DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
TESTIMONIALS
Hi Lara! I want to thank you personally for the time you spent as GM & for all the effort you put into the DBI initiatives at TZOO. Navigating the professional world as a queer man of color is very daunting at times, but I felt very encouraged & supported knowing that you were so committed to enacting change at the company. You made a positive impact on me & my career & I'm very grateful for that. My Production colleagues & I miss you already, but wish you the best of luck in the future.
Sales Manager
Hi, Lara! I wanted to thank you, as sincerely as I may, for the leadership you provided with our DIB initiatives & overall company response after George Floyd's murder. I never anticipated the honor of working with a leader with your kind of vision & understanding for racial & social justice. I am deeply grateful & look forward to continuing our efforts to advance diversity both at Travelzoo & wherever I may work in years to come.
Sales Employee
Hi Lara, I want to say thank you. …. You have been such a blessing to this company. As a GM you really exemplified what it means to be a strong woman in leadership & always showed grace under pressure while leading with smart & firm expectation. On a personal note, I want to thank you for being open to meeting with the Black employees & hearing our pain & struggle. You opened the door for us to move in the right direction honoring people of color internally & externally. It meant so much to me & the others that the GM of our company would take time out of her day just to make sure we were okay. Lastly, in the meeting last week you effectively translated to the other execs why each project was so important. I was a frustrated, but you eloquently brought the conversation back & explained it in a new light that was better to digest. Someday I hope to lead like you with grace & class. I am in a Master’s program focused on Organizational Leadership & I talk about you all the time in class & love sharing how you model what it means to be a good leader. Thanks for touching every one of us at Travelzoo.
Production Employee
Hey Lara, I want to let you know I genuinely appreciate you amplifying the voice of the black community at Travelzoo. On top of steering the company through a rough time, you took a position very few in this company have been openly willing to take & I promise your words & actions were not lost on me. Wherever you end up will be damn lucky to have a leader who cares as much about the people, as they do about the business. Every day at TZ just became a little tougher.
Sales Employee
Lara. You have been the embodiment of a leader who gets it - in all ways. You will be missed.
Department Head
“Systemic racism is a machine that runs whether we pull the levers or not, and by just letting it be, we are responsible for what it produces. We have to actually dismantle the machine if we want to make change.”