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K evin J.
Wright, President – Religious Market Consulting
Kevin J. Wright is one of the country’s most recognized
Religious Travel & Tourism authorities.
A fifteen-year veteran of the travel industry, Kevin launched
the very successful and high profile Religious Travel Division
at Globus, the world’s leading escorted travel company. In 2005,
Wright launched the country’s first-ever annual National
Religious Travel Symposiums – educational seminars designed for
travel and tourism professionals about the lucrative Religious
Travel market. Today he is the president of the Religious
Marketing Consulting Group, a team of independent professionals
who assist travel and tourism companies in working with the
Religious Market. Wright is also the founder and Executive
Director of the World Religious Travel Association.
In the mid-1990s Kevin introduced the first faith-based travel
guidebook series into the publishing industry with three
award-winning religious travel guidebooks. He has traveled to
25-plus countries, visited more than 200 major places of
pilgrimage, hosted a faith-based reality travel show, writes for
national publications, and serves as a guest speaker at
conferences and on religious trips around the world. Wright has
been interviewed by the CBS Early Show, TIME Magazine, USA
TODAY, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles
Times, Travel Weekly, EWTN, Church Executive, National Catholic
Register, and dozens of other travel, religious, and secular
media outlets to discuss faith-based travel and the Religious
Market.
In 2000, he personally presented his travel guidebooks to Pope
John Paul II. He is the author of several forth-coming books
including The New Faith-based Economy in America: Targeting the
$50 Billion & 180 Million-strong Religious Market and The
Official Guide to Faith-based Travel. Kevin lives in Colorado
with his wife Katherine, a native Colombian.
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 Honnie
Korngold, President – Christian Travel Finder
Honnie
Korngold has nearly 20 years of leadership experience developing
highly successful marketing and travel programs for ministries
and the travel industry. An accomplished creative marketer, her
vision and expertise have driven notable growth in the church, parachurch travel segments. Honnie has been recognized by
national media for her innovative approach to Christian events
and faith-based travel programs, and has been featured in TIME
Magazine, USA Today, The CBS Early Show, The Los Angeles Times,
Travel Weekly and TBN’s JCTV. Honnie is also the host of
“Travel with Spirit” a 30-minute radio program that features
faith-based, family-friendly travel options.
In addition, Honnie serves as the Vice President of the World
Religious Travel Association (www.religioustravelassociation.com
), and is a contributing charter member of the Faith-based
Marketing Association (www.faithbasedmarketing.com
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As Director with the Conference Ministry of Campus Crusade for
Christ for nearly 10 years, Honnie was involved in marketing,
developing and overseeing nearly 6000 Christian events in her
career. Honnie has authored articles and lectured on the topics
of faith-based marketing and travel and is the recipient of an Adrian Golden Bell Award for excellence in
Advertising from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
International.
Her strategic approach to building a business is reflected in
her work as founder and President of Christian Travel Finder; a
unique and innovative California-based Travel Company
specializing in Christian cruises, charters and travel events.
ChristianTravelFinder.com is the leading Internet
portal specifically geared to providing Christian travel
products to both consumers and travel agents. Included among
these products are specialized Christian themed cruises and
charters, faith-based land tours and specialty tours such as the
exclusive Focus on the Family Getaways. Christian Travel Finder
is based in Seal Beach, CA.
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 Jim
Wright, President/CEO of Wright Fitzmorris, LLC.
Jim brings over 30 years senior management, marketing
and executive search experience. His areas of expertise include:
strategic and annual business planning, organizational
structuring, team building, executive search, retreat
facilitation and all facets of marketing and sales. He serves
clients in a wide range of industries: theme parks, casinos,
cruise lines, tourist attractions, hotels, food companies,
manufacturers, retail, service businesses and others.
Since founding Wright Fitzmorris in 1990, he has assisted
clients from Wichita to Seattle, Singapore to Brazil and
throughout the USA. Wright Fitzmorris is unique – providing not
only consultative analysis and recommendations but also
frequently working “hands-on” with clients to ensure the
successful implementation of their recommendations.
Jim served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of
the prestigious Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle,
the largest private club in the U.S.
As President and CEO of the Space Needle Corporation in Seattle,
he engineered a dramatic turnaround in both profits and image.
Prior to the Space Needle, he moved up the ranks of one of
America’s premier theme park organizations, Six Flags, creating
and guiding the development of a sales force of over 100
representatives in 20+ offices, building Six Flag’s initial
presence in the tour/travel industry, managing two of their
properties and serving as an Officer of the company.
He has an MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle
(1990) and both BS and MA degrees from St. Louis University. He
has been an active member and held key positions with many
civic, fraternal, educational and trade associations over the
years.
Jim is the father of five children and lives in Wichita, Kansas,
with his wife Patti.
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 Christine
Moore, Founder & Principal – Epiphany Media
Christine Moore has more than a decade of experience providing
media counsel to varied cause-oriented organizations.
Christine’s vocational calling to be a bridge-builder led her to
establish Epiphany Media in 2003, which exists to serve the
media needs of organizations – faith-based or secular – engaged
in causes that often attract people of faith, regardless of
creed.
In the time since, she has provided media and marketing services
for publishers, musicians and organizations involved in
cause-related work, including the Dallas chapter of Dress for
Success, an international non-profit dedicated to improving the
lives of low-income women by providing suits and
self-sufficiency through career development programs.
Since 2004, Christine has represented the Jordan Tourism Board,
N.A., providing media and marketing services in the religious
sector. During this time, her primary objective has been to
elevate awareness of Jordan as a Holy Land destination among key
religious segments, in order to increase religious travel to
Jordan from North America.
Before founding Epiphany Media, Christine spent seven years
representing faith-based organizations at one of the country’s
top agencies serving Christian ministries. There, she provided
media relations for such organizations as T.D. Jakes Ministries;
American Bible Society; Teen Mania; Campus Crusade for Christ;
Total Living Network; Mercy Ships; World Concern; Voice of the
Martyrs and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Prior to
her agency tenure, Christine worked as a legislative aide at the
Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., where she reported on
Congressional economic issues; acted as liaison to Congressional
committee staff; organized embassy Congressional events; and
contributed to speeches by the Ambassador and diplomatic team.
Over the years, Christine’s work has landed her clients in media
at the local, regional, national and international levels,
including: The New York Times; The Wall Street Journal, The
Washington Post, The Times of London, The Financial Times of
London, USA Today, the International Herald Tribune; Associated
Press, Reuters, TIME, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report,
People, Life, Fortune, Der Spiegel, Paris Match, CNN
“Newsstand,” CNN Headline News, CNN Travel, “Larry King Live,”
“Oprah Winfrey Show;” “Good Morning America,” “The Late Show
with David Letterman,” BBC News, ZDF German Television, National
Public Radio, Christianity Today, U.S. Catholic, Charisma,
Liguorian, and USA Radio Network.
In the context of client events/activities, Christine has
managed media liaison – press conferences, photo opportunities,
briefings, interviews or satellite media tours – for figures
such as President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush, President Gerald
Ford, P.M. Margaret Thatcher, Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, Rev.
Billy Graham, The Honorable Colin Powell, His Excellency Akel
Biltaji (Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan), Lou Holtz, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman,
Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Amy Grant, Charlie Daniels, dc Talk
and Michael W. Smith.
Christine also has managed promotions/media activities for many
arena- and stadium-sized events, including Billy Graham crusades
in Minneapolis and Charlotte; Teen Mania’s “Day One” at the
Silverdome; Campus Crusade’s “Fasting and Prayer;” and Peter
Lowe’s “Success Seminars” in more than 30 cities in North
America.
Christine has been a featured panelist or guest speaker at
various religious trade events, including the National Religious
Broadcasters Association (NRB) annual convention; the Associated
Church Press (ACP) convention; and the National Religious Travel
Symposium.
Epiphany Media is based in Dallas, Texas.
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