Venture Studio & Advisory Firm

The Acceleration Team is a venture studio and advisory firm specializing in travel.

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Our Approach

Our People

Our success relies on having a strong and experienced team. In today's competitive landscape, we understand the value of a collaborative and dynamic team that can deliver results.

Our Projects

We achieve success by defining objectives and creating an action plan. With our team, we'll take the necessary steps to ensure our project delivery exceeds expectations.

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Our Partners

Our partners love working with us. They appreciate our team’s commitment, dedication, responsiveness, and our ability to meet even the most complex challenges head-on.


 

Our Team

Terrific teams build terrific products. Terrific products build terrific businesses.

  • Dan Christian

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    A recognized Global Executive & Business Leader with over 20+ years of experience in developing and implementing business, marketing & digital transformation strategies to drive growth, establish strong teams and produce exceptional results. Full Profile.

  • Jen Burke

    DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS

    Jen has 19 years travel industry experience, a previous Technical Digital Project & Integrations Manager for the Travel Corporation and time spent across Operations, Product, Account Management and global partnerships.

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    Huan Tran

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Huan is a 20+ year creative veteran whose award winning creative designs have spanned the pages of The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, and across brands such as Coca-Cola, Google.

  • Lesley Robb

    SENIOR DESIGNER

    Lesley Robb - 15+ years experience as a designer, brand strategist and entrepreneur primarily in the tourism sector. Partners from across the globe have included G Adventures, UnTours, The June Motel and The Travel Corporation.

  • Zach Vanasse

    COPYWRITER & PR

    Zach is a seasoned travel professional with over a decade of experience across a number of diverse roles in the tourism industry. He is a skilled copywriter, media relations expert, and marketing & branding specialist.

  • Photo of Katherine Watts, collaborator of Acceleration Team

    Katherine Watts

    COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL MARKETING

    Katherine is a communications and digital marketing expert with 15+ years of experience. Her skills include content marketing, web management and PR. She is a strategic storyteller and her data-led approach helps drive impactful campaigns and programs.

  • EJ Gamboa

    MARKETING & DIGITAL LEADER

    EJ is a highly accomplished marketing leader with 15+ years of experience and deep expertise in digital marketing, media, and ecommerce with the ability to confidently step into high-stakes leadership positions.

  • Janine Eberle

    Janine Eberle

    SENIOR COPYWRITER

    Janine is a content strategist and brand voice specialist with 20+ years’ experience in writing and developing travel content of every kind from print guidebooks to hotel launch sites for businesses from Lonely Planet to Accor.

  • Cristina Hure, collaborator of Acceleration Team

    Cristina Hure

    COMMMUNICATIONS & CONTENT MARKETING

    Cristina is a journalist, turned PR pro & digital marketer with 10+ years of experience. She combines technical & communication skills and people leadership, specializing in design & implementation of multi-channel marketing programs, proven to generate awareness, demand and utilization.

Our Partners Love Us

“The Acceleration Team is best-in-class. From the initial strategy sessions to the final launch and ongoing optimization, Dan and his team were a true partner in every sense of the word, and an extension of the Dharma team.

The A-Team were instrumental in helping us launch the website for Spirited Stories, re-launch the website for Looking FC,  and project manage our Online Booking and Marketplace Platform.  They also led the development of an integrated marketing strategy that included PR, social media, and paid media efforts to help us create awareness and initial momentum for our brands. The team embedded into our organisation organically, with Jen becoming a pivotal member of key projects and Dan bringing his expertise at the leadership level. 

On the website and online booking functionality build, their experience in optimising websites for conversion and lead generation was particularly noteworthy in re-designing our original website. The team's expertise in distribution efforts with online travel agencies helped us secure key partnerships with major players in the industry.

In summary, I highly recommend the Acceleration Team. They went above and beyond to help us, were incredibly professional throughout, and have an outstanding group of experts who are truly dedicated to helping their clients succeed. I am confident that they can do the same for any business in the travel industry.”

— Charaf El Mansouri, CEO, DHARMA

“The Acceleration Team brought Openscreen the perfect mix of cloud-based technology, tactical go-to-market planning and execution, and strategic insights into customer behaviour and acquisition. Working with them as our ‘growth team’ allowed us to hit the ground running from planning our beta-trial right through to our full customer launch. Regardless of the maturity of your marketing efforts and organization, the Acceleration Team can adapt to deliver exactly what you need.”

— Gemini Waghmare, CEO, Openscreen

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Listen to our Origin Story

Acceleration Team Founder, Dan Christian, joined Jamie Birch of JEB Commerce on their Podcast to discuss how we go started.

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