Globetrotters Podcast
by Jonathan Otero and Chelsea Pelsone
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About this podcast
Where do you find your travel information these days? If your answer is social media, chances are you have a love-hate relationship with how travel is portrayed on these platforms. Globetrotters podcast is a travel show that goes beyond the shallow social media captions and scripted TV shows, by highlighting travel stories from diverse people from around the world.
Join co-hosts Jon and Chelsea on our adventure.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 148 episodes
- Big Bear Beyond the Snow: Building a Year-Round Mountain Destination — With Travis Scott, CEO of Visit Big Bear | #148 · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 148Big Bear Lake ecotourism goes way beyond the snow, and it might change how you travel. With 7.5 million visits a year to a mountain town of 20,000, Visit Big Bear CEO Travis…
- Freediving, Spearfishing & Ocean Conservation — With Gabriella Gerbasi | #147 · 37 min · Season 6 Episode 147Freediving and spearfishing have taken Gabriella Gerbasi around the world. From the Bahamas and Costa Rica to Greece and remote islands in Fiji, much of her travel revolves…
- Travel the World, Learn From Its Artists — With Geetika Agrawal, Founder of Vacation With An Artist (VAWAA) | #146 · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 146Creative travel is changing how people experience the world. Geetika Agrawal, founder of Vacation With An Artist (VAWA), has built a global network that lets travelers spend…
- Building a Better Way to Travel Latin America — With Kathleen Hall, Co-Founder of Explore the Americas (Part 2) | #145 · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 145Latin America has some of the world’s most incredible travel experiences—so why are so many travelers still hesitant to explore it? Kathleen Hall, co-founder of Explore the…
- Rethinking How We Travel Latin America — With Melanie Marsell, Co-Founder of Explore the Americas (Part 1) | #144 · 54 min · Season 6 Episode 144Latin America accounts for just a fraction of global tourism—but Melanie Marsell believes travelers are overlooking one of the most diverse regions in the world. As the…
- A Magnet for the Plot: 76 Countries and Counting — With Helo of Where Is Helo? | #143 · 49 min · Season 6 Episode 143She couldn’t afford a passport, so she sold chocolates until she could. Now, Helo has traveled to 76+ countries—and somehow keeps finding herself in the middle of a good…
- How Creators Are Changing the Future of Travel Discovery - With Lexi St. John, Co-Founder of The Nod | #142 · 46 min · Season 6 Episode 142The future of travel discovery belongs to creators, not search engines. Co-Founder: Lexi St. John shares how The Nod is helping creators, travelers, and hospitality brands build…
- The Community She Couldn't Find: How Gabi Nowak-Jelonek Built Females Flying Solo | #141 · 40 min · Season 6 Episode 141If you've ever dreamed of saying, "I quit!" and booking a one-way ticket, this episode is for you. After experiencing corporate burnout and setting off on a solo trip through…
- From Guest to Co-Host: One Last Goodbye - With Chelsea Pelsone | #140 · 22 min · Season 6 Episode 140After more than 50 episodes on the Globetrotters Podcast, Chelsea joins Jon for one last conversation to reflect on friendship, community, personal growth, and the journey…
- Life at 3 MPH: Finding Connection in a World That Moves Too Fast - With Melissa Clover | #139 · 40 min · Season 6 Episode 139Melissa Clover grew up surrounded by adventure, but after years of guiding travelers through Yellowstone and Grand Teton, she's learned that people rarely remember the miles…
- Someday Isn’t Coming: Building a Life You Love - With Liz Long | #138 · 1 h 3 min · Season 6 Episode 138Liz Long didn’t set out to become a full-time traveler. After graduating college and starting a publishing career in Boston, she found herself burned out, anxious, and…
- SoFe Travel: Building the World’s Largest Solo Female Travel Community - With Amanda Black | #137 · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 137Amanda Black built the Solo Female Travel Network after a terrifying experience in Cancun where everything she owned was stolen, leaving her isolated without a trusted support…
- The Points Partner: Turn Points Into Free Travel & First Class Upgrades – With Owen Beiny | #136 · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 136Owen Beiny is the founder of Points Partner and creator of the Fly Free Academy, helping thousands of people travel the world for little to no cost. A former CEO with 15 years of…
- Why “Service Vacations” Are Redefining Meaningful Tourism – With CEO Kimberly Haley-Coleman | #135 · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 135Kimberly Haley-Coleman, Founder and CEO of Globe Aware, breaks down one of the most important shifts in travel today: the move from passive tourism to purpose-driven service…
- Inside the $100B Gap in Travel: Why Running Tourism Is Just Getting Started - With CEO Michael Mazzara | #134 · 52 min · Season 6 Episode 134Michael Mazzara, CEO of Rogue Expeditions, breaks down one of the most overlooked trends in travel: running tourism. What started as a personal challenge turned into a global…
- Why Thousands of Solo Travelers Join Surf Yoga Beer Trips - With Founder Mantas Zvinas | #133 · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 133Solo group travel and community trips are reshaping how people explore the world. Mantas Zvinas, founder of Surf Yoga Beer, shares how a lifestyle built around surfing, fitness…
- Surprise Travel Company: The Pack Up + Go Story with Founder Lillian Rafson |#132 · 51 min · Season 6 Episode 132What if you didn’t know where you were traveling until the day you left? Lillian Rafson, Founder and CEO of @packupgo_travel, shares how a random conversation in a hostel in Riga…
- Photowalk Nashville: How Christy Hunter Built One of Airbnb’s Top Experience Brands | #131 · 46 min · Season 6 Episode 131Building a top-ranked Airbnb Experience takes more than aesthetics — it requires systems, hospitality, and trust at scale. Christy Hunter, Founder & Co-Owner of Photowalk…
- Breaking Into the Travel Industry as a Creative: Community, Visibility, and Opportunity with Aspen Cierra | #130 · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 130BIPOC creatives are still underrepresented in the travel industry — Aspen Cierra shares how collectives like Black Women Photographers and the Black Travel Alliance unlocked…
- From Gifting to Getting Paid: Building a Sustainable Travel Creator Brand with Angie Thomas | #129 · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 129Pretty travel content doesn’t pay the bills — value does. Angie Thomas of The Honest Passport unpacks the realities of building a sustainable travel creator business, from…
