And I will of course be there. Let me know if you are going to be around. Cannes is definitely the more accessible one of the two. With tickets at only €40... If you have a spare day then definitely pop by and let me know! The day after the Monaco Yacht Show I will also be speaking together with David Seal at the Sea Breaks annual meet-up in Monaco on the 27th of September (the day after the yacht show). A fun networking event, as Sea Breaks is a Yacht & Business Club where connecting and networking is the core but this is all with a shared passion for the water and yachts.

As some of you may know I have joined Seven Yachts at the start of this year as the director of charter. Seven Yachts has been around for over 11 years doing mostly day charters in Dubai as we own a couple of fantastic yachts and have a nice fleet locally. Over the past 8 months we have built an entire new strategy where we still have our day charters in Dubai, as, if done at a volume with the right infrastructure it is an interesting market. But, with my expertise in the so-called "term-charters", meaning longer term charters globally it was of course a no-brainer to make this expansion. With charter season heading into low season around March (earlier than expected due to the situation in the region), it was time to fully focus on this expansion and we shifted insanely quick. Building a full infrastructure behind the scenes to support the term charters and a strategy that suited Seven Yachts. Of course, up until this point it was quiet as we were not actively marketing this. But when our new website went live about 10 days ago the chaos started hahaha! All of sudden, we started getting 3-5 leads through the website per day and funnily enough I started receiving enquiries from anywhere and everywhere. It is like they all had the epiphany to finally book that yacht charter. This frankly happens every season but especially this one, as the situation in the middle east kept most charter clients at bay with their requests. Yet now, summer has hit and everyone is coming, ALL AT ONCE! But that is the fun of being a yacht charter broker, you just have to make sure you are prepared for it. For those interested, here is the new website: https://sevenyachts.com/

I was scrolling LinkedIn for 10 minutes the other day. Just casually. And within that short time I came across: 1. A junior marketing role at one of the top brokerages in the industry. 2. A customer success position at a high-end technical supplier that I personally know very well and only works with yachts 50 metres and above. 3. And another company with 3 open roles focused on exclusive travel. Not purely yachts, but Monaco F1, private yacht events, and very out-of-the-box experiences. That’s in 10 minutes. So when people say “it’s impossible to get into this industry”… I don’t agree. The opportunities are there. The difference is knowing where to look, and actually putting yourself forward when you see them. Because most people either don’t look properly… or don’t act when they find something. If you stay consistent with it, things start to open up. And most importantly, having the confidence. That is something the academy will bring you.