IAM2077 – CEO Shares Her Wealth of Expertise to Foster Growth within the Travel Industry
Podcast Interview with Veranda Adkins
In this episode, we have Veranda Adkins, a seasoned entrepreneur, speaker, and business coach with 22 years in the travel industry.
Veranda discusses her journey from corporate America to launching her travel agency, Travel Legacy, and co-founding the Association of Black Travel Professionals.
She shares her experiences in empowering black women and aspiring business owners through her unique mix of inspiration and business acumen.
Veranda also delves into the theme of entrepreneurship, recounting her own path to finding her calling in the travel industry and eventually becoming a successful business owner.
Additionally, Veranda touches on the significance of travel in breaking barriers and gaining new perspectives, especially within the African American community.
She highlights how she provides affordable travel experiences and the impact travel has had on her life and business mindset.
The conversation also covers practical business advice, including maintaining effective communication with clients, owning your mistakes, and the importance of having a clear vision and work structure.
Veranda's story and insights offer valuable lessons on resilience, adaptability, and the power of experiencing the world.
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Veranda Adkins Teaser 00:00
And so I think that goes back to the secret sauce, like just know what you do. And because I know travel and I do travel and I've done all these businesses and all this stuff, people just gravitate to me because they're like, she's done it.
Let's go to her and see what she has to say.
Intro 00:14
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Gresham Harkless 00:42
Hello. Hello. Hello. This is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast, and I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Veranda Adkins. Veranda, excited to have you on the show.
Veranda Adkins 00:51
Thank you so much for having me, Gresh. I appreciate it.
Gresham Harkless 00:53
Yeah, absolutely. Super excited to have you on and talk about all the awesome things that you're doing.
And of course, before we jump in, I want to read a little bit more about Veranda so you can hear about some of those awesome things. And Veranda is a 22-year-old-year travel industry veteran is a successful entrepreneur, influential speaker, and business coach. She left corporate America in 2014 to launch Travel Legacy, a celebrated travel agency.
Veranda owns multiple thriving businesses and is a co-founder of the Association of Black Travel Professionals, the largest organization in the U S dedicated to training and developing black travel professionals, she empowers aspiring business owners, particularly focusing on supporting black women using her unique.
Blend of inspiration and business acumen and absolutely love everything Veranda's doing. We were talking a little bit, she's a fellow podcaster, which is always awesome to hear. She has a podcast called trailblazing bosses where she features women entrepreneurs. And I was listening to, I think her intro for this podcast.
And she was talking a little bit about her story and how she got into the, all the businesses and that entrepreneurial spirit. She said that she loved entrepreneurship and that it's. Always been in her spirit, but really connected with me is that sometimes when we're finding out who we are, we sometimes don't go through the path of actually being where we should be.
And that could propel us to where we should be. So I'm sure we'll touch a little bit on this, but Veranda, are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?
Veranda Adkins 02:16
I am ready. Let's do it.
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