{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F11aac95e-2626-4ed0-abef-04372f9fed90","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Taking People around the World with Elizabeth Blount McCormick","description":"Elizabeth Blount McCormick is the owner and President of UNIGLOBE Travel Designers, an award-winning full-service travel management company that specializes in corporate and leisure travel. Alongside the UNIGLOBE team, Elizabeth designs, coordinates, and delivers complex travel plans for the diverse needs of individuals, groups, and corporate travel partners. Before becoming the President of UNIGLOBE, Elizabeth launched a career in retail and worked at Gap Inc. and Edun. At Edun, she served as a Production Line Manager, which allowed her to travel extensively to Tunisia, India, Portugal, and Peru, sparking her passion for travel. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology from Spelman College, a historically Black liberal arts college for women. She is also the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2014 Frederick J. Yates Memorial Scholarship Minority Business Award, for which she received a scholarship to the Tuck Executive Education minority business program at Dartmouth College in Hanover.\u00a0Elizabeth joins me today to share her passion for travel and helping people see the world. You\u2019ll hear about her childhood and how she and her family were not exempt from racism despite having privilege. She discusses her career in retail and explains how being a corporate traveler gave her a unique perspective that continues to inform her work at UNIGLOBE Travel Designers. She reveals how she remained steadfast and led the UNIGLOBE Travel Designers team through the pandemic. You\u2019ll also learn the value of selflessness, vulnerability, and authenticity.\u00a0\u201cThe pandemic elevated the fact that people, instead of buying items, are now looking at experiences like multigenerational travel and creating memories that will last a lifetime.\u201d - Elizabeth Blount McCormick\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Growing up in Bexley and experiencing racism in the sixth grade\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth\u2019s time at The Wellington School in Columbus, Ohio\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Navigating the world as a young, Black woman and the importance of being in a group where you can be yourself\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why Elizabeth decided to attend Spelman College\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why Elizabeth recommends going to historically black colleges and universities or HBCUs\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Her career vision after studying at Spelman College and her first foray into retail\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth\u2019s experience working with a male chauvinist\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Leaving retail, returning to Columbus, and becoming the President of UNIGLOBE Travel Designers\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The pandemic\u2019s impact on the travel and hospitality industry\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Elizabeth started growing UNIGLOBE Travel Designers\u2019 business when she took over the company\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0One of Elizabeth\u2019s favorite stories from the leisure travels she has organized for clients\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The demographic of UNIGLOBE Travel Designers\u2019 leisure and corporate travel clients\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Inter-racial relations in business and what it\u2019s like to be a woman- and minority-owned business in Ohio\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Elizabeth led her team at UNIGLOBE Travel Designers through the pandemic\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Elizabeth\u2019s travel bucket list and advice to young people starting their career\u00a0Our Favorite Quotes:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIn this business and life, you need to be able to adjust. If you\u2019ve no flexibility, it will be difficult to succeed.\u201d - Elizabeth Blount McCormick\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWhen you\u2019re hiring people, you want to ensure you\u2019re hiring someone you would want to have a meal with.\u201d - Elizabeth Blount McCormick\u00a0Connect with Elizabeth Blount McCormick:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0UNIGLOBE Travel Designers\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}