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Ian Murphy - President - BosleyMD Oct 24, 2024

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Ian Murphy is an experienced results-focused C-suite Leader with a successful track-record in the beauty industry employing proven business skills in Sales, Marketing, Operations and Finance. Starting his career in the UK, he has built a 30 year career including over 100 new product launches, TV & Print advertising, Multi-Million$ P&L responsibility, Team leader + hands-on collaborator. Cross-category successes in Haircare, Skincare, Hair Color, Tools/Appliances & Personal Care. Multi-channel expertise in Ecommerce, Pro Beauty (Salon/OTC supply stores), Luxe, Chain Retail, TV/DR shopping, and MLM. Big-Box brand experience with L'Oréal, @Garnier, and @TRESemmé, Pro Salon Wins for @Redken

Alex Reed - CEO Yacht Tub - CEO Oct 23, 2024

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Alex and Deanna Reed, the company’s lead designer, co-founded Yacht Tubs. They opened in late August last year. Since then, she says, they’ve rented out their two boats to just about every demographic imaginable: bachelor parties, couples on date nights, families looking for a novel pandemic activity.

Mark Elmore - CEO - Maui Snorkeling Oct 22, 2024

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What separates them from other boats is their wonderful and experienced crew. Their captains and their trusted crew will show you a safe and entertaining day on the water. The crew enjoys helping customers of all abilities gain confidence in the water, including the young families that come to splash and see the schools of fish. You will not find a better crew anywhere in Maui!

Ryan O’Grady - President - Fotaflo Oct 22, 2024

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Fotaflo’s President and founder, Ryan O’Grady initially started his career in video broadcasting and was able to travel the world as a videographer on an international travel show filming motorsport adventures. Throughout his travels, he noticed that there was no method to provide participants of these incredible activities with any sort of souvenir memory of their once-in-a-lifetime experience.

In 2009, Ryan began looking for technology to accommodate photography within the adventure industry and when he found that the gap he had identified within motorsports was common throughout the adventure tourism industry he set out to develop a solution.

Jeff Rosenblum - Cofounder of Questus Oct 21, 2024

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Jeff Rosenblum is a Cofounder of Questus a digital advertising agency that has worked with some of the world’s most influential brands, including American Express ,Apple Capital One , The Walt Disney Company The National Football League (NFL) Samsung Electronics Starbucks Universal Studios Lot Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Verizon Jeff created a documentary about the advertising revolution called The Naked Brand and the groundbreaking book Friction which explained how passion brands are built. Jeff has lectured at some of the top universities in the world, including Yale, Cornell University Columbia University and London Business School. He has won some of the ad world’s most prestigious awards and presented at some of the industry’s largest conferences.

Beth Santos - CEO of Wanderful Oct 20, 2024

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Beth Santos is the founder and CEO of Wanderful, a global women’s travel community and lifestyle brand. She is also the driving force behind the WITS Travel Creator Summit, the Bessie Awards, which honor women in travel, and Wanderfest, the first major outdoor travel festival by and for women. Regularly recognized as a changemaker in the travel industry, Beth was named Godmother of the Azamara Onward cruise ship in 2022 and strives to amplify underrepresented voices through her work as a speaker, industry consultant, and small business coach. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and when she’s not traveling the world, she can be found exploring her home city of Boston with her husband and two daughters.

Alyssa Schoenfeld - Founder - Bites of Boston Oct 19, 2024

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Alyssa is a Food Tour Founder with a passion for all things Boston, local food, culture and urban community!At Bites of Boston Food Tours, they are passionate about all things Boston – and the fabulous food scene is no exception! For her personally, great food has always been an integral part of exceptional days and memorable vacations, and exploring different cultures through cuisine is one of her favorite parts of traveling. There’s a lot to love about Boston and being a part of this city means being surrounded by an abundance of delicious and eclectic food options every day. Her love of food and local culture, and a desire to share both in the context of the urban Boston lifestyle, first inspired the creation of the first Bites of Boston food tour in 2011.Mouth-watering food tastings provide the foundation for their tours but thy firmly believe food is best enjoyed when served in the context of your local surroundings. Their neighborhood tours are carefully curated to create just that experience for their guests. By combining sweet and savory food tastings with fascinating stories, local culture, history and architecture, they have created the perfect recipe for a fun, one of a kind way to explore some of Boston’s most vibrant and tasty neighborhoods. they hope you’ll see Boston the way they do and feel more like a local at the end of your tour experience. They hope you will return to the neighborhoods on your own and feel confident navigating your way through the streets, back to your new favorite eateries and specialty shops.They look forward to sharing their passion, knowledge, and favorite local foods with you on our tours. Join them and Stroll Boston. One Bite at a Time.™

Lia Garcia - CEO - Louisville Food Tours Oct 18, 2024

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Louisville native Lia Garcia is the co-founder and CEO of Practical Wanderlust, one of the most-read travel blogs in the world, as well as Let's Go Louisville, a Kentucky travel blog, and Louisville Food Tours. Through her blog and podcast, as well as her best-selling book How to Quit Your Job & Travel, she uses travel as a tool for education, connection, personal growth, and positive social impact. Lia also serves on the board of the Wander Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to transforming lives through travel and education. Lia has been featured in Forbes, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, The Washington Post, Vice, Fodor’s, CNN, the Courier Journal, Louisville Magazine, and more.

Ryan Wenger - CEO - InHouse Oct 11, 2024

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Ryan is the co-founder and CEO of InHouse, the AI-powered in-house counsel for growing businesses. Previously, he was the CEO and founder of WhereTo, a Flight Centre company, the premier online travel management platform for Fortune 100 companies. Under his leadership, WhereTo scaled from an idea to $80 million in annual revenue, culminating in its acquisition in 2020 by a public company (ASX: FLT). Prior to all that, he was a struggling corporate lawyer.

Spencer Finch - Rise Executive Partners Oct 10, 2024

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Spencer Finch - Rise Executive Partners Spencer Finch is a dedicated outdoor enthusiast, accomplished triathlete, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Sales, supplemented with a minor in Entrepreneurship from Utah State University. As the founder of Mad Moose Rentals & Tours, he has leveraged his blend of business acumen and love for adrenaline sports to transform the adventure tourism sector in Utah and now works with other tour and attraction companies worldwide to help them scale.

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