This week on The Travel Business Unpacked podcast, host Meredith Calloway is joined by Laura Young, founder of Laura Young Travel and a 2026 Gifted Travel Network Momentum Award winner.

After more than 20 years in financial services, Laura made the decision to leave behind a stable corporate career and build a travel business that aligned more closely with the life she wanted. In this conversation, she shares what it looked like to start over while raising three kids, working full time, and learning an entirely new industry from the ground up.

Laura opens up about the uncomfortable parts of entrepreneurship, including learning patience, defining her ideal client, and figuring out how to trust herself through the transition. She also reflects on how relationships, referrals, and clarity around who she wanted to serve became the foundation for her rapid growth.

They also explore:

• Building a travel business while balancing full-time corporate work and motherhood

• Why defining an ideal client changes everything in luxury travel

• The mindset shift from employee to entrepreneur

• Creating a relationship-driven business instead of relying heavily on social media

• How referrals became the biggest driver of growth in Laura’s second year

• The connection between entrepreneurial success, freedom, and fulfillment.

Laura’s story is an honest look at what it takes to reinvent yourself professionally and personally. For advisors navigating growth, career transitions, or the desire for more freedom, this episode offers both practical insight and meaningful perspective.

Free Chapter: https://tinyurl.com/4pbvtr8f

Laura's Website: https://laurayoungtravel.com/

Laura's LinkedIn: / laura-young-travel

TBU Live Tickets: https://www.giftedtravelnetwork.com/event

Promocode: PODCAST