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Within the subsequent episode of our Management Classes sequence, host Jason Nazar chats with a fellow lifelong entrepreneur with expertise constructing firms and main high-performing groups. Over the previous twenty years Brent Handler has been a pioneer, reworking the way in which folks take holidays.
In 2002, Handler co-founded Unique Resorts and served as its President till 2009, the place he set the usual for the burgeoning vacation spot membership trade by delivering tens of hundreds of holidays to members worldwide and amassing greater than $1 billion in actual property belongings. In 2010 – satisfied he might enhance on the mannequin he helped set up – he co-founded Inspirato (NASDAQ: INSPO), the world’s first luxurious journey subscription model. Offering subtle vacationers entry to a curated assortment of remarkable luxurious trip properties, five-star lodge and resort companions, and customized journey experiences, members get customized service however with out the six-figure, upfront charges beforehand widespread within the trade.
Along with sharing the best classes from his 20+ yr profession, different subjects embrace:
- The way to construct your online business round one thing you care about.
- Recruiting the appropriate management group.
- Hungry folks struggle over meals.
- Diversifying confirmed channels that depend on core strengths.
- Discovering an enormous market & attacking it in a defensible method by means of innovation.
- Delighting clients.
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About The Audio system:
Brent Handler is Co-Founding father of Inspirato and has served as its CEO and a member of its Board of Administrators since January 2010. Beneath his management, Inspirato established itself as a number one luxurious hospitality firm that gives entry to a managed and managed portfolio of luxurious trip properties and different trip choices, leveraging an revolutionary subscription mannequin to make sure the service and certainty that prosperous clients demand. In 2019, Handler led the event and launch of Inspirato Cross, the world’s first luxurious journey subscription that features all nightly charges, taxes, and charges. Earlier than co-founding Inspirato, he co-founded Unique Resorts and served as its President from 2002 to 2009, the place it set the usual for the vacation spot membership trade. Mr. Handler holds a B.S. in Enterprise from the College of Colorado.
Jason Nazar is a serial tech entrepreneur, advisor, and investor with two profitable exits. He was most just lately co-founder/CEO of office tradition assessment platform Comparably (acquired by ZoomInfo), and beforehand co-founder/CEO of Docstoc (acquired by Intuit). Jason was named LA Occasions’ High 5 CEOs of Midsize Corporations (2020), LA Enterprise Journal’s Most Admired CEOs (2016), and appointed inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence for town of Los Angeles (2016-2018). He holds a B.A. from the College of California Santa Barbara and his JD and MBA from Pepperdine College. He presently teaches Entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at UCLA.