Alex Sharpe has been a luxury travel executive for most of his career, but he has found renewed purpose in using travel for good. As President and CEO of Signature Travel Network, Alex created Travel Elevates, a foundation that funds important projects around the world and gives travelers unique experiences that elevate their memories. Susan and Alex talk about travel advisors, Hawaii, and bridge.

Anita Francois studied television production and archeology at university and used the money she earned to fund a pretty serious travel habit. Anita's deep knowledge of the often overlooked history of Black travelers and personal discovery of the Black travel movement on Instagram came together when she created the Black Travel Summit. Susan and Anita talk about pneumonia, heart attacks, and the Maniq of Thailand.

Tracy Prigmore is a real estate investor, hotelier, and educator of women who want to become hotel owners. As creator of She Has a Deal, Tracy is teaching women how to do hotel deals, introducing them to powerful industry networks, and searching for the capital it takes to make it happen. Susan and Tracy talk about the latest season of She Has a Deal and SHaDTalk.

Annie Sloan was a TV producer, writer, and director, then transitioned her creative skills to marketing and advertising for tech companies like Twitter and Facebook.

Her side gig as a short-term rental host start with Craigslist but ultimately became The Host Co. Susan and Annie talk about fake reality, real opportunity, and surreal neighbor behavior.

Nima Anvar is a former scientist, a past hotelier, and a current start-up founder. After a somewhat forced science education, Nima joined his wife's family business in Grenada and learned to manage a hotel on the job before pivoting to start GuestChat, his hotel chatbot. Susan and Nima talk about finding inner peace, searching for home, and being nice.

Tamina Wuerth is a world-traveling free spirit with a thirst for learning -- on her own terms. After almost a decade of hotel jobs and freelance social media gigs, Tamina synthesized all of her experience and her ability to understand technology quickly into AIvolution, her artificial intelligence company that makes solutions for hotels. Susan and Tamina talk about waiting tables, making friends, and fleeing spiders.

Jeanelle Johnson is the voice hotel companies listen to about upgrading legacy technology. As leader of PwC's travel, transportation, and hospitality practice group, Jeanelle is able to meld her love of travel with a deep background in finance and M&A to give advice about planning for the future. Susan and Jeanelle talk about arrogant celebrities, keyman risks, and degree programs.

Mandy Murry has done so many cool jobs in travel and hospitality that her life story would make a great anthology series on TV. After running the Olympic Torch in Rhode Island, working on a private island in the Bahamas, and owning a hotel in North Carolina -- among many things -- Mandy has turned her extraordinary experience into a new type of consulting as the hospitality mentor for independent hotels. Susan and Mandy talk about the stumbles of staffing, the fluidity of fine dining, and the ickiness of a dead body on ice.

Elysia Burns had to stop a guy from cutting up the server room with hedge clippers, and that was at her first job. As co-founder of Friendly Like Me, Elysia is creating a way for people with access needs to figure out what they can expect at the restaurants, hotels, and attractions that they want to visit, and a way for those businesses to get more customers. Susan and Elysia talk about caved in ceilings, motorized beds, and untapped billions in spending power.

Cue the confetti -- it's episode 100! Susan Barry is joined by her sister, Cat Meek, to recap their recent Cherish Tours trip to Alaska. Learn what it's like to travel with a group of strangers who become friends with an amazing itinerary that you don't even have to plan! Susan and Cat talk about packing anxiety, the Paper Plane cocktail, and crampons. Thank you for listening, and here's to 100 more!