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About Us A Different Kind of Consulting Company We employ a team and network of skilled business and travel professionals that know what it means to operate a business; because we have done it ourselves and understand the competitive nature, challenges and intricacies of business. This experience is important in todays fast paced and ever changing business environment where speed to a strategy and implementing a solution can be a critical factor in success. We also believe that every business is unique; shaped by its people, culture, products and services. Successful consulting, just like a successful business, depends on how well you understand the uniqueness of the business – its strengths and weaknesses – to truly understand its potential opportunities. Consulting Methodology
Michael F. Stone | President & Founder Stone has a successful entrepreneurial, business operating and professional career spanning more than 30 years. Stone founded Gestation in 1997 to improve the management and distribution of leisure travel. Today Gestation works with both travel and non-travel companies looking to improve operations, grow their business, explore new business and revenue generation opportunities, enter new markets, and/or seek viable new business, travel and tourism investments. Stone is a co-founder and advisor to Travel Sciences, Inc., a travel industry technology and software development company. Travel Sciences was formed by Gestation, Inc. in 2002 to address the need for a cohesive, real-time, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and enterprise solutions for the travel industry. Stone has also held top leadership positions in the travel industry, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunquest Holdings USA, a U.S.-based start-up company of Airtours, plc., the largest air-inclusive vacation company in the world. At Sunquest he was responsible for creating a business plan to help Airtours understand the U.S. travel market place and lay the groundwork for establishing a U.S.-based operation, which became My Travel Company. Prior to that Stone was President and CEO of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Certified Vacations, one of the largest U.S. tour operators where he was responsible for developing, marketing and selling vacations under a variety of well-known regional and national private labels. During his four-year tenure at Certified Vacations, he increased sales from $100 million to over $400 million. Stone also organized and led a start-up internet-based travel distribution company that quickly grew to rank in the top 5% of internet sites. In 1995 Stone received the Travel Agent Magazine "Winners Circle" award in recognition of his industry achievements. Before joining Certified Vacations, Stone was treasurer of Connecticut-based Stone Travel, where he helped oversee the opening of three offices and a cruise division, called Cruise Quarters. He was also the owner and president of Stone Insurance, establishing it as one of the largest general insurance agencies in central Connecticut; and president of two Connecticut based regional industrial development companies. Stone has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Tourism and Marketing, and has worked with a number of Tourism boards and organizations including the State of Florida; the City of Fort Lauderdale; the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau; and the Islands of the Bahamas. Stone also served on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL. A graduate of Cornell University, Stone earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He also participated in the Syracuse University's Foreign Study Program, studying Italian language and art in Florence, Italy. Business Partners and Affiliates: Out House AdvertisingOut House Advertising (OHA) was the in-house creative services department for Certified Vacations and Alamo Car Rental Companies. In 2002 Alamo bid out its creative services; and its in-house creative services group bid on the RFP; they won the bid and Out House Advertising was born. OHA continues to do work for Alamo in addition to a growing number and wide variety of additional businesses. OHA is an extremely creative and inventive group of graphic design, photography, marketing and advertising professionals. It services include graphic and logo design, branding, advertising, marketing, media relations, and research. The Florida Design Group will build the exact website you need and that your customers and target market prospects are looking for. Its websites deliver easy-to-use content management, photo galleries, blogs, eCommerce tools and more! It also provides additional website services such as search engine optimization (SEO), content copywriting, optimized press releases, email marketing, website maintenance and hosting. Travel Sciences, Inc. - is a software development and technology business dedicated to building innovative business solutions for the travel industry. In addition to custom development work, its core products include: Travel Office™ - a robust CRM & travel management and distribution solution; Longitude™ - a fully functional enterprise solution for cruise, tour operators and vacation packaging operators; Travel Bureau™ - a data collection, analysis, reporting and destination management solution for destination marketing organizations (e.g. tourism bureaus, CVBs) with CRM and direct selling and packaging options. Travel Sciences also accepts custom software development work for the travel and tourism industry. IM Interactive Corp - is a premier provider of interactive messaging and web based interactive products, such as online brochures. Sullivan Marketing Advisors - is a consulting and management services company with specialization in marketing, travel and publishing based in the New York City metro area. Its principal, Mary Pat Sullivan, has 20 years of successful travel publishing, marketing and industry experience. 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