Business travel isn’t business as usual anymore. On Tarmac Warriors, a new 3-part podcast series from SAP Concur solutions, we explore what business travel looks like today as people start getting back on the road... or the tarmac, and what it will look like tomorrow as the industry innovates to make travel safe and joyful again. Join travel writer Heather Greenwood Davis and three extraordinary business travelers, a big wave surfer, a climate scientist and a tropical fruit expert, and see what we can learn about where business travel is going.
Tarmac Warriors Trailer // With Heather Greenwood Davis, Journalist, Travel Writer, Host of Tarmac Warriors
Meet a fellow business traveler who happens to be in the business of surfing the biggest waves in the world. Join host Heather Greenwood Davis as she sits down with Andrea Moller, a record-holding big wave surfer to discuss her approach to safety and how putting her life in the hands of the mighty oceans compares to entrusting her life to the vast international travel ecosystem. You’ll also hear from industry experts who’ll share the latest safety innovations that are helping make both surfing and travel safer. If you’re a business traveler or someone who’s helping business travelers get back on the road, please listen now.
Episode 1 Guests // Andrea Moller, Pro Big Wave Surfer and Paramedic; Andrew Reinhart, Patagonia; Elliot Kreitenberg, Dimer UVC Innovations; Tom Sanderson, Boeing; Brian Keaulana, BWRAG. Interstitial // Sami Kriegstein
In 2020, when the world, and travel, went into pandemic lockdown, air quality improved globally, animals reclaimed their territories, and nature flourished. Out host Heather Greenwood Davis sits down with legendary climatologist, and business traveler, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, to discuss how to balance traveling for work while simultaneously trying to be more sustainable. We also hear from industry experts on emerging green initiatives in the travel ecosystem, and how we can each play a role in minimizing our footprint. If you’re involved in business travel in any way, please press play.
Episode 2 Guests // Dr. Lonnie Thompson, Paleoclimatologist; Gus Vonderheide, Hyatt Hotels; Eva x, The Forward Lab; Cecilia Walter, TedX Coach, Ohio State University Student; Sarah Wilkin, Fly Green Alliance; Andrew Charlton, Aviation Advocacy. Interstitial // Sami Kriegstein
Hear the word “compliance” and you think about a bunch of rules designated to cram your style. Mango importer and fellow business traveler, Michael Warren, sits down with host Heather Greenwood Davis to discuss how compliance helps him do his job better – deliver delicious mangoes to Americans. He compares it to how adhering to compliance in business travel can help all travelers do their jobs better. We also hear from industry experts on the latest compliance rules that are making international travel more frictionless and secure. If you’re involved in business travel in any way, please listen now.
Episode 3 Guests // National Mango Board, CAPCO Farms; Madhulika Dash, Kalinga Stories; Michael Nelson, Direct Travel; Gus Vonderheide, Hyatt Hotels; Bernardo Malo, REFIN S.A.; Suzanne Sangiovese, Riskline. Interstitial // Sami Kriegstein
