Nikou Mohajerani: World Travels

As the CEO of The Vantage Co, Nikou Mohajerani has many opportunities to engage in business travel, but she also loves to spend time seeing the world in her personal time. She talked about some of her favorite occasions and destinations for travel.

Perhaps most frequent are the corporate trips she takes with her company. Every year, the firm participates in an industry conference in a tropical destination like Jamaica or Puerto Rico to recognize top performers. She and her team also organize off-site strategy sessions in locations such as Cabo San Lucas. Her executives also enjoy local destinations like Dallas and Chicago for leadership conferences.

For Nikou, corporate travel has many benefits. “Conferences and meetings keep driving people to be successful. There is a lot of encouragement, motivation, and inspiration as well as the chance to meet people face-to-face and network. Plus it exposes you to different demographics and forces you out of your comfort zone.”

When preparing her team to participate in corporate travel, Nikou encourages them to follow these tips:

-        Balance work and pleasure.

-        Pre-empt all negative situations by setting expectations.

-        Be open to new experiences and cultures.

When she’s not traveling for work, Nikou enjoys traveling to places like Barcelona, Spain. “I love the vibe and the family-oriented culture. People are laid back and free spirited. It is a very culturally diverse place.”

She also enjoys Italy where she has family, as well as New York and Miami. “I appreciate the directness of the individuals - everyone knows what they want and they get after it.”