My First Season

As promised, he is back for more!! My guest today is from Nassau, Bahamas and we met in Club Med Columbus Isle in January of 1996. His first season was in Club Med Paradise Island in 1980 as a Sailing G.O. Please help me welcome back to the podcast, the amazing and hilarious, Hansel Moss! Hansel’s Club Med story (from 1980-1992) cannot be contained in just one episode and the fact that I call him a dear friend after having the pleasure of working with him for two and a half years. In this episode, Hansel recounts how he met Hamer, Cheez, and Jenner in Club Med Moorea and started their Club Med careers. He tells a very strange story involving JoJo the dolphin from Turks AND actor Danny Glover. As Chief of Sports, Hansel is very proud of the “Miami Vice” show at the pool he put on in Club Med St. Lucia that took four weeks of prep for rehearsals and set building. He is equally proud of the huge “World Wide Wrestling” event in Club Med Playa Blanca that he staged there with Red as Hulk Hogan and Jenner as The Ultimate Warrior. Hansel recounts how crazy Club Med Cancun was back in the 80s on Mexican night and we talk about how Hansel trained me with iron for two and half years and turned a skinny Canadian into an absolute beast! (Hansel’s training methods were absolutely medieval in the best way!). We also talk about L.P. and how Hansel used to tease me (in a good way) about how incredible L.P. was. We talk about his bicycle rental, Flex Gym, and sports bar "The Zone" in San Salvador and the good news that Columbus Isle finally reopened on October 22, 2022! I hope you enjoy this second interview with a great and charming man! **My First Season podcast has always been free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

If you missed his first interview, please see below:

My First Season-Hansel Moss | My First Season

I never had the pleasure of working with my next guest, but I did hear his name throughout my career in Club Med and in the two years of this podcast, his name has come up quite frequently. His first season was in Club Med Marbella, Spain in 1979 as a Watersports trainee. He worked for Club Med from 1979 to 2004 (25 years!) in more than twenty different Club Med villages. Who am I talking about? Well, it’s the one and only legendary, Carlos Castro!! Before Club Med, Carlos traveled abroad since he was only nineteen years old and moved to France to learn the language, right after university. After only two seasons on the sports team, he became a Chief of Sports in Fort Royal, Guadeloupe. His first village as a Chief of Village was in 1984 in Eilat, Israel. Carlos worked in villages such as Itaparica, Rio das Pedras, Djerba La Douce, Playa Blanca, Cherating, Otranto, Copper Mountain, Bali and Bodrum, to only name a few. Carlos worked with Chief of Villages such as Jacky Amzallag, Alain Decouan, Myriam Karaohanessian, Guy Lagoutte, Pierre Hermet, and Pierre-Jean Laplace, to name but a few. He was the Chief of Village that opened my favorite place in the world; Lindeman Island in 1992, so of course I have to know what that was like. Carlos also describes where he met his future wife and how he proposed to her in Thulhagiri in the Maldives in 1985. I of course assumed he had proposed on the beach like many other Chiefs of Villages have done, but I was sooo wrong! (you have to hear this story!). Carlos’s last season as a CDV was in Paradise Island in 1999 and we talk about his transition to the Miami office and his role as an Events Producer and working in Promotions and Sales. He tells us the three things he misses most about Club Med and is the first guest in over two years to give us an extraordinary surprise at the end of the interview! So, please make sure you listen all the way to the end and no fast forwarding!! Please enjoy this interview with a Legend! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

I never had the pleasure of working with my next guest but I did hear about him when I was working for Club Med. His name came up on Dean Barbour’s episode and a chance encounter at Red’s birthday party during the summer of 2022 clinched the deal, so to speak. He is from Montreal, Quebec and in Club Med he was known as…Fergy!! Please help me welcome to MFS, Mario “Fergy” Ferguson! Fergy’s first season was in Club Med Martinique in 1988 as Landsports. Fergy worked for Club Med from 1988 to 1997 in such villages as Cancun, Huatulco, Sonora Bay, Eleuthera, Sandpiper, Turks & Caicos and even Waterville in Ireland! Fergy went to Club Med Guadeloupe as a G.M. when he was 18 years old and had such a great time that he knew he wanted to work for Club Med. Fergy knew he would have to learn English to work for Club Med, so he moved to Vancouver for six months to immerse himself there in the language. He applied to Club Med from Vancouver but had to go back to Montreal for the interview and the rest is history. Fergy has a ton of funny stories that I don’t even want to tease them here, you’ll just have to listen to this amazing interview! He mentions many names from the past of people he enjoyed working with and the three things he misses most about Club Med. He also shares a story about how he met his wife in Montreal and might not have met her had he not learned how to catch for the flying trapeze in Club Med Eleuthera in 1994, by the late, great Darwin Hamilton. **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

Bonjour à tous, et bienvenue à nouveau au podcast sur le voyage et le tourisme, My First Season. J'ai rencontré mon invité aujourd'hui sur le groupe Facebook «Club Med Le Groupe des G.O.'s». Il a travaillé pour le Club Med de 1986 à 1988. Sa première saison a eu lieu en 1986 à Djerba la Douce, et il a travaillé dans des villages tels que Cap Skirring, Turquoise, Metaponto, Pompadour et Les Restanques à Saint Tropez. Il était un moniteur de tennis et un responsible de tennis aussi. Il a travaillé pour des Chefs de Villages tels que Jean Philippe Hiver, Josanne «Jojo» Desmartes, Éric Georges, Ricardo Gonzalez, Gamounet et Jean-Pierre Grand. Il est également le propriétaire de «Planet Show Evenements», et nous en parlerons à la fin de l'entrevue. Joignez-vous à moi pour souhaiter la bienvenue à Bruno Schwab de Paris! Le podcast Ma première Saison a toujours été sans publicité et gratuit à écouteret est disponible sur Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. 

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Hello everyone, this is part 5 in the MFS series “Amazing Women Doing Amazing Things”. I came across my guest today by reading an article of hers published in “Outside” magazine in November 2022, entitled, “Let Me Tell You the Truth About Being an Adventure Guide”. From that article, I learned about a course that she had taken called “National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)”. The course lasted 89 days, and of course, I had to ask her all about it. She is a backpacker, rock climber, experienced wilderness guide, writer, photographer, trail runner, certified Yoga instructor, and watercolor artist (she makes me wonder what I’ve done with my life!). She is also a seasoned wilderness-therapy guide and very passionate about supporting mental health. Please help me give a very warm welcome to an amazing person, Erin Phillips! We cover a lot in this interview, from her early life in Maryland to her website-Erin Marie Design, where you can see her beautiful photos, paintings, and her personal writings. We also cover how Erin pitched her idea for an article to “Outside” magazine and how much she loved the entire process from conception to publication. Erin is also doing an editorial internship with Jaunt Media Collective, based out of Vail, Colorado, interviewing people and writing about their life experiences. She is also interested in creating a book as a tribute to the Guiding community, about why they love it and the challenges that come with the lifestyle. So, if you are a wilderness guide or know someone who is and might be interested in sharing their story, please reach out to Erin via her website (see below). **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

Please check out Erin’s website to find her published articles, photography, paintings and to submit your adventure guide story:

Share Your Story | Erin Marie Designs

And her Instagram:

Erin Phillips (@erinmp93) • Instagram photos and videos

Her article in Outside magazine:

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/essays/adventure-guide-seasonal-job-testimonial/

In two years of this podcast, today’s guest’s name has come up so often when I ask them which Chief of Village they liked working with, that I had to reach out and ask if he would like to come on. He has done 39 seasons in Club Med and 14 years in the Miami office where he currently holds the position of Senior Director UDT (University des Talents). In Club Med, he is known by only one name and in fact, he is the only Club Med employee around the world that has a nickname in their Outlook address. I can only be talking about one man, from Vancouver, it’s the one and only, the legend himself, Chris Keeley, AKA "Hammer"!! Hammer first learned about Club Med from his friend and EXGO, Sparrow, who had visited Club Med with his parents. Hammer actually had two first seasons, one short-team season in Moorea and one full season in 1989 in Club Med Turks and Caicos. He held many different G.O. positions over the years such as Waterski, Beach, Golf, Animator, Sports & Animation Coordinator, Chief of Sports and of course, Chief of Village. This interview covers his career from his first season as a Sports G.O. up until his last season as Chief of Sports. Hopefully, he will return at a later date for another interview, and there we will cover his first season as a Chief of Village. Before he became one of the most respected Chief of Villages ever, Hammer worked in villages such as Turks and Caicos, Playa Blanca, Cancun, Martinique, Sonora Bay, Phuket and Lindeman Island. In this interview, Hammer mentions a lot of names from the past you will recognize, people that mentored and inspired him. We also get into the origins of his famous nickname, and I’ll bet that you didn’t know it was given to him by a former NFL player! Not only does Hammer have a ton of great Club Med stories, but I also asked him about competing in Iron Man competitions and what that was like (he did his first one in 2015 in Mont Tremblant!). We also talk a little about what he is currently doing in Miami and how Club Med established itself as a premium brand and now offers a luxury range with the Exclusive Collection. We end the interview with the three things he misses the most about working in the villages. Please enjoy this interview with an amazing person!! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

My guest today is the first guest invited back to the podcast. Why is that, you ask? Well, he was the first guest ever on My First Season just over two years ago, but back then, I stuck to the script. Meaning, we only talked about his first season and none of the other 10 seasons or more that he did. He was kind enough to be a test subject of sorts for my podcast, and like all things, My First Season has only evolved from that very first interview with him. He has agreed to come back to the podcast and talk about his other seasons and make you laugh your butts off! From Boston, Massachusetts, now living in Montreal, please help me welcome back to My First Season, James “Joker” Cradle!! I have known Joker for 23 years now and counting and we met on the dock in beautiful Lindeman Island, Australia in 2000 for the very first time. Joker worked for Club Med from 1997 to 2005. He worked in villages such as Cancun, Huatulco, Cefalu, Moorea, Foca, Paradise Island, Punta Cana, and Ixtapa. You want funny stories?! Joker has them!! From getting a nasty head injury during a show in Moorea to the famous “Singles Mingles” cruise in Lindeman Island (The CDV sent me on the cruise to control Joker's enthusiasm). How did that turn out? Like you’d expect! From the Kusadasi (Greg) versus Foca (Joker) G.O. volleyball game during the summer of 2001 to a Razor scooter wipe-out at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island to an interesting choice of dress (or lack thereof) for the Christmas party at Hendel’s place in Cancun in December 2004, it’s all here!! Joker mentions a lot of people from the past that he enjoyed working with, his three favorite Crazy Signs of all time (Tiffany?!), and the three things he misses most about working at Club Med. Hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane with Joker!! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

This is the video (part 1) where France’s Woman’s Olympic Beach Volleyball team handed our butts to me and Joker in Lindeman Island, Australia on September 3, 2000:

CM Lindeman Island-Sept 3 2000-Beach VB Part 1 - YouTube

And, if you want to listen to the first ever "My First Season" interview with Joker, see below:

My First Season-Joker | My First Season

My guest today and I have never met but his name has come up quite a few times on this podcast. His first season was in Club Med St. Lucia during the winter of 1989 as a Bar G.O. Originally from Seattle, now living in Florida, please help me welcome, Terry Drummey!! Before Club Med, Terry was getting a Commercial Tourism and Business Management degree from Washington State. He was working in a bar and a customer who went to Club Med on vacation told him he’d be a perfect fit for Club Med. Terry applied and during his interview and he was asked by Ye, the CDV, if he knew the difference between a Pina Colada and a Chi Chi. He did, and the rest is history. Terry worked for Club Med from 1989 to 1995. He went from Bar. G.O. to Chief of Bar to Regional Manager for all the bars in the North American Zone. He worked in such villages as Huatulco (summer ’89), Copper Mountain (winter ‘90), Eleuthera (summer ’90), Playa Blanca (winter ’91) and Turks and Caicos (summer ’91). Terry might just be the only EXGO that I know of that showed up to his first season with money (and a whole lot of it!) and even forgot that money at the bank when he left! Terry shook hands with Prince Charles and got to hang out with him for a bit in St. Lucia and met Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley while jogging in Playa Blanca! Oh, and that bar customer that told Terry about Club Med? They later became roommates in Huatulco, I-kid-you-not! Terry has owned “Hemmingway’s”, a restaurant right down the beach from Club Med Turks and Caicos on Grace Bay Beach, for the last twenty-five years. Not only that, it was just named by USA Today Reader’s Choice poll as the BEST restaurant in the Caribbean (2023)!! Terry is also Chairman of the Ed Gartland Youth Centre in downtown Providenciales, which is all about empowering local youth by cultivating life skills through a holistic youth-focused approach that enhances the developmental needs of our youth (please see the link below). **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review at Apple podcasts.

Please click on the link below to see Terry’s restaurant and stop in and say hi the next time you are in Turks and Caicos!

Hemingways (hemingwaystci.com)

The Ed Gartland Youth Centre:

The Edward C. Gartland Youth Centre – Empowering teenagers with information and skills (ecgyouthcentre.com)

Bonjour à tous, et bienvenue à nouveau dans le podcast sur le voyage et le tourisme, My First Season. J'ai rencontré mon invitée aujourd'hui sur le groupe Facebook «Club Med Le groupe des G.O.'s». Elle a travaillé pour le Club Med de 1981 à 1988. Sa première saison a eu lieu en 1981 à Cefalu, en Sicile, et elle a travaillé dans des villages tels que Pompadour, Agadir, Vittel, les Boucaniers, Santa Teresa, les Bermudes, Cap Skirring, la Caravelle et Sainte-Lucie. Elle a occupé plusieurs postes au Club Med dont ceux de tir à l'arc, de yoga, de snorkeling, de fitness, Repsonsable du restaurant typique et des relations publiques. Joignez-vous à moi pour souhaiter la bienvenue à Nadine Reynaud de Paris! Avant son passage au Club Med, Nadine travaillait à l'Opéra national de Paris comme caissière ou sa mère y était costumière. Nadine a travaillé pour des chefs de villages tells que Yanis Giourgas, Pierre Simaeys, Mery Beillili, Ricardo Gonzales, Josanne «Jojo Desmartes» et André Lentini. Nadine partage avec nous tant d'histoires étonnantes, j'espère donc que vous apprécierez cet épisode avec une personne très amusante!  Le podcast Ma première Saison a toujours été sans publicité et gratuit à écouter et est disponible sur Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. Et si vous aimez ce que vous entendez, veuillez laisser un commentaire sur les podcasts Apple.

Mon invité d'aujourd'hui et moi avons travaillé ensemble au Club Med Lindeman Island en Australie en 2000/2001. Sa première saison se déroule au Club Med d'Avoriaz durant l'hiver 1993 ou il occupe le poste d’animateur. Il a travaillé pour le Club Med de 1993 à 2015 dans des villages tels que Chamonix, Djerba La Douce, Cargèse, Valmeinier-Valloire, Phuket, Kamarina, Pompadour, La Plagne et Agadir. Mesdames et messieurs, aidez-moi s'il vous plaît à accueillir à My First Season (Ma Première Saison), le seule et unique, de Lyon, Franck "Kanoon" Asciac!! Nous parlerons de ce que Kanoon a fait avant le Club Med, de son entrevue d’embauche en Club Med et bien sûr nous parlerons du temps incroyable que nous avons passé à Lindeman Island avec l'incroyable chef de village, Gibus. En plus de Pierre Letellier Gagnon, Kanoon a travaillé avec d'autres chefs de villages tels qu'Arlette Gilles, Bernard Giampaolo, Gérard Parachou, Gilbert "Gibus" Burgio, Yves Mongis et Greg Levy. Vous pouvez imaginer que Kanoon a beaucoup d'histoires drôles et il a la gentillesse de nous en partager quelques-unes. Des histoires comme tomber sur des fourmis rouges à Phuket, nager avec des dauphins à Djerba (seulement il pensait que c’était des requins) ou tomber d'un catamaran en Australie en essayant de pêcher! On parle un peu de sa vie après le Club Med et un fait intéressant à propos de Kanoon, c'est que dès l'âge de 7 ans, il est le plus grand fan de l'émission télévisée La Petite Maison dans la Prairie. Il s'est même rendu dans le Minnesota pour visiter Walnut Grove et il est le fondateur de la plus grande page de fans sur Facebook de La Petite Maison dans la Prairie avec plus de 27 000 fans! Le podcast Ma première Saison a toujours été sans publicité et gratuit à écouter et est disponible sur Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. Et si vous aimez ce que vous entendez, veuillez laisser un commentaire sur les podcasts Apple.

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