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Meet The Team

Meet The Team
You’ve heard about them – now meet them! Our superb team of personal travel managers are nothing short of connoisseurs of the world, imparting their wisdom and years of first-hand travel experience to you, in order to create your tailor-made holidays and corporate travel trips with ease and efficiency.

With a welcoming and friendly manner, a brilliant knowledge of the world and an excellent relationship with some of the very best travel suppliers from around the world, our experts will be your first port of call when it comes to booking the ultimate escape.
You’ve heard about them – now meet them! Our superb team of personal travel managers are nothing short of connoisseurs of the world, imparting their wisdom and years of first-hand travel experience to you, in order to create your tailor-made holidays and corporate travel trips with ease and efficiency.

With a welcoming and friendly manner, a brilliant knowledge of the world and an excellent relationship with some of the very best travel suppliers from around the world, our experts will be your first port of call when it comes to booking the ultimate escape.
You’ve heard about them – now meet them! Our superb team of personal travel managers are nothing short of connoisseurs of the world, imparting their wisdom and years of first-hand travel experience to you, in order to create your tailor-made holidays and corporate travel trips with ease and efficiency.

With a welcoming and friendly manner, a brilliant knowledge of the world and an excellent relationship with some of the very best travel suppliers from around the world, our experts will be your first port of call when it comes to booking the ultimate escape.

David Ox

Managing Director
Founder and force behind Winged Boots, David Ox champions bold growth, nurtures relationships and steers Winged Boots with insight, integrity and an unwavering eye for excellence.
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David Ox

Managing Director
Founder and force behind Winged Boots, David Ox champions bold growth, nurtures relationships and steers Winged Boots with insight, integrity and an unwavering eye for excellence.

Personal Travel Managers

Your dedicated travel insider. Our Personal Travel Managers tailor every trip with care, connections and creativity, making luxury travel feel effortless, personal and perfectly you.

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Samantha Seals

Head of Sales & Operations

I’ve worked in travel for 32 years now, it’s all I’ve ever known. Day-to-day, I work across all Winged Boots departments and would describe my role as problem solving; I’m always answering calls out of hours and ensu...

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Dean Jeffries

Personal Travel Manager

With over a decade in the travel industry, I’ve turned my love for exploring the world into a career I’m truly passionate about. From researching dreamy hotels to building bespoke itineraries, I thrive on the detail. When I&rsqu...

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Emma Littlebury

Personal Travel Manager

From planning intricate incentive escapes to seamless corporate travel, I thrive on the ever-changing rhythm of my role. I love the freedom of exploring new cultures, with Thailand being my firm favourite; I love being able to escape routin...

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Louise Silverman

Personal Travel Manager

Travel isn’t just a nine-to-five to me, it’s my entire personality. I love nothing more than inspiring clients as well as planning my personal travel calendar through their trips. I have been selling holidays for 24 years and my...

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Michelle Martin

Personal Travel Manager

Having been in the travel industry for 31 years I have been fortunate enough to travel extensively. If I had to choose my favourite destinations it would have to be Barbados; I just love the laid-back vibes and - as cliché as it soun...

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Jack Stean

Personal Travel Manager

I’ve been a personal travel manager for 15 years and love the variety that each day brings. I basically get to travel the world everyday via my clients which is pretty awesome. For me, my favourite place in the world is sitting by the...

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Matt Clayden

Retail Shop Manager

With 16 years in travel, I’ve carved out a passion for curating luxury, tailor-made escapes. From my early days working in Austrian hotels to adventures across Bali, the Maldives and Botswana, I’ve been lucky to explore the worl...

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Gemma Wilson-Dines

Personal Travel Manager

With 11 years in travel including time as BA cabin crew, I swapped aisles for itineraries and became an expert in curating luxury escapes across the globe. I love using first-hand insight to shape every journey, whether it’s a dream s...

Concierge

From last-minute upgrades to impossible reservations, our Concierge team weaves magic into every journey elevating trips with insider access, personal touches and seamless, VIP-style service.

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Claire Baker

Head of Customer Experience

Travel isn’t just a job, it’s a lifestyle. As a luxury travel concierge, I take already incredible trips and elevate them with thoughtful, personal touches - favourite champagne chilled on arrival, flowers in suite or the perfec...

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Emy Karvelis

Customer Experience Executive

I’ve been working in the concierge department of Winged Boots for about a year and a half now and have discovered my passion for the travel industry. I love planning trips for clients and ensuring they get the most out of every destin...

Admin & Operations

Efficient, detail-driven and always proactive, our admin and operations teams are the backbone of seamless service, ensuring your luxury itinerary runs flawlessly, every time.

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Sophie Azeem

Administration Manager

I've worked for Winged Boots since March 2016 and currently manage the administration team ensuring that everything post-booking runs smoothly. This includes issuing tickets, answering customer service enquiries, and loading bookings on...

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Eliza Thomas

Administration Executive

I’m proud to have worked at Winged Boots since September 2023 and really enjoy seeing the world through our client’s holidays every day, as well as being a part of the Winged Boots family – my team really is the best! Day ...

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Lauren Tyrrell

Sales Support Assistant

I work within the guest experience team, finessing the finer derails of our VIP client’s holidays and corporate travel incentive trips. I have more than 10 years in the travel industry, working across a range of departments including ...

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Tracey Baugh

Administration Executive

With 12 years’ experience working in the travel industry, I know a thing or two about being organised before departure. So, if this isn’t your strong suit, you’re in good hands booking your holidays with Winged Boots. My m...

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Desi Lizova

Sales Support Assistant

I have over eight years’ experience in the travel industry, and not a day goes by where I’m not learning something new or helping make someone’s holiday extra special. My role is all about the details—reconfirming ho...

Product

Our Product team search the globe to handpick standout stays and experiences, securing exclusive pricing, hidden gems and only the finest for your bespoke itinerary.

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Anna-Maria Janssen

Product & Commercial Director

Travel’s been my world for over 15 years, drawn in by the buzz, stayed for the blend of strategy and soul. As Product & Commercial Director, I shape strategy, hunt down brilliant deals, and solve the problems no one else wants. I&...

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Ellen Stevens

Junior Product Manager

I have worked in travel for the past 10 years, starting in sales and marketing for a cruise line before becoming BA cabin crew, a lifelong dream of mine. After travelling the world with British Airways, I joined the product department at Wi...

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Mark Stacey

Head Of Product

After seven years as an electrical engineer, I took an extended career break and spent three years travelling and working across Africa and the Middle East. It then became clear that travel was my passion and I have been working in the indu...

Marketing

From spotlighting travel trends to curating beautiful brochures and hosting high-profile events, our Marketing team inspires your next journey before you’ve even packed a bag.

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Lauren Godfrey

Head of Marketing

After joining the Winged Boots team in 2017, I’ve been a silent voice behind email newsletters, Instagram posts, website content and – most notably – our award-winning Lifestyle Brochure. You may have also spotted me at an...

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Darren Shea

Head Of Brand And Partnerships

My job is very similar to how I travel: lots of planning but totally prepared to expect, and enjoy, the unexpected. I also like to think of myself as a ‘people person’ so love to chat to the locals and embed myself in their cult...

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Jadeene Burrage

Senior Marketing Executive

With more than 10 years in travel, I’m lucky enough to say I’ve ticked off some serious bucket lists – from tracking lions in South Africa to hunting hobbits in New Zealand and sailing the Galápagos, adventure trave...

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Natalie Baker

Content Writer

As resident content writer, I get to spend my days crafting stories about the world’s most exciting destinations, combining my love for the written word with my passion for travel - what’s not to like? I have worked in the trave...

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Charlie Franklin

Graphic Designer

For me there is nothing better than travel. Whether it’s going back to a place where you have been before, exploring new lands and cultures or sailing on a cruise ship and discovering a different port every day, it is always exciting....

Inspired?
Start planning your
next trip today

Our expert team of personal travel managers are ready to craft your perfect journey. From business trips to luxury leisure holidays, simply put your pin in the map, and we’ll make it happen.

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Inspired?
Start planning your
next trip today

Our expert team of personal travel managers are ready to craft your perfect journey. From business trips to luxury leisure holidays, simply put your pin in the map, and we’ll make it happen.