Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in travel but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Erica Davies, Founder of The Well Traveled Soul, located in North Kingstown, RI, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

A luxury travel agency focused on romance, family, and multi-generational bucket-list travel experiences. I curate personalized and detailed itineraries that allow my clients to achieve their unique travel dreams, leaving them feeling enriched and inspired. My clients are busy professionals who seek approachable luxury, personalized and detailed concierge travel service.

Tell us about yourself

Chasing my love of travel led me to spend my first years in the workforce as a travel consultant for a small mom-and-pop travel agency that specialized in custom Italian tours, corporate travel, leisure vacations, and team travel for my alma mater - Providence College. These years working in the travel industry taught me to prioritize excellent customer service, immaculate attention to detail, and the importance of family connectedness.

In 2001, with the rise of the internet and increased ease of travel planning, I made the decision to leave the travel industry for a career in corporate America. For 20 years, I worked for a Fortune 500 Company, co-founded a software startup, and everything in between. Although I wasn't working in the travel industry directly, travel has always played an important role in my life. Whether I was booking board retreats, organizing travel for busy executives, overseeing hundreds of corporate trainers around the country, or planning my own destination wedding....researching, planning, booking, and embarking on new adventures has always been where I feel most at home.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

I am most proud of being a woman-owned solopreneur. While I do have experience as an entrepreneur, as a former partner in a start-up software development firm, I find this experience quite different. I am proud that I wake up each morning with the courage to face new challenges and explore new areas of business development while remaining optimistic and enthused about this new journey in my career.

I also celebrate that within the first 7-months of opening my business, I have positively impacted couples and families by creating one-of-a-kind travel experiences that will last them a lifetime. I feel incredibly honored that my clients choose and trust me to work with them to deliver the ultimate travel experience. #makememories

What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?

My biggest challenge is having the patience to grow my business to meet the target revenue goals that I have set for myself. I not only want to meet my revenue goals but to have the opportunity to grow my client base so that I can help more (and more!) people make their travel dreams come true.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  • First, have the courage to show up for yourself and your clients, even when it seems challenging.
  • Second, set positive intentions every morning so it sets the tone for your day.
  • Third, don't be afraid to ask for help or guidance from those around you. So many people are willing to help others rise, and they never find it to be a burden.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://thewelltraveledsoul.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewelltraveledsoul
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewelltraveledsoul/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-well-traveled-soul/

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