Andy Haffenden 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

Founder, Managing Partner and CEO at Aquazeal Charter

Denver Metropolitan Area

About

Currently successfully growing an innovative and industry leading ‘full circle service’ luxury travel business with a clear focus on luxury yacht charter, with operations in the USA and Europe. I am an experienced leader and communicator, very comfortable to bring value to an existing team or to lead a new one! I am happy to talk in detail about technical subject matter or put on my creative hat when required. Over my entrepreneurial business career I have taken on executive roles of project co-ordination, operations management, researcher, marketer, and strategist together with project sales. After obtaining a Management Degree at Southampton Solent University I jointly founded a telematic technology business in 2001 developing products and services to meet growing commercial and international legislation in the marine sector. In 2002 I was successful in securing substantial private investment to consolidate the technology and invest in the marketing and sales strategy of the business. I left the company in 2004 to pursue other activities including the brokering of helicopter charters both in the UK and Europe. After completing a number of project-based related positions, I returned to the telematic business at the request of the new managing director in 2006 to take the position of Operations Director, the remit was to structure the business for floatation on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) I enjoy making new business acquaintances and colleagues so please reach out if you want to talk innovative technology, aviation or the luxury yachting and marine business! I thrive on challenge both in the workplace and in my leisure time, I have sky dived, wing walked, I scuba dive and enjoy a multitude of on water activities! RIBs are a passion and I have circa 15k miles! Specialities: Leadership, Operational Management, Systems and Processes, Communication, Employee Development, Technology and Product Development, Web Development, The AIM (what not to do!) Favorite sayings: “We take these risks not to escape life but to prevent life from escaping us!” - Unknown “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” – Benjamin Franklin. “If you live your life in the past you will miss the future” - Unknown “We have to “swing at every pitch” and sometimes it’s a hit and sometimes not!” - Unknown “Focus on the process and success is a bi product” - JJ

Experience

  • Co-Founder at Bahamas Yacht Support
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Founder at Aquazeal Charter
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    AQUAZEAL is a global luxury yacht charter specialist with access to a worldwide inventory and first hand knowledge of the best programs. We aim to provide a personalised and seamless experience providing a one stop shop for any and all your luxury yachting requirements, combined into one opulent package. Through our network of luxury yacht owners and operators we can secure some of the most exciting experiences for our clients, together with the relaxation in a luxury environment that our clients desire. We are excited to go beyond what most brokers can offer and aim to continue to help create memories of a lifetime for all of our clients. Dream Higher than the Sky and Deeper then the Ocean… AQUAZEAL YACHT CHARTER. http://aquazeal.yachtchartercatalogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Charterfleet-2020_AQUAZEAL_LOW-RES-WEBSITE.pdf

  • Managing Partner at HH Luxury Lifestyle
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    HH Luxury Lifestyle is a full service luxury concierge catering to clients around the world and providing a full service concierge specialising in Yacht Charters (through our partner AQUAZEAL), Jets, Helicopters and luxury Estates across the globe. We aim to provide a personalised and seamless experience providing a one stop shop for any and all your travel needs, combined into one opulent package...AIR, LAND and SEA. Through our network of exclusive luxury asset owners and operators we can secure some of the most exciting experiences for our clients, together with the relaxation in a luxury environment that our clients desire. The business partnership is a marriage between years of experience in all aspects of the luxury world. We are excited to go beyond what most brokers can offer and aim to continue to help create memories of a lifetime for all of our clients. Dream Higher than the Sky and Deeper then the Ocean…HH LUXURY LIFESTYLE. http://aquazeal.yachtchartercatalogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Charterfleet-2020_AQUAZEAL_LOW-RES-WEBSITE.pdf

  • North American Director at Team Britannia
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    https://www.teambritanniapr.com/top-trio-join-record-attempt/

  • Co Owner at Private Management and Special Projects
    Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos