Experience

Lucia

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Jun 2022 - 1 year 7 months

  New York, New York, United States Lucia solves the labor shortage challenge for travel and hospitality businesses by streamlining talent acquisition and connecting them with skilled professionals through its contractor marketplace.



Techstars

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Startup Participant

  • Oct 2023 - 3 months

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States One of twenty-one startups selected to participate in Techstars Founder Catalyst Program, sponsored by Stanley Black and Decker, to address the specific needs of diverse and underrepresented founders in the Mid-Atlantic region.



Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur in Residence

  • Jul 2023 - 6 months

  Every academic year, the Pillsbury Institute invites successful entrepreneurs to the Ithaca campus through the Entrepreneurs in Residence program. The program enables students to learn through ongoing personal interaction with successful entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs-in-residence meet one-on-one with students to help them with business development, networking, and career planning. https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/centers-institutes/pihe/engagement/entrepreneurs-in-residence/



Female Founders in Hospitality

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• FFiH Member – Cohort 1️⃣

  • Aug 2022 - 1 year 5 months

  New York, New York, United States Female Founders in Hospitality is a global network of inspiring women who are building companies in the travel and hospitality industry. FFiH provides a platform to share best practices, access resources and advance the next generation of founders who will change the travel and hospitality landscape.



TripKit

• United States
• Hospitality

• Co-Founder & CEO (Exited)

  • May 2019 - Jun 2022

  New York, New York, United States The first assistant service & platform created specifically for luxury travel advisors.



Startup Leadership Program

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  New York, New York, United States Fellow (New York 2021)



MilesAhead

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  New York, New York A Virtuoso luxury travel agency where Grace was Director of Marketing, then Director of Marketing & Strategy, and ultimately Chief Operating Officer. She worked full-time while enrolled at Cornell University.

• Director of Business Strategy and Marketing

  • May 2019 - Dec 2019

  New York, New York

• Director of Marketing

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019

  United States



JetBlue

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017