{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd74e60d6-d89c-4056-8ab2-88e76a56b611","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Come with Me Groups. $1.5M niche w/a work-life balance. Lessons from FB hack. Meet Veranda.","description":"****** Transcript + Show Notes: https://har.news/vol30 ******\n\nSpecial thanks to today\u2019s sponsors: Travel Edge and Uniglobe Travel Center\n\nToday\u2019s guest got her start in the industry with the inside sales team at Travel Impressions. After a reorg, Veranda Adkins decided to start her own agency, Travel Legacy. She gave herself 6 months to see if she could make things work. She\u2019s yet to look back. \n\nHaving been in the shoes of a supplier, Veranda tells us how advisors\u2014even those just started out\u2014can strengthen supplier relationships to help grow their agency.\n\nCelebrating 10 years of business, Veranda has grown her agency to an impressive $1.5M in annual sales. In the past decade, she\u2019s evolved from selling mainly cruises to now doing destination weddings as well as escorting 8-10 groups a year around the world. \n\nA firm believer in \u201cif it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u201d, Veranda focuses her destination wedding business with one supplier, resulting in an elite status that helps to ensure her clients have an amazing stay AND results in a client satisfaction rate of 99%. \n\nAnd for those feeling like work encroaches on their personal life way more than they\u2019d like, our guest has managed to find the work-life balance that eludes many entrepreneurs. She shares with us how avoiding FITs is part of her strategy to ensure she continues to love her job and has downtime to rejuvenate.\n \nYou\u2019ll hear how to avoid losing your business Facebook page after a hack. From first hand experience, Veranda gives us two simple fail-safes so you can avoid the heartache and hassle she experienced.\n\nJoin us as we dig into groups with our globetrotting guest!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fe036724-3b0d-4330-8a08-f232f227c6a6/artworks-zybexczttmyhnhzw-nvqoug-t3000x3000.jpg"}