BRENDA LEVIS
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, NYC NAVIGATOR
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EMPOWERING GLOBALLY MOBILE FAMILIES
Serial entrepreneur Brenda Levis is the founder and president of destination services provider NYC Navigator. Leaning into her love of travel and living overseas, Brenda is building businesses that empower globally mobile families and champion women, wellbeing and inclusion in global mobility.
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renda Levis has a truly international career. Crossing borders and helping hundreds of individuals and families to do the same and feel fully at home on assignment, Brenda has
established several successful companies along the way. Among them is NYC Navigator, a New-York
based award-winning independent destination service provider. The latest addition to Brenda’s portfolio is New England Navigator, which is now formally rolling out the empathetic,
client-focused and professional approach
NYC Navigator has built its reputation on. Both DSPs are part of an independent global network helping hundreds of individuals and families connect and find their feet on assignment.
THE ORIGINS OF AN INTERNATIONAL CAREER Entrepreneurship has been a consistent theme in Brenda’s life. Her father, a poultry scientist, always nurtured the idea of running a farm. Together with Brenda’s mother, her father made this dream a reality, inspiring Brenda and three of her four brothers to follow in their footsteps and go on to set up their own businesses. Brenda’s can-do attitude and appreciation of family, home and international travel was formed during these early years. “On the farm, nobody ever told me that I couldn't do the job; they handed me a pitchfork or shovel and said, ‘go help your brothers, go help your dad’, so I never really felt that glass ceiling that affected a lot of my female colleagues,” recalls Brenda about the influences on her career and mindset. “Growing up in a small town I was also very excited to
explore other parts of the world. A skiing trip to Europe changed my lens altogether and my idea of what the world was all about.” A year or so later at age 18, Brenda took up the opportunity to be an au pair in Switzerland. This was the chance to stay true to a promise she made to herself while on the ski trip of living in Europe. The time also offered some first insights into the life of globally mobile professional people. “The woman that I worked for was remarkable,” says Brenda. “She grew up in Switzerland, was very independent, travelled a lot and spoke eight languages. She was one of my very first inspirations.”
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