In Good Company

Bespoke Experiences prides itself on our attention to detail, our connections within our vibrant cities, and the expertise of our outstanding personnel. From our operations team researching the hottest happenings for custom itineraries, to our multilingual experience ambassadors accompanying our friends on their private, luxurious excursions, we are all fully engaged, and committed to your needs.

For your convenience we offer localized licensed private tour services in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, and Japanese with other language services possible with enough notice. If you would like to join our team, click here.

Leadership

Russell Pike

General Manager
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A Floridian with a marketing degree and an MBA, plus 20+ years marketing and operations experience in the cruise and hospitality industry. Russ has traveled the globe by land and sea discovering new and unique places with his wife and their two children. When he's not grilling or cooking for his friends and family, Russ is a serious History Channel junkie.

DESTINATION EXPERTS

Elizabeth Schulte Roth

Regional Sales Manager, South
Market(s): New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville, Savannah, Charleston, Asheville
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Elizabeth has been cultivating her insatiable thirst for knowledge of the best of the best for more than 30 years. From her editorial career in the New York media - Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Details - to launching two luxury magazines - Atlanta Peach, PaperCity Atlanta - as editor-in-chief, she knows what the discerning reader craves. She was seduced by an Asheville sunset in 2012 and has since translated those skills as the local source for the quintessential experiences, whether in print or in person
Proficient in Spanish

Jennifer Maldonado

Regional Operations Manager: Central
Market(s) : Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Toronto
+011 (866) 514-8874 x 13

Jennifer first discovered her love for sharing stories and experiences while obtaining her Master’s Degree in Art History. She began working in the travel industry in 2014 and has since cultivated her passion for history, culture, and the great outdoors working as a tour director and local guide. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Jennifer now lives in Tucson with her husband, two children, and cat named Cat. Jennifer is an avid reader who spends her free time hiking, practicing yoga, and watching football with her family.

International Tour Management Institute Certified Tour Director

Molly Robertson

REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER: CALIFORNIA
Market(s) : San Diego, San Francisco, Wine-Country
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Molly began her professional life as a Logistics Coordinator for an international non-profit organization, working throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. She brought her passion for travel back home with her and has been creating and guiding tours in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than a decade. A life-long performer, when not showing people around, Molly spends her time making things up as a musical theatre improvisor.

International Tour Management Institute Certified Tour Director

Member, San Francisco Tour Guide Guild

Kristina Fortier

Experience Concierge
Market(s): New Orleans

Kristina is a lifelong native of New Orleans: a metropolis being reborn. Her passion for the city and extensive hospitality connections, combined with a broad background in sales, inspired her to realize her potential in servicing guests by paying attention to the smallest detail, thereby helping them have a world class experience in her hometown. In Kristina's free time she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, volunteering with local non-profits, and Pilates.

REBECCA ROBINSON

Regional Sales Manager, West
Market(s): San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Wine-Country, Portland, Seattle
+011 (866) 514-8874 x 10

This world traveling San Francisco native chose New Orleans because of its phenomenal music scene and enigmatic food culture. As a previous elementary school teacher Rebecca now enjoys local real estate and renovation adventures, international travel writing, festivals and exploring within and beyond her eclectic Faubourg Marigny, Bywater neighborhoods.

Licensed Professional New Orleans Tour Guide,
Licensed Chauffeur

Catalin GHEORGHE

Technical Engineer

The man behind the scenes, Catalin is a Strasbourg, France adopted computer science major from Romania. With a passion for sports, mixed martial arts and traveling throughout Europe, he enjoys applying the problem solving skills he learns on the playing field to the technical challenges he faces and conquers on the computer screen.
Fluently multilingual: English, French, Romanian and several computer languages.

Destination Ambassadors

Bespoke Ambassadors are the best of the best. Period.

Bespoke Ambassadors are not just tour-guides. They are hospitality personified. They have utilized their diverse backgrounds, world experiences, higher education, and transferable skills to develop a career of showcasing their world to the world.

Each of our local Bespoke Ambassadors is immersed in their community, investing in being in the know: what’s new, what’s now, and what is the best option for their particular guests.

Bespoke Ambassadors are hand-chosen following rigorous interviews, references, and reviews. Assessed for their depth of local knowledge, diversity of skill, local specializations, technical proficiency, regional licensing, teamwork, core-value alignment, and personal brand they are then trained to the highest industry standards to ensure consistent Bespoke Experience delivery throughout our destinations. With diverse backgrounds in teaching, law, journalism, retail, the arts, entrepreneurship, corporations, cuisine, and more, our team is the epitome of service.

In addition to English, for your convenience we offer multilingual tour services in several of our cities: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, Mandarin, and Japanese with other language services possible with enough notice.

If you align with our core values and feel qualified to be considered as a member of our elite team, click here.