Jack Ezon built 2 of the world’s largest luxury travel companies. Most recently, he founded Embark Beyond, a $250M+ business with over 300+ employees that plans unbelievable getaways around the world.

In this episode, Jack opens up about quitting big-law to chase his passion, renting out private islands for $40 MILLION parties, and how he launched a travel business just 6 months before COVID.

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(0:00 ) Coming up…(1:56 ) How do you describe what you do?(2:47 ) Growing up and struggling in school(4:21 ) How community service taught Jack fundamental lessons(5:46 ) Incorporating travel into community service(6:50 ) Stuck in a big-law career that he hated(7:55 ) Launching a FAILED tech startup in 1999(11:15 ) Struggling to network in law school(14:02 ) Getting into travel consulting after his failed startup(16:42 ) Becoming a travel agent BY ACCIDENT(18:59 ) Reputation is everything(19:46 ) Building a business from $0 to $400 MILLION(21:31 ) Starting his own travel business 6 months before COVID(22:59 ) Turning COVID into an opportunity to grow(23:45 ) Developing relationships with the press(26:24 ) Sleeping 3 hour nights when growing the business(28:09 ) Coolest destinations/events ($40M wedding, renting out private islands, private concerts)(29:29 ) The $200k mistake when trying to expand the business(31:35 ) Struggling to network at event conferences: “it was humbling”(34:28 ) Exclusive trips that exploded Embark’s business(35:49 ) Hanging out with the CEO of Dior and Hermes / incorporating luxury brands into travel(37:41 ) Clienteling - making people feel special(40:38 ) Should people follow their passion?(41:27 ) Qualities noticed in A+ players(42:29 ) Scaling a service business(44:06 ) Giving back to the community(45:03 ) True happiness is not enjoyment, it’s fulfillment: reflecting on community values(48:20 ) Momentum Moment(49:32 ) Closing thoughts(50:47 ) Outro