In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Tamara Lohan MBE, Co-Founder and CEO of boutique hotel travel specialists Mr & Mrs Smith.
Tamara founded Mr & Mrs Smith together with her husband James in 2002.
Since then, the pair have been on an incredible journey, including scaling the business to over 1.5 million members worldwide, growing their distributed team, being awarded with an MBE for their services to the British travel industry, getting B Corp certified and being acquired by Hyatt in 2023.
In today’s episode, you’ll find out what it takes to build such an iconic brand and lots of actionable mentorship on how Tamara transitioned from CTO to COO and CEO.
🔍 Find out more:
✨ Connect with Tamara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaralohan
✨ More about Mr & Mrs Smith: https://www.mrandmrssmith.com/
📣Learn more about today’s sponsor:
Today’s episode is sponsored by Foundation Partners, an Amplified People Group company.
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