Kevin Smith, MBA

Tourism Management Program Professor at Humber College
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, CA
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Full professional proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency
  • Italian Elementary proficiency
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Dana Smith, MPA

Kevin is an incredibly knoweledgeable individual and is eager to lend a helping hand whenever he can, even when it does not directly affect himself or his business. A reliable individual who anyone would be lucky to have as a member of their team.

Spencer Neal

Kevin is a dynamic sales and marketing professional who works well with others and is excellent at managing himself. He is excellent in spotting sales and marketing opportunities and works tirelessly to secure the business. He is an expert and passionate presenter and has a depth of travel knowledge only found in a small percentage of travel professionals.

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Credentials

  • AODA
    Humber College
    Sep, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Teaching Effectiveness Certificate
    Humber College
    Aug, 2015
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Humber College
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Tourism Management Program Professor
      • Aug 2014 - Present

      This role puts me at the crossroads of higher education and the tourism industry. Working with the almost 350+ students in the Travel Management program and a team of over a dozen highly qualified faculty, I ensure program graduates are qualified, prepared and connected to a career in the tourism sector.To learn more about this position and my key highlights, visit: https://kevincanteach.wordpress.com/ This role puts me at the crossroads of higher education and the tourism industry. Working with the almost 350+ students in the Travel Management program and a team of over a dozen highly qualified faculty, I ensure program graduates are qualified, prepared and connected to a career in the tourism sector.To learn more about this position and my key highlights, visit: https://kevincanteach.wordpress.com/

  • Development Counsellors International
    • United States
    • Public Relations and Communications Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Travel Trade Marketing Manager
      • Oct 2012 - Aug 2014

      DCI is the worldwide leader in marketing places. My role centred around providing professional representation to international DMOs (Destination Marketing Organizations) to expand their conversion through the Canadian travel trade. The position gave me a great opportunity to hone my marketing and leadership skills and flex my rolodex in an effort to persuade more Canadians to travel to client destinations. Key professional highlights include:- Director of the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador’s North American team and strategy to increase awareness through media, public relations and the North American travel trade.- Managed Tourism Australia’s Canadian travel trade strategy though key airline, wholesaler and tour operator partners. - Worked with several other client DMO's including Chile (ministerio de turismo del Chile), Visit California and Tourism Ireland.- Conducted numerous marketing campaigns, trainings, webinars, roadshows, FAMs and speaking engagements in Canada and around the world on behalf of client destinations to provide maximum exposure and return.

  • Quark Expeditions
    • United States
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Product Manager, Antarctica, Arctic, South America
      • Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

      I aligned Quark's product to its client base and managed the design and implementation of current and new product opportunities. In simpler terms, I created cool trips to the Antarctic and Arctic regions and made sure all Quark's offerings ran smooth, were priced right, and provided maximum enjoyment for all. Key professional highlights inlcude:- Creation, development and launch of the entire product lifecycle for the newly introduced mega yacht, the Ocean Diamond, This includes the sailing schedule, all revenue projections and the introduction of innovative onboard programming. - Development of all pricing, revenue projections and financial considerations for a multi million dollar 2012/ 2013 Antarctic season on three vessels.- Management of all anxialliary Quark product, from camping in the Antarctic to hot air ballooning in the North Pole.

  • Tucan Travel
    • United Kingdom
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • North American Sales and Marketing Manager
      • Apr 2006 - Jun 2011

      Being the only employee for Tucan Travel in North America was a great challenge and opportunity. I learnt so much during my five years with this company: marketing strategy, how to effectively maintain relationships with industry partners, how to manage a $375,000 annual budget and how to best maximize ROI. As a bonus I got to visit industry friends across the continent and, thanks to my efforts, watch Tucan's profits climb year after year. Key professional highlights include:- Launch of Tucan's overland Africa program throughout North America.- Selected speaker at dozens of yearly industry events, including several international tourism conferences.- Managed all Tucan's strategic partnerships throughout North America to meet specific sales targets.

  • G Adventures
    • Canada
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product Buyer
      • Sep 2005 - Mar 2006

      After several years on the road it was time to apply what I had learnt in a professional role. This was my first attempt, as a Product Coordinator with GAP Adventures. While being back in an office was tough, the position had many rewards. I was at the forefront of a boom in Adventure Travel and helped drive GAP's product strategy to maintain relationships, new product and forward growth.

    • Tour Leader: South and Central America, Cuba and Europe
      • Mar 2003 - Sep 2005

      Picture yourself roaming around the world. Your job is to provide fun to people on holiday. You take them out for a drink, introduce them to the world's most incredible sights, master a couple foreign languages and soak up the foreign sun. That person was me, for almost three years. Sometimes I miss it dearly.

  • CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency)
    • Central American Coffee Guru
      • Sep 2002 - Aug 2003

      I would not have included this position, save for the fact it was so unique. I travelled to the most remote Central American communities to deliver a four-day seminar to coffee cooperatives on marketing and sales. The biggest challenge: illiteracy, lack of electricity and sleeping (this happened four times) on a concrete floor in a coffee warehouse. I would not have included this position, save for the fact it was so unique. I travelled to the most remote Central American communities to deliver a four-day seminar to coffee cooperatives on marketing and sales. The biggest challenge: illiteracy, lack of electricity and sleeping (this happened four times) on a concrete floor in a coffee warehouse.

Education

  • University of Guelph
    MBA, Hospitality and Tourism
    2010 - 2012
  • University of Victoria
    B.A., Graduate: Professional Writing
    2001 - 2006
  • Graduate: University of Victoria
    B.Ed, Leisure Service Administration
    1998 - 2002

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