BEACH DREAMER - Key Persons


Avi Vaknin - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
  • CEO and Founder of HomeEscape
Avi is the CEO and Founder of HomeEscape. Avi was born in Jerusalem on 1978 and has been at the forefront of technological innovation for over 20 years. He is a seasoned technology executive whose vision to create an affordable vacation rental listing site - where users would not be burdened by expensive fees - has been realized with HomeEscape. HomeEscape has been at the center of an evolving marketplace for vacation rentals, and is poised to disrupt outdated platforms that charge high listing and service fees. If you are looking for a "HomeEscape started in a garage story," then this is not the case at all. HomeEscape started at a fancy office in North Miami Beach, Florida, by Avi Vaknin, who has invested in several prominent startups. His main focus for HomeEscape is to create a revolution in the vacation rental market; focus on user's behavior and to answer every request from the users. Users will notice that HomeEscape support responds quickly to user questions, by answering emails and even phone calls. Avi is the former president and chief executive officer of Telx Technologies, a provider of technical support and web application development to Fortune 500 companies. An expert in technology brand development and cybersecurity, Avi has consulted both the military and the private sector. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Liam Beliveau

Job Titles:
  • Director of Content
Liam is the Content Director for HomeEscape. Liam grew up in Maine and has traveled all over the world. His background includes Psychology and Creative Writing, and he focuses on content curation and development at HomeEscape. From writing the blogs to reviewing all the text on the site, he makes sure that every written word is consistent with the HomeEscape brand. Liam's personal interests include yoga, health foods, traveling, and studying human psychology. Liam studied Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder.