about us
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Limitless Planet Travel & Events is a boutique travel and event planning agency. We have offices located in St. Louis, Portland, Chicago, Raleigh, and London. We are a company without borders, we produce events and VIP trips worldwide. From Moscow to Johannesburg, New York to Shanghai, we can create the experience of a lifetime. If you can dream it, we can make it happen. We began official operations in January 2011, but the Limitless Planet concept was created in a tent while on safari in Masai Mara, Kenya by founder, Shannon Lichti, in 2004. Since, it has been a long road that has taken us from coast to coast in America, and all seven continents. We have created relationships that will benefit our clients for a long time to come.
OBJECTIVES
At Limitless Planet it is our objective to plan a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We want each detail to create a trip or event that far exceeds expectations while providing a carefree experience in the far corners of the world.
ethics
We practice fair-trade travel, always sustainable and eco-friendly. Your trip dollars give back to the communities you visit.
SHANNON LICHTI
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
shannon@limitlessplanettravel.com
Shannon is a Political Science nerd. She has a thriving desire to explore history, culture, and politics. She has led private, luxury, educational and adventure travel throughout the world. Her biggest achievement was seeing all seven continents before her 30th birthday. In her free time, she prefers to be scuba diving, backcountry backpacking, canoeing, yoga, and (of course) traveling. The Fotographie Museum in Berlin is her favorite place to spend an afternoon. Her favorite vacation spots are Nepal and East Africa (specifically Kenya and Tanzania). Shannon has traveled to over 100 countries (unbelievable!) and is always ready for the next adventure.
Katie Callahan
Vice President & Director of Operations
Katie@limitlessplanettravel.com
Katie, originally from Boston, has called Oregon home for 20+ years by way of San Diego. She’s always loved exploring and knew she wanted to be a part of the travel industry, so she majored in Hotel, Restaurant & Travel Administration at UMass Amherst.
Katie’s decades of professional experience span the travel and events industries, working at both large and small agencies, managing incentive trips, corporate events and private trip planning. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team and loves sharing her passion for travel with clients to deliver personalized, flawless and unforgettable experiences.
Katie’s favorite places to visit: Barcelona (food, wine & culture), Whistler (snowboarding dream), Utah Canyons (hiking perfection) & Caribbean islands (beach, please!).
When not working or traveling, you can find Katie and her husband, Zak, running around to one or both of their sons’ sporting events, loving on their elderly dog, hosting dinner parties (Katie LOVES to cook!), or just relaxing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Christian Lewis
TRAVEL CURATOR
christian@limitlessplanettravel.com
Christian is a St. Louis native, now residing in Chicago, who is passionate about the arts, food, and most of all travel. He developed a love for travel at a young age when he had the opportunity to live abroad in England. Since then he has been fortunate enough to travel all over Europe, South America, and Asia. Some favorite experiences include visiting the Musée d'Orsay, teaching English in Thailand, and working at a tortoise habitat in The Galapagos Islands.
His hobbies include yoga, shopping, and finding the best new restaurant to go to! A lover of antiques and furniture you can usually find him in an antique mall or at flea market searching for a hidden gem.
With a background in theatre and luxury sales, Christian has always loved creating unforgettable experiences for people and looks forward to creating countless more with Limitless Planet!
Briana Suermann
TRAVEL CURATOR
briana@limitlessplanettravel.com
Briana is an explorer and adventurer in all areas of her life. She thrives on building communities around the globe by living abroad. She studied abroad in Manchester, England and still has close British friends. She taught English in Taiwan and talks weekly to her Taiwanese friend, who is continuing to teach her Mandarin Chinese. She believes that the relationships you can create from travel are the most valuable aspects of exploring.
With her Communications degree she hopes to make a difference in the world by building relationships with individuals and connecting them to meaningful experiences, such as travel. Briana is also passionate about social justice and after interning at International Justice Missions, is always looking for an opportunity to aid the marginalized.
When she is not exploring a new city, she enjoys reading, painting, experiencing anything new, and hiking with her husband or friends. Her favorite places in the world are Vietnam and Switzerland. You can find Briana at a different coffee shop every weekend meeting friends or planning her next adventure. She is excited to continue to build relationships, explore the globe, and make a difference in others lives.
Nancy Jane Cook
Travel Curator
nancyjane@limitlessplanettravel.com
Nancy Jane was bitten by the travel bug at an early age, and after she attended Semester at Sea in college, there was no turning back! Her career has included planning and leading luxury, adventure and educational trips and events by air, land and sea on all seven continents.
Some of her favorite travel experiences include sailing on a gulet in Turkey, drift snorkeling in the Seychelles and swimming with humpback whales in Tonga.
Nancy Jane now resides in Raleigh, NC with her husband and two daughters. She is passionate about family, gardening and helping others’ travel dreams come true!
Shelley Norton
Travel Curator
shelley@limitlessplanettravel.com
Shelley’s love of travel began at the impressionable age of six when she moved to Singapore with her family. Childhood adventures in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and Australia further cemented her love of travel. During university, a summer job on a cruise ship in Hawaii and participating in Semester at Sea led Shelley to her post-college job as a Cruise Director, followed by years of leading luxury group tours all over the world.
Shelley has lived in New Orleans and Austin, but now calls Chicago home. Having traveled to nearly 100 countries and all seven continents, her current travel goal is revisiting many of those countries and living like a local- shopping in the markets, lingering in cafes, petting stray cats, and discovering charming streets on morning runs. She geeks out on Roman ruins and will never pass up a wine tasting. Her favorite destinations are Egypt, Southeast Asia, and Paris. When Shelley’s isn’t planning travel or traveling, she’s trying out a new restaurant or fitness class!
MACKENZIE TAYLOR
CREATIVE
Mackenzie@limitlessplanettravel.com
At a young age, Mackenzie caught the travel bug when she went to Mexico for the first time (hello, midwestern gal!) and promptly started renting every single travel guide she could get her hands on at the local library. From there, she moved abroad to London to study at Regents University and then taught English in a small town in France.
After living abroad on and off for the past 6 years, Mackenzie has firmly planted her feet in London, where she now plans UK and European adventures for her clients. One of her biggest goals in life is to help others get to countries they’ve never been before and out of their comfort zones.
Mackenzie has a range of event planning, social media marketing, and promotional experience nationwide and internationally. From working as the Social Media and Marketing Manager for Saint Louis Fashion Week to working behind-the-scenes at London Fashion Week to creating special events in London for MLB Europe.
When she is not planning trips for clients (or herself!), you’ll find Mackenzie exploring new areas of London and trying (and failing) to find good tacos in the city.
