Laura Garcia

I attribute my success to commitment, pure and simple. Life throws obstacles at all of us, and there are moments that can knock you down or pull you off track. What has carried me through is the ability to stay motivated, believe in the path I'm on, and get back up every time something tries to stop me. You have to find the self-motivation and believe in your career and the journey you're on in order to get back up and get back into it. Dedication and perseverance go hand in hand with that commitment. I've been committed to the beauty industry for many years, and although I've tried other things, it's always been within servicing clients and customer service. When I got into travel, it was pretty much the same thing. You're servicing, you have customer service, and you're committed to making sure that everybody is safe, happy, and satisfied. You get good feedback, and it's a reflection of you. That same commitment translates into everything I do.

The best career advice I've ever received is: don't stop, keep going, work for yourself, and be your own boss. I've been an entrepreneur since I was young, so I constantly remind myself of that. My kids grandmother is the one who encouraged me, and that advice is always embedded in my mind when I think back. Don't be working for somebody else. You have full range of your career, you have so many options, and you just have to go with the flow and make it work. Trust in God that your journey is on the right path, and just keep going. That message of persistence and entrepreneurship has guided me throughout my entire career.

My advice to young women entering the travel industry is this: there is no limit to what you can do here. People are booking travel every single day, and they're looking for all kinds of travel. It's not just domestic and international. It's about breaking away from the daily routine. I would say get into travel because it helps other people see what you've experienced and the feeling of rejuvenation from travel. You're going to create that wellness feeling within people, and there's no better reward than knowing that you've helped others feel better because you've encouraged them to break away from the routine. Getting into travel is an easy market to enter, and the opportunities are endless.

The biggest challenge in the travel industry right now is income stability. There are bills and things you have to pay before you actually go out and travel, so that financial aspect is a real challenge. I'm in process of building my travel business, so eventually I'm hoping that my travel business will pay for itself so I can travel more. It's kind of a double-edged sword in that way. But the opportunity that I can offer is incredible: helping entrepreneurs get into the travel business themselves. I offer the opportunity to become a travel business owner where you can have a website, work remotely, as long as you own a laptop, you can work wherever, whenever. I love that part of the travel industry. You can be in another state , country or at home or coffee shop researching and booking travel. It's fun business to dive into, research travel, the flexibility is unmatched. This field isn’t hard to get into . Let me more where your ready and I will help you get started.

The values most important to me is the passion for service. It's really about the experience you're providing that brings the value, not the cost. I can charge a certain amount, but if you don’t value service it doesn’t mean anything, so as long as I continue to give good service, that brings great value to my business & career creating a loyal clientele. It’s the quality of care and attention I deliver to every client, not the price tag attached to it. Great service is the foundation of everything I do.