Melissa Mackey- Travel Entrepreneur
| Duration 00:36:36 | Posted in by Richard Bryan Earls


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Melissa Mackey is a woman on a mission. In 2006, Melissa Mackey began her career in travel and quickly climbed the corporate ladder and became manager within months of starting. Her store was 6th most profitable store in all of Canada. As she grew these stores, her dreams and vision became bigger and stronger in the world of entrepreneurship and travel. She closed doors in retail and started retail agency Travel Chicks in 2010.

She is an author, public speaker, coach and trainer. Her vision is to become the leading authority in group trips and lifestyle design services. Her passion comes alive when it comes to people, travel and business. She inspires others to travel, take risks and dive into a passion full life. Travel Chicks are committed to high quality service and always remembers the importance of a great customer experience. She holds regional, international and regional workshops for professionals looking to create the best self they can be, to develop confidence and to start their own businesses.

 

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Lynda Phillippi

Lynda Phillippi has been in travel for 16 years, as an advisor and host agency owner. Renaissance Travel and Events specializes in small group travel, cruises, and Europe. She is a part chapter president of ASTA in Portland, Oregon, and the current Regional Director for ASTA in the Pacific Northwest. She’s…

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Richard Earls has spent the last 30 years in the travel industry as an agency owner, a technologist, a publisher and a writer. A serial entrepreneur, Richard has sold two of his start-up companies prior to his current projects, Travel Research Online, Voyager Websites and Travmarket Media The publishing credits to…

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