CEO Spotlight

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair LIVE - Tim Choate of RedAwning

By Linda Fox | January 2, 2020

After building two technology startups, Tim Choate founded RedAwning in 2010. The company offers branded vacation rentals as well as technology services to property owners and managers. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair LIVE – Mike Premo of ARC

By Mitra Sorrells | December 19, 2019

Mike Premo has been CEO of ARC (Airlines Reporting Corporation) since 2011 and has announced he will retire at the end of 2020. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair LIVE - Henrik Kjellberg of Awaze

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2019

The CEO of the European vacation rental provider, who spent 16 years beforehand at various brands in Expedia Group, joins us in the PhocusWire Studio. Read More

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Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair LIVE - Jeffrey Glueck of Foursquare

By Linda Fox | December 10, 2019

Foursquare CEO Jeffrey Glueck talks to PhocusWire for a Big Chair LIVE interview during The Phocuswright Conference 2019. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Darrin Grafton of Serko

By Mitra Sorrells | November 29, 2019

The Serko co-founder and CEO shares how the company is building a platform to consolidate every aspect of business travel and manage the entire journey. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jeff Klee of AmTrav

By Mitra Sorrells | November 5, 2019

Jeff Klee, co-founder and CEO of travel management company AmTrav, discusses problems with flight distribution, the state of NDC, Google's role in travel and more. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Amit Saberwal of RedDoorz

By Linda Fox | October 28, 2019

RedDoorz was founded five years ago and has raised $115 million in 2019. Expansion to new markets is part of the strategy, as is technology development. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Ross Veitch of Wego

By Mitra Sorrells | October 22, 2019

Ross Veitch is CEO of Wego, the travel marketplace he co-founded with Craig Hewett in 2005 in Singapore. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Rolf Purzer of ATPCO

By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2019

Rolf Purzer has been with ATPCO 22 years, serving as CEO since 2017. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Keith Tan of the Singapore Tourism Board

By Linda Fox | September 26, 2019

Tan joined the Singapore Tourism Board midway through its 2016-2020 travel marketing strategy, which focuses on stories, fans and channels. Read More

Interview / Startups

In The Big Chair - Ariel Cohen of TripActions

By Mitra Sorrells | August 29, 2019

TripActions is only four years old, but the company is definitely playing in the big leagues, valued at more than $4 billion on more than $450 million in funding in the last 18 months and making moves... Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Kurt Ekert of CWT

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2019

Kurt Ekert took the reins of CWT in April 2016. He has spent many years in the travel technology and distribution industry including a number of senior roles at Travelport. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Jan Gerlach of Peakwork

By Linda Fox | August 21, 2019

Peakwork was founded in 2009 and provides software to connect supply from airlines, bedbank and other travel companies with online and off distributors. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In the Big Chair - Dan Ruch of Rocketrip

By Linda Fox | August 7, 2019

Before creating Rocketrip, Ruch was entrepreneur-in-residence at Genacast Ventures for 12 months. He also had a four-year stint at Tremor Video and was a director at AOL. Read More