Maverick Business Adventures GM

Wanted: World’s Best General Manager for

Unique ‘Experience’ Company

 

Here's your chance to be part of the newest and most innovative adventure/business education company’s launch. This is your shot to grow an entire new category of luxury experience active travel that unites highly successful maverick entrepreneurs with the world’s best active adventure travel.

Company:

Maverick Business Adventures, LLC

7731 Tuckerman Lane # 162
Potomac, MD 20854
USA

 

Company Description:  

Maverick Business Adventures combines unique, one-of-a-kind experiences with business building, exclusive networking and high level connections & deal-making. It’s the first and only membership tourism model for qualified entrepreneurs & top achievers to come together and really LIVE life to the fullest. We want to create the kind of experiences members will talk about for years to come to their grandchildren. Plus it’s not just about the fun or business – it’s also about giving back. The company will donate 5% of all revenues to charities selected by members. And members can volunteer to help teach entrepreneurship to children in the communities where these adventures take place.

We have a proven success track record, are fun to work with, don’t take ourselves too seriously and are committed to creating an entirely new breed of adventure travel business vacations. One that enhances our member’s quality of life, their bottom line results and helps encourage entrepreneurial thinking in the next generation.

 
Categories:

Education, professional development, adventure sports
 

Contact Person:   

Yanik Silver, Owner
Tim Warren, Leadership team
Phone: 707-824-2904
Fax: 707-824-4860

 

Job Title: World’s Greatest General Manager

Specific Location:  Potomac, MD

General Location:  - Virtual, US based

 Description:   

 
Duties and professional development opportunities include:

·        Maverick Business Adventures management, logistical support, marketing, membership development, team building, sales and coordination between director, clients, field operations, suppliers, travel coordinator and guest educators.

 

Specific include with Additional Team Help:

·        Marketing & Promotions with the support of owner/management team to reach profitable membership base and trip sales goals

·        Office Sales: Sales: answering questions of prospects, sharing your enthusiasm of adventure with us, calling on and following up with warm prospects

·        Office Admin: Set up and evolve office and sales systems, process phone, E-mail & literature requests, direct marketing, database input ( Can hire admin. help to assist)

·        Customer service: making reservation, answering guests questions and qualifying them for the proper trip, assisting clients as needed

·        Supplier communications and bookings: Locate, negotiate, and create profitable lodging and adventure suppliers relations

·        Guest expert support and logistics: Locate, support and build ongoing fun and profitable relations

·        Travel Coordinator (TC) support: liaison with clients for all travels needs. Set up online travel portal / reservation system that integrates global GDS

·        Operations liaison: coordinating with management team, office, suppliers and tour manager

 

This is a great opportunity to be a pioneer, excel in the adventure travel experience creation and rub elbows with successful entrepreneurs. We plan on solid growth, stability, support and fun in this wide-open new business and adventure platform. There is no need to relocate – you can work virtually from anywhere and there is tremendous flexibility during the ramp-up phases. Our compensation and sales incentive bonuses allow for creative management plus profit sharing.

 

Parent Company:  Our parent company, Surefire Marketing, Inc is entering our 8th year with over $12,000,000+ in sales to date, is run by Yanik Silver who is one of the most respected and successful leaders in the internet marketing world. Plus, Tim Warren, a leader in global tourism business development with a specialty in adventure travel since 1994 is guiding Maverick Business Adventures. Combine your luxury tourism management, customer service, supplier relationships and operational skills into a great opportunity with a fantastic team year-round but with part time options.
 

Qualifications:       

  • Travel Product, Luxury Fractional ownership experience, Tour Operations and Industry Knowledgeable

 

  • Enthusiastic customer service and sales representative for MBA to qualify needs and abilities of prospects, provide service, recruit members, get membership fees

 

  • Excellent organizational skills to coordinate with suppliers on bookings, payments, and communications with clients and suppliers

 

  • Familiar with online reservation and distribution systems

 

  • Works well in teams and has experience managing others in a virtual office setting.


Salary:     $75,000 plus incentive bonuses/ profit sharing per year.
 

Position Type: A permanent position with part-time options, especially in the first 6 months as we ramp up. Open to flex time.
 

Application Closing Date:      November 20, 2007

 
To Apply:
 

  • Complete and submit the online evaluation form displayed below. You may send resume and additional references by E-mail to Tim Warren here.
  • Please do not call us.
  • Top candidates will be contact in November for phone interviews and follow up.

 


Maverick Business Adventures (MBA)

General Manager

Candidate Evaluation Form

 

Candidate Name:
Phone:
E-Mail:
Web Address:
Address:
Source of Candidate:

Scoring Template

1—Not Applicable/ no experience

2—Fair

3—Good

4—Excellent

Industry Experience: 1 - 4pts (4 = excellent experience)

Travel Marketing

Online Travel Marketing

Travel Membership Club

Luxury Fractional Ownership

Phone & Direct Sales

Customer Service

Supplier Relationship

Tour Company Management

Business Education & professional development Training

Field Operations & Liaison

 

Comments:

 

Location – Must be N. America Based:

North East US

SF Bay Area

Other

 

Comments:

 

Education

High School

College

College Grad

Masters degree

Business field

Tourism field

 

Comments:

 

Technical: 1-4pts

Three categories are minimum requirements

GDS System Integration

Online Reservation Systems

Office Applications MS

Broadband Access

 

Comments:

 

Soft Skills—character 1-4pts

Entrepreneurial experience

Professional outdoor pursuits: GM/guide/admin

Communication Skills —phone, sales, interaction

Willingness to learn

Self starter

Experience working with high net worth people

Experience as Virtual Manager

Open to Flex time. Permanent Part-time

Enthusiasm

Admin & Field Hiring skills

Admin & Field Management skills

Supplier negotiation and liaison

Enjoys Adventure travel

Loves customer service

 

Comments:

 

Misc.-1pt/per Bonus

Foreign Language

 

Comments:

 

Availability:

Compensation requirements:

 


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