Women We Watch In Tourism
Women We Watch is the first global podcast featuring women leaders in Tourism and Hospitality business and their achievements in entrepreneurship, gender equality, innovation, crisis management and so much more. Each Episode presents the professional journeys of these women leaders, their business models, experiences, leadership qualities and practical transferable strategies for listeners. It features diverse range of women leaders who are movers and shakers, across age groups, geographical regions and sectors within the industry who will share sharp, unfiltered insights and unconventional wisdom. Besides their professional and entrepreneurial journeys, these changemakers will share their human journey — with all its failures and setbacks. The show prides itself on being the ideal platform for women in tourism to seek inspiration, knowledge and to transform their potentials. WWW podcast in jointly presented by World Women Tourism and The Flapper Life. World Women Tourism is World Women Tourism, a network intelligence platform that provides opportunities to women in tourism to connect, grow and flourish. The organization visions to impact the trajectory of women in the tourism industry through promoting diversity, knowledge sharing, building networks, capacity building and opening up business opportunities.For more information, visit us at https://www.worldwomentourism.comThe Flapper Life is a boutique travel studio that paints the destination of your dreams on a blank canvas and takes you to the destination in an unlimitable style. For more information visit us at : https://www.theflapperlife.com
Episodes
23 episodes
Empowering Hospitality: Unveiling the Sustainable Vision of Jessie Lim
In the ever-evolving landscape of the hospitality industry, sustainability has emerged as a crucial driver of progress and responsible development. As the world grapples with environmental challenges, the need to steer the hospitality sector to...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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43:24
Joyatri Ray: Transforming Communities through Equitable Tourism
In this episode, I am honored to introduce our distinguished guest, the remarkable Joyatri Ray. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyatrirayAs the Director of Equitable Tourism Options (EQUA...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:03:01
Empowering Journeys: Unveiling the Power of Travel Coaching with Sahara Rose
Welcome to "Women We Watch in Tourism," Episode 2. In today's episode, we have the privilege of conversing with a remarkable pioneer in the field of wellness travel and human-centric marketing in tourism, Sahara Rose.With a passion for r...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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57:54
"Trailblazing Sustainable Tourism: Empowering Communities with Vandana Vijay"
Welcome to another inspiring episode of "Women We Watch in Tourism." In today's episode, we have the privilege of featuring Vandana Vijay, an exceptional woman leader who is revolutionizing the travel industry through her commitment to sustaina...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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45:53
Chimi Zangmo: Leading with Compassion, Wisdom and Authenticity
Happiness is a common aspiration of humanity and that too the aim of human existence. In Bhutan, the last Shangri la, Gross National Happiness is the guiding principle of everything that is and promotes holistic and sustainable development. The...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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54:56
Mala Dorasamy: Own Your Space and Seat at the Table
Minda Harts, author of the book “The Memo: What Women of Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat At The Table” mentioned that biases and microa...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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49:03
Sarah Khan: Empowering diverse voices in travel writing
Travel journalism is often described as being an insular and nepotistic enterprise. Though travel is so diverse, it is ironic that travel stories are usually dominated by a white, older person’s gaze. There is a lack of visibility ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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44:03
Marinel M. de Jesus, Esq.: Leadership of a Global Nomad
Most conversations about women in tourism are focused on women as consumers. We need to create the platforms to speak on deeper issues, about women working in the tourism and hospitality industry and the inequities they face. We need to create ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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54:36
Nisha Ramisetty: Creativity & Courage in the Midst of Crisis
The pandemic appears to have unleashed a tidal wave of entrepreneurial activity many parts of the world. It takes a lot of courage and resilience to brave the risks and turn obstacles into opportunities. In this episode, we invite the very viva...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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47:01
Season 3 Sumaira Isaac: Conscious Leadership
Conscious leadership is critical when navigating tough times and challenges in the leadership journey. A high level of self-awareness, level headedness, being intentional and compassionate are important traits to transform organisations and com...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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47:23
Jean Winter: Dare to be Brave
Women are creating innovative companies at unprecedented rates and they are at the forefront of many market trends. They have the education and skills to build prosperous companies, but struggle for the capital and funding. In the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:06:17
Shiromal Cooray: Succession by Merit, Purpose and Influence
The challenges facing family-owned businesses are often more diverse and complex than those faced by other companies. "Family" and "business" are intertwined into a mix of traditional family values, business challenges and generational differen...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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53:31
Aradhana Khowala: PoWer UP!
Recent research indicates that while mentorships are important for leadership success, it is sponsorships that make a difference in the career advancement of women. A Havard business review also reported that women tend to be over-mentored and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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47:28
Nikki Padilla Rivera: Trailblazer on the Rocky Road
In the tourism industry where women make up almost 60% of the workforce, we have witnessed massive gender disparity in tour guiding as a profession. Women have faced various barriers ranging from lack of education and training opportunities to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:04
Ana Maria Munar: Finding the Courage to Wander in Academia
In the academic space, where effectiveness and performance are prized more than joy, purpose and creativity, many academics tend to shut themselves out from what matters most deeply to them. Perhaps we need to slow down and give ourselves the m...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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53:18
Season 2 Episode 1: Freya Higgins-Desbiolles on Beyond the Ivory Tower
The Netflix drama, The Chair, received some excitement among academics as it presented a pretty accurate portrayal (despite some technical flaws) of lived experiences of women professors and their challenges in neoliberal universities. In reali...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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47:15
Neeta Lachmandas: Transformative Leadership in Turbulent Times
Research has indicated that fewer than 18 percent of leaders have the qualities of mind to optimally lead in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments, like in the current pandemic (Forbes, 2020). Of the many pressing dema...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:12
Beth Potter: Leading through Disruption
The tourism industry is facing the gravest challenge in the last year and a half the impact of the crisis is being felt throughout the tourism ecosystem. Tourism leaders and policy makers are confronted with highly complex decisions to make to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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45:06
Sharihan Al Mashary: Breaking Barriers in Uncharted Territories
Sharihan Al Mashary started her career at Burj Al Arab, followed by, Madinat Jumeirah, and subsequently moved to the pre-opening of two luxury properties; Palazzo Versace Dubai and Address Boulevard Dubai. She has a proven track record of opera...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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56:00
Mar Pages: Empowering through Community and Connection
Mar Pages is an ex-Googler and the founder and CEO of a digital marketing agency, Online Group Success, focused on social media, online and influencer marketing. She is also an experienced luxury travel writer, influencer and blogger with two b...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:13
Neha Arora: Leading with Action, Making Travel More Inclusive
Neha Arora is the founder of Planet Abled, an organization which provides accessible and inclusive travel solutions for people of all disabilities. When she was a child, she did not have any travel experiences with her parents due to their disa...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:33
Trailer Episode
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our first global podcast, featuring women leaders in the tourism and hospitality industry, as well as their accomplishments in entrepreneurship, gender equality, innovation, crisis management, and more!...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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12:08
Anita Mendiratta: The Leadership We Need for Tourism
About our Guest:Anita Mendiratta is the Founder and President of ANITA MENDIRATTA & Associates, a firm which services governments, multinational corporations, and global NGO’s. Anita has over two decades of tourism and econom...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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46:35