Todd Copley
Experience Working As A Leader In Organizations:
- Commissioned Officer and military career, including combat tours of duty, with the US Army Special Operation Command. US Army Ranger and Commander of Psychological Operations.
- Long time travel/tourism executive with 30 years experience leading up to $800 million dollar adventure travel organizations operating in 65 countries and all 7 continents.
- Entrepreneur/Visionary/Co-Founder/Investor in 5+ start-up companies.
Coaching And Facilitation Background:
- Strategic Planning and Facilitation experience in collaboration with the Pinnacle Leadership Foundation at Grand Circle Corporation/Boston.
- Certified Business and Executive Coach with FocalPoint Coaching.
- Licensed Navigational Conversations Leader and Facilitator.
- Facilitator for numerous cross cultural tourism services trainings in 12 countries.
Relevant Business Experience:
- Experiential travel expert and consultant to some of the world’s leading consumer brands to include National Geographic Expeditions/Lindblad Expeditions/Accor Hotels/NBC Sports.
- Co-founder of digital travel technology company Nomad.me.
- President and Founder Summit Travel Consulting.
- Principal & operational advisor to Transcend European River Cruises.
- 20+ years international business and corporate development experience.
- Field Staff Committee member for International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators.
- Event producer for the 2014 World Championship of Whitewater Kayaking and liaison for Washington DC Olympic Bid.
- Board member Adventure Cycling Association.
- Retained lead consultant for the construction/build/design of two expedition cruise ships.
Education and Training:
- Master of Arts International Tourism Management from London Schiller University.
- Graduate of the US Army JFK Special Warfare Center for Psychological Operations.
- Commander US Army Cold Weather Mountain Warfare School in Dolomites of Italy.
- Expedition planning experience in Antarctica and Polar regions.
- Foreign language proficiency in French, Italian & Spanish.