Andrew Lockhead is a rockstar founder building the next Canadian flagship. The start-up launched in 2016 made its mark in the affiliate field of accommodations. They have built a global platform for travel content creators with $500M GMV and a $36M ARR run-rate on the path to $100M.

 

We spoke about

• The genesis story of Stay22

• Surviving the pandemic and now thriving on a remarkable trajectory

• How they’ve incorporated LLMs into their business model 

• Leadership lessons and the operating model 

• How Andrew thinks about the future of travel in the world of AI agents