International Business Services Offered by Emily Stewart
International Relocation Advisor
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Global Sales Consultant
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Hospitality
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International Event Planner
Check out my most recent gig, as an Event Coordinator with Special Interest Travel. I managed visits from EU Officials during
Malta's Presidency, January-Jun 2017.
http://www.sit.com.mt/
What's next?
People often ask me "where I got the travel bug." That's curious to me, because I don't feel like I travel much, nor can I remember a time when I wasn't exploring. My young parents worked in hotels, using their career choice as an excuse to relocate the family every couple years. As a child I spent lots of time poking around my new digs, whether it be alleyways or fields. I've always been brave (foolish?), curious, and energetic, three important character traits for people willing to relocate abroad. My parents are too, which is why we moved to Northern Ireland as a family (the green little land of my dad's birth).
Choosing to earn a Bachelor of the Arts in International Studies, with a triple-minor in Spanish, Leadership, and Business was (ironically) a no-brainer. I eeked every international opportunity I could out of my time at the University of Denver. For instance, I was one of the first interns at the World Trade Center, Denver, where I played key roles in the formulation of their internship program and earned a certificate in International Trade. In 2009, I studied religion and society in India. Later, I wrote a grant-funded thesis on adaptation versus assimilation within Denver's refugee community. To pay my way through school, I worked as a server in every type of food nationality I could get my mouth around.
2011 wasn't a great year for many. I, like many recent graduates, flitted around trying to live up to my expensive degree in a less-than-favorable economic environment. I worked for a German business consulting start-up (that failed); an independent Arab business consultant (he fired me-- made for a great Buzzfeed arrticle); a fun vacation rental start-up called Evolve; and finally, a job with Baxter Healthcare in Englewood, Colorado. I was lucky enough to land under the tutelage of a strong Asian-American lady. Working as an international accounts inside sales representative, I became fluent in "broken English" and stayed late to manage calls from Asia. I practiced my Spanish with our LATAM business partners and planned their visits to the USA. Everything was dandy until my beloved boss left under a spat of corporate redundancies. So, I grabbed my EU passport and moved to England.
It wasn't until living abroad on my own that I comprehended the value in my degree in unexpected ways. Learning to navigate the local business scene was fodder for my first company, BASEDtravelerplymouth.com. After going solo as a journalist, I integrated with different facets of global business, working as a tour guide, travel writer, and relocation specialist. With BASEDtraveler I created a writing program that coached other writers through their self-creation as international journalists. We shared our experiences and built our company over Skype and time zones. Although I've decided that BASEDtraveler isn't the right product, nor am I the right leader, I am so proud of my former team's accomplishments.
I keep myself savvy by taking part-time work in the global business arena. I worked as an EU Council Event Coordinator with Special Interest Travel/ The Demajo Group. I actively volunteered with Tal-Kultura in Malta Mary's Place now, in Seattle. I travel regularly in Europe and the USA, often as a writer or yoga instructor. I'm always looking for new opportunities to interact with global businesses.
My long-term dream is to open a community space for fitness, writing retreats, and services like language lessons. We'll serve underprivileged populations alongside high-income-earners, treating everyone the same. We'll host writing and yoga retreats. We'll have spaces for stranded expat-locals, refugees, and battered women to sleep. We'll have regular classes and provide food to fuel them. And we'll offer these services at a sliding-scale rate. The location? Maybe Spain...
Do you have a skill that might help me in my goal?
Awesome! Use the contact information on my Home page to get in-touch!
Choosing to earn a Bachelor of the Arts in International Studies, with a triple-minor in Spanish, Leadership, and Business was (ironically) a no-brainer. I eeked every international opportunity I could out of my time at the University of Denver. For instance, I was one of the first interns at the World Trade Center, Denver, where I played key roles in the formulation of their internship program and earned a certificate in International Trade. In 2009, I studied religion and society in India. Later, I wrote a grant-funded thesis on adaptation versus assimilation within Denver's refugee community. To pay my way through school, I worked as a server in every type of food nationality I could get my mouth around.
2011 wasn't a great year for many. I, like many recent graduates, flitted around trying to live up to my expensive degree in a less-than-favorable economic environment. I worked for a German business consulting start-up (that failed); an independent Arab business consultant (he fired me-- made for a great Buzzfeed arrticle); a fun vacation rental start-up called Evolve; and finally, a job with Baxter Healthcare in Englewood, Colorado. I was lucky enough to land under the tutelage of a strong Asian-American lady. Working as an international accounts inside sales representative, I became fluent in "broken English" and stayed late to manage calls from Asia. I practiced my Spanish with our LATAM business partners and planned their visits to the USA. Everything was dandy until my beloved boss left under a spat of corporate redundancies. So, I grabbed my EU passport and moved to England.
It wasn't until living abroad on my own that I comprehended the value in my degree in unexpected ways. Learning to navigate the local business scene was fodder for my first company, BASEDtravelerplymouth.com. After going solo as a journalist, I integrated with different facets of global business, working as a tour guide, travel writer, and relocation specialist. With BASEDtraveler I created a writing program that coached other writers through their self-creation as international journalists. We shared our experiences and built our company over Skype and time zones. Although I've decided that BASEDtraveler isn't the right product, nor am I the right leader, I am so proud of my former team's accomplishments.
I keep myself savvy by taking part-time work in the global business arena. I worked as an EU Council Event Coordinator with Special Interest Travel/ The Demajo Group. I actively volunteered with Tal-Kultura in Malta Mary's Place now, in Seattle. I travel regularly in Europe and the USA, often as a writer or yoga instructor. I'm always looking for new opportunities to interact with global businesses.
My long-term dream is to open a community space for fitness, writing retreats, and services like language lessons. We'll serve underprivileged populations alongside high-income-earners, treating everyone the same. We'll host writing and yoga retreats. We'll have spaces for stranded expat-locals, refugees, and battered women to sleep. We'll have regular classes and provide food to fuel them. And we'll offer these services at a sliding-scale rate. The location? Maybe Spain...
Do you have a skill that might help me in my goal?
Awesome! Use the contact information on my Home page to get in-touch!
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Special thanks to Paul K. Porter, the best yoga retreat photographer EVER.
Special thanks to Paul K. Porter, the best yoga retreat photographer EVER.