We are delighted to kick off Season 2 of IESE's student run podcast with a snazzy new name, IESE Spotlights, and a conversation with the irrepressible Avi Meir.

An IESE alumni, Avi is the CEO and Co-founder of Barcelona based unicorn, TravelPerk, the next-generation platform for booking, managing and optimising all stages of business travel.

Sit back and enjoy as we pick his brains on a wide range of topics.

Ally & Tiernan

Topics Covered

Introduction (00:00 - 03:14)
The road to IESE (03:15 - 05:47)
How the MBA helps him run TravelPerk (05:48 - 10:33)
The story and learnings behind the building and selling of his first start-up, Hotel Ninjas (10:34 - 20:10)
The setting up of TravelPerk (20:11 - 23:47)
Advice for first-time founders (23:48 - 26:17)
Navigating a corporate travel start-up through a black swan pandemic (26:18 - 32:39)
Pitching and raising money in the Covid climate (32:40 - 35:34)
The future of business travel (35:35 - 40:07)
Finding purpose and fulfilment (40:08 - 44:54)
How his Israeli heritage plays into his leadership style (44:55 - 49:05)