This week on Trade Secrets, Kimberly Wilson Wetty discusses her transition from being the longtime co-owner and co-president of Valerie Wilson Travel (VWT) to her newest venture, Keep Wondering Why. Wetty reflects honestly on the decision to sell VWT – which was first acquired by another family-owned business before transitioning to ownership by Chase Travel Group – and making the choice to branch out on her own. This episode also delves into Wetty’s passion for ensuring that all travelers feel welcomed and respected.

This episode was sponsored by Travel Insured International. https://www.travelinsured.com/

Further resources

Kimberly Wilson Wetty on LinkedIn

Keep Wondering Why on the web, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook

Mentioned in this episode:
Valerie Wilson on Humans of Travel
Wilson Wetty’s LinkedIn posts
 Breaking the glass
Don’t crush the butterfly

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This week on Trade Secrets, Kimberly Wilson Wetty discusses her transition from being the longtime co-owner and co-president of Valerie Wilson Travel (VWT) to her newest venture, Keep Wondering Why. Wetty reflects honestly on the decision to sell VWT &ndash; which was first acquired by another family-owned business before transitioning to ownership by Chase Travel Group &ndash; and making the choice to branch out on her own. This episode also delves into Wetty&rsquo;s passion for ensuring that all travelers feel welcomed and respected.
This episode was sponsored by Travel Insured International.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.travelinsured.com/">https://www.travelinsured.com/</a>
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Further resources
Kimberly Wilson Wetty on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlywilsonwetty/">LinkedIn</a>
Keep Wondering Why on the <a href="https://kwwinc.com/">web</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/kwwinspireyourwhy/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kwwinspireyourwhy">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kwwinspireyourwhy">Facebook</a>
Mentioned in this episode:
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<li aria-level="1">Valerie Wilson on <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Podcasts/Humans-of-Travel/Humans-of-Travel-Valerie-Wilson">Humans of Travel</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Wilson Wetty&rsquo;s LinkedIn posts</li>
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<li aria-level="2">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kimberlywilsonwetty_generationalreadiness-kww-luxuryconsultant-activity-7458174394717155328-eZZz?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABLWrEwBipYMyaXk4AKT1tuR_Omwhg5mtS8">Breaking the glass</a></li>
<li aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kimberlywilsonwetty_keepwonderingwhy-familybusiness-generationalreadiness-activity-7483581639252430848-UFYh?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABLWrEwBipYMyaXk4AKT1tuR_Omwhg5mtS8">Don&rsquo;t crush the butterfly</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at travelweekly.com/podcasts.

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Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.

Emma Weissmann brings more than a decade of reporting and editing experience to her role as Features Editor at Travel Weekly, where she covers destinations and retail travel and contributes to social media, podcast and multimedia initiatives. Before joining Travel Weekly, Emma served as Editor-in-Chief of AGENTatHOME and Executive Editor of TravelAge West and hosted the Humans of Travel podcast. She also helped create and produce the Future Leaders in Travel event for early-career travel advisors.


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Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners&rsquo; questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more &mdash; as long as it&rsquo;s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at <a href="http://travelweekly.com/podcasts">travelweekly.com/podcasts</a>.
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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors&rsquo; 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
Emma Weissmann brings more than a decade of reporting and editing experience to her role as Features Editor at Travel Weekly, where she covers destinations and retail travel and contributes to social media, podcast and multimedia initiatives. Before joining Travel Weekly, Emma served as Editor-in-Chief of AGENTatHOME and Executive Editor of TravelAge West and hosted the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Podcasts/Humans-of-travel">Humans of Travel</a> podcast. She also helped create and produce the Future Leaders in Travel event for early-career travel advisors.
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