After our announcement about the first round of speakers created so much excitement (and rightfully so), we’re now thrilled to have you meet our second round of speakers. This is another talented group featuring top Travel Creators, Bloggers, Content Marketing Experts, Photographers and film makers speaking on a variety of topics that we truly feel will enable our attendees to walk away with actionable knowledge, and help propel them on their blogging and content creation journey.
From maximizing blog revenue to harnessing the power of AI, taking your mobile photography game up a notch to advanced topic ideation, we’ve got all your bases covered. We’re committed to sourcing speakers at the top of their game, with the clear goal of helping you be at the top of yours.
We want you to arrive in beautiful San Juan in July ready to learn, engage and collaborate, and to leave knowing that you have the tools and community to thrive in this industry.
So, what can you look forward to?! Meet our travel creator speakers.
Sherry Smothermon-Short is a multi-passionate entrepreneur with more than ten years of experience in the online space. She is a blogger, course creator, consultant, and Etsy shop owner. She owns and runs three blogs–Cub Scout Ideas, Painless Blog Analytics, and The Facts Vault. Her decade of blogging has taught her how to use data to grow and improve her blog. She loves sharing what she learned with other content creators by providing information, resources, training, and services. In addition, Sherry owns three Etsy shops.
Sherry has recently taken ownership of the Printables & More Club, a very successful membership designed to help content creators grow their online income through various avenues including blog content, email marketing, and shop ownership.Sherry and her husband, Scott, have two sons–Parker who is a junior at Winthrop University and Grant who is a high school senior. They live in Nashville, TN. In her spare time, Sherry loves to read or watch mysteries.
Sherry will show you how to maximize your blog revenue by harnessing the power of analytics.
Meet Rachel Hill: Atlanta based Digital Marketing Expert, “retired” Travel Influencer, and your soon-to-be favorite AI Content Marketing Guru. Certified in ‘Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT’ by Vanderbilt University, Rachel has mastered the art of making AI your secret weapon for content creation. Originally from sunny Florida, she’s the visionary behind “AI & Influence,” a unique platform that aims to help even the most non-technical creators thrive in the AI era. If you’re looking to revolutionize your content creation game using AI, then you won’t want to miss this session!
Rachel will walk you through how to use AI as a creator in order to take your game to the next level.
Rick Southers is a lifestyle photographer and filmmaker with an emphasis on highlighting the vibrancy of the African Diaspora and their experiences. He calls Pittsburgh home but eagerly travels wherever a story needs to be told.
Rick’s unique perspective showcases the black experience near and far through vibrant color theory and eye-catching composition. His captivating travel photography has landed his work in Travel & Leisure, Essence, and Travel Noire, as well as working with brands such as Ritz Carlton, Nike Swim, the Mexican Tourism Board, and more.
Rick Southers will show you how to master the camera in your pocket, and impress clients that look in your direction.
William Tang is the Chief of Awesome at Going Awesome Places which focuses on off-the-beaten-path, outdoor adventure, and experiential travel. His true passion lies in telling stories, inspiring others to travel, writing detailed trip itineraries to help others plan their own trips, and providing helpful tips and tricks to guide readers to travel better.
Samantha Wei is the creator of Mytanfeet, a Costa Rica travel blog that she runs with her partner, Yeison. They pride themselves on having their finger on the pulse of the nation, and providing the most recent and relevant information possible.
William and Samantha will focus on showcasing how they’ve harnessed their respective brands to establish a diverse set of income streams.
Ranked #11 in the Top 100 Content Marketing Influencers in 2022, Ashley Segura is a globally recognized content marketer and entrepreneur with over 13 years of expertise in the field. An international speaker and best-selling author, she has delivered coveted content workshops to brands worldwide, offering actionable content marketing strategies for both brands and bloggers.
With roots in journalism and PR, Ashley’s unique perspective continually enriches the content marketing landscape. Notably, she has spearheaded successful content campaigns for major travel brands, drawing from data-driven strategies to achieve significant online growth.
Ashley’s mission: To help businesses and professionals leverage the power of content to achieve their goals and grow their brands.
Ashley will focus on advanced topic ideation or, simply put, how to identify topics that will drive traffic to your site.
Lauren Gay is an adventure travel creator, creator of Misadventures of an Outdoorsy Diva Blog, host/producer of the Outdoorsy Diva Podcast, on-air TV travel expert, published photographer, and speaker.
She is passionate about inspiring and empowering black women to step out of their comfort zones for new experiences in travel and adventure and embracing nature as therapy. Lauren is also a dedicated long time advocate for racial diversity and inclusion in outdoor recreation and adventure travel and a founding member of the Black Travel Alliance.
Lauren is a regular on-air travel expert for CBS Great Day Live, MORtv Goin Places with Ricc Rollins. She has been featured as 2020 USA Today Readers Choice Top 10 Adventure Travel Expert, on ABC News national syndicate, Huffington Post Travel, Conde Naste, The Outbound, Kayak.com, Backpacker, Tampa Bay Parenting and BBC Earth.
Lauren will help you navigate press trips like a pro, focusing on etiquette essentials and strategies to enable you to thrive.
If you’re keen to see these incredible travel creator speakers in action, you can register for TBEX North America 2024 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to be held from July 9th-12th. Act now before prices go up as we near closer to the conference!
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