Jeannette talks to industry legend, Steve Barrass, the CEO of Vibe Travel Systems, who shares insights from his extensive 30-plus year career in the travel sector.

They focus on the importance of personal and professional values, the challenges of maintaining integrity in the corporate world, and the impact of family support on career success. Steve reflects on pivotal moments in his career, including a significant decision to uphold his values during a job loss and the lessons learned from navigating the challenges of the pandemic.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Upholding personal values such as honesty, integrity, and hard work is crucial in both personal and professional settings. Compromising these values can lead to regret and dissatisfaction.

• The pandemic highlighted the need for resilience in business. Leaders must adapt quickly, maintain clarity, and support their teams through challenging times, ensuring open communication and motivation even when employees are furloughed.

• Both successes and failures provide valuable lessons. Observing how others handle situations—whether well or poorly—can inform one's own leadership style and decision-making processes.

• Building strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and stakeholders is essential. These connections can provide crucial support during difficult times and contribute to a collaborative work environment.

BEST MOMENTS

"I think it's very, very important that people don't compromise on those personal values. Because you just let yourself down, I think."

"I often think that when we are doing these big jobs, we don't really give our partners credit as much externally."

"I think their identity is so wrapped up into the role and the title, and the bells and the whistles, and the ego."

"I've learned more about how to do things by seeing people not do them very well."

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ABOUT THE HOST

Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.

Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.

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Podcast Description

Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.