Tonight, Samantha Smits wants you to do something strange: take a walk to your bins. Most people see garbage; a strategic leader sees a real-time financial report. If you aren't measuring your waste, you are steering your business blind.

In this episode:

• The double invoice issue: Why you are likely paying for your resources twice or more.
• Why efficiency is the original sustainability.
• How to use your waste as business intelligence to decrease your monthly bills.

Connect with Samantha Smits on LinkedIn or her website.

Work with me: Are you a tourism leader looking to professionalise your operations and meet international certification standards? Let’s talk about how to protect your profit and give you your time back.

You can plan a call with me here.

Love the show? Please follow, rate, and review The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast on your favourite podcast app. Your support helps us reach more visionary leaders in the industry.

The Sustainability Edge is hosted by Samantha Smits, your guide to turning sustainability into a competitive edge.

It’s the paradox of the industry: you have a record-breaking high season, but your profit margin is paper-thin. Why? Because you have a profit leak. In this episode, Samantha Smits challenges the glorification of being busy and shows you where your money is actually going.

What we cover:

• The 20-email thread nightmare: Why CC’ing everyone is killing your capacity.
• The Cycle of Burnout: Why working crazy hours is a financial disaster, not a badge of honour.
• Why a profitable high season is actually won in the low season.

Connect with Samantha Smits on LinkedIn or her website.

Work with me: Are you a tourism leader looking to professionalise your operations and meet international certification standards? Let’s talk about how to protect your profit and give you your time back.

You can plan a call with me here.

Love the show? Please follow, rate, and review The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast on your favourite podcast app. Your support helps us reach more visionary leaders in the industry.

The Sustainability Edge is hosted by Samantha Smits, your guide to turning sustainability into a competitive edge.

Most tourism owners are caught in a game of survival, working crazy in the high season only to crash in the low season. In this episode, Samantha Smits explains why sustainability isn't only about the planet but also about sustaining your business and your mental sanity.

In this episode, Samantha dives into:

• Why a paperless office in Malta and a loop bus in Thailand changed how she views tourism.
• How her background as a Dutch Girl Scout built the foundation for operational excellence.
• Why sustainability is the most powerful (and overlooked) driver of profit and efficiency.

Connect with Samantha Smits on LinkedIn or her website.

Work with me: Are you a tourism leader looking to professionalise your operations and meet international certification standards? Let’s talk about how to protect your profit and give you your time back.

You can plan a call with me here.

Love the show? Please follow, rate, and review The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast on your favourite podcast app. Your support helps us reach more visionary leaders in the industry.

The Sustainability Edge is hosted by Samantha Smits, your guide to turning sustainability into a competitive edge.

Is your tourism business running you, or are you running your business?

Revenue is coming in, but you’re stuck firefighting daily operations 24/7. As a Sustainable Tourism Consultant, I know that sustainability often feels like just another chore on your to-do list, but it should be your competitive advantage.

In The Sustainability Edge, I bridge the gap between complex international policy and the reality of your daily operations. I translate global certification standards into simple, professional systems that protect your profit and give you your time back.

Why follow this podcast?

• Audit Readiness: Practical guidance to meet international standards without the paperwork headache.
• Operational Excellence: Stop the money leaks and professionalise your business from the inside out.
• Expertise On-Site: Insights from a consultant who works directly on the ground to make sustainability profitable.

I believe in a better future for tourism, and that includes a better, more profitable future for you.

Follow The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast now and find your edge.

Connect with Samantha Smits on LinkedIn or her website.

Work with me: Are you a tourism leader looking to professionalise your operations and meet international certification standards? Let’s talk about how to protect your profit and give you your time back.

You can plan a call with me here.

Love the show? Please follow, rate, and review The Sustainability Edge: Your Tourism Podcast on your favourite podcast app. Your support helps us reach more visionary leaders in the industry.

The Sustainability Edge is hosted by Samantha Smits, your guide to turning sustainability into a competitive edge.