Pete Rawley

CEO / Founder

+61 437 110 865


Pete is the CEO and Founder of Evolution Travel Collective after identifying a gap in the ‘ brand and representation’ sector for small to medium size businesses. Having worked in large multi-brand companies over the past 27 years, he has a successful history in building brands and businesses within the Australian and New Zealand retail network (B2B) space. Engaged, passionate and success driven teams combined with a respectful and flexible company culture are some of his key management traits.

Countries Travelled: 79

Continents Travelled: All 7 Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania & Antarctica

Favourite trip/country: too many to choose from, but let’s start with these ….. Africa – Gorilla Trek in Rwanda / Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Next trip/country: Japan

Ingrid Berthelsen

Managing Director

+61 401 667 323


Ingrid is our Managing Director, working across multiple facets of the business. With almost 15 years experience in the travel industry, she thrives off a diverse work environment and has extensive experience across sales, marketing, PR, change management, account management, brand growth, business building and strategic planning.

Countries Travelled: 50

Continents Travelled: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America & Oceania

Favourite trip/country: Iceland, Romania, Mexico, Sri Lanka – too many!

Next trip/country: I’d love to explore more of Africa (have never been on a safari) or South & Central America

Kate Hudson

Business Development Manager VIC/TAS/WA

+61 438 032 611


Travel Industry Experience/years: 11 years 7 working in Europe and 4 in Australia

Countries Travelled: 32

Continents Travelled: Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania

Favourite trip/country: West Africa – Sierra Leone an absolute highlight of my adventure travels

Next trip/country: NZ, South Island road trip with my oldest friend from the UK. Would also like to get to North America this year.

Matt Symonds

Business Development Manager NSW/ACT

+61 427 753 829


Travel Industry Experience/years: 13 years

Number of Countries Travelled: 39

Continents Travelled: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania

Favourite trip/country: Africa and Brazil

Next trip/country: Greece, Turkey

Chris Catanzariti

Business Development Manager NSW/SA

+61 491 206 143


Travel Industry Experience/years: 21

Number of Countries Travelled: 85ish plus Antarctica and Svalbard

Continents Travelled: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania & Antarctica

Favourite trip/country: ITALY/NEPAL/GUATEMALA

Next trip/country: IRAN, ALGERIA or Sudan

Nikki Woodward

Business Development Manager QLD/Nth NSW/NT

+61 448 043 246


Travel Industry Experience/years: 19

Number of Countries Travelled: 50+

Continents Travelled: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania

Favourite trip/country: Peru in 2015

James Sanders

Business Development Manager New Zealand

+64 211 350 740


Travel Industry Experience/years: 18

Countries Travelled: 23

Continents Travelled: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania

Favourite trip/country: Brazil

Next trip/country: UK then hopefully Vietnam