Elite Traveler Media Group Management

Douglas D. Gollan
Group President & Editor-in-Chief

Douglas D. Gollan is the Group President of Elite Traveler, the private jet lifestyle magazine, and elitetraveler.com, the private jet lifestyle online.

Launched in 2001, the publication has successfully developed a worldwide circulation in over 100 countries to the wealthiest consumers (CEOs, Super Wealthy Business Owners, Celebrities, Sports Stars, Politicians and Royalty and their families) through distribution on private jets, mega-yachts, in first class lounges, pro sports team training facilities, VIP limousines and five-star hotel suites. This unique circulation – audited by BPA - enables the magazine and its advertisers to reach these frequent global travelers when they have time to read as opposed to piling up in mail stacks at their offices and multiple homes. The readers of Elite Traveler are not only huge spenders on luxury goods, but importantly are the opinion leaders and influencers whose purchasing decisions and style choices influence the masses.

In March 2008, Elite Traveler launched its consumer web site at www.elitetraveler.com.

Prior to starting Elite Traveler, Mr. Gollan served for 13 years at Travel Agent Magazine Group in a variety of editorial, sales and management positions rising to Managing Director/Group Publisher.

He is a member of The Luxury Marketing Council. .

Daniel Wade
President and Publisher

Mr. Wade is a 21-year veteran of the travel and publishing industries. Formerly Executive Associate Publisher of Travel Agent Magazine responsible for worldwide sales, he also served in senior level positions for Preview Travel, Delta Airlines Vacations and Certified Vacations.

Mr. Wade is regarded as an expert on the mega-yacht industry and was responsible for creating the British Virgin Islands first-ever mega-yacht symposium. He is a frequent speaker on the impact that mega-yachts make on the economies of their home port regions.

Michael D. Espindle
Managing Director

Elite Traveler's Managing Editor Mike Espindle is a Folio award-winning journalist and a noted authority on luxury motoring and private aviation. Prior to joining Elite Traveler, Mike was an independent new media producer, creating rich media content for digital companies like Opus360 and Universal Media and has served on the editorial teams for various publications at Primedia, Scholastic, Norman Lear's Act III Communications and Ziff-Davis.

Lisa Weiss
Senior Director, Marketing

As Senior Director of Marketing, Lisa Weiss is responsible for all trade and consumer marketing for Elite Traveler, as well as managing Elitetraveler.com, the private jet lifestyle online. With 15 years of experience in the luxury media industry, Lisa spent her first 5 years with Elite Traveler as Director of Sales, covering the fashion, watch, and jewelry categories. More recently, Lisa's work involves developing marketing programs for advertisers, creating a weekly e-newsletter sent to 14,000 private jet travelers worldwide, and overseeing the Elite Traveler social media components. Before joining Elite Traveler in 2001, Lisa served as the Advertising Manager at Christian Dior, Inc. and as National Advertising Manager for Manhattan Style Magazine.