Join Carmen as she chats with Ged Brown, founder and CEO of the Low Season Traveller.

Hear about Ged’s career of more than 20 years across almost every corner of the industry: retail travel, tour operations, aviation, events, data, and destination development.

We discuss unexpected turns, instincts, mistakes, redundancies, opportunities and insights that ultimately led him to identify a untapped niche in global tourism: low-season travel.

Connect with Ged on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gedbrown/
Connect with Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-bold/

Since recording this episode, Ged has launched The Travel and Tourism Seasonality Blueprint containing everything he has learned since founding the low season travel movement, you can access it here:  https://seasonalitysummit.com/the-tourism-seasonality-blueprint/

Join Carmen as she chats with Giselle Whiteaker.

Giselle has built a career that’s anything but ordinary - spanning six countries and roles in events, marketing, journalism, and travel writing. In this episode, we talk about curiosity, courage, and the power of saying yes, even when you don’t know what’s next. 

Giselle shares stories of adventure, career twists, and lessons in letting go of “the plan” to follow what feels right.

Connect with Giselle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisellewhiteaker/

Connect with Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-bold/

Join Carmen as she speaks to Zac Watson, General Manager, Maverick Tourism in Auckland, New Zealand.

Zac Watson’s career in tourism is the definition of momentum. From Merlin Entertainments to the Haka Tourism Group and now as General Manager of Maverick Tourism, he’s built a reputation for action, connection, and people-first leadership. We talk about career progression, mentoring, and how sport has shaped his approach to leading teams in tourism.

Connect with Zac on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdwatson/

Connect with Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-bold/

Join Carmen as she speaks to Claire Baxter, Senior Data Operations Manager for Rome2Rio in Melbourne Australia.

This episode covers Claire's career and life journey, from studying archaeology to working in sports, government and for some the tourism industry heavyweights.

Claire offers advice, shares stories and thoughts on the future, it's a good time.

Connect with Claire on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairelbaxter/

Connect with Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-bold/

Join Carmen as she speaks to Edward Kwek, Senior Business Events Manager for South/South East Asia at Tourism Australia in Singapore. 

In this episode they will cover Edwards career journey across Australia and Asia, valuable career advice and a deep dive into the Business Events Industry. 

Connect with Edward on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-kwek-4b6b2a51/

Connect with Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-bold/

Join Carmen and she speaks to Cecil Potatau, Sales Manager for the All Black Experience in Auckland, New Zealand. Cecil is a longstanding figure in the New Zealand tourism industry with a career spanning 30 years. 

We talk career journey, the importance of networking and putting yourself out there, what a week looks like for Cecil, and hear about the famous All Blacks Experience.

Connect with Cecil on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecil-potatau-b7075063/

Connect with Carmen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-bold/