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Profiles In Tourism & Training (4)

Olly Nicholls, CEO of Attraction World, on Innovation and Overcoming Adversity

On this week’s episode of Business Class from the Tourism Academy, Steve Ekstrom sits down to...

Southern Hospitality & Lifelong Learning with Craig Davis, CEO Visit Dallas

On this week’s episode of Business Class from the Tourism Academy, Steve Ekstrom sits down to...

Allison French & Anna Karnowski - Navigating Change, Work Travel & Friendship

On this episode of Business Class, Broadway Inbound's Allison French and tourism leader, Anna...

Shannan Carter, Live Travel & Tours on Turning a Love For Travel Into A Career

Shannan Carter of Live Travel & Tours and former SYTA President joins Business Class host, Stephen...

Making a Difference with Mike Gamble, CEO of Searchwide Global & Tourism Diversity Matters

Sharing his insight on building legacy and making a difference is Mike Gamble, Founder of Tourism...

Defining Value & DMO Culture with Deborah Ward, Executive Director - Omaha CVB

Deborah Ward shares her career journey from broadcast journalism to the convention & visitors...

Visit Mississippi's Rachel Obermeier talks golf, blondies, Kermit and international tourism

Rachel Obermeier joins The Tourism Academy's Steve Ekstrom in Business Class to talk tourism,...

Rickey Thigpen, CEO of Visit Jackson Mississippi on Making Destinations

What's it like to lead destination marketing efforts in a soulful kind of place? Rickey Thigpen,...

Barn Dancing & Winning Over Stakeholders with Heather Boehm Egan, Grapevine CVB

What does a destination marketing organization do? In this episode, Stephen Ekstrom talks with...

Mark Everton, CEO of the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority on classic cars, road trips and solving problems

On this week’s episode of Business Class from the Tourism Academy, Steve Ekstrom sits down to...