NEST Celebrates 15th Anniversary, Proving Talent Does Not Have to Be Tethered
~Home-Based Advisors Gather Aboard HAL’s Eurodam for NEST Fest 2019~
OYSTER BAY, NY (October 21, 2019) – The Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel (NEST), the industry’s first and only marketing group exclusively for home-based travel advisors, celebrated their 15th anniversary aboard Holland America Line’s Eurodam this past week.
According to NEST president Kathryn Mazza-Burney, the organization, which was designed specifically for home-based business owners, was a trailblazer when it recognized the potential and power of the home-based advisor. “We were met with skepticism when we began in 2004, but as a family-owned business for nearly half a century, we recognized ourselves in these entrepreneurs. We understood the challenges of running your own business, but we also knew its singular rewards, which is why we bet on at-home travel advisors. Fifteen years later, no one doubts that decision now,” said Mazza-Burney.
NEST Fest 2019 included 150 home-based travel advisors and featured dynamic educational sessions, product workshops, peer-led panel sessions and featured speaker, the indomitable Stuart Lloyd Cohen. One of the original champions of the at-home business model, Cohen is deeply admired by NEST members and according to Mazza-Burney, “instrumental to its start.”
Speaking to the enthusiastic audience of NEST travel advisors, Mazza-Burney said, “Together, we have built something extraordinary over these fifteen years and we are so incredibly grateful for your faith in NEST and for your confidence in yourselves. You take your business very seriously. It’s why you’ve earned the trust and respect not only of customers, but of the suppliers who have come to believe in all you do - even if you sometimes do it while wearing slippers!”
About NEST™
The Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel (NEST) is the industry’s first and only marketing group exclusively for home-based travel advisors. The company focuses entirely on helping home-based travel advisors achieve greater success financially, professionally and personally by championing solutions and opportunities just for them. From supplier negotiations to marketing, education to networking, and a complete portfolio of technology solutions, NEST delivers what home-based travel advisors need, when they need it. NEST also supports the changing needs of suppliers, helping them to effectively reach the rapidly growing, home-based distribution channel to train, motivate, cultivate and compensate them. NEST is part of American Marketing Group, Inc. (AMG), essential business partners for the travel advisor community.
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