The Connector Next Door with Lisa Gareau
The Connector Next Door is your invitation to meet natural connectors here in Canada and all around world. Each one is an everyday event planner who works to create meaningful connections through the events they plan. Their stories are familiar, fun, and full of charm. Your host, Lisa Gareau, is a lifelong Event Planner and has been a Connection Strategy Coach for over a decade. She knows events can become energized "connecting points" where communities can gather and grow. If you are ready to build connection points through the events you plan, listen in as Lisa strikes up a conversation with today’s Connector Next Door.
The Connector Next Door with Lisa Gareau
Joseph “JD” Dubois Hospitality Veteran, "Throttle Therapist", and Natural Connector
Never one to fit into any sort of mold, Joseph “JD” Dubois has always followed the urge to get out and see the world!
JD’s been riding motorcycles since he was a young man and still loves to soak in the landscapes and experience other cultures from the seat of his bike.
He’s always loved riding, referring to a good ride as “Throttle Therapy” but as he grew older, JD found a home in the biker brotherhood and culture.
In researching and writing his Graduate Degree Thesis, JD became immersed one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. It’s what led him to start his passion project Freedom Biker Tours based out of Alberta, Canada.
JD’s professional life has been spent working in travel, tourism, and hospitality since he was a teenager. He’s worked Food & Beverage in bars and restaurants. As a flight attendant and in operations for airlines.
He’s worked for tour operators and travel agencies and has many years' of experience in the accommodation sector in hotels and resorts including owning and operating a campground and RV park in beautiful British Columbia.
Skillfully driving through the curves and bumps of entrepreneurship, JD continues to operate a tourism consulting firm, Dubois Hospitality Group.
When JD dons a suit it’s usually in the role as the long time, trusted, tenacious Sales Manager for The Kenrick Hotel in the heart of Banff, Alberta, Canada – “Where Luxury Meets Legacy”.
It was in his role at The Kenrick that we met and I’m so glad you will get to know him too through our conversation today!
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Connect with Joseph “JD” Dubois on LinkedIn HERE.
The Freedom Biker Tours:
Through the Therapeutic power of Motorcycling and Throttle Therapy, JD promotes Mental Well-Being, Connection, and Personal Growth. His mission is to inspire and support riders of all backgrounds, creating a culture of Inclusivity and Healing - one ride at a time.
About The Kenrick Hotel:
Locally owned and family operated, we have been proudly welcoming guests from around the world for over half a century. Formerly the High Country Inn - The Kenrick is experiencing a full circle moment for our family, and an opportunity for guests to experience Banff in a whole new way.
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