Miami, Florida(Hexa PR Wire–April 22, 2026)–Goedele Mangelaars joins The Michael Peres Podcast to discuss why travel planning still feels fragmented and how Pink Notebook is designed to make planning more visual, collaborative, and practical. Mangelaars, the solo founder of Pink Notebook, describes how growing up across the U.S. and London shaped her relationship with travel and problem-solving and why she views trip planning as a workflow problem that has not been fully solved by existing tools.
In the episode, Mangelaars talks about building as a solo, female, non-technical founder and why she rejects a “move fast and break things” approach when building consumer travel products. She discusses challenges of operating across U.S. and European markets, what she learned from work at Skyscanner, Terra API, and Captify, and why many AI travel planners fall short in usefulness. The conversation also covers how Pink Notebook aims to combine inspiration, collaboration, and booking into a single planning flow without losing clarity.
About Goedele Mangelaars
Goedele Mangelaars is the solo founder of Pink Notebook, an AI-powered trip planning platform focused on visual inspiration, social collaboration, and booking in one place. Born in the U.S. and raised in London, she grew up traveling across time zones and developed an interest in how travel planning works in practice. Before founding Pink Notebook, Mangelaars worked at Skyscanner, was part of the founding team at YC-backed Terra API (W21), and worked at Captify.
About Michael Peres
Michael Peres (Mikey Peres) is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, journalist, and author. He has founded media and technology ventures, holds degrees in computer science, mathematics, and Jewish studies, and is pursuing biomedical engineering. Peres founded Hexa PR Wire and serves as Chief Editor for several publications.
About The Michael Peres Podcast
The Michael Peres Podcast features conversations on science, technology, society, entrepreneurship, and current events, emphasizing clear reporting and practical insight.
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