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210. What It Means To Create A Long-Term Career in Travel with Meredith Calloway
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Meredith Calloway, co-founder of Gifted Travel Network (GTN), breaks down what it really takes to build a long-lasting career in travel. She shares why so many advisors stay stuck in an employee mindset, and how shifting into intentional entrepreneurship starts with getting clear on your message, audience, and brand. The conversation also dives into mental fitness, unpacking how fear, limiting beliefs, and industry setbacks like 9/11 and COVID shape your growth, and how to tell the difference between intuition and avoidance. You’ll walk away with practical, CEO-level shifts you can start implementing today - from reverse-engineering your revenue goals to investing in yourself, surrounding yourself with the right community, and building habits that support long-term success!
About Meredith Calloway:
On a mission to help entrepreneurs build businesses they love, centered around their passion for travel, Meredith draws on more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, lessons learned through trial and error, and a deeply cultivated resilient success mindset. In 2001, she left her career on Wall Street to establish her own boutique travel agency, Hills of Africa Travel. She founded the Global Institute for Travel Entrepreneurs (GIFTE) in 2011, providing education and support to help “accidental hobbyist” travel advisors build sustainable businesses. In 2013, she co-founded Gifted Travel Network (GTN) alongside Jennifer Cochrane and Vanessa McGovern to address gaps within the host agency landscape. GTN introduced a comprehensive, all-in-one approach to marketing, business strategy, and mindset education for travel advisors. While leading both GIFTE and GTN, she ultimately chose to sunset GIFTE in 2021 to focus fully on GTN’s mission: delivering an elevated hosting experience for luxury travel advisors.
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Today we will cover:
- (02:40) Meredith’s journey: leaving Wall Street to start a travel business
- (05:10) Why your brand must start with your message and ideal client
- (09:40) What it really takes to build a six-figure travel business
- (13:55) Reframing challenges; setbacks vs. comebacks
- (20:35) Intuition vs. fear
- (26:45) Practical shifts to thrive as an advisor
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