28 min
Wanderful CEO, Beth Santos: Pivoting a Travel Community During a Pandemic The Unearth Women Podcast
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- Places & Travel
Episode Overview:
The Unearth Women podcast celebrates travel through the stories of inspiring women. In this episode, our Founding Editor, Nikki Vargas, chats with Beth Santos of Wanderful. Beth Santos is the CEO and Founder of Wanderful—made up of an international community of over 40,000 members, a home-sharing network for women, the Women in Travel Summit, and the Bessie Awards. In this episode, Beth discusses the importance of community for women who travel, how Wanderful is pivoting as a business in the face of the pandemic, and the true magic of the connections we create when traveling.
This episode is adapted from an Instagram Live interview edited by our Co-Founder, Elise Fitzsimmons. Liked this episode? Please make sure to like, share, and subscribe.
Social Media:
Unearth Women: @unearthwomen
Guest, Beth Santos: @maximumbeth
Host, Nikki Vargas: @niknakvargas
Podcast Producer, Elise Fitzsimmons: @elise_fitz
Wanderful website: https://sheswanderful.com/
Show Notes:
(1:53) Beth speaks to adjusting to quarantine. She explains how being a CEO and mother to a 3-year-old is multi-tasking on an extreme level.
(6:50) Paying attention to the writing on the wall, Beth saw that the world was changing. She explains working with her team to prepare her business for a travel industry shut down.
(10:59) It will take some time for the travel industry to stabilize. Beth thinks it will happen in waves and will be filled with nuance.
(20:03) Beth discusses the team's decision to pivot the business to a membership model, how she navigated transitioning her in-person conferences to the digital space and the personal connections that are fundamental to the travel community.
(21:56) Beth discusses Wanderful's new content strategy and the importance of continuing to learn about the world, even from home.
(25:46) The virtual event space continues to evolve. Beth discusses how Wanderful's chapters and members around the world foster connections.
Episode Overview:
The Unearth Women podcast celebrates travel through the stories of inspiring women. In this episode, our Founding Editor, Nikki Vargas, chats with Beth Santos of Wanderful. Beth Santos is the CEO and Founder of Wanderful—made up of an international community of over 40,000 members, a home-sharing network for women, the Women in Travel Summit, and the Bessie Awards. In this episode, Beth discusses the importance of community for women who travel, how Wanderful is pivoting as a business in the face of the pandemic, and the true magic of the connections we create when traveling.
This episode is adapted from an Instagram Live interview edited by our Co-Founder, Elise Fitzsimmons. Liked this episode? Please make sure to like, share, and subscribe.
Social Media:
Unearth Women: @unearthwomen
Guest, Beth Santos: @maximumbeth
Host, Nikki Vargas: @niknakvargas
Podcast Producer, Elise Fitzsimmons: @elise_fitz
Wanderful website: https://sheswanderful.com/
Show Notes:
(1:53) Beth speaks to adjusting to quarantine. She explains how being a CEO and mother to a 3-year-old is multi-tasking on an extreme level.
(6:50) Paying attention to the writing on the wall, Beth saw that the world was changing. She explains working with her team to prepare her business for a travel industry shut down.
(10:59) It will take some time for the travel industry to stabilize. Beth thinks it will happen in waves and will be filled with nuance.
(20:03) Beth discusses the team's decision to pivot the business to a membership model, how she navigated transitioning her in-person conferences to the digital space and the personal connections that are fundamental to the travel community.
(21:56) Beth discusses Wanderful's new content strategy and the importance of continuing to learn about the world, even from home.
(25:46) The virtual event space continues to evolve. Beth discusses how Wanderful's chapters and members around the world foster connections.
28 min