My First Season Greg Hannah

Greetings, Seasoners! I am delighted to introduce the second installment of our "In Couple" series, where we delve into the captivating narratives of G.O.s or couples who have shared unforgettable seasons. In today's episode, our special guests are a genuine couple whose paths intertwined at Club Med Itaparica in Brazil in December 1990. It was her second season in Club Med and his sixth within the Club Med family. Adding an enchanting twist to their tale, he hails from the United States, while she is Brazilian. What heightens the excitement of this episode is that I had the supreme pleasure of working alongside both of them during my first season at Club Med Turks and Caicos in the summer of 1994. Without further ado, let's extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the exceptionally charming duo, Steve and Juca Cohn! This remarkable couple has been happily married for thirty-one years, and they graciously take us back to the inception of their romance. Steve and Juca regale us with stories ranging from their engagement in August of 1991 to their dream wedding at Club Med Punta Cana in October 1992. Steve guides us through the process of Juca obtaining her Green Card, and he shares the incredible surprise he orchestrated in January of 1997 when Juca became an American citizen while she was working at Club Med Copper Mountain and while Steve was stationed at Huatulco. To maintain the element of surprise, I won't divulge any details here, so you'll have to tune in to the interview for the full experience! Please enjoy this heartwarming journey through the decades with Steve and Juca Cohn. **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. 
To hear Steve's first interview, please see the link below:
Steve Cohn | My First Season

My guest today worked for Club Med from 1987 to 2012. His first season was a bit unusual because he went to Club Med Chamonix as a guest for two weeks but then got hired to be an Entertainer. He was also a Chief of Animation, Chief of Sports, and Chief of Village. Please help me welcome, from Belgium, but now living in Japan, the one and only, Fred Dawance! Fred is the 10th EXCDV to appear on the podcast and I am glad to connect with him finally! Some fun facts about my guest: Fred graduated from Law School with a minor in Philosophy, he climbed the Matterhorn in 2003, he became a proficient magician (cards, comedy, and mentalism), a lifelong Beatles fan, he named his son Lennon and met Sir Paul McCartney in 2005 and after Club Med, he obtained his MBA from the University of Paris! So much of Fred’s time in Club Med is covered in this interview and some highlights are his stint as Chief of Sports aboard the Club Med 2 during the 1996/1997 season, his Chief of Village stage in the Winter of 2001, “Friday Night Fever” in Club Med Bora Bora in 2007/2008 and his many seasons in Japan. Please enjoy this episode with Fred! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. 

My guest today worked for Club Med from 1999 to 2003. Her first season was at Club Med Copper Mountain as a Boutique G.O. Before Club Med, she attended Arizona State University and obtained a degree in Recreation Management and Tourism. She was part of the ASU Internship Program, and that program helped her land an internship at Copper Mountain. She later became a Snowboard Instructor and worked in Crested Butte three times and one summer season in Cancun in 1999. After Club Med, she obtained a master’s degree and has been teaching for the last twenty years and is currently teaching kindergarten. From Northern California but now living in Colorado, please help me welcome, Megan Demgen! During their teenage years, Megan and her sisters were whisked away by their parents to Club Med resorts in Eleuthera, Huatulco, and Turks and Caicos. Megan shares a Y2K story from her 1999/2000 season (sitting in stairwells?) and she met her future husband that same season. She took a road trip from Club Med Copper Mountain to Crested Butte with EXGO (and MFS guest) Sammy Orodenker while listening to TV theme songs from the 80s! Megan has many more stories to share, so please enjoy this episode! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. 
 

My guest today worked for Club Med from 1990 to 1992. Her first season was in Club Med Playa Blanca with CDV Andrea Livingstone, as a G.O. Nurse. She is originally from Queens, NY and now lives in the Sunshine State. She went to Club Med as a GM in Haiti and Copper Mountain in the early 70s. She then went to Club Med Cancun as a GM in 1987 and realized that Club Med employed nurses too. Two years later she got the Club Med magazine in the mail and inside was an article called, “Become a G.O.” and that’s what she did. Please help me welcome, Andrea Chassen! Before Club Med, Andrea attended the University of Buffalo and then obtained a master’s in nursing at NYU. Andrea was a Clinical Specialist at a teaching hospital in Philadelphia and had a month to put everything in order before she left for Club Med after her very positive interview. Andrea also worked at Club Med Punta Cana, Sonora Bay, and Eleuthera. Do you like Club Med nursing stories? Well, Andrea has some! Get ready for scorpion and sea urchin stings and a Chief of Village who did his own stitches! What?! If you were an early 90s G.O. you will love this episode! Please enjoy this episode with Andrea! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. 
 

My guest today worked for Club Med from 2009 to 2021. She was born in Italy, has an English Literature degree from SMU, and is currently pursuing her MBA at Bellevue University. Her first season was in Club Med Sandpiper as a Reception and Planning G.O. She held other positions such as Reception Manager and Room Division Manager. I hope you are ready for some funny and interesting stories because this guest has them! From Italy, but now living in Dallas Texas, please help me welcome, Giulia Fitzgerald! Giulia worked in the Club Med resorts of Sandpiper, Turks & Caicos, Cherating, Cervinia, and Napitia in Italy, to name a few. Giulia has a ton of interesting stories to share with us. Stories like scuba diving with Tiger sharks at Club Med Columbus Isle, a rather amusing “monkey” story from Cherating, and a wild Matterhorn ski story when she was in Cervinia, that you have to hear to believe! We engaged in some rapid-fire questions with Giulia as well as go over if she misses anything about Club Med and who she enjoyed working with. Please enjoy this episode with a very entertaining person! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. 

My guest today worked for Club Med from 2015 to 2019. She started as a Tennis G.O. during her first season in Club Med Punta Cana, but she also was a waterski and Circus G.O. in later seasons. Before Club Med, she graduated from the University of Denver with a Communications and Marketing degree. After Club Med, she attended Barry University in Miami and obtained a master’s degree in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology and she now has her own business in Utah, called “Sarah Sutin Performance". Everyone, please help me welcome the amazing Sarah Sutin! Sarah went to Club Med Punta Cana as a G.M. with her mother when she was a junior in college, and then went back her senior year. Sarah interviewed in Los Angeles with roughly one hundred other people and did not wait long before she was told she was headed back to Punta Cana, this time as a G.O. From getting lost during arrivals at Punta Cana, to popping blood vessels during the Spanish Web at Turks and Caicos, to being a “towel holder” at Punta Cana foam parties, to Hurricane Irma cutting short her 2017 season at Turks, Sarah shares some of her most memorable stories with us. Sarah also worked in Club Med Cancun in 2016/2017 and helped with the opening of Club Med Miches in 2019. We talk about her life and career now in Parks City, Utah, who she enjoyed working with at Club Med, and what she misses most about Club Med. Please enjoy! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts. 
Please check out Sarah's website below:
SARAH SUTIN (sarahsutinperformance.com)