2024 sales: $226.6 million
Previous ranking: 53
Employees: 30 full-time, 4 part-time
216 Summit Blvd., Suite 220
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: (205) 802-6222
Website Executives
CEO/CHAIRMAN: Troy Haas
PRESIDENT: David Harris
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: Kerry Dyer
COO: Rene Alldredge
VP, HOSTING OPERATIONS: Andrea Thames
COMPANY FACTS
* Privately held.
* Troy Haas is the sole owner.
* Host agency for luxury travel advisors; also has an incentives travel division.
* Works with 135 independent contractors.
* 100% of sales completed by hosted advisors.
* Sales: 95% leisure, 5% meetings and incentives.
* A member of Virtuoso.
DEVELOPMENTS
* Moved from ClientBase to TripSuite and from Trams to Quick Books.
* Hired an AI consultant and formed and an AI think tank.
* Revised the commission structure for advisors to get a greater share while the company maintains the funding needed for internal infrastructure to support advisors.
* Redeployed advisor support teams for efficiency and efficacy.
* Launched Brownell Catalyst, an accelerator program for advisors early in their careers who are looking to grow their luxury travel businesses.
* Troy Haas joined the World Travel & Tourism Council.
* Kerry Dyer was appointed to Virtuoso's Global Member Advisory Board.
LOOKING AHEAD
* Investing in technology with onboarding TravelWits and developing a proprietary knowledge hub for its advisors.
* Adding advisor offerings to include expanded staffing training and fractional staff hiring.
* Reimagining Brownell Mentoring to attract and accommodate a broader range of entrepreneurs.
* Investing in the growth, development and compensation of employees.
* Company is bullish about 2025, despite current market fluctuations that the company believes will dissipate.
* Forecasting sales growth of 12% over 2024.