2023 sales: $255 million
Previous ranking: 47
Employees: 48 full-time, 5 part-time
307 Fifth Ave., 16th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 542-4500
Website Executives
MANAGING PARTNER/CEO: Jack Ezon
CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK COLLECTIVE & LEISURE: Julie Danziger
CO-FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK EVENTS: Eli Ashear
MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK SAFARIS: Justin Huff
MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK ACADEMY: Anne Scully
COMPANY FACTS
* Privately owned luxury marketing company.
* Julie Danziger, Eli Ashear and Jack Ezon are majority shareholders.
* Focuses on the ultrahigh-net-worth travel space, emphasizing high-end social events and leisure, niche safari tours and concierge and hosting.
* Works with 265 independent contractors.
* $190 million in sales completed by hosted agents.
* Sales: 60% leisure, 5% business, 35% other.
* Owns Embark Events (sales of $70 million) and Embark Safaris ($4 million) not included in company's total.
* A member of Virtuoso.
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
* Built the Embark Blackbook event platform and upgraded SuveTA online booking tool with multiple hotel and airline wholesalers.
* Grew Embark Brasil business by 150% year over year; now with 65 independent advisors.
* Grew Embark Collective hosting business more than 150% year over year.
* Launched architecture for proprietary AI platform to give advisors augmented AI tools.
* Launched Embark Lifestyle division, embracing luxury brand activations and branded partnerships.
LOOKING AHEAD
* Officially launching the Embark Blackbook platform to Embark Advisors and luxury social event community.
* Upgrading online booking tool for consumer interface and enhanced advisor functionality.
* Building clientele strategy program for advisors to use AI tools to build personal marketing plans and engage clients.
* Upgrading event-booking platform.
* Engaging luxury brands with independent advisors for new qualified client-acquisition and events with luxury retailers across the U.S.
* Outlook for 2024 more promising than expected. Pace is up 52% over an already-robust 2023. Events are up 32%. ADR is up 24%.