Business Management Services

Are you looking for a team to manage your business while you are in vacation?

Do you need a dynamic team to develop your new business?

It is not easy for any business owner to find a competent and trustworthy management team!

In the last 20 years we have managed successfully several types of businesses related in one way or the other to tourism or watersports. When we left, we were offered incentives to stay longer as the owners were more than pleased with our achievements (we are not just tooting our own horn!). We are always considering management positions where we can excel. We like challenges, new experiences but will only manage a business if we feel that it can be successful!

Some of our past experiences in management:

*Bibliotheque de Jette – 1973-79 – Managed Public Library every Sunday (Luc)

*Piscine du College St Pierre – 1974-80 – Managed College swimming pool (Luc)

*Pacific Environmental Education Center – Northern California – 1975- 77- developed a non-profit organization providing marine education programs for schools & colleges (Jackie)

*Cure du Jour de Jette – Belgium – 1978-84 – Managed day activities for about 400 kids aged 3-12 (Luc)

*Club de Plongee Delphinus – Belgium – 1978-84 – Director of exterior activities including swimming and orientation competitions (Luc)

*Club Med – Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Egypt, Maldives and Mexico – 1984-88 – Managed the underwater photo/video dpt

*Admiral Dive – Florida – 1987 – Managed Dive store (Jackie)

*Club Med–Mexico–1988– Managed PADI School

*M/V La Strega – Belize – 1988 – Managed Live-aboard dive vessel

*S/V Windstar – Caribbean – 1989 - Sports directors on 440' cruiseship. Managed & conducted a comprehensive sports program for 150 pax incl. water-ski, waverider, windsurf, scuba & snorkeling, sailing, aerobic, deep sea fishing.

*S/V Windsong – French Polynesia – 1990 - Sports directors on 440' cruiseship. Managed & conducted a comprehensive sports program for 150 pax incl. water-ski, waverider, windsurf, scuba & snorkeling, sailing, aerobic, deep-sea fishing.

*Raiatea Safari Tours – French Polynesia – 1990 - Managers of diving & safari tours and backpacker resort.

*Ocean Sports Watersports – Hawaii – 1990 - Captains & managers on 42' cat / 58' cat doing snorkeling & sunset cocktail cruises

*D.B.A.Les Sports Aquatiques Charters – California – 1991 - Consultants for new marine charter business: developed business plan, attended trade-shows, researched legal & financial matters

*S/V Xanadu Isle – Cayman Islands – 1991 – Captain/engineer/manager of snorkeling & dinner cruises for up to 50 pax.

*M/V Bonheur2 – Caribbean – 1991 - Emergency relief Capt. on 130' luxury yacht to return guests & owners

*M/V Caribbean Explorer – Caribbean – 1992-1997 - Captains/managers of 110’ dive vessel directing 5 crew in conducting year-around weekly dive trips for 16 passengers. We achieved a #1 rating in a worldwide survey of Rodale Scuba Diving magazine!

*Tahiti Nui Travel – French Polynesia – 2000-2003 - Tour Guide and private driver

*www.Noonsite.com – Worldwide yachting information website based in London – 2000-present – Regional editor and Sponsorship Coordinator

*Top The Bill – Vanuatu – 2006-2008 – Manager Video Technical and Marketing Dept.

Type of work we could be interested in:

- Running and managing a day-charter operation in association with local hotels & resorts

- Managing a charter fleet operation

- Running shore based resorts & marinas

- Running a live-aboard dive program (including developing a new venture)

- Running shore based diving business or water sports concessions

- Professional video services

Background information:

Luc is Belgian and Jackie is American.

Married since 87' and working together as a team since 84'

Bilingual English / French with some elementary Spanish & Dutch

Non-smokers / No drugs or alcohol abuse

Certifications & Training:

Teaching degrees

Public Transport Driver license (Luc)

Several Maritime Captain’s licenses (EEC- USCG – Panama)

PADI & CMAS Master Scuba Diver Trainers with 12 specialties each and more than 7000 logged dives in the last 25 years

IANTD Nitrox diver (Luc)

First Aid, CPR and Hyperbaric chamber training

U/W photo & video Pros and Instructors

Marketing & media (several seminars and courses)

If you are looking for that rare 'multi-talented team' that you can rely on ... honest, hard working and well organised people, contact us! We will be happy to look at your project and consider helping you with it! contact us at <lucseawalker@gmail.com>