# E158 - Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes 16 Feb, 2023 E158 – Adam Schwab, CEO and Co-Founder at Luxury Escapes Adam Scwhab runs at a million miles an hour – literally, he runs barefoot marathons! The CEO and Co-Founder of Luxury Escapes, Adam Schwab is our guest this week. Outside of running one of the country’s most successful, bespoke travel sites, and running really far without shoes, Adam is also a contributing journalist and writer, podcast host, father of two young children, is on the investment committee of Save The Children, and is an angel investor. An ex-lawyer, Adam and Luxury Escapes co-founding partner Jeremy Same (an ex-banker), started their first business in 2004 – apartment accommodation for backpackers. Fast forward to 2023, Luxury Escape has 510 staff on its books across Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Brazil, Ukraine, and New Zealand and will turn over close to $1b this year. Ian and Adam discuss a heap including: Taking asymmetric risks How COVID affected the business and helped them pivot their product offering That every great founder balances incredible self confidence with consistent paranoia His podcast From Zero And so much more. Quickfire Round Book: The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Podcast: Pivot, What The Flux News Source: AFR, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg App: BOM Tech CEO: Jeff Bezos Productivity Tool: WhatsApp TV Show/Movie: WeWork, Superpumped, The Crown – fact based fiction Ted Talk Topic: n/a Luxury Escapes are always hiring and Adam’s DM’s are open. Hit him up on Twitter . More Innovation Bay content Podcast Insights News Join the Innovation Bay community Founders Investors INNOVATION BAY Proudly supported by Our Partners INNOVATION BAY NEWSletter Stay up to date Sign up for monthly updates including exclusive interviews, pitch dates, event announcements, profile, news and much more. Sign Up