Melissa Biggs Bradley, Founder & CEO of Indagare Travel, an innovative digital travel company that combines curated content with high-touch service. From a very early age, Melissa felt a burning passion for travel. At the age of ten she spent a month in Australia. Then, at the age of twelve she went on her first African safari, and then lived in France for a year during her high school program. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Melissa served as the editor of Town & Country for 12 years, and launched Town & Country Travel, which was named one of the best new magazines of the year. Under her stewardship, the magazine won numerous awards for its writing, photography, and design. In 2006, it was nominated for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). Finally, in 2007, Melissa decided to set up Indagare Travel, and also established a new way of planning and booking memorable experiences. With visits to over 100 countries under her belt, Melissa is an excellent source of articles in important publications, such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg, and contributes regularly to magazines such as Departures, Architectural Digest e Harper’s Bazaar. She has been recognized as a pioneering entrepreneur in the luxury travel space, and Indagare has been named to Inc.’s Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S. and to Crain’s 50 fastest growing companies in New York.