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Travel Designer

6/24/25

Explore the journey of Kelli Carpenter of KelliGregg Travel, a successful travel designer who transformed her passion for travel into a thriving career. In this episode, Kelli reveals great job tips for aspiring travel entrepreneurs, discusses how she built a niche serving LGBTQ families, and shares strategies for overcoming challenges, including the pandemic's impact on the travel industry. Tune in to discover valuable insights on networking and making money in the travel sector, and learn how meaningful human connections can enhance your own travel experiences.

Topics

0:17 Introduction

1:37 The Role of a Travel Designer

2:49 From Marketing to Traveling

3:37 Identifying a Niche

4:48 Pivoting to Changing Market

6:23 Building Our Family Vacations Brand

8:18 Safe Destinations for LGBTQ

10:05 Grow the Business

11:07 Creating Memorable Group Experiences

12:56 How Covid Changed the Business

16:19 Skills Needed to Run Such Business

17:59 The Money Structure

20:35 Post-Pandemic Travel Challenges

21:36 Business Challenges and Personal Rewards

24:23 Is AI a Challenge?

Resources

www.kelligreggtravel.com

www.ilovemywifepodcast.com

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Chapters

1. Building a Career as a Travel Designer: Tips from Kelli Carpenter (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:17)

3. The Role of a Travel Designer (00:01:37)

4. From Marketing to Traveling (00:02:49)

5. Identifying a Niche (00:03:37)

6. Pivoting to Changing Market (00:04:48)

7. Building Our Family Vacations Brand (00:06:23)

8. Safe Destinations for LGBTQ (00:08:18)

9. Grow the Business (00:10:05)

10. Creating Memorable Group Experiences (00:11:07)

11. How Covid Changed the Business (00:12:56)

12. Skills Needed to Run Such Business (00:16:19)

13. The Money Structure (00:17:59)

14. Post-Pandemic Travel Challenges (00:20:35)

15. Business Challenges and Personal Rewards (00:21:36)

16. Is AI a Challange? (00:24:23)

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