Trade Secrets is on a brief hiatus to gather questions for season four, but in the meantime, hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada are sharing some of their favorite episodes of the show. We’ll be back with new episodes in May!

This week, Emma’s pick: all things client relations with Jennifer Jacob. Jennifer is the COO and co-founder of Tique, a travel advisor brand and systems design studio, and the former founder of Explorateur Travel. They tackle qualifying clients, keeping track of — and using — client data, breaking up with clients and beyond. You’ll also learn about Jennifer’s “pushback channel,” which often leads to the “bless and release.” Hear about all that and more this week on Trade Secrets.

This episode was sponsored by G Adventures. https://www.gadventures.com/

Further resources:

Tique on Instagram and on the web

Jennifer’s book recommendations, “Crucial Conversations” and “Radical Candor”

Trade Secrets episode on charging fees

Explorateur Travel, the agency Jennifer founded 

From TravelAge West: New travel advisor businesses that will help the industry build back better 

From TravelAge West: Five ways for travel advisors to deal with (or fire) problematic clients 

Travefy’s webinar on firing clients 

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Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com 



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Trade Secrets is on a brief hiatus to gather questions for season four, but in the meantime, hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada are sharing some of their favorite episodes of the show. We’ll be back with new episodes in May!
This week, Emma’s pick: all things client relations with Jennifer Jacob. Jennifer is the COO and co-founder of Tique, a travel advisor brand and systems design studio, and the former founder of Explorateur Travel. They tackle qualifying clients, keeping track of — and using — client data, breaking up with clients and beyond. You’ll also learn about Jennifer’s “pushback channel,” which often leads to the “bless and release.” Hear about all that and more this week on Trade Secrets.
This episode was sponsored by G Adventures. <a href="https://www.gadventures.com/">https://www.gadventures.com/</a>
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Further resources:
Tique on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tiquehq/">Instagram</a> and on <a href="https://www.tiquehq.com/">the web</a>
Jennifer’s book recommendations, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Talking-Stakes-Second/dp/1469266822">“Crucial Conversations”</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Talking-Stakes-Second/dp/1469266822"></a> and <a href="https://www.radicalcandor.com/">“Radical Candor”</a> 
Trade Secrets episode on <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/Does-charging-a-fee-mean-my-client-owns-me">charging fees</a> 
<a href="https://explorateurtravel.com/">Explorateur Travel</a>, the agency Jennifer founded 
From TravelAge West: New travel advisor businesses that <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/9-New-Travel-Advisor-Businesses-That-Will-Help-the-Industry-Build-Back-Better">will help the industry</a> build back better 
From TravelAge West: Five ways for travel advisors<a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/how-to-deal-with-difficult-clients"> to deal with (or fire)</a> problematic clients 
Travefy’s <a href="https://academy.travefy.com/upcoming-webinar-firing-clients-navigating-problem-customers%ef%bf%bc/">webinar</a> on firing clients 
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Need advice?
Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098
Email us: <a href="mailto:tradesecrets@travelweekly.com">tradesecrets@travelweekly.com </a>
 
Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, 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.

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’ 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 is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.


Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, 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 is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives &mdash; the highs and lows that make them human.
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