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After managing Canada’s #1 travel agency, this podcast brings you conversations with trailblazing women in the tourism industry. From uncovering the drive that fueled their passion for travel to the journeys that shaped their successful careers, nothing is off-limits. This podcast is packed with stories, insights, and tips about travel, mindset, and business—leaving you ready to embrace your next adventure, wherever in the world it takes you.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Assetou (Assi) joins us from Vancouver Island and shares her journey from working in Financial Tech to becoming Project Manager at Hotel Zed & Accent Inns. She implements systems, improves processes and launches major projects at these hotels in B.C. Her background is in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as well as intersectional work through Non-Governmental Organizations. She changed careers in 2020 to work in tourism and has earned top accolades in the industry being awarded the Tourism Industry Association of Canada’s 30 Under 30 Achiever Award and 40 under 40 business achiever award in Kelowna, BC.
Assi offers advice to those looking to make a move into the tourism industry as well as what it’s like to be an entrepreneur as she discusses her socially responsible brand Chiwara Co. Hear about the legend of Chiwara, the curated products from Mali, Africa and what advice Assi has when the entrepreneurial road throws twists and turns your way.
So much valuable insight is shared you won’t want to miss it!
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