Erinn Shaw: Turning Wanderlust Into Purpose
How One Travel Expert Transformed Her Passion Into Purpose and Healing
Some people discover travel. Erinn Shaw swears travel discovered her.
Growing up in Oregon, she was the friend who always had a map folded in her backpack, a restaurant recommendation at the ready, and a running list of places everyone “absolutely had to see someday.” Long before platforms, titles, or interviews, she was already doing what she loved most: helping people imagine their lives a little bigger.
But in 2020—the year the world closed down—Erinn received an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and made a choice that changed everything. She turned a lifelong passion into a profession and launched her travel business, 2MuchFun Travel. What began as a simple desire to help others plan meaningful trips quickly became something deeper: a mission to turn travel into a doorway for connection, healing, and possibility.
With more than 30 years of experience in customer service, hospitality, and tourism, Erinn didn’t just build an agency—she built an experience.
She became the advisor who listens.
Who pays attention to the details.
Who believes every itinerary is a story waiting to be written.
For her clients, that’s the difference between taking a trip and being transformed by one.
For Erinn, it’s where passion meets purpose.
As a writer, travel expert, and creative entrepreneur, she blends storytelling with strategy—infusing every trip with meaning, memory, and more than a little magic. Whether she’s designing a family’s first international adventure, crafting a wine-lover’s dream itinerary, or helping newlyweds find their perfect romantic escape, she brings heart and intention to everything she touches.
Her philosophy is simple:
Travel isn’t just where you go. It’s who you become along the way.
And she’s lived that truth herself.
Travel gave her clarity.
It gave her healing.
It gave her reinvention.
It gave her purpose.
Today, Erinn helps others find their own “why” in the world—through journeys that spark joy, deepen relationships, and remind people what they’re capable of.
Being named one of the Most Influential Women isn’t an ending for her.
It’s a beginning.
A chance to uplift other women.
To show them that passion is a compass worth following.
And that no matter your age, background, or season of life, it’s never too late to rewrite your story.
Erinn Shaw believes in travel.
But more than that—she believes in people.
And through her work, she helps them believe in themselves again, too.
