Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria
Welcome to Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria, hosted by architect, blogger, traveler, chef, father, husband, and founding partner of Candelaria Design Associates. Mark has designed timeless homes across the country for forty years, while hosting tours to Italy, Spain, and beyond. Throughout the course of his journey, Mark has met wonderful people who truly inspire him and this podcast is about them and the opportunities that are all around us to Inspire Living! While we talk about architecture and design on this podcast, Mark also introduces you to a wide gamut of guests and industries, and ventures into all sorts of topics that will teach you, motivate you and inspire living your best life.
Inspiring Living with Mark Candelaria
Let's Travel the World with Julie Skrei of Abercrombie & Kent
Our first guest of 2023 is Julie Skrei, Director of Sales for the prestigious travel company Abercrombie & Kent where she has worked for over a decade. Julie is a highly regarded travel industry professional, with an extensive background in sales within the luxury hospitality market. Julie tells us how she got her start with Hilton Hotels, The Sanctuary and then helped open a billion dollar resort in Las Vegas, during which she was named the #1 revenue generator and later “Travel Agent Specialist of Arizona" for all Promus Hotels on the West Coast.
Twelve years ago she started with Abercrombie & Kent, one of the most prestigious travel companies in the world and explains what makes them the best. For those of you who want ideas and inspiration for creating an amazing adventure on your own, the Abercrombie & Kent website and social media channels are great free resources full of information. They are also happy to customize a trip for any group size and price point, and they have exclusive connections you can't find anywhere else.
In this episode Julie shares a bit of her life story, her broad range of sales and travel skills, and inside info on what it’s like working in the hospitality and travel industry. With all her extensive travel, we of course ask her to tell us about her favorite trips, destinations and hotels and the value of good travel!
PS Our first design book is now out!! Mark Candelaria Homes features 12 standout homes over 232 beautiful large pages. Each project is unique and is accompanied by sketches, floor plans, personal anecdotes from those involved, and each is paired with a special recipe by Mark! Get your copy today on Amazon or Barnes & Noble, or at one of our upcoming book signing events: The Collector's House March 11 from 1-3pm and March 23 at a fun fundraising event with the Scottsdale Saguaros at The Agency from 5-8pm.