Gio Palatucci is a seasoned creative marketing strategist with over a decade of experience shaping brand and social media strategy for travel, tourism, and hospitality organizations. During her tenure at Sparkloft Media, she built and led the agency’s Strategy Department, developing insight-driven creative approaches that helped destination marketing organizations and travel brands connect with global audiences. Gio led award-winning work for clients including Brand USA, South African Tourism, and the German National Tourist Office. Her early grounding in sense-of-place storytelling continues to guide her work today—bringing together data, narrative, and digital innovation to create meaningful, immersive brand experiences for travelers around the world.

Nicole is a freelance travel writer, content creator, and digital strategist at GLP Films with a passion for sustainable travel and storytelling that began after a life-changing trip to Nepal in 2010. The plight of the people she met compelled her to join a growing movement of dedicated journalists, content creators, and humanitarians striving to raise awareness, funds, and impact change fueled by the collective power of our online presence and voice. For the past 14 years, Nicole has worked with a variety of nonprofits and social impact organizations sharing their stories on her blog which focuses on sustainable, adventure travel and social good. She recently dove into freelance journalism and has been published in National Geographic, BBC, Toronto Star, and more.

Netanya is an influencer marketing trailblazer, with more than 15 years of experience in the travel industry. As an early adopter of influencer marketing, she helped launch and grow the practice over a decade ago for the nonprofit, Hostelling International USA. While there, she became deeply rooted in the travel influencer community and went on to host and organize the White House Travel Blogger Summit on Study Abroad & Global Citizenship and the UN Peace Postcard Project, as well as led dozens of activations each year. Over the past 5 years, she transitioned to the agency world, where she's led 7-figure influencer campaigns for Fortune 500 companies and enjoys working with any and all travel clients who come her way.