Jill Cruse
Olivia Travel - been doing my dream job for over 35 years.
- Role
- Senior Vice President, Travel at Olivia Travel
- Location
- Richmond, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jill Cruse
Grateful every day for this amazing life.Specialties: Working with people, Cruise/Resort Contract negotiations, large event planning, on-board programming, Budgets, supervision, securing entertainment/contracts, Guest Relations, Customer Service, Experience in working with a multitude of Cruise Lines, Tour Operators, DMC\'s and Resorts. I have become fairly proficient in Social Media and \"Facebook, instagram and Twitter @jillienp\". I have a passion for Nature photography, and have won several photography awards with National Geographic and Travel Weekly, and others.I love my job and the people we serve. I get to travel the world and provide women with opportunities to travel all over the world. I love making sure we take care of every detail to make traveling easy and fun for our travelers. I have had the privilege work with Oprah with OWN TV Social Media projects on the side from 20••••18, and to be in an episode of \"Super Soul Sunday\", taped at Harpo Studios in Chicago with Oprah and Don Miguel Ruiz about the book \"The Four Agreements\" in 2013. I have attended 5 of Oprah\'s LifeClass tapings and was one of 250 people Oprah personally invited to Oprah\'s Belief Premier in New York 2015 with India.Arie, Gayle King, Ava Duverney, Felicia Rashad, Arianna Huffington, Jill Bolte Taylor, Barbara Walters among others and was included in a Music video with Jennifer Hudson and the \"OWN\" theme song title \"You Will\". I met Oprah the first time in August of 2012, and have been fortunate to have met with her on 7 different occasions since then-) I just have the best life ever. Who can dream this Geographic\'s \"Explorer of the Month\" in the AmazonFeatured in Marc Cappelletti\'s \"Modern Explorers\" & 2018 Radio Interview on SiriusXM w/ Shaun Proulx
Experience
Senior Vice President, Travel
Jul 2024 — Present · US
Education
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Bachelor of Science, Physical Education
1977 — 1979
Humboldt State University
Single Subject Teaching Credential, K-12, Physical Education, Coaching
1979 — 1980
Golden West College
Associate of Arts, Physical Education
1975 — 1977
Skills
- Email Marketing
- Leisure Travel
- Tour Operators
- Management
- Team Building
- Sponsorship
- Tourism
- Project Management
- Online Advertising
- Social Media
- Travel Management
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Business Travel
- Advertising
- Digital Photography
- Entertainment
- Supervision
- Travel Planning
- People Skills
- Trade Shows
- Hospitality
- Leisure
- Cruises
- Training
- Connecting People
- Travel Photography
- Sales
- Graphic Design
- Marketing Communications
- Contract Negotiation
- Nature Photography
- Budgets
- Event Planning
- Social Networking
- Event Management
- Social Media Marketing
- Resorts
- Customer Service
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