Brazil 6
Saying Jack Ezon needs to be taken seriously sounds rather idiotic, since he's one of the funniest and most creative person in the entire travel world.
How many other travel leaders have started podcasts? Well, Brazilian travel phenomenon Tina Lyra (TL Portfolio) did during COVID, but she says she gave up because she didn't have time. Julia Perowne in London has a podcast, relying on a co-presenter to make it impactful. Jack Ezon similarly relies on someone, in his case, versatile English immigrant Annie Fitzsimmons (that's her, on the left below, with Pride Maunatiala from Singita and Yann Gillet from Grand Cayman). Which brings the story back to Jack, the master of all trades as long as they’re associated with travel and the world and creativity.
See him above, peeping out of a bed temporarily occupied by Filippo Arnaboldi, CEO of Frette, and Tina Edmundson, head of Luxury worldwide for Marriott. The where and why of all this will become apparent in immediate Girlahead episodes.
Jack Ezon heads Embark Beyond, the New York-based global luxury travel company with a purpose. Like others in the travel space, he's initiated gatherings that are extensions of networking events between suppliers, hotels, cool guides and some manufacturers and his coterie of travel agents. But what Jack calls Immersion is not like, say, the speed dating or mass of ILTMs or Virtuoso, nor is it a blend of speed dating and personal enhancement, as is the forte of Private Luxury Events. No, Jack provides education for advisors blended with networking for all.
All this was evident at the 400-participant Embark Immersion Rio held 26th to 28th April at Fairmont Rio de Janeiro, headed by a lovin’ it-all Cluster GM, Brazilian boy Netto Moreira....
