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Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, former CEO of Celebrity Cruises, discusses being named President and CEO of The FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami Host Committee. Sanjay Poonen, CEO at Cohesity, talks about the proliferation of artificial intelligence.  Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

Lisa is the new FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami Host Committee CEO. She is an exceptional leader who changed our industry, and she recently wrote a book called Making Waves. Previously, Lisa was the Vice Chairman of External Affairs at Royal Caribbean Group and their first female leader. She also served as President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises.

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo is the former CEO and President of Celebrity Cruises. How do you lead a travel-based company when the entire world stops traveling? Lisa breaks down crisis and management into three phases to navigate your team around it. You know what could be a crisis? Not listening to this episode. 

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Vice Chairman of External Affairs at Royal Caribbean and former CEO of Celebrity Cruises, discusses her book Making Waves: A Woman’s Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart and Courage. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Vice Chairman of Royal Caribbean Group talks about her career to becoming CEO of Celebrity Cruises managing 20,000 people, her leadership philosophy, and her new book “Making Waves”.

Ep. 169: She was the first woman to lead the multi-billion-dollar global company and shares her success didn't come easily. Today we discuss the lessons in her new book,  Making Waves: A Woman's Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart and Courage.   

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo was the CEO of Celebrity Cruises and the first female CEO of a major cruise line, where she led a multibillion-dollar business and more than 20,000 people. Lisa joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Lisa and Adam discuss a wide range of topics: leadership, career development, crisis management, customer centricity, culture, gender equity in the workplace, and much more.

Interviews with rockstar entrepreneurs, world class venture capitalists, and those that support the Florida Startups Ecosystem.

In this episode, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, former CEO of Celebrity Cruises, and Captain Kate McCue, Captain of Celebrity Edge, share their inspiring stories of how they achieved success in the maritime industry. They discuss the importance of hard work, loyalty, courage, and determination in pursuing one's goals. They also emphasize the significance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the qualities of a good leader, such as compassion, empathy, and vulnerability. The episode ends with a heartwarming moment as Captain Kate expresses her gratitude for a gift she received from Lisa and the rest of the Celebrity Cruises team.

Discover the strategies CEOs employ to balance compassionate leadership with competitive excellence. Host: Steve Sanduski.

On The Joy of Cruising Podcast, I am delighted to welcome a special guest, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo. Among the global cruise personalities, we are blessed to host, today, I am honored to welcome another one of those Googleable individuals we occasionally have the honor to host. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, the Chief Executive Officer of Celebrity Cruises from 2015-2023 is admired across the cruise industry for her accomplishments during her tenure at Celebrity, and she is a role model to women leaders and aspiring leaders beyond cruising. The legion of women, and men, interested in the leadership lessons of Lisa’s brilliant career is about to grow significantly, because today February 20, Lisa’s new book, Making Waves, A Woman's Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart, and Courage is released. So, besides being fortunate to be able to host someone of Lisa’s stature on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, we get to do so on the launch day of her new bestseller-to-be!

Celebrity Cruises' Lisa Lutoff-Perlo on how Covid-19 impacted her industry