COO
John Banczak is an adept leader with substantial experience growing consumer businesses, primarily in travel and lodging. Most recently, John served as Chief Operating Officer for Vacasa.
Before Vacasa, John was the co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Turnkey, which raised over $120M in funding and pioneered the tech-enabled vacation rental space with their patented systems. Turnkey was acquired by Vacasa in 2021.
Banczak has been involved in entrepreneurial and established companies since 1992, including KLM/Northwest Airlines, Accenture, Worldres, Hotwire, Expedia, and VRBO. Banczak was a board member of Andrew Harper Travel through the sale to Travel Leaders Group, and was an adviser to Aceable through their investment from HGCC. He is currently a board member at PassPass, an angel investor in a wide range of Austin-based startups, and co-owner of the award-winning Sage Hill Inn & Spa.
He has a BBA in Finance and Management from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA in strategy, marketing, and organizational behavior from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.