Katie Zellhoefer has worked in the travel industry for over 9 years. Katie began their career in 2012 at bamba as a Product Development Account Manager and B2C Sales & Operations. In this role, they were a key product account manager for Kilroy and STA Travel, building relationships and negotiating prices with vendors in Latin America, North America, SE Asia, and Oceania. Katie also managed a team of 10 people in sales, operations and customer support, responding to and delegating travel agent and direct sales inquiries. In 2018, they were promoted to Head of Online Experiences and Social Impact Lead at bamba. In this role, they sourced, hired, trained and managed a team of 20 guides to work as online experience hosts. Katie also provided valuable feedback for the creation of Amazon Explore and achieved preferred supplier status. Additionally, they created new online tour experiences and generated content for multiple online tour platforms. Katie also advocated for the implementation of responsible, sustainable and eco-friendly tour operators, and created a charitable program to support Peruvian porters with FutbolforKids.org. Currently, Katie is a Sales Manager at WeTravel.
Katie Zellhoefer's education history includes attending Kansas State University from 2000 to 2005, where they studied Marketing & International Business. Katie also attended Tecnológico de Monterrey from 2003 to 2004, where they studied International Business. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including a High Performance Habits (Blinkist Summary) certification from LinkedIn in March 2022, an Uncovering Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Interviewing certification from LinkedIn in March 2022, a Be the Manager People Won't Leave certification from LinkedIn in November 2021, a Leading with a Growth Mindset certification from LinkedIn in November 2021, a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Yoga Alliance in July 2009, a TESOL/TESL Certification & Business English (100-hours) certification from Oxford Seminars Certification in June 2006, and a Sales Management Training: Strategies for Developing a Successful Modern Sales Team certification from HubSpot Academy in January 2022.
December, 2021 - present
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