100% ONLINE
100% FREE DURING THE SUMMIT DATES
3 FREE BONUS DAYS JUST ADDED:
APRIL 1-10, 2019
See Elite Speakers and Group Gurus Sharing Strategies On How to Get More Groups, Make More Money, and master the niche of your dreams
THE EPIC EVENT: See highly accomplished speakers that include successful executives, top business coaches, and enormously successful business owners. Each speaker will share a short video message with actionable advice. Take away fresh ideas, newer marketing practices and better sales strategies. Overcome common challenges where you may have failed in the past!
FREE ONLINE ACCESS. When you sign up you will get free online access during the summit dates (April 1-10, 2019). You will receive the daily morning email containing the AGENDA OF SPEAKERS and the link to see them. You can watch on any device when it’s convenient for you FREE during the summit dates.
WHY GROUPS? Affinity group sales is today’s highest growth category. It drives the highest profit margins and maximizes repeat and referral sales. Creating a thriving group travel business has never been more important. Your business will be OBSOLETE-PROOF if you truly master the NICHE group business model.
Join some 3,000 travel entrepreneurs already signed up
ANNOUNCING OUR GSSS2 FEATURED SPEAKERS
Vicki Freed
SVP, Sales and Trade Support & Service
Royal Caribbean International
DAY ONE
Laurie Bohn
Associate Vice President, National Accounts|Sales, Royal Caribbean International
DAY ONE
Dan Chappelle
Founder, The Wealthy Travel Agent Academy
DAY ONE
Ryan McElroy
Chief Executive Officer, Travel Agency Tribes
DAY FOUR
Catherine Heeg
Customized Management Solutions, Tourism & Hospitality Social Marketing, International Speaker & Trainer
DAY FOUR
Dan Austin
Founder, Austin Adventures
DAY TEN
Mike Marchev
President, Head First Sales
DAY TEN
Shannon LeBlanc
Chief Romance Officer, Paradise Vacations Escape, DWHSA member
DAY EIGHT
Irina Tuluca
Group Meetings Specialist, Southwestern Travel
DAY SEVEN
Tammy Selee
Group Cruise Director | Concerts At Sea Producer
DAY NINE
Steve Lassman
Vice President, Villas of Distinction
DAY ONE
Jackie Friedman
President and General Manager, NEXION
DAY TWO
Holly Serokos, CTA, MCC
Owner, Burnt Travel Store
DAY FOUR
Ellen Paderson
Founder & President, Smiles & Miles Travel
DAY THREE
Teddy Burriss
Burriss Consulting, Inc. | LinkedIn Coach/Trainer & Keynote Speaker
DAY FIVE
Arleta Cosby
Owner, Cosby Travel Consultants
DAY SEVEN
Lindsay Juley
Travel Advisor Program Manager, Trek Travel
DAY FOUR
Lisa Sheldon
Executive Director, D.W.H.S.A
DAY FIVE
Irwin Shires
Owner/Tour Planner, Craft Beer Journeys
DAY ONE
Deb Fogarty, ECC, CTA
Owner, Be Well Travel
DAY SIX
Rowena Drinkhouse
Vice President, Reformation Tours
DAY FOUR
Sally Black
Founder, VacationKids.com
DAY FIVE
Melissa Krueger
General Manager Groups, Classic Vacations
DAY TWO
Cheryl Patterson
Owner & Founder, Deep Blue Adventures
DAY FIVE
David Chait
Founder & CEO, Travefy
DAY SEVEN
Alicia Steuart
Senior Director of Sales, Key Accounts & Carnival Independent Agent Team, Carnvial Cruise Line
DAY SIX
Debra Kerper, CATA, ACC
Owner, Easy Access Travel – Cruise Planners
DAY FIVE
Freda Malcolm
Director of Weddings & Honeymoons, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
DAY SIX
Erik Wolf, MA, CCTP
Founder & Executive Director, World Food Travel Association
DAY TEN
Susan Solomon
Business Development Manager, Palace Resorts & Le Blanc Spa Resorts
DAY NINE
Samantha Lippiatt
Director, Health & Fitness Travel
DAY THREE
Patti Buffolano
General Manager, Micato Safaris
DAY FIVE
Jim Smith, CTIE
President, Brand Congruency & Consultant to The Leisure Travel Industry
DAY SEVEN
Joni Moss-Graham
Chief Executive Officer, LV Wedding Connection
DAY EIGHT
Suzanne Slavitter, CTP, CTIE
Owner, Sports Empire Inc./ Authentic California Vacations
DAY FOUR
Martina Mairhofer
Wedding Sales Manager, Sandos Hotels & Resorts
DAY EIGHT
Vanessa McGovern
Co-Founder & CEO, Gifted Travel Network (GTN)
DAY FIVE
Neal Miller
Owner, Neal Miller Travel Company
DAY THREE
Stacey Ray
CEO, Groupit Travel
DAY SEVEN
Greg Lieberman
Owner, BrandU Media
DAY NINE
Alexandria Ziegler
Group Sales Manager, Top Accounts, Apple Leisure Group
DAY TWO
Marsha-Ann Brown
Director of Romance, Sandals Resorts
DAY ONE
Gordon Dalgleish
Co-Founding Director, PerryGolf
DAY SEVEN
Stacy H. Small
Owner, Elite International Travel
DAY TWO
Joanna Dyer
Director of Specialty Markets, Globus Family
DAY SIX
Becky Smith
Owner, Becky’s Travel Biz
DAY THREE
Carol Mckee
Owner, McKee Travel
DAY TWO
Denella Ri’chard
Senior Director, Trade Communications & Engagement, Holland America Line
DAY THREE
Alex Pinelo
Vice President, Sales AmaWaterways
DAY TEN
William Gardiner, CTC, CTIE
Director of Business Development, Downtown Travel
DAY THREE
Kathy Shoaf, RN, BSN, ATP
Owner & Founder, Elite Cruises & Vacations
DAY SIX
Rainer Jenss
President & Founder, Family Travel Association
DAY TWO
Bob Faucett
Co-Owner & Director, Religious Tours Unitours
DAY TEN
Sharon Little
Owner, Wedding & Honeymoon Travel Group
DAY EIGHT
Robin Mountain
CEO, Ntaba African Safaris
DAY NINE
Chad Martin
Director, Northeast Region USA, The Israel Ministry of Tourism
DAY NINE
Wendi Cartwright
CEO, Vino Destinations
DAY FOUR
Melissa Mackey
CEO, Firestarter, Millenial Mama, Travel Chicks
DAY NINE
Kara Shaner
Chief Marketing Officer, Faith & Family Travel
DAY ONE
John Chernesky
Sr. Vice President of North America Sales & Trade Marketing, Princess Cruises
DAY EIGHT
Edie Rodriguez
Americas Brand Chairman & Special Corporate Advisor Ponant
DAY NINE
Robert Whorrall
VP Sales & Marketing,
BeachBum Vacations
DAY TEN
Tamara Olton
Regional Global Purpose Specialist, G Adventures
DAY TEN
Susana Romero
Director, Galapagos Sales & Communication, Celebrity Cruises
DAY TEN
Leysi Sabates
Global Business Development Manager Corporate Incentives, Meetings & Charters
DAY TEN
Amarjit Keshav
Give me a Break! Travel – Cruise Planners
DAY NINE
GROUP SALES SUCCESS SUMMIT™
THE AMAZING STORY
I TOOK A BIG RISK. I invited my best and brightest friends in travel to trust me. I invited them to submit compelling keynote videos or allow me to record lively interviews. They jumped onboard! Every executive, coach and top producing group agency knew that mastering the affinity group business was GOLD.
MY GOAL OF 1,000 WAS CRUSHED. 2,453 travel professionals participated in the first-ever Group Sales Success Summit.
FOUR REASONS WHY IT WORKED. Our August 2018 Group Sales Success Summit was enormously successful for these primary reasons: 1) It was the first global event focused exclusively on group sales; 2) We featured 46 keynote videos and interviews from diverse speakers representing supplier executives, professional business coaches and top producing agencies; 3) The daily agenda was available all online for easy access and infinite attendees; and 4) The travel trade received it 100% free during the 10-day Summit (which started out as 7-days!).
IT CONTINUES DISRUPTING THE MARKETPLACE – IN AMAZING WAYS. We sparked an extraordinary wave of enthusiasm, confidence, activity and success! Agents, suppliers and coaches have seen countless success stories. This is why we are doing it again!
Please join the group community and see his training channel
Stuart L. Cohen, Chief Motivation Officer
SoloPreneur | Keynote Speaker | Enter-Trainer | Author | Influencer
About Stuart
Founder of Group Sales Success Summit, Group Boot Camp, Resort For A Day, co-founder of the Home-Based Success Series and the Travel Agent Success Series …
If you can think big, Stuart will help you do big! Meet a master motivator and enter-trainer who is an expert at inspiring his audiences.
Stuart is a perfect voice in areas of entrepreneurship, salesmanship, leadership, and stewardship (personal performance). He elevates success and happiness using fresh perspectives, endearing humor and abounding positive energy.
An accomplished corporate executive turned successful solopreneur, he has keynoted and coached internationally since 2007. Achieving expertise skills-sets equips him to share and drive results.
A 28-year travel industry veteran, Stuart served in leadership positions with World Travel Holdings, Celebrity Cruises and Insight Vacations. His entrepreneurial spirit introduced many cutting-edge business practices and successful brands including Vacation.com, NEST and the Home Based Success Series.
Stuart is a founder of several successful businesses including ResortForaDay.com which was acquired by World Travel Holdings in 2012. It is the world’s largest seller of hotel day passes for cruisers.
Group Sales Boot Camp and Group Sales Success Summit are brand leaders in immersive training.
He has produced hundreds of training webinars, videos and continues hosting informative talk shows. He has published two transformational sales booklets.
Active as a mentor and volunteer locally, Stuart is affiliated with the Memphis Coaches Network, Start Co., Advance Memphis, and the Memphis Institute for Leadership Education.
He is a certified integrative health coach (Institute for Integrative Health), plays percussion, runs marathons, practices yoga, loves cooking and embarking on culinary journeys with wife Kimberly. They reside just outside Memphis, TN.
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