Stephanie Soyoung Park

Chief of Staff @ Hopper | formerly Cofounder at Journy

New York, New York, United States

About

Building the future of affordable, flexible, customer-first travel experiences at Hopper. Prior to Hopper, I spent 5 years building travel planning service Journy (gojourny.com). Journy (gojourny.com) is a $4.5M VC-backed mobile app & web platform that pairs travelers with personal trip designers to plan their dream trips. We built a database of 70K+ locations, 300K+ email subscribers, and planned 8000+ custom trips. Journy was named a Travel+Leisure 2017 Best New Travel App at launch.

Experience

  • Hopper (New York, New York, United States)
    • Chief of Staff
      Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Chief of Staff to President & Co-Founder Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) is the travel agency, fintech provider, and modern e-commerce platform that can power your business. Turn shoppers into buyers, increase average order value, expand your reach and retain your customer base. https://hts.hopper.com/

    • Operations @ Hopper Homes
      2021 - Dec 2023 · 3 yrs

      Launched and built the Homes platform and team at Hopper. Hopper: + #1 most-downloaded travel app in North America (ahead of Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking) with $100+ million users + Raised over $750M and backed by leading investors like WestCap, Goldman Sachs, and CapitalOne

  • Cofounder, Operations (Team acquired by Hopper) at Journy
    2016 - 2021 · 5 yrs

    Journy (gojourny.com) is a $4.5M VC-backed mobile app & web platform that pairs travelers with personal trip designers to plan their dream trips. Investors include Menlo Ventures, Pear Ventures, Caviar-founder Jason Wang, and Andrew Zimmern Journy handles everything you need including hotel, coveted restaurant reservations, activities, transit, and more. Recommendations come from our global network for top chefs and local experts. Featured as one of Travel+Leisure Magazine's "Best New Travel Apps of 2017"

  • Senior Strategy Consultant at IBM Internal Strategy Group
    2013 - 2016 · 3 yrs

  • Communications Associate at Carat
    2011 - 2011 · Less than a year

    Consulted for major international clients like Sony and Tiffany & Co. on efficient media strategy in China based on consumer survey research