How I Got Here, episode 27 - Paul Metselaar of Ovation Travel Group

Paul Metselaar, Founder and CEO

How I Got Here is a weekly podcast from PhocusWire and Mozio, getting the inside stories behind innovation and startups in travel and transportation.

Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire talk with Paul Metselaar, chairman and CEO of Ovation Travel Group, about launching his corporate travel business in the 1980s and staying relevant in the modern day.

 

Paul Metselaar knows a thing or two about corporate travel. He also knows how to steer his business through difficult times.

Created in 1984, Ovation Travel Group remains an independently owned company with 700 employees and over 200 travel advisors.

It currently works with 700 businesses on plans for over 300,000 travelers a year.

Metselaar has managed to operate the company alongside the so-called giants of the travel management world and push through major downturns following the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 and the global economic crisis.

He joins us for the latest episode of How I Got Here.    

HIGH is a weekly show produced by PhocusWire and Mozio, aimed at getting the inside stories behind startups and innovation in travel and transportation.

It's hosted by our editor in chief, Kevin May, and Mozio co-founder and CEO David Litwak.

A full transcript and additional analysis in 5+ languages is available on Mozio.com/move.

Here is the video version via PhocusWire's YouTube channel: