Have you ever been let frustrated in an effort to find the right boarding/day-care center for your pets before going on a holiday, as a result of endless searches on numerous websites finally ending up with information on grooming services instead. Embarkly is a new service presently for pets in the US which allows you to search for accommodation for pets according to your location, budget and the kind of services that you are looking for your pet. It has been founded by Nicole DeLeon as a result of her own  vexation while searching for accommodation for her pets.

Embarkly is a search engine for pet boarding services, you can search for pet boarding services according to your location, budgets and amenities available to your pet. Once you locate a pet boarding center where you would like to board your p serviceset, Embarkly checks if everything is in order and passes on the information to the pet boarding center that you have selected. You can search for as many pet boarding center as you can, check their prices and services, compare and book the service you like and you're charged nothing. Once you have booked a center, you would receive a call from them confirming your reservation. Continue reading this article to find out more about Embarkly and it's creation:


1. Hi Nicole, please tell us something about yourself and embarkly. What was the inspiration to come up with a pet boarding search engine? Is there a personal story that you would like to share with our readers?

Finding and booking quality pet care was always a struggle for me personally.  As a picky pet parent, I wanted to know exactly what I was buying for my dogs and cats.  When boarding my dog, I wanted to know he was in professional hands and wasn't going to come home sick or having picked up bad habits.  Some places are staffed by folks who love dogs, but don't understand them.  Others suffer from overcrowding.

Finding information online was a pain.  It was hard to even find a directory of businesses that were still operating, much less compare them.  Then I had to scour each individual website to get information like prices, location, and pictures.  I usually had to go to yet another website to find reviews, but many times I would find boarding reviews when I needed daycare, or grooming reviews when I need boarding.

Finally, I had to call each place individually to see if they had availability.  It was a pain and I'm busy like everyone else.  So I set out to gather all of this information in one place--that's Embarkly.com.  We find and partner with the best and most trusted business and do all the leg work for our community of pet parents so they can compare and book with ease and peace of mind!

2. What were some of the difficulties that you faced in getting Embarkly up and running from the conceptual stage?

I'm not a technical person.  It took a while to find the right technical partner and I'm so glad I waited for the right one.  Orion is the best cofounder.  We really work well together.

3. Being a start-up, how are you promoting yourself? What is your take on promotion using the social media channels versus word-of-mouth recommendations?

I spend all of my time talking to folks, whether over the phone or in person tell them about what we're trying to do here at Embarkly.  While nothing beats offline relationships, social media has been very helpful as well.  I've met a lot of pet parents and partner vendors through Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.  But at somepoint, it's always better to take the relationship offline.















You can read more about Embarkly by visiting their website.
Thank you Nicole for taking out the time for this interview, we wish you the very best for the future.