The Aaron Schlein Story

Today, we catch up with entrepreneur Amanda Chay. Amanda is the founder of Wonderment, a wellness travel company specializing in “life-changing travel and wellness journeys.”

Amanda discusses the progress she’s made after attending TravelCon—a conference that helps people develop profitable and sustainable careers in the travel industry.

Amanda also chats about organizing Wonderment’s first trip, how she stays focused , and doing things that scare the crap out of her. Amanda’s first interview was Episode #2 of Dramatic Travels Entrepreneurs when we launched back in September!

In this episode, Mike & Anne Howard take us inside the business of the "World's Longest Honeymoon."

Mike & Anne are the founders of HoneyTrek and the authors of Ultimate Journeys for Two—National Geographic's first book on adventure travel for couples. 

HoneyTrek has over 225,000 followers and has received international acclaim from the likes of Condé Nast Traveler, Brides, BBC Travel, CBS, ABC, NBC, Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other international print, radio, and TV outlets. 

The Howards have explored 520 regions in 54 countries across all seven continents. 

Mike & Anne recorded this interview with their toes in the sand in Roatan, Honduras, as they took a break from writing their new book on Glamping.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Ultimate Journeys for Two (Mike & Anne's book!)

WWOOF

Family Travel Association(shout-out to Rainer Jenss!)

CONNECT WITH MIKE & ANNE

Web: HoneyTrek.com

Facebook: @HoneyTrek

Today, we catch up with Megan Vick from ThreeStarTraveler.com after she attended TravelCon—a conference designed to help people learn the skills they need to develop a profitable and sustainable career in the travel industry. Megan was the very first guest on Dramatic Travels Entrepreneurs.

Your dream life begins DramaticTravels.com/e

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Ryan Connolly is the co-founder of a boutique travel company called Hidden Iceland that focuses on immersive travel experiences onto glaciers, behind waterfalls, and across to volcanic islands.

In this interview, Ryan shares the best ways to find jobs while traveling, how to get (and not get) customers for your tour business, and how to make trips unforgettable for your customers.

Ryan Connolly is a Scotsman living and working in Iceland. Ryan has traveled across all seven continents over the past five years but says he feels most at home on the ice of a glacier.

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Links to the resources mentioned in this episode are at DramaticTravels.com/e23

Patricia Serrano is a travel blogger, travel host and film/video producer with a passion for one-of-kind life experiences and off-the-beaten path adventures.

In this interview, Patricia discusses the courage needed to have a credible voice, working as a travel advisor, meditating to calm her her mind, and why you should date a girl who travels.

Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, Patricia was educated at Emerson College in Boston, MA (BA in TV Production) and successfully survived a two-year MFA program for Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Since she started her travel blog, she’s been sponsored by a number of reputable companies, such as Travel Channel, Honda, Rand McNally, Banyan Tree Hotels, Delta Airlines, Soneva Kiri as well as Tourism Boards such as the Mexican Tourism Board, Moroccan Tourism Board, South African Tourism Board, Thailand Tourism Board, and many more.

CONNECT WITH PATRICIA

Web: FreshTraveler.com

Facebook: @freshtraveler

Instagram: @freshtraveler

Chris Oldfield is the Community Manager for NomadicMatt.com, one of the largest travel blogs on the web. He is also the author of the best-selling travel book, The Dogs of Nam: Stories from the Road and Lessons Learned Abroad.

In this interview, Chris shares how his passion for budget backpacking led to him managing one of the world’s largest online travel communities. He also discusses the pros and cons of working remotely, the challenges of planning a live event, and the voluntary hardships of backpacking.

CONNECT WITH CHRIS

Web: LessonsLearnedAbroad.com

Facebook: @lessonslearnedabroad

Instagram: @lessonslearnedabroad

Influencer marketing expert Brendan Gahan discusses the history & present state of influencer marketing, how to stand out when pitching brands,  and the power of ongoing partnerships.

ABOUT BRENDAN

Brendan Gahan is the founder of Epic Signal and works with Fortune 500 brands on their YouTube influencer and community building campaigns. Brendan is on the advisory board for Vidcon, the largest YouTube gathering.

He was named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Marketing & Advertising, and was invited to the White House as one of the nation’s youth leaders to advise on how to get the word out about the Affordable Care Act.

CONNECT WITH BRENDAN

Web EpicSignal.com

Web BrendanGahan.com

Twitter @brendangahan

IG @brendangahan

This episode features the introduction to my upcoming book about integrating travel into public education.

Travel is an essential piece of every child's education. Why is traveling during the school year such a problem then?

Up-and-coming travel blogger John Bakator discusses the art of choosing the perfect domain name, the pros and cons of being a baby boomer in the travel industry, and a sure-fire way to meet interesting people at networking events.

CONNECT WITH JOHN

Web: BabyVroomers.com

Travel blogger Amanda Williams discusses authentic affiliate marketing, the myth that you have to be nomadic to write a good travel blog, and giving yourself permission to make money.

RESOURCE

Amanda’s online courses for travel bloggers

ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda Williams is the former-journalist-turned-blogger behind A Dangerous Business, a travel blog that aims to inspire people to fit more travel and adventure into the lifestyle they already have.

Since starting her blog in 2010, Amanda has traveled to more than 50 countries on six continents from her home base in Ohio, and has been featured by major publications and websites like AFAR, The Huffington Post, and USA Today Travel.

CONNECT WITH AMANDA

Web: Dangerous-business.com

On social: @DangerousBiz