Grace McBride, is a remarkable individual who has forged a career path in the realms of luxury travel and startups. With a keen focus on services and technology, Grace has made significant contributions to the industry. Currently, she holds the positions of Founder and CEO of Lucia, a cutting-edge marketplace that connects the luxury travel sector with talented freelancers.
Grace's journey towards success began with her role as the CEO of TripKit, an exceptional assistant service tailored specifically for luxury travel advisors. Building upon this experience, she then assumed the pivotal position of Chief Operating Officer at MilesAhead, an esteemed luxury travel concierge company. Throughout her tenure, Grace played a vital role in enhancing the customer experience and elevating the standards of personalized service.
Moreover, Grace's involvement extends beyond her entrepreneurial ventures. She is also recognized as a Founding Member of Thrive Partners, a distinguished boutique consulting firm known for its expertise in the field. Through this role, Grace has contributed to the growth and development of various businesses, offering her invaluable insights and strategic guidance.
Grace's academic journey is equally impressive. She embarked on her educational pursuits at Cornell University, where she completed her undergraduate studies in '19. Building upon her solid foundation, she pursued her MBA at the University of Notre Dame, graduating in '22. This combination of academic excellence and hands-on experience has undoubtedly shaped Grace's unique perspective and contributed to her thriving career.

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Michael-David Reilly (MD) is my guest on today’s podcast. MD is a father, husband of a unicorn, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and host of the 35KaDay Podcast. As a business owner of several different businesses and traveling for each of them I was excited to speak with MD. He didn’t disappoint and shared many great gems about running a business in today’s climate, the power of a positive mindset and social media. I hope you have the time to listen to our podcast and check out his positive words on one of the many digital platforms he occupies.

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Darley Newman is my guest today.  Darley travels the world as a TV host and producer of her own travel show called “Travels with Darley”. Our chat included her stories from Qatar, Macao, and a fun story about her trip to Botswana. Her shows have won 3 Daytime Emmys and nominated for a total of 8 Daytime Emmys. Darley is a great role model for people that set a goal and then succeeds at reaching that goal. Make sure to listen to the entire show for some great insights about creating your own journey and making the changes needed to get to your goal.

Darley Newman Traveler

Lindsay Myers is my guest on today’s podcast. Lindsay is a luxury travel expert on a budget. Sounds like an oxymoron but Lindsay has figured out ways to travel luxuriously while on a budget. The best part of her experiences is that she shares her tips with everyone on her website and blog.

As a business owner that travels extensively for work I am always looking for ways to spend my time on the road as comfortable as possible without spending huge sums of money. Beyond just the actual tips that Lindsay shares on the podcast, it was great to hear her mindset on building a personal brand business and how she is adjusting thru the worldwide lockdown. Having a supportive newlywed husband who has the ability to travel with her is a big help.
Make sure to connect with Lindsay Myers on her social media pages and keep an eye out on your local television channels for her guest appearances.

The Travel Wins

Lindsay Myers travel on a budget host

Rudy Sarzo is best known for his bass guitar playing with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, and has also played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including Manic Eden, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche and Devil City Angels.
With a touring career that started in 1981 with Ozzy Osbourne and spanning decades, we talked about what makes a musician valuable to a band as well as what he doesn’t like about the years of traveling. The worldwide lockdown is obviously affecting his ability to tour with The Guess Who so we discuss the future of touring and how the music business is changing.

Rudy Sarzo | playing bass for Quiet Riot, Whitesnake and Ozzy

Traci Callahan is my guest today and she is making a comeback to the highest levels of beach volleyball. My interview with Traci took some wild turns as she discussed her career as a professional beach volleyball player. She spoke about her struggles with bulimia in college and the need to switch schools even after a successful freshman year. She then started her professional beach volleyball career and had some success but not what she was hoping for. It's rare to have a professional athlete speak so openly about her struggles with weight loss, sexual assault and self doubt. After moving around a bit and even switching careers her husband, Matt, encouraged her to give beach volleyball another try and give it everything she’s got.

She has learned to elevate her game and have gratitude for the people in her life. She is continuing to share her story and work ethic with local high school players as well as writing a book on how to get recruited for younger players.

Traci Callahan | elevate your beach volleyball game

AM Davies is my guest on today’s podcast. AM is a multi-faceted person who works to support and advocate for others who work as dancers and strippers. Her own background as a stripper, pole dancer and pole dancing instructor give her unique insights to what these workers need and deserve. We had a great talk about her dancing career and advocacy for dancers across the nation. She shares her story as well as many other dancers on her podcast and social media pages.

We also discuss her accident which led to the amputation of her lower left leg. Being an exotic dancer just became that much harder learning how to walk and perform with a prosthetic leg. The discussion also mentions the negative effect the worldwide pandemic has affected strippers and everyone involved with the dance clubs.

AM Davies | the queen of sexy

My guest on today's podcast is country singer Lucas Hoge. Originally from a town of 44 people in Hubbell, NE, Lucas is a country artist with Top 30 and Top 40 singles and his last album “Dirty South” went No. 1 on Billboard for Country album sales. He’s an avid outdoorsman and hosts the Sportsman Channel show “Hoge Wild”. Lucas has performed on the Grand Ole Opry and overseas for 12 years entertaining our troops for the Wrangler National Patriot Tour.

Unfortunately the worldwide lockdown has affected both his television show and touring for music. We talk about how the lockdown has specifically affected him and how he has kept a good attitude while waiting for travel to re-open. One of the subjects I was excited to speak with him about is his ability to meet people on the road and make them friends. He shares his story how he met the founder of Cabela’s at the end of a show and partnered together thru the years.

Lucas Hoge | country singer going Hoge Wild pursuing his passions

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