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Showcasing leading women in the tourism industry as we dive deep into their motivation to follow their passion of travel and have it lead to a career of success. Motivation, mindset & travel inspiration to have you feeling reading to embrace your next adventure, no matter where in the world that may be.
Episode 24: Meet Aukje Van Gerven: World Traveller, Adventurer & Founder of MOYO Training Foundation - Bringing Nature Positive Tourism to you
She Dares To Travel Podcast
38 minutes 4 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 24: Meet Aukje Van Gerven: World Traveller, Adventurer & Founder of MOYO Training Foundation - Bringing Nature Positive Tourism to you
From the Corporate world with degrees in Law & History; Aukje ceased to be inspired by the industry she was in and discovered a true passion for adventure when cycling from Tanzania to the Netherlands. Hear her incredible story of resiliency while pushing through this 11 month journey that had her making a career change once home.
Knowing that tourism is her passion she moved into the role of Director of the Respect the Mountains Foundation which brought the message of ecotourism and live events to the European Sustainable Mountain Tourism market. Then in 2018 Aukje started working for Rewilding Europe where she managed the in-house travel company and was in charge of Wildlife Tourism development & training in the different rewilding areas.
She co-created the rewilding tourism training program in 2020, which trained over 200 travel & tourism professionals. In 2023, Aukje poured her heart and soul in yet another challenge: starting MOYO Training Foundation and making a Nature Positive impact on the travel, tourism & training industry.
Also hear about her travels & an awe-inspiring moment in Abruzzo, Italy where she was hiking in the night with wolves and how moments like these are what motivates her to spread the word of sustainability and nature positive impacts in tourism.
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She Dares To Travel Podcast
Showcasing leading women in the tourism industry as we dive deep into their motivation to follow their passion of travel and have it lead to a career of success. Motivation, mindset & travel inspiration to have you feeling reading to embrace your next adventure, no matter where in the world that may be.
