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We are bleisure enthusiasts, engineers, writers, curators, social innovators who work remotely all across the world. We love to share our stories and expertise. We believe in providing a better travel experience by focusing on travelers’ wellbeing and the importance of work-life balance.
Jack and Ferdi has developed a corporate culture that promotes creativity and work-life balance for its employees. Our teams are constantly encouraged in their professional development by participating in events, sharing their work, and consolidating new skills during training sessions. We proudly believe that when we treat our employees with great care, the entire business improves.
J+F commitments
More than 50% of our managers are women
We offer additional financial benefits to non-executive workers such as bonuses, profit-sharing and employee ownership opportunities
We provide training opportunities to workers for professional development.
We conduct a 360° feedback process to provide performance feedback to employees
We are donating 10% of our total revenue to nonprofits.
Our passion for travel and geographic discoveries influenced the search of our company name.
Jack: it's a reference to the great explorer Jacques Cartier, the first European to navigate the St Lawrence river. It's also a nod to our French roots !
Ferdi: this nickname is inspired by the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, who discovered the channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans oceans in southern Chile, which was named after him: the Straight of Magellan.
Our Story
We have experienced the potential negative impacts of business travel. We have seen it on ourselves, and we have seen on our teammates and employees. Our co-founder Anne-Fleur traveled more than 80,000 miles in two years : almost three trips around the globe. The fatigue and lack of exercise seriously impacted her health, and she started to lose her motivation for the job. After flying to almost all continents without seeing much of the local culture, our co-founder Romain decided to improve his work-life balance on the road. We also realized that we were far happier and more productive after a business trip that included time for ourselves.
So we started to wonder: what if we had a mobile app dedicated to the needs of today’s bleisure travelers? An app that would both help us take care of our health and perform for our company. An app that would cut through the noise and focus on what’s important to each traveler. An app that would point us towards the most quintessential experiences so we can embrace the local cultures.
That’s why we created Jack and Ferdi, an app that businesses can hand to their employees so they can be happier, healthier, and more culturally agile. We are committed to helping you seize the full potential of your bleisure trips with geolocalized, expert suggestions that are free of commercial bias, and suited to travelers’ preferences and time constraints.