for better queue management, and if removing travel hiccups can be white labeled by piece of technology. Privacy can be a form of currency. Off the Beaten Path personal questions cover rushing home for a birth, the imagination of flight vs. a first experience, and how the excitement remains to this day in taking off and landing, and a fishing bucket list. Mobile is Eating the World and Mobile Ate the World Lavi Industries [Episode 175]  

Smart luggage and Internet of Things travel products with Bluesmart… Diego Saez-Gil, Co-Founder and Chairman of bluesmart, a company offering a suitcase that tracks itself, auto-locks, and charges devices – (bio)) joins Pavan Bahl, John Matson and Peter Crysdale at the MouthMedia Network studio at Voyager HQ.Company origins from a passion for travel, first to market, and the biggest challenge Saez-Gil discusses his origins in Argentina, how backpacking around Europe created a passion for travel, leading to travel company on of the first mobile apps to book reservation from phone, WeHostels, the decision to create a smart connected suitcase with GPS, charging and tracking, weight sensors, digital locking, launched through an extremely successful crowd-funding campaign, raising a large amount of capital, and building a global brand bringing innovation into travel goods industry. Creating the first major suitcase innovation since adding wheels decades ago, the biggest hurdle was in R and D and creating reliable location tracking from anywhere in the world, which was a major feature resulting in funding it.Being the best, learning from mistakes, and the TSA lock The market, and how bluesmart is creating defenses for a competitive edge, how it’s good that there are other innovators in space, how “is this is something people want” has moved to “how are you different”. How the focus now is on being the best product with best design and materials, and the battle is with themselves. Whether bluesmart is a luxury move vs. a change in the way people travel, the credibility of having a previous acquired company, previous mistakes including not thinking of the company and the roadmap enough, and being too focused on making the product. The in-house development team, integrated with Magento, and selling on Amazon. Trends idea of the Internet of Things, an API integration with Uber, and the goal of making the journey as enjoyable as the destination. A TSA approved lock for master key, digital plus mechanical, to avoid breaking it to open it. Making sure everything is compliant, and the timeline of a one year development plus nine months to get to shipment of 10,000 units, How traveling abroad is important for many countries and the weight feature is important. Plus, several big developments coming soon.The weirdest travel location, first companies, and brothers in the jungle Personal questions in Off the Beaten Path covers the weirdest place Saez-Gil has ever been, robot stores, selling drawings and party tickets, starting a bakery, a memorable trip with brothers that ends up in the Amazon jungle, and reason to travel more.References: Amadeus The bluesmart marketing video  

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Meditation… Jim Posner, Founder of The Mindful Advantage (which helps busy professionals decrease stress, increase focus and improve productivity with mindfulness meditation – bio) joins Julie Chan for a discussion of mindfulness, meditation and career changes, and a mini intuitive reading, at the MouthMedia Network Studio at Voyager HQ.A journey to mindfulness, what others think, and cultivating an awareness of thought Posner discusses how people learn from him as mindfulness instructor combining rationality and mindfulness, and renewing one’s thoughts. How he is the last person you’d expect to be a mindfulness instructor, his journey to mindfulness, how he was laid off from job on Wall Street, needed to be present, how going to a psychologist and a psychiatrist was only touching the surface and a “band aid” for him, panic attacks, a hospital visit and then he found Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Meditation. His worries about what other people would think, and how after five years he found acceptance from more people than expected. Finding it so powerful he decided to teach it, the science behind mindfulness or awareness, cultivating a higher awareness of awareness of thoughts, feeling, emotions, surrounding, sensations etc.. Taking control over them instead of thoughts feelings and emotions controlling you. How more than 90% of thoughts on sub-conscious level, 80% of our thoughts are negative and recurring, and the vicious circle of cascading negative thoughts we all have. New is actually old, career transitions, and when the mind wanders Consideration that becoming aware is a 3,000 old practice, and the challenge to learn how to move through the negative thoughts. Parts of the brain that change when we meditate., how science is catching up to the practice, and overcoming the inability to shut the mind off. The wide range of applications in schools, socioeconomic situations, businesses and to affect the personal and corporate bottom lines. Career transitions and the fears one has to face, how Posner felt pigeonholed in his previous job, making a transition into his own business difficult, worrying about being judged, and a tough road to being able to communicate what he did in mindfulness. How entrepreneurs judge themselves, and the way self-talk derails productivity and happiness. How Posner deals with his own growth as an entrepreneur with meditation. Non-judgment on thoughts, and how recognizing that the mind has wandered, and bringing attention back to present moment, can be a seminal moment.A mini intuitive reading, moving forward, and a better world Chan provides a mini intuitive reading, about raking the leaves, cleaning up from where Posner was and moving forward, swimming the strokes as others are doing, and moving forward. And it’s about seeing, new ideas, and not caring what the neighbors think. Posner suggests that if everyone learned mindfulness meditation the world would be a better place, more socially responsible, kids less stressed in schools, benefits are proven, and how he’s living proof. And, being an advocate for the power of what meditation can do for the world. Jon Kabat-Zinn Shinzen Young, The Science of Enlightenment

The power of focusing on the needs of others… Bill Carmody, CEO of Trepoint (a digital marketing agency), international speaker, and columnist for @inc – (bio), joins Julie Chan for an emotional and revealing mini intuitive reading, interpretation and coaching. Recorded at the MouthMedia Network studio at Voyager HQ.The Charles Dickens process, success without feeling successful, and a new chapter Carmody touches on his significant experience in helping brands in doing content marketing and finding an authentic voice, etc. How his life was on the wrong track, and he started transforming his life with Tony Robbins. He knew it was time for big change, lost a lot of weight, ran his first marathon, now training for an Iron Man, and aiming to take it to the highest level possible and being the person he was born to be. Recalling how the moment of discovery was during the Charles Dickens process, knowing why you want to do things, visualizing his own death, breaking a lot of unhealthy habits, seeing his children crying over his grave, growing up Catholic and being very spiritual, until a priest violated him and he allowed himself to take his own faith away, evaporating faith. Being successful and doing well, but not feeling it inside. Carmody felt he would steal his life from his children, that he’d be a thief. The ability to go back to the moment of spiritual awakening like a flash, and how he now believes in an interconnected web of existence, and disassociating spirituality from the priest incident as a child. Trying to find how to integrate that with his business world, using the loss of a major client as an opportunity to begin a new chapter, focusing on things that really matter, and just “being here”. Mini intuitive reading, gold in the river and diamonds in the words, and being kind to ourselves while giving to others Chan provides a mini intuitive reading to Carmody, focusing on how communication is not sterile, it is a living entity, words are prized possessions, packets of diamonds, and how the way Carmody communicates with himself that can use a boost. How words to himself are not prized possessions, and he should be delivering goodness to himself, a river, debris, gold in the river and in the debris, how everything has a use, and reflecting on life and communication style. How through writing, Carmody was able to have experiences and relationships, serving the audience when authentically giving of himself. The next chapter is more speaking and writing. How we err in allowing ourselves to be nasty to ourselves. Having positivity externally and internally.Reflecting on the reading, evaluating abundance, and learning from one’s children How debris is getting in the way of distributor of more diamonds, the need for nourishment, the debris is carrying the gold, creating a soft nest. Opportunities might seem like debris, and are containers for the true essence of the gold you wanted to collect. Evaluating abundance and whom you can share it with. Being present, and how Carmody makes sure his kids pickup his values, and how they can teach him.References: The Difference by Subir Chowdhury Tony Robbins

The ripple effect of finding a confident voice… Eduardo Placer, ‎Social Impact Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Community Builder, and Founder/CEO of Fearless Communicators (a dynamic public speaking coaching business that empowers leaders and change-makers) – (bio), joins Julie Chan for a discussion of finding one’s voice, and a follow up to a prior full intuitive reading, at the MouthMedia Network Studio at Voyager HQ.A voice and a story, when the body shows up, and the introverted extrovert Placer reviews how he started as an actor, and how he realized we all have a voice and a story to share, and how owning a voice and story can allow us to make impact. How he found himself on stage, wondering if is this all he was called to do in life, with the answer growing louder. He discusses public speaking, how the body shows up to the event of speaking, working with a school in southern Kenya, an LGBTQ activist organization in southeastern Africa, working with women in business to help the with their voice, and endeavoring to arm fearless communicators across the planet to speak about things that can make a difference. Placer reveals how he is an introverted extrovert, the opportunity to discover the power of you through sharing through those with less self-confidence having an empathy different than someone who is a natural. Breathing and tension, the universal inner dialogue, and a charge to communicate A conversation on where the voice is located, finding one’s voice, breathing and tension, and relieving jaw tensions and stretching. Intention, outcome and result, who are we being when speaking, what is the audience experiencing and feeling, and then the result. How we can choose to not be at mercy of inner dialogue we have of not being good enough, and how that dialogue is universal. Purpose and mission is being called to speak, we all have something important to say, are the unique person to share that, and present to that power. If the focus is on oneself, that focus is in the wrong place. Finding one’s voice, “powertalk”, and how to give amazing presentations. The movement of a supreme love community, radical supreme love. How when one does not have one’s voice and not speaking up makes one disappear. Our charge is to communicate, and how commitment must be bigger than concerns.Following up on an intuitive reading, a feline duality, and leading the pride A follow up since the full intuitive purpose reading with Eduardo, being the lion, understanding where he stands in the chain of life, how his ferociousness can be overwhelming when unleashed, how the duality of being a lion and timid cat is his theme, battling the two and learning how to embrace the two. Eduardo reflects on what reading was like, how it has impacted, fearless sharing vs. timid sharing, moved out of scarcity context and moving into an abundance context. Leading the pride, just standing in the space of not being a selfish lion, needing the support of the pride, being unapologetic and owning the power, leading from a place of selflessness and abundance, showing up to serve, and making a difference.Reference: The Muslim Jewish Conference  

Overtourism in Barcelona and globally… Samantha Shankman, travel reporter, producer currently working on a documentary about overtourism in Barcelona (bio), joins Pavan Bahl and John Matson at the MouthMedia Network studio at Voyager HQ.Skift and Time, Inc., post-Olympic Barcelona, and responsive infrastructure Shankman talks about covering the business of travel, working on travel stories from the early days of Skift, joining Time Inc., working in the capacity of booking travel, now owning a bed and breakfast outside Barcelona, and how all of the experiences have allowed her to see travel from several angles, and on both business and consumer sides of travel. How a cold email got her a job as an early employee of Skift, how she decided to go into video production, and turned onto overtourism. Barcelona as an unknown city before the 1992 Olympics, its improved infrastructure, how Barcelona succeeded in building a brand as an artistic city with urban and beach experiences, great for dining, nightlife and art. The impact of urban planning being done so quickly and in response to a rise in tourism, how there is so much tourism in specific focused areas, and the issue of pickpocketing. And Shankman’s experience with the changing dynamics of moving from a startup to a big company to a freelancer. High occupancy, illegal home-sharing, and combatting tourism A discussion of tourism inventory in Barcelona, high occupancy despite recently built new hotels. The city’s move to prohibit building more new hotels, the strain on infrastructure and resources in the face of rising tourism. The rise of home-sharing while only small number of home-sharing services are legal, and how Barcelona’s mayor is “combatting” tourism. The locals are fed up with tourists, and working with places that give back to the city. Shankman talks about people in her film, how change will happen wherever we are, how there is never just one cause of rising prices and limited resources, and that tourists are not always the reason a place is expensive or unlivable, as there are too many factors.An eco-friendly farm, authentic experiences, and straining resources the downstream effects on food due to overtourism, how people who want to come volunteer at the farm Shankmna lives at in Barcelona, and the wide desire for that experience. What is being done to provide for influx of people, more of a travel trend of food sourcing for tourists, how the most authentic experiences in tourism is to spend time with people in the area. No place is just “that place” anymore. And living on an Airbnb farm. Always growing, testing limits, how an eco-friendly house brings clarity to the real meaning of eco-conscious, creating empathy, and how paths appear. And, Shankman will be joining “Travel Is Your Business” as a host in rotation.References: Chrisina Grdovic [Episode 002]  

Modern uses for embroidery Machines with ZSK… Julius Sobizack (President of ZSK Stickmaschinen (ZSK Embroidery Machines), the market leader in single and multi-head industrial embroidery machines) joins hosts Samanta Cortes and Stephanie Benedetto in the MouthMedia Network Studio at Voyager HQ.New uses in manufacturing, 3D printing vs. embroidery, and zig-zag stitches Sobizack discusses developing what was there before on the field of technical embroidery to create a new field solving 21st Century problems. Logos, lettering, embellishments are also a big industry of embroidery, and used in fashion and the home textile world. Heated car seats a great example of the use of embroidery, with wires stitched to foam or backing that is electrified and heats the seats. Different kinds of embroidery heads with different functions, a wide variety of materials that can be laid down “fixing” with a zig-zag stitch, a “wire hit” detection system to avoid undetected damage, creating electrodes for the wearable market, why embroidery machines are used for these jobs, and how frames can move in X and Y directions with almost no loss of very expensive material. ZSK producing the machine, consulting and supporting work for customers, comparing laying down of fiber vs. 3d printing, and how embroidery requires more human interaction than 3D printing and other methods. Creating new products using old methods, sequins, and wearables Carbon glass fibers and normal threads, and zig-zag stitches to hold materials down, most products different than typical embroidery which creates the final product because other products will need many processes for the final products. ZSK selling in more than 100 countries, and using sequin devices to hold down electronic devices. With wearable tech, power gets woven in with embroidery machines, delivering solutions with solar and batteries, how these kind of projects lead to development in embroidery methods, and creating interest in expanding development in US.Traveling, business attire and brunch Personal questions in a round of “Remnants” cover traveling without a laptop, work as a passion and hobby, movies, Sunday AM brunch, fast developing countries, the difference in business attire in difference cultures.

Travel innovation community building with Voyager HQ… John Matson, ‎Digital Director for Voyager HQ (a club for travel innovators which connects travel startup founders, investors, and corporations), and Co-Director of Startup Grind New York – (bio), joins Pavan Bahl and Samantha Shankman at the MouthMedia Studio at Voyager HQ.A pilot, helping companies grow, and a dent in innovation Matson discusses his background as a growth strategist being involved with startups, and current role helping companies grow as the Digital Director, with a focus on marketing. Voyager is a “pilot” to demonstrate necessity and impact of a structured community and space for travel innovation, powered largely by the family office of Fareportal’s Sam Jain [Episode 001]. Finding that travel startups need immense capital or a unique set of dynamic partnerships, how B-to-C really is B-to-B-to-C, providing this resource to these kind of companies, and why it turned into more of a community approach and an open ecosystem. How Voyager is not just Sam Jain’s accelerator, but Sam Jain making a dent in innovation. Growing more nearly 375 digital members and 40 members in the space since August, 2016. How the space was so hard to navigate. And an American Airlines integration for startups as a first major initiative, from a roundtable. A clubhouse mentality, digital first, and an open source incubator Programming, using experiences for in/out tenants, being a digital community first, having a clubhouse mentality, and creating roundtables. A monthly breakfast series involving Bootstrapper Breakfasts for up-to-seed stage companies, and Travel Founders Breakfasts for companies that raised or earned at least $1 Million. Another roundtable with Amadeus, one of the larger GDS’s.   Being like an open source incubator, bringing to the table as much as taking away, the give and don’t take approach, the hot trend of “experience” and Airbnb launching trips, the hard-to-crack nut of authentic regional experiences, and how to scale that. Competition of Airbnb vs. startups, because Airbnb is hitting at time of conversion and a web of hosts, they have the inventory. HITLIST as an example of something that builds on top of something that exists, i.e. a new way of packaging trips. “Off the Beaten Path” personal questions cover a sibling mentorship that resonated, a non-profit at 9 years old, Sweden, a sabbatical and making friends in Quebec City, and making an impact on the lives of other people.References: 5 to 9 Podcast Amadeus HITLIST