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In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful celebration of Season 6 and 250+ episodes of the Soul of Travel Podcast.

Christine shares:

· Celebrations for the nearly 50,000 downloads and 250+ episodes of the Soul of Travel Podcast

· Upcoming Soul of Travel projects, including quarterly meetups!

· Soul of Travel Podcast Merch & CommuniTees

· The importance of rest and the podcast’s upcoming brief hiatus

· Ways to support the Soul of Travel podcast production going forward, including sponsorship and partnership opportunities

Join Christine for this soulful celebration.

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Special Thanks to Our Guests!

Amanda & Asnath Kessy, Founders | Still Waters Safaris

Becki Rupp, Adventure Coach, Founder | Trailblazer Wellness

Carly Oduardo, Content Marketing Consultant | ConVerGente.io

Hilary Matson, MBA, Founder | Yugen Earthside

Mary Ellen Mansfield, Small Business and Nonprofit Accountant | Natural Accountant LLC

Siham Lahmine, Luxury Culinary & Heritage Specialist, Founder | Morocco Travel Organizer

Suzanne Rommelfanger, Tourism & Sustainable & Adventure Travel Leader 

Vincie Ho, Social Change Leader, Founder and Executive Director | RISE Travel Institute

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In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Kate Williams.

Kate Williams is CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement that inspires action and commitment so that our planet and future generations thrive. In more than a decade of leadership at the organization, Kate has scaled 1% for the Planet’s network to span 110 countries and 65 industries, driving more than $800 million in certified giving to vetted environmental solutions. A sought-after public speaker and recognized environmental leader, Kate was honored as a 2025 MO 100 Top Impact CEO, named among the 2025 Top Keynote Speakers by the Real Leaders Impact Awards, and received the 2024 New Era of Leadership Award from Chief. Kate earned her BA from Princeton University and her MS from the MIT Sloan School of Management. A dedicated connector and changemaker, she has served on a variety of nonprofit and advisory boards throughout her career. Outside of work, she’s a mom to two grown children and an avid trail runner, living in Vermont with her husband of 30 years and their dog, Maeve.

Christine and Kate discuss:

· Kate’s journey from outdoor leadership to environmental impact leadership

· Adaptive leadership, vulnerability, and authenticity

· The shift from charity to responsibility in business with community-based impact and localized support

· Work-life balance and resilience in leadership

Join Christine for this soulful conversation with Kate Williams.

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Now through the end of the year, 1% for the Planet is on a mission to unlock $1 million in support for their organization through their annual Challenge Grant. Support here: https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/donate?form=donate.

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Kate Williams (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by

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In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 6: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Casey Hanisko.

Casey Hanisko is a distinguished leader in the adventure travel industry, celebrated for her extensive contributions and thought leadership. She has shaped the landscape of adventure tourism and business coaching for tourism leaders in pivotal roles including President of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). Casey has been featured in prominent media outlets and is recognized as a thought leader while sharing her perspective on adventure travel, business strategy, and leadership through major industry conferences and her ‘Leading Naturally’ LinkedIn newsletter.

Transitioning to coaching and consulting, Casey leverages her extensive industry knowledge to guide businesses and leaders in travel to navigate changes and challenges, enhance strategic planning, and implement innovative solutions. Casey is a certified coach through the International Coaching Federation and the Coach Training Alliance  with training in assessments such as EQ-i 2.0® and Everything DiSC™. She offers a Leading People ProgramTM twice a year for people leaders looking to develop their management and leadership skills; the next cohort begins September 30th!

Christine and Casey discuss:

· Casey’s path through tourism to coaching and consulting

· Supporting leaders in understanding their values and bringing these values into their work

· Elevating purpose-driven leaders and women-owned businesses

· Coaching resources and book recommendations for travel industry leaders

· Personal retreats as a way to create time for self-reflection

· Leading People, Casey’s upcoming 9-week transformative leadership program beginning September 30

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Casey Hanisko.

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Visit caseyhanisko.com to learn more about Casey’s work in executive coaching and mentoring.

Connect with Casey on LinkedIn and subscribe to her newsletter, Leading Naturally.

Reserve your space in Casey’s Fall cohort of the Leading People Program, beginning September 30th.

There is space in my Fall cohort of the Leading People Program starting September 30th - https://www.caseyhanisko.com/services/leading-people-program

Learn more about the Women Travel Leaders Elite membership level and reserve your space in Casey’s leadership cohort here.

Explore RISE Travel Institute’s Flagship Program, based in sustainability and anti-oppression in travel. Learn more about RISE Travel Institute’s Carbon Literacy and Climate Justice Workshop for Tr

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In this first episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Melissa DaSilva, President, TTC Tour Brands North America, The Travel Corporation.

Melissa DaSilva is the president of the TTC Tour Brands North America and has an industry career spanning over 30 years. Travel is both a personal passion and a professional pursuit. An avid and lifelong traveler Melissa has been to more than fifty countries and has lived in both the US and the UK. Her contagious enthusiasm comes from a deeply held belief she shares with The Travel Corporation; travel helps broaden perspectives through the connectivity of shared experiences of adventure, exploration, learning and laughter showing how we are all more alike than different.

Christine and Melissa discuss:

• Inherent Passion and Impactful Purpose, and how these areas of focus create a foundation for travel with a positive impact
• Challenges some businesses may face quantifying and measuring impact and TTC's Sustainability Strategy
• Different ways to put sustainable strategy into action
• Using your seat at the table to create the most impact possible

Thank you to TTC Tour Brands and The Travel Corporation for joining us as our first founding sponsors and helping Soul of Travel Podcast to tell the stories of women creating a positive impact in travel!

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Melissa DaSilva.

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Melissa DaSilva (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo.

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In this solo introduction to Season Five of The Soul of Travel Podcast, Christine shares the privilege it’s been to sit across from so many incredible, beautiful people, to learn from them, and to witness how the ways in which they work weave into the tapestry that truly is the soul of travel.

Christine shares:

• The history and future of the Soul of Travel Podcast
• Soul of Travel’s reach around the world
• Soul of Travel joins the JourneyWoman family
• Our Amplification Allies: Women’s Work, The Travel Coach Network, and Women Travel Leaders
• How to Support the Show

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with you, our Soul of Travel listeners. 

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo.

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In this special replay episode, we revisit one of the most popular episodes of Soul of Travel Season 4: Women Influencing Change.⁣

Christine shares the possibilities of redefining solo travel with Tess Millhollon, Founder and CEO of Her House and author of Sherbet Skies: A Woman’s Solo Journey to Find Adventure, Fun, and God.

Tess explains that her time solo traveling was the most confidence-building, healing time in her life, and that no job experience compared to the transformation she experienced while traveling.

Her House is an app that makes it easy for solo women travelers to connect with background-checked hosts so they have safe places to stay and save money while they travel. Tess believes solo women travelers need a way to easily connect with local women so they can find safe accommodation, support, and friendship while traveling alone.

Christine and Tess discuss:

∙ The magic of solo travel and redefining what it might look like
∙ Helping women heal and grow through travel and connection
∙ Traveling in times of transition
∙ The benefits of hosting travelers and getting to know your own backyard
∙ Increasing women’s opportunities for life-changing travel experiences
∙ The link between solo travel and entrepreneurship

Join Christine for this soulful conversation with Tess Millhollon.

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Credits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor). Tess Millhollon (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing, production, and content writing by Carly Oduardo.

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In this special replay episode, we revisit one of the most popular episodes of Soul of Travel Season 3: Shaping Our Future.

Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Jessica Blotter, CEO and Co-Founder of Kind Traveler, the first socially conscious give + get hotel booking and media platform that empowers travelers to impact the communities they visit positively. Kind Traveler recently launched the Every Stay Gives Back Collection, a first-of-its-kind community impact program that features a collection of exceptional destinations, boutique gems, glamping experiences, and luxury resorts from around the world, where every guest stay with participating lodging and destination partners funds local charities that are important to the community.

Christine and Jessica discuss:

• Jessica’s trip to Belize
• The importance of making traveling sustainably easier for travelers
• Why sustainable travel should be the rule, not the exception
• The shift Jessica is seeing in the market toward more purposeful travel

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Jessica Blotter.

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Check out Kind Traveler on the web, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn!

Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

Listen to Soul of Travel Episode 106, Women Making an Impact with Emily Goldfischer.

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In this special replay episode, we revisit one of Season 2: Voices of Women’s most popular episodes! Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Nikki Padilla Rivera, Co-Founder of The Global Guide Alliance. After a career of guiding of her own in NYC, Nikki created and ran the Guide Program for Intrepid’s Urban Adventures, creating a community amongst 1500+ guides in 160+ cities around the world. She believes that travel should benefit a local place and that guides are in the perfect position to educate travelers on how to protect and appreciate their destinations.

Christine and Nikki discuss:

• How travel guides continue to be left out of the conversation of moving the travel industry forward
• How guides are the perfect people to educate travelers on connecting with and caring for destinations and communities
• Travel guides taking ownership of the travel experience
• Bringing the female perspective into guides and travel leadership

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Nikki Padilla Rivera.

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Check out the Global Guide Alliance and TripKinetics!

Visit Atlas Obscura to find trips designed by experienced travelers, including Nikki.

Connect with Nikki on Instagram, LinkedIn, and visit The Global Guide Alliance on Instagram.

Listen to Christine’s Season 2 interview with Rosette Dekool & Hannah Bamwerinde of Adventures With Locals on the Soul of Travel Podcast.

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In this special replay episode, we revisit Season 1: Travel Rising’s most popular episode! And in fact, it’s the very first episode of the Soul of Travel Podcast!

Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Gabriella Stowell, current Vice President of Regional Development at the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the largest global network of adventure travel leaders.

Gabi has always loved nature, from early in her childhood and studying ecology to her current endeavors in travel. Born in Brazil, Gabriella now lives in the U.S. She is known for her ability to motivate and unite teams in accomplishing a common goal, managing different stakeholder expectations, and bringing different people together to accomplish shared goals.

The ATTA is a privately held, for-profit industry trade group that serves to network, educate, professionalize and promote the adventure travel industry.  They find their success by serving its members and advancing responsible, sustainable adventure travel practices.

Christine and Gabi discuss:

• The importance of soaking in the culture of the places where we travel
• The power of choosing small, local properties and restaurants
• The future of travel
• Re-orienting the travel industry toward women
• Changing the face of the travel industry with intention and care

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Gabriella Stowell.

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Check out the Adventure Travel Trade Association.

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In the final episode of Soul of Travel Season 4: Women Influencing Change, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Rebecca Braak, founder of Rebecca Adventure Travel and EcuaFina. 

Rebecca Adventure Travel’s mission is to create authentic and adventurous experiences for every world-minded traveler. Rebecca leads a multicultural team to create experiences designed to be as socially, economically, and ecologically responsible as possible, paying close attention to the local community's well-being and working with community-based tour operators, restaurants, and hotels.

In 2019, Rebecca opened a travel concept store, offering artisan handcrafted blankets, ponchos, and home decor exported directly from Ecuadorian indigenous weavers and makers.

Christine and Rebecca discuss:

• How a love of horseback riding led to a horse ranch into the Andes, a move across the world
• Creating horseback riding trips in Ecuador
• The evolution of Rebecca Adventure Travel
• Meaningful and community-based tourism in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru
• The road to following your passion and heart and leaning into the unknown

Join Christine now for this soulful conversation with Rebecca Braak.

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To learn more about Rebecca Adventure Travel, visit the website! Learn more about EcuaFina, and visit upcoming trip itineraries to Ecuador and the Galapagos and this nine-day trip to the Amazon specifically designed for women.

Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn or find Rebecca Adventure Travel on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest!

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