A NOTE ABOUT OUR VERY FIRST GROUP SALES SUCCESS SUMMIT (GSSS1):
“THANK YOU! This first-ever Group Sales Success Summit (August 2018) has become an EPIC ONLINE EVENT because agents like you believe strongly that PROFITABLE GROUP BUSINESS is REAL and ACHIEVABLE. I see the powerful ripple effect as 46 SPEAKERS sparked CONFIDENCE and SUCCESS for agents around the world. May the words-of-wisdom from our varied speakers — and within our private Facebook community — give YOU and YOUR BUSINESS lift like never before!” – Stuart
HERE IS GSSS1: THE AWESOME SPEAKER LINE-UP
DAY 01
KRISTIN KARST
AmaWaterways
HOWARD TANENBAUM
Playa Hotels & Resorts
MIKE MARCHEV
Head First Sales
GERALDINE REE
Cruise-Shift
MELISSA MACKAY
Travel Chics
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
DAY 02
JOHN CHERNESKY
Princess Cruises | Cunard Line
BARBIE GROVE
The Mark Travel Corp.
MEREDITH HILL
Global Institute for Travel Professionals
MARA HARGARTHER
Dream Vacations
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
WATCH KEYNOTE SAMPLE: Kristin Karst
Executive Vice President/Co-Owner, AmaWaterways: A native of Dresden, Germany, Kristin Karst co-founded AmaWaterways in 2002. Through her relentless entrepreneurial spirit, thoughtful leadership and passion for travel, she has helped the company grow, creating memorable experiences for over 100,000 river cruise guests each year. Her continued commitment to developing personal connections and relationships with travel agents and guests means that she spends a lot of her time on the road, in the air or on the rivers. Twenty three ships and 16 years later, she still is still finding new and exciting ways to redefine river cruising for all travelers who are looking for something more. CONNECT: TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | GOOGLE PLUS | YOUTUBE | KRISTIN’S BLOG | KRISTIN’S LINKEDIN | COMPANY EMAIL | KRISTIN’S EMAIL
TITLE: A Creative Approach to River Cruise Groups
DAY 03
PAULA HAYES
Globus Family of Brands
DENELLA RI’CHARD
Holland America Line
KEITH POWELL
Business Revivalist
JENNIFER DONCSECZ, CTIE
VIP Vacations, Inc.
MARA HARGARTHER
Dream Vacations
DAY 04
ADOLFO PEREZ
Carnival Cruise Line
CATHERINE HEEG
Customized Management Solutions
RICHARD EARLS
Travel Research Online
EMERALD SPARKS
Emerald Sparks, Ltd.
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
WATCH KEYNOTE SAMPLE: MIKE MARCHEV, CTC
President, Head First Sales: Mike Marchev has been helping travel professionals adopt a positive mindset followed by effective activity leading to profitable results. His educational credentials and what he has personally accomplished in life is of little significance at this point. Your future success is the focal point of Mike’s contributions to the travel industry. If you are interested in learning how Mike can put more fun back into growing your business send him an email! CONNECT: EMAIL | ABOUT MIKE’S INNER CIRCLE | BONUS GROUP TRAVEL WEBINAR FEATURING RIVER CRUISES
TITLE: A Proven Way To Uncover Group Opportunities
DAY 05
CHRIS AUSTIN
Seabourn Cruise Line
VANESSA MCGOVERN
Gifted Travel Network
JEFF GAYDUK
Leisure Travel Group
KEITH POWELL
Business Revivalist
STACEY RAY
Groupit Travel Host Agency
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
DAY 06
JACKIE FRIEDMAN, CTC, CTIE
NEXION
NOLAN BURRIS
Future Proof Travel Solutions
LISA SHELDON
Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association
JIM SMITH, CTIE
Brand Congruency
LYNN WALTERS
Resort For A Day
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
WATCH KEYNOTE SAMPLE: NOLAN BURRIS
Chief Visioneer, Future Proof Travel Solutions: Growing up in Oklahoma, poor and living in an aluminum-clad tornado target can teach you a lot. For Nolan Burris it was the perfect beginning of a life filled with adventure and exploration. Today, Nolan is an author, former travel agent, failed musician and self-professed techno-geek. He is also the founder and Chief Visioneer of Visionistics Enterprises based in Vancouver, Canada. Nolan thinks that while technology is critically important, you should master it , instead of it mastering you. He formed Visionistics with the belief that if you can change the way business works, you’ll change the world. His goal is to spread the magic of ethics and human compassion to a techno-driven world. In the travel industry Nolan is a highly acclaimed, top keynote speaker. CONNECT: FUTURE PROOF TRAVEL SOLUTIONS FACEBOOK
TITLE: What Do the Super Stars Do In the Very Same Market with Those Who Struggle Just to Keep the Lights On? Here are the Top 3!
DAY 07
DON HUTSON, CSP CPAE
U. S. Learning
DREW DALY
Dream Vacations, CruiseOne, Cruises Inc.
CARMEN CORVOS-ROIG
Crystal Cruises
MARGIE JORDAN
Jordan Executive Travel Service
DANNY GENUNG
Harr Travel
DAY 08
GLEN ROTHE
Norwegian Cruise Line
DAN CHAPPELLE
The Wealthy Travel Agent Academy
ISAAC CYMROT & RAYMOND (BUD) GEISSLER
Travel Insured International
LIZ BARRETT, C.S.W.
AmaWaterways
NANCY FRIEDMAN
Telephone Doctor
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
BONUS: Stuart Cohen & Mike Marchev
WATCH STUART’S TIP OF THE DAY SAMPLE
If you’re selling the BARE-BONES, STRIPPED DOWN, OFF-THE-SHELF PRODUCT then you will LOSE more groups than you will get! The following 6-minute training module is straight out of Boot Camp by Stuart, the industry’s #1 most comprehensive group training program. Enjoy this FREE SAMPLE module PLUS click here for the FREE downloadable PDF WORD-FOR-WORD TRANSCRIPT!
TITLE: The Power Is In The Package! Learn Why, Learn How
DAY 09
DAYO ESHO
TravelJoy
RALPH GRIZZLE
The Avid Cruiser
JENNIFER COCHRANE
Gifted Travel Network
LEYSI SABATES
Celebrity Cruises
KEITH POWELL
Business Revivalist
ISAAC CYMROT & RAYMOND (BUD) GEISSLER
Travel Insured International
Stuart’s Tip of the Day
DAY 10
DONDRA RITZENTHALER
Celebrity Cruises
MIKE MARCHEV
Head First Sales
ROBIN MOUNTAIN
Ntaba African Safaris
TEDDY BURRISS
Burriss Consulting, Inc.
KEITH POWELL
Business Revivalist
LAURIE SCOTT, CFRE
Wide Horizons Travel LLC.
Stuart’s Farewell Closing Message
WATCH KEYNOTE SAMPLE: DONDRA, KEITH, KARL & RON
Featuring Dondra Ritzenthaler (Senior Vice President of Sales, Trade Support & Service, North America, UK & APAC. Celebrity Cruises); Keith Lane (VP of Sales North America), Karl McAfee (Senior Manager, Sales Communications & Support), and Ron Gulaskey (Associate Vice President, National Account Sales & Trade Associations): Dondra Ritzenthaler joined award-winning modern luxury cruise line Celebrity Cruises in September 2003, becoming the brand’s first Vice President of Sales. After three years of success and celebrated accomplishments, Ritzenthaler was promoted to her current role as Senior Vice President of Sales (SVP) for the brand, where she continues to thrive and win awards. Widely credited for raising awareness of the importance of travel partners, Ritzenthaler has led the creation of a number of programs designed to help travel agents build their business, including “The Celebrity Commitment.” CONNECT: CRUISINGPOWER | GROUPS & EVENTS WEB SITE | CELEBRITY COMMITMENT RESOURCE CENTER
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