Julie Patterson, the founder of Wanderfully Planned, attributes a lot of her success in the travel industry to her mentor, Whitney Shindelar, the owner and founder of Undiscovered Sunsets and the host of the Masters in Travel podcast. But asking someone to be your mentor is asking them to commit time and effort that could otherwise be used developing their own business. In short, it’s a big ask, but the rewards can be even bigger on both sides. In this episode of Trade Secrets, learn about how Patterson and Shindelar have made the mentor-mentee relationship work for both of them in many positive ways, and get their advice on finding a mentor, building community in a digital-first world and more.

This episode was sponsored by G Adventures. 

Further resources:

Whitney Shindelar
Undiscovered Sunsets on Instagram 
Masters in Travel on Instagram 
Masters in Travel podcast
Masters in Travel Community + Think Tank 
Masters in Travel Community (free) 

Julie Patterson
Wanderfully Planned on Instagram 
Wanderfully Fammed, her fam trips for advisors 

TravelAge West Trendsetter Awards application

Humans of Travel podcast featuring Vicki Freed 

Future Leaders in Travel Retreat, Powered by TravelAge West 

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Julie Patterson, the founder of Wanderfully Planned, attributes a lot of her success in the travel industry to her mentor, Whitney Shindelar, the owner and founder of Undiscovered Sunsets and the host of the Masters in Travel podcast. But asking someone to be your mentor is asking them to commit time and effort that could otherwise be used developing their own business. In short, it’s a big ask, but the rewards can be even bigger on both sides. In this episode of Trade Secrets, learn about how Patterson and Shindelar have made the mentor-mentee relationship work for both of them in many positive ways, and get their advice on finding a mentor, building community in a digital-first world and more.
This episode was sponsored by <a href="https://www.gadventures.com/">G Adventures</a>. 
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Further resources:
Whitney Shindelar
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Undiscovered Sunsets <a href="https://www.instagram.com/undiscoveredsunsets/">on Instagram </a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Masters in Travel<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mastersintravel/"> on Instagram </a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Masters in Travel <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-in-travel/id1536235033">podcast</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">Masters in Travel <a href="https://www.mastersintravelpod.com/community-thinktank">Community + Think Tank </a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Masters in Travel <a href="https://community.mastersintravel.co/">Community (free) </a></li>
</ul>
Julie Patterson
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Wanderfully Planned <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wanderfullyplanned/">on Instagram </a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Wanderfully Fammed, her <a href="https://wanderfullyfammed.my.canva.site/">fam trips for advisors </a></li>
</ul>
TravelAge West Trendsetter Awards <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/wave-awards/trendsetters">application</a> 
Humans of Travel podcast <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Podcasts/Humans-of-Travel/humans-of-travel-podcast-vicki-freed">featuring Vicki Freed </a>
Future Leaders in Travel <a href="https://www.futureleadersintravel.com/">Retreat</a>, Powered by TravelAge West 
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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
 
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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’ 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

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&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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