Jessica Blotter founder of Kindtraveler

Jessica the founder of Kind Traveler, a new digital travel
platform (arriving 2015) that rewards travelers for making
donations to local and global charities with exclusive offers
from today's greatest hotels and unique properties.


Our mission is to transform the incredible collective of everyday
travelers into a financial force that betters the health and
wellbeing of individuals, the environment, and animals.


Passionate about sustainability, wellness, travel, and social
innovation, I'm also a contributing writer for Fast Company,
Hospitality Design, One Green Planet, Green Lodging News, Spa
Finder, Examiner, CBS Los Angeles, and the BLLA (Boutique Lodging
& Lifestyle Association).


As a proud vegan and animal welfare advocate, I practice yoga and
ballet when I'm not working on Kind Traveler initiatives!


Her career began as an earth science and math teacher with UCSD's
Pruess School, a unique charter school for low income students
who strive to become the first in their families to graduate from
college, educating 130 students each day. She then spent
10 years as an Associate Publisher and Advertising Director
with popular print & digital fashion and lifestyle magazine
start-ups including 944 Magazine and Foam
Magazine in San Diego and Los Angeles. Her entrepreneurial
journey began as the five-year Principal of LA-based brand
consultancy, Publicly Loved, where her clients included luxury
real estate moguls like CIM Group and Marriott Hotels.


With a heart for travel, sustainability, social impact, and
animal welfare, she has contributed as a journalist to Fast
Company, CBS Los Angeles, Hospitality Design, One Green Planet,
Green Lodging News, CEO.com, Spa Finder, Examiner, Destination
Luxury, Darling Magazine, and the BLLA (Boutique Lodging
& Lifestyle Association).


As a speaker, she’s presented on the stages of TEDx and regular
contributes as a panelist with various professional hospitality
associations and events including the Travel & Adventure
Show, Lodging Magazine’s Green Lodging Conference, the
Enlightened Entrepreneur Summit, and the Boutique Lodging
Association’s annual leadership summit. 



As a child, Jessica always had a longing to help animals. Over
the last six years you could find her searching
for homes for LA’s homeless pet population on death row and
educating the public on the importance of spaying and
neutering as a volunteer with Best Friends Animal
Society, Carson Cats, and Much Love Animal Rescue. As a
passionate voice for animals, she's served as a reporter
interviewing celebrities such as Bob Barker, Willie Nelson,
Ian Somerhalder, and Russell Simmons to create
awareness around the importance of avoiding circuses that involve
animals, ending the illegal wildlife trade, and the need to
end factory farming with Animal Defenders
International, Humane Society of the U.S., WildAid, and
Animal Hero Kids.