The announcement of our first and second round of speakers has created a sincere buzz for TBEX North America 2024 travel influencer conference – which is, of course, taking place in beautiful San Juan this coming July.
Naturally, Puerto Rico’s stunning capital is a draw unto itself, but our third round of speakers signify further reasons why you should have this event circled, underlined, and highlighted on your respective calendar.
Our goal with this conference is to bring in top-tier expertise that covers the whole breadth of our industry. With our third round, we’re bringing in experts on destination marketing, harnessing the power of AI in content creation, SEO strategy, underwater photography and videography, balancing paid vs. trade collaborations, breaking into the world of television and so much more.
We choose locations that ensure you leave with a wealth of photography and memories (and perhaps even a tan, in this case), but we carefully select our speakers to ensure that you leave with innumerable actionable takeaways.
So, which exciting new speakers have we added to the mix?
Jared Bauman is the Co-Founder and CEO of 201 Creative, LLC. He is an expert in business strategy, marketing, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). He is the host of the popular Niche Pursuits podcast, which has been running for over a decade and features almost 75,000 monthly downloads. He is also a contributor at Search Engine Land, an industry-leading SEO publication. With over 20 years of experience in business management and digital marketing, he brings a rich background of both knowledge and experience in helping companies grow.
At TBEX North America 2024, Jared will help you unlock the full potential of AI in the content creation process, as well as for your business at large.
Allison Green is a travel blogger and underwater enthusiast who spends as much time as possible diving — around 4 full days per year spent underwater and counting! She blogs about her travels and dives at Eternal Arrival.
Allison will talk you through the process of underwater photography and videography.
Aleyda Solis is an SEO consultant and founder of Orainti, a boutique SEO consultancy from where she advises some of the top brands in the world, as well as being a speaker and author.
She shares the latest news and resources in SEO in the SEOFOMO newsletter, SEO tips in the Crawling Mondays video series, and a free SEO Learning Roadmap called LearningSEO.io.
Aleyda will demonstrate how to optimize your content for SEO success in 2024.
Chris Moyer is the Senior Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Visit Detroit, where he leads media relations, communications strategy, government relations and community relations. Visit Detroit proudly welcomes millions of travelers to the region every year.
Chris will talk about how destinations can shift their overall narrative to become a destination for both travelers and creators.
As a publicist since 2004 and a blogger since 2006, Angie Orth knows a thing or two about what brands and bloggers want from each other.
She is the author of FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (Hachette 2024), an award-winning content creator, recovering agency publicist, host of the TRAVELING WITH AAA Podcast and consultant on all things in the digital travel space.
She created AngieAway.com to chronicle a yearlong round-the-world trip that accidentally became a dream career. She produces and co-hosts The Jet Sisters, a video series focusing on Millennial travel. In addition to working on content campaigns with dozens of brands and DMOs including Ford, Dramamine, Virgin Atlantic, Windstar Cruises and Visit Britain, Angie has served as an ambassador for Travelocity, the Rocky Mountaineer, Yahoo Travel and AFAR. She serves as an influencer marketing advisor for top travel brands and founded the Blog Squad at Universal Orlando. Angie’s adventures have appeared on The Today Show, the New York Post, Cosmopolitan, AFAR and Glamour.
Angie will discuss when and how much to pay content creators for content.
Andrea Mestdagh is the Senior Marketing Communications Manager at Visit Jacksonville and the Beaches in Jacksonville, Florida where she manages the organization’s public relations and content creator efforts and relationships. With nearly 10 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry stretching from Florida to Las Vegas, she’s worked with hundreds of journalists, influencers, content creators and the occasional celebrity to craft informative, memorable and inspirational work. A native of Michigan, she attended Central Michigan University before escaping the cold winters for sunshine.
During her TBEX North America 2024 session, Andrea will share data from the tourism industry side about how DMOs work with creators.
Martinique Lewis is an award-winning diversity in travel consultant, President of the Black Travel Alliance, and one of both Travel + Leisure and Travel Pulse’s “Most influential people in travel”. Creator of The ABC Travel Greenbook and App! The number one resource connecting travelers to the African Diaspora Globally. And don’t forget the host of National Geographic’s “Black Travel Across America”!
Trusted amongst her peers as a ‘’connector’’ she is always connecting the dots to ensure the travel industry is mindful of diversity, not just as a “Buzzword” but an action that produces results. As a Digital Disruptor who is immensely in love with all things travel, daily she strives to change the narrative by advocating for travelers who represent different demographics across multiple platforms.
Working directly with tourism boards and travel brands, she creates content that is exciting and influential. Her mission is to change the face of tourism forever so that we all feel represented and see ourselves reflected.
Eulanda Shead-Osagiede is food culture and travel content creator, and TV presenter. She has been featured in a number of high-profile print and digital publications like National Geographic, Ebony, Washington Post, Forbes, and many others.
Her client portfolio features brands like Intrepid Travel, Expedia, Hyundai, Hotels.com, Pergolux, CoverForYou, Visit England, Lick, Homesense, and more. As a TV presenter, she’s a guest presenter in seasons 2 & 3 of the award-winning, Three Drinkers Amazon Prime TV show.
Marty & Eulanda will help you take your talents from IG…to TV!
As you might imagine, we are absolutely thrilled to have this talented group of people on board. Individuals who are keen to share all they know at TBEX North America 2024 to help our attendees take things to the next level.
About TBEX: Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) travel influencer conference is the world’s largest conference and networking event for travel bloggers, online travel journalists, new media content creators, and travel industry professionals. The event provides a platform for collaboration, education, and inspiration within the travel community. This year’s conferences include: TBEX Europe 2024, May 28-31 in San Sebastian, Spain and TBEX North America 2024, July 9-12 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
How exciting! Can’t wait to connect with many of these speakers and just take in all their expertise and knowledge!