A journey from 9 to 5 to Responsible Tourism Business Co-founder| A conversation with Matteo Bierschneider
Description
- Do you want to start a career in responsible tourism but you are unsure of what it entails?
- Are you curious about the opportunities available in the sector and looking to identify what your next steps could be?
Matteo Bierschneider is the co-founder of Wise Steps Travel, a social enterprise focusing on tourism with positive impact in Indonesia. In this episode, he will take us through his journey from working for a big tourism company to setting up his own purposeful social enterprise, while following his dream and passion.
In this insightful conversation, we will discuss how to start a career in the responsible tourism industry by exploring some of the questions you may be asking yourself:
- What is responsible tourism? Is it different from sustainable tourism?
- What are the opportunities available in the responsible tourism industry?
- Is volontourism the best way to gain experience in the sector?
- Is is possible to follow my passion for ethical travelling and make a living?
- Can we still be positive about tourism in the face of Covid?
- I am already working in the tourism industry but I want to make more of a positive contribution - how can I go about it?
If you want to get in touch with Matteo, you can contact him directly at matteo@wisestepstravel.com. Feel free to also check out his course on responsible tourism if your ambition is to start creating a career with purpose!
For information about Career Coaching for Careers with Purpose and Positive Impact, you can reach me at connectincoaching@gmail.com. I will take you through the steps of my career coaching programmes.



