Rich Brooks

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About Rich Brooks

For a profit-generating sales expert committed to curating the ultimate travel experience, just reach out! My lifelong goal has been to enrich lives through exceptional travel adventures. Conceiving, partnering, and planning unique memories is a culmination of my years of travel experiences, technologies, relationships, and referrals. In addition to my ability to plan travel, I have built & led sales teams to exceed goals. Creating structured timelines ensures me and my team deliver on the promise and 24-hour availability ensures my clients have a 'Guardian Angel' while traveling. On the business operations side, I have built a strong worldwide base, creating collaborative partnerships that meet VIP client demand. HIGHLIGHTS > Brooks Vacations – This is the 2nd international travel company I have launched. In this role I've built multiple strategic travel alliances to deliver immersive, highly personal travel experiences from mountain to ocean.> Gant – At Gant, I was hand-picked to revamp their small leisure travel business. I rebranded their business unit to focus on luxury travel, grew YoY sales from $400K to $2.4M+, and helped Gant successfully position the business for a highly profitable spinoff acquisition.> Codega Travel – This was my 1st travel firm. Here, I drew on my prior experience in corporate incentive travel to build a successful combined incentive and high-end adventure travel business that I sold for a huge profit.> Fox World Travel Premier Meetings & Incentives – At Fox World Travel, I hit 160% of an aggressive sales goal, generated $480K in new business & saved $400K in at-risk accounts by revamping travel plans and offering more innovative experiences.> Citicorp – In my early finance career (before I realized you really can love what you do), I took over a territory where I achieved 334% of goal & $25M in sales with a record-breaking 100% client retention. SPECIALITY AREAS Bespoke, Adventure, Vacations, & Luxury Travel Business Development, Sales Strategy, Operations & Execution, Partner & Venue Relations Corporate Incentive Travel Programs B2B & B2C Marketing Development & Leadership of High-Performing Teams & Alliances