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Co-Founder and CEO of TWIP – Travel With Interesting People, Lauren is one of the emerging female stars of the travel-technology industry. Born and raised in the American Midwest, she began her career at the Ministry of Education in France and honed her travel-tech skills at The International Kitchen, the world-renowned international culinary tour operator in Chicago. Throughout this time, Lauren weighed a question that had nearly stymied her move to France: How many would-be travelers don’t take the plunge, simply for fear of traveling alone? She soon had her answer: Thirty-five million. In America alone. Lauren had hit on a key gap in travel-tech, one that could be filled by social connection and a customized user experience. The problem, she knew, is that people are different away from home. This little-understood fact makes it difficult for travelers to find the right companions and for providers to identify their client base. Through scientific assessment of a person’s Travanality®, or travel identity, Lauren could match travelers to travelers, and travelers to experiences, stimulating demand while delivering original content and customized adventures. Lauren recruited TWIP Co-Founder & CTO Heather Wilde (eighth employee of Evernote, credited with taking that company to 100,000,000 users around the world), and together they assembled an impressive team of travel and media veterans. Today, TWIP is hot off a People’s Choice accolade at the world’s largest travel-tech conference, 2017’s Phocuswright. Distinguished alumna of the Women’s StartUp Lab Accelerator in San Francisco, CA (class of Spring 2015) and the 20/20 Startups Accelerator in NYC (class of Fall 2016), Lauren has an abiding passion for travel, with favorites including Montreal, Prague, Beirut and South Africa. Lauren lives in New York City and can be reached at Lauren@twip.co.

What Expert Authority World™ is saying about the show:

  • Great show!
    February 9, 2024 by Gisele_Oliveira from United States

    I'm absolutely hooked on this podcast! Huge kudos to Mario for consistently delivering top-notch episodes. Keep up the fantastic work!

  • Amazing Guests, Real World Advice
    July 14, 2023 by Demi @ Comcastro.com from United States

    Just wanted to say thank you, Mario! Great practical ideas and such enthusiasm. I recommend this show for anyone looking to change their mindset through access to access to some great real world inspiration.

  • These podcasts have some great nuggets!!
    April 14, 2023 by Jen from Fort Worth from United States

    Mario has an A guest list that go out of their way to give you their best tips to be successful in your business endeavor. I’ve learned so much in a short amount of time. Highly recommend!

  • Inspiring Real World and Practical
    March 11, 2023 by SheriTraxler from United States

    Love the inspiration of “hey if they can do this so can I “ And that there is practical ideas from their expertise too Also love the variety of times

  • SUPER PRO production, and better content
    February 17, 2023 by JoshRamsey from South Africa

    Hits the nail on the head, and brings practical insight while doing it!

  • Enthusiasm and experience
    January 10, 2023 by Cfow110 from United States

    Mario is an enthusiastic experienced interviewer. He creates conversations with great content but also leaves room for some whimsy with his imperfect action round questions.

  • What an Enjoyable Show!
    December 21, 2022 by BretRidgway from United States

    Mario Frachini is the consummate pro when it comes to being a podcast host. The time just flew by and the conversation was great!

  • Great Show!
    July 22, 2022 by erseburse from United States

    Always providing great content- keep it up!

  • Insightful, inspiring and empowering!!
    May 6, 2022 by Anya Bartholomew from United States

    This is a gem!! You've got to pay attention to "little" things to appreciation the power of this incredible useful information!! The more you listen, the more you love it! Try and you'll see!!

  • Love love love
    May 6, 2022 by Tanyamariedube from Canada

    What a great show. I loved listening to your episode with Dave Lorenzo on the 60 Second Sale. As someone who loves sales (but loathed them when I started with cold calls and cold door knocking), I loved what he said about hearing the word “no”. In sales, we are trained to look for the no’s. It makes us really good at it if we can really get into it. What you two were talking about with regard to how our limitations are i’’our minds really resonated with me. I love that because it’s a game changer when you understand that sales is just about helping people solve a massive problem and getting paid for it and then taking imperfect action, get on your feet and have fun. Thanks so much! Love this show.

  • Amazing podcast!
    January 24, 2022 by maddie@podcastingyou from United States

    This podcast is incredibly informative and empowering! Each episode is an insightful deep dive into an entrepreneurial story that highlights tenacity, innovation, and advice to help you level up in your own journey.

  • INSIGHTFUL!
    January 18, 2022 by Mitko I. from Bulgaria

    A ton of value, keep rocking!

  • Great show!
    January 7, 2022 by Gisele_Oliveira from United States

    I love this show. The host is really entertaining and the content is pure gold. This podcast became my top show. Keep up the great work, Mario!

  • Insightful and wide ranging
    January 7, 2022 by purpletom111 from United Kingdom

    This is an excellent podcast for anyone looking to optimise their business. Mario is a fabulous host with brilliant questions and a relaxed, friendly demeanour. I loved Episode 261 about Growth Marketing, really useful - high product quality is the best marketing strategy out there!

  • Brilliant insights from the best…
    December 27, 2021 by jxywvut from United States

    No matter what big business mountain you are trying to summit, the EA podcast has something amazing to inspire and teach you how to start or scale your venture. I love tuning in every day to learn actionable insights from a new expert or industry. So much value to sink your teeth into. Give it a listen!

  • Top Notch Quality Content for Authentic Leaders
    December 1, 2021 by dropinceo from United States

    A meticulous production, a highly professional host with authentic conversation creates an amazing experience for the listener. A must listen for insights and inspiration for the Entreprener or C-Suite Leader.

  • Love it!
    November 30, 2021 by Mariann!! from United States

    It’s definitely worth your time if you are trying to stay informed.

  • Actionable and Inspiring
    October 29, 2021 by Ben_Cook28 from United States

    I appreciate the authenticity, quality of the guests, and insights from this podcast

  • Essential content for your entrepreneurial journey
    October 17, 2021 by MCarmen Baldovi from United Kingdom

    Mario’s interviews are full of valuable tips from business experts that you shouldn’t miss in your entrepreneurial journey. Listening to this podcast is being a massive help for me and I hope it is for you.

  • Wealth of Information
    October 8, 2021 by KPM D. from United States

    Great interviews. Always great to have the opportunity to hear from experts in their fields and glean from their years of wisdom. Keep up the good work!

  • Packed with actionable content!
    October 8, 2021 by mwforrester from United States

    Mario has a top-notch podcast with outstanding guests! I’m able to come away with information that I can apply to my own business, to generate growth and increase my ability to provide positive impact. When you spend your time to listen to an episode of EA Effect you can be sure that you will get an amazing return on time investment.

  • Powerful!
    September 3, 2021 by MichaelUnbroken from United States

    This is the show I needed 13 years ago before I ruined my first business. I think being able to have tangible and practical insight from people who are one step ahead of you is everything congrats to Mario for an amazing show! - @MichaelUnbroken

  • First Rate Host and Brilliant Guests
    September 3, 2021 by Wade Galt from United States

    Mario is an extremely well prepared and professional host that gets the best out of his guests. He interviews fundamentally sound guests to share powerful business strategies and wisdom. Definitely worth your time to listen.

  • Great show.
    August 28, 2021 by mdaciuk from Canada

    Excellent interviews and guests. Liked the show on how to defend your reputation. “Customers, communities and critics.” Good way at looking at stakeholders. Thanks for the great content.

  • Great topics - and tips!
    August 27, 2021 by Kate | EOFire from United States

    Loving Mario’s podcast! Not only does he hit so many great topics, but his episodes are filled with tips and strategies you can actually use right now. For example, I just listened to his episode about Podmatch with Alex SanFilippo, and Mario doesn’t just read off a list of questions and move through the interview robotically - he actually has a conversation, and shares his own experiences with the power of guest podcasting and why others should be doing this to grow their own audience. Thank you, Mario! Keep up the heat!

  • So glad I found this podcast!
    August 13, 2021 by Nate804 from United States

    I’m so excited to continue jumping into episodes of this podcast. So much knowledge from so many successful business men & women. Adding this to my weekly workflow for sure!

  • So much information
    July 23, 2021 by abal31 from United States

    Such a great show. So much information and helps with many areas of our business.

  • 0285: Sales Driven Agency: Helping Founders Become Predictable, Sustainable and Scalable
    June 28, 2021 by Mary2577 from Philippines

    Thank you so much and keep on doing more great show.

  • Easily One of My Favorites
    May 7, 2021 by ScottDGray from United States

    I recently discovered Expert Authority Effect. It’s quickly worked it’s way onto my list of must listen podcasts. The episodes are less than an hour and packed with great information from top-level entrepreneurs.

  • Priceless Content!
    May 7, 2021 by megan@podcastingyou from United States

    Mario does such a good job covering a variety of topics. His guests offer awesome advice as well. I would recommend this show to anyone looking to learn more about entrepreneurship!

  • Very helpful
    May 7, 2021 by Luke and Susie from Australia

    As a business owner I love being challenged to see things a different way and be reminded of how to do thing better. This podcast has been so helpful to do that.

  • Great Show
    May 6, 2021 by emj-js from United States

    Mario does an excellent job being fun an entertaining while asking insightful questions to draw out the experise of his guests. Thoughtful, helpful conversations to make work and life better. Thanks!

  • Smart Ways to Gift
    April 26, 2021 by Michelle Kaplan from United States

    I learned some key things during Mario's interview with Chelsea Martin on gifting. What stands out is how impactful direct mail really is and how important a customized presentation of your products not only creates happy customers, but also a great referral source. Thank you!

  • Heart Centered Success
    April 18, 2021 by Macnjacs from United States

    Your interview with Brandon Fong was great. I appreciated the fact you started with the 3 steps, it was so valuable it really made me want to hear more. Thanks!

  • Love this show!
    March 12, 2021 by Gisele_Oliveira from United States

    This is so far my favorite podcast. It’s been my weekly dose of motivation and inspiration. Keep up the great work, Mario !

  • So much value!
    March 7, 2021 by Loose Seeds from United States

    The conversation with James, Sana and John Lee Dumas was awesome. Unique questions were asked by the hosts and JLD responded with gems that I stick right into my pocket. Thanks for this valuable info on how to up my podcasting game guys!

  • Always Enjoy Mario's Interviews!
    March 5, 2021 by HarloB from United States

    I really enjoy Mario and his shows. The Stress and Anger in the Workplace episode was great because it cut to the chase of all the issues around this topic. Great interview!

  • Great Podcast
    March 5, 2021 by 11Dreamer11 from United States

    Really interesting interviews that are really well done! Great listen and great for inspiration.

  • Innovative
    February 22, 2021 by Michelle Kaplan from United States

    I love Mario's energy! It captures my attention throughout his podcasts. Listenng to him and his guests, their ideas, actions, and accomplishments makes me brainstorm what's next for my business. Relevant and fresh!

  • Inspiriation 7 Days A Week!
    February 19, 2021 by ST Rappaport | LifePix from United States

    Mario doesn't miss a day. No matter what is going on, there's an episode relase. Mario is on a mission and nothing is going to stop him. He's a real model to be doing these interviews!

  • An Expert on Experts!
    February 12, 2021 by Powerful Eric from United States

    Love this show! Mario's show is a asset to podcasting. Thanks for helping others Mario!

  • Now I know
    January 22, 2021 by Margo Lovett from United States

    Mario, I see how active and generous you are in Podcast Paradise. Today, I listened to a few of your shows - episodes 1 & 59. Episode 1 brought me into the moment of prayer. You produced a show according to the Spirit. Now I know why you are so generous, able to operate from your seat of genius. Margo Lovett

  • Keeping the Books
    January 15, 2021 by E-World from United States

    Great interview with Judith keeping Net Profits as key thing to look at. Interesting point she made some owners make 30 millions but not enough Net to take a paycheck.

  • Excellent podcast
    January 12, 2021 by Atomickitten99 from United States

    I’m enjoying the guest interviews. They are packed full of great nuggets! Thank you.

  • Unique - Engaging - Bold
    January 2, 2021 by Paul D Johnson from United States

    As host of interveiw based The God Zone Show podcast I fournd Mario's show uniquely valuable in providing inpriation and engouragment for my work.

  • Fun, insightful, and quality production
    December 23, 2020 by koltrass from United States

    Mario brings in top-notch guests for engaging conversations on a variety of topics. Moreover, his attention to technical (e.g. audio, editing) quality is obvious and makes a difference. Listen to be entertained and enlightened!

  • Inspiring interviews to take the next step!
    December 12, 2020 by BillableWithBaby from United States

    Inspiring interviews with interesting entrepreneurs inform and motivate you to take things to the next level. Always good things to learn and implement. Thank you Mario!

  • Pure value, I love it
    December 4, 2020 by Jdoggg222 from United States

    Mario has a way of asking the questions I am wondering as the guest is speaking. He seems to intentionally ask the questions that most benefit you as a listener. Great podcast!

  • Loved the Craig Handley Episode
    November 13, 2020 by MHillfan from United States

    Mario’s energy is infectious and Craig Handley is a character and some. But really every episode brings out the uniqueness of each guest. This pod has become one of my must listens›

  • Inspiring. Informative.
    November 6, 2020 by SunDevil from United States

    Mario is incredibly inspiring and does something few other podcast hosts can manage to do… allow his guests to actuall talk at length and answer his questions. He offers great information and I really appreciate that he is invested in what his guests have to offer as well. Other podcasts come across as an ego stroke for the host, but this podcast is truly here to help guests share their stories as well to the benefit of the listener. Worth subscribing.

  • Game changer
    October 30, 2020 by Player's Handbook from United States

    This podcast is informative and inspiring. I love it!

  • If you are a wanna be entrepreneur look no further!
    October 23, 2020 by Elisa Di Napoli from United Kingdom

    Great podcast full of interesting insights. The host is engaging and thoughtful and I can say I have enjoyed listening to each episode!

  • Amazing Interviews not to miss!!!
    October 16, 2020 by Jbower1282 from United States

    Consistantly uniques interviews or amazing people really making it happen.

  • Mario is a great host with great questions!
    October 16, 2020 by alexdesigns from United States

    Take a few minutes out of your day to listen to Mario. He is a super smart guy and I love the questions he asks his guests.

  • A great podcast for dreamers and do-ers!
    October 16, 2020 by Chiquita2727 from United States

    Lots of great information and inspiration for anyone who wants to turn dreams into reality. Mario brings a lot of spot-on information to this podcast.

  • Great Show
    October 9, 2020 by Palminchen from London from United Kingdom

    Love the broad selection of topics for inner

  • Amazing inspirational stories
    October 9, 2020 by Nicholas Lee 18 from United Kingdom

    This podcast is so good. The stories from the people sharing their stories about their struggles in life and how they overcame these struggles is just inspirational and helped me push harder when things get tough. Keep up the good work with these amazing interviews Mario.

  • Fantastic
    October 9, 2020 by sttoggyigctdrvy from United States

    Mario goes above & beyond on his show. Lots of great information for his listeners!

  • Top Learning
    October 2, 2020 by BLNT PPTT from Hungary

    Love hearing these great interviews with a great host. Keep up the good work!

  • Mario inspires!
    September 18, 2020 by CHRISTOPH - HABITFREAK from United States

    These interviews are fantastic. Mario inspires with great questions that draw out great answers from his guests!

  • Expert authority!
    September 18, 2020 by Tara Williams Phone from United States

    Mario shares some amazing people on this podcast and they have some gold to share!

  • Great show!
    September 10, 2020 by Karen @ Interview Valet from United States

    Mario is an awesome podcast host! I love the FB Live interviews and the opportunity for listeners to engage in real time. The audio and video quality is spot on every time. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss anything! You won't be sorry.

  • A Podcasters Inspiration!
    August 14, 2020 by JamieKullman from United States

    Mario has so much insight and delivers such incredible value through his show. I just started listening, but I've already learned so much from him and his wonderful interviews. Keep up the awesome work!!

  • Quality professionalism
    August 6, 2020 by VirtForce from United States

    I can’t say enough about how pristine and professional Mario is in his interviews. He truly wants his guests to have the best experience and recording possible. And not to mention he is fun and knows how to put people at ease in front of the camera.

  • How to conquer your limiting beliefs
    July 31, 2020 by Dave4syth from United States

    Listen to episode 103 an dlearn how to overcome your limiting beliefs. Great advice.

  • I can’t believe how much I learned in just one episode
    July 29, 2020 by AwesomeMontana from United States

    Mario is knowledgeable, curious and able to bring great guests that deliver value that every business needs to understand! Outstanding podcast!

  • Great content!
    July 15, 2020 by Cory Lee Leadership from United States

    Mario does a great job of providing relevant information and bringing on guests to share their expertise in a variety of fields. Highly recommend his podcast!

  • Fascinating interviews
    July 10, 2020 by Bill Ringle from United States

    Mario brings on accomplished guests and draws out their expertise and stories in a way that leaves me on the edge of my seat. Keep up the great work, Mario!

  • Love It!
    June 26, 2020 by Laura Moreno Cabanillas from India

    Loving this podcasts, an entrepreneur I really appreciate the energy and passion being shared to help us grow our business. Keep up the great work.

  • Boost my Amazon sales!
    June 19, 2020 by SurvivalDad from United States

    I tap Amazon as one of my sales channels and your interview with John Ghiorso was an eye-opener. Ignore at your own peril!

  • Love It!
    June 16, 2020 by LauraMore from United States

    I loved the Memorial Day episode, Mario! Thanks so much for creating this awesome podcast!

  • Flawless interview style
    May 29, 2020 by GninraeL14 from United States

    Mario makes everyone appear even more interesting to me. Great format and style!

  • Come here for value
    May 29, 2020 by Joshua User 202! from Canada

    Really appreciated this podcast for the raw, genuine interviews. Love it!

  • Crisp and interesting interviews
    May 22, 2020 by Joel Goobich from United States

    As someone who created one of the first podcasts dedicated to video marketing, I was very impressed by your recent episode about using video. Your interview style is crisp and interesting

  • If you are in business, this podcast needs to be on your playlist.
    May 22, 2020 by Macstephen1 from United States

    Mario has a great conversational style that helps his guests shine. This show is a must if you have an entrepreneurial spirit. It provides thought provoking content that will help any businessperson in their quest for success.

  • New Subscriber here and on your YouTube Channel
    May 15, 2020 by Angela Brown Oberer from United States

    Wow Mario you have a real knack for interviewing. You ask great questions and have a fun way of keeping the conversations lively and interesting. After listening to your episode with Owen Video I subscribed to your podcast and then I hunted you down on YouTube. High Five and great job!

  • Very Professional & Engaging Show!
    May 15, 2020 by Mitche Graf from United States

    Mario is extremely engaging and can hold your attention, and is a great interviewer! He has some great guests that really get into the details of running a successful business. Keep up the great work Mario!

  • Great Content
    May 10, 2020 by Pilar S. from United States

    Excellent! LOTS of advice from experts. The most recent episode talks about speaking–a must-listen for anyone who presents or is thinking about presenting.

  • Great content!
    May 1, 2020 by @Mentally_Strong from United States

    I really enjoy your podcast each time I listen. The content helps any entreprenur level up with they do. Keep it up and thanks for each episode.

  • Professional and Informative
    May 1, 2020 by Bruce at Mindfulness Mode from Canada

    Mario Fachini is an excellent interviewer and has terrific guests on the show. I highly recommend this podcast.

  • Great Podcast
    May 1, 2020 by Amber Fuhriman from United States

    I love the topic of this podcast. The episode with Tod Lindsay is super super helpful!!

  • Great find!
    May 1, 2020 by Reed Stiles from United States

    Great message and content. Stumbled upon this due to the cool logo, stayed for the content.

  • Great show and great host!
    May 1, 2020 by Laurapowers44 from United States

    Love what Mario offers! So glad he is doing his show and providing all this helpful info! Keep them coming!

  • Walks the walk
    May 1, 2020 by Me15463 from United States

    Mario encapsulates everything he talks about on the show. Be sure to tune in to this!

  • Honest and authentic
    April 17, 2020 by Deano3622 from United Kingdom

    Wow, just come across this podcast. Mario is such an awesome guy. He comes across so honest and genuine. Loved the content. I honestly don’t know where you find the time?! Keep it up Mario, love how honest and real you are!

  • Great and insightful!
    March 7, 2020 by Karty12345 from Australia

    I really enjoyed this podcast, so much relevant content. Thank you!

  • So much Value..!
    February 28, 2020 by Alex Dali Rizo from United States

    Great content, I really recommend this to any Entrepreneur looking to excel in their path, Mario brings topic experts to teach and inspire your day

  • Inspirational Intentional Information
    February 28, 2020 by 10Kforte from United States

    This podcast shares the stories from people that are doing whatever it takes to rise up and help others along the way. “What Are You Made Of” is one of the many messages shared on the podcast. There are so many takeaways that are applicable to anyone. I really enjoyed listening.

  • Wow!
    February 25, 2020 by Tyscoaching from Australia

    Just listened to the 'rescue site AED Program' episode! If you love epic stories and inspirational people, this is the podcast for you!

  • Motivation on Tap
    February 7, 2020 by AnthonyPGarcia from United States

    Mario brings on some of the most impactful entrepreneurs to hear from. He dives into the key performance factors of their business. He extracts information very well and keeps the show flowing very smoothly. Definitely a show to subscribe to!

  • Starting a Movement
    February 7, 2020 by JustMe2say from United States

    There are many areas of business and entrepreneurs have an opporunity to gain some insight with this podcast. Excellent interviews!

  • Great Podcast For Entrepreneurs!
    February 7, 2020 by The Big Game Hunter from United States

    Full of knowledgeable guests and useful information that will help you accomplish your goals in business and in life!

  • Mario Truly Care About His Guests
    February 7, 2020 by Podcast Junkies from United States

    Having met Mario and spent time with him at Podfest I can truly say that he is passionate about his show. He’s genuine and that clearly comes through in his own story and what he brings to every interview.

  • Put your thinking cap on!
    January 27, 2020 by Cliff Duvernois from United States

    This is probably one of the most information dense podcasts I’ve listened to in many moons. Each episode could easily be expanded out into 2 or 3 hours. Mario does a great job of asking the right questions to get his guests to reveal great tips, tricks and advice. Sure a lot of information can be applied to an entrepreneur but I found a lot of advice applicable to my personal life. This podcast is definitely worth my time to listen to and I’m looking forward to more episodes to come. Great job!

  • Relavant for anyone!
    January 17, 2020 by HarloB from United States

    I really enjoy Mario and his shows. The Stress and Anger in the Workplace episode was great because it cut to the chase of all the issues around this topic. Great interview!

  • Mario nails it!
    January 17, 2020 by Mickiezada from United States

    I've listened to Mario for a long time...his podcast is well produced, his guests are influencers and authentic authority, and chock full of insights and inspiration for entrepreneurs. Love it!

  • Mario is the real deal
    January 9, 2020 by jamesnewcomb.io from United States

    I’ve known Mario personally and professionally for over a year now. He is genuinely interested in helping people succeed, and consistently over delivers in his interactions and valuable advice with fellow entrepreneurs, podcasters, what have you. In this era of showmen who “give value” only if they think they’ll get something in return, Mario stands out as a man among men. Listen to his show and learn what true leadership and value in the marketplace mean.

  • Listening On My Entrepreneurial Journey
    January 3, 2020 by FromLisa2 from United States

    I was surprised when I stumbled over the servant leadership that shows up in these episodes. It's collaborative. It's focused on relationships with clients versus transactions. I especially enjoyed the episode on getting clients without "selling" because it's more about genuine relationship building.

  • A Gift
    December 25, 2019 by Lisa Vogt from United States

    Mario uses all his talents, gifts and abilities to produce this life affirming show. It's incredible that we are able to grow our abilities and develop our talents and gifts just through subscribing and listening. Thank you Mario!

  • This show is ON FIRE!
    December 14, 2019 by tibor.mindsethorizon from United States

    Love your show Mario! Your niche is close to mine but I focus more on mindset and manifestation in a business setting. I tuned into episode #103 with Karen Brown which is dope! Keep up the great work!

  • Entrepreneur Must Listen
    November 30, 2019 by HWoodwriter from United States

    If you’re an entrepreneur this is a must listen show. So many inside tips and thought processes behind moving your business forward. Mario does a great job with the guests by asking the right questions at the right time. He and his guests give the information you need to grow your business and leadership skills.

  • What a show!!
    October 26, 2019 by CWLuecke from United States

    Man, do I love interviews with world-changers! Mario does an excellent job gathering the cream of the crop for his show and giving insightful interviews. Check it out!

  • Loved it!
    October 25, 2019 by Seodrigo from United States

    This interview was very enjoyable. Mario brought on a wise guest by the name of Michael Lauria. I loved the interview and Michael's perspective on the topic. He had wonderful insights and around min 31, he hit something very profound. Excited to share what I learned today with others. Way to go!

  • Great listen
    October 25, 2019 by trinity3712 from United States

    Good listen. Great range of guests and topics. Something here is you keep listening will help you in many areas of life and leadership b

  • Great Knowledge!
    October 18, 2019 by Jon Vroman FRD from United States

    Great show Mario! So much valuable information in one episode!

  • Excellent show, very imformative!
    October 5, 2019 by Shaolin Soprano from United States

    Mario loving the podcast bro, great content, immense value. Enjoying these interviews!!!

  • Helpful Information!
    October 4, 2019 by The Medicare Nation from United States

    Love the valuable information on these episodes! Lots of tips & tricks for every Entrepreneur to use. Kudos Mario! Diane Daniels Host of Medicare Nation

  • Love Mario’s Attitude
    September 12, 2019 by marisaimon from United States

    Mario’s heart shines through his interviews, making these fun and positive, and the people he brings on offer such a wealth of knowledge.

  • Lots of Great Info!
    September 6, 2019 by DarlajPowell from United States

    Mario provides lots of great info and advice in this 7 day a week show.

  • Great Content!
    August 31, 2019 by LanceJohnson_ from United States

    Mario does a great job of share valuable information that every entrepreneur could use and apply to their journey. Great work! 🙂

  • Important information!
    August 31, 2019 by Allmenow from United States

    Very engaging information. Mario draws out experiences and knowledge from his guests. Loved the show!

  • Difference-Maker
    August 21, 2019 by Unlimited Beliefs from United States

    Mario is a master at bringing out, shining a light on, and internalizing the difference-making mindset. His knowledge and experience and mission enable him to synthesize information into diamonds for all of us! What you want is accessible by taking in this show!

  • Excellent Information
    August 21, 2019 by Stallion golf from United States

    Great advice and information with a wonderful blend of topics! Loved the episode with the british healthcare professional and the ideas shared on how to make the industry better.

  • Motivating and valuable information
    August 16, 2019 by Calvin Javier from United States

    Great insight on mindset from business leaders and entrepreneurs making things happen. Definitely worth your attention. Will be listening and learning more!

  • Good information
    August 2, 2019 by FIRE NATION! from United States

    Engaging interview with a british health pro, I was surprised to hear the similarties and the application she has for making healthcare better

  • Greatness
    August 2, 2019 by MiaSportFanatic from United States

    Have had the chance to listen to one show so far but man, we should be paying for this information. Lots of greatness. Thanks for the heart to serve.

  • Listen to the experts - and thrive!
    July 28, 2019 by The Marketing Book Podcast from United States

    There's a lot of advice out there these days but, sadly, a lot (and I mean a LOT) of is from people with little to no expertise. That's not the case with this gem of a show. Listen to what the experts say and profit from the experience!

  • Show is amazing!
    July 26, 2019 by BestMorningRoutineEver from United States

    I love learning about mindset and how to master my thoughts. This show provide the tools!

  • Great show!
    July 19, 2019 by Jefferson_79 from United States

    Great information for all businesses.

  • Good value!
    July 12, 2019 by Audrey purplele from United States

    Great information that applies to any business! I really felt he provided value for my time.

  • Interesting Topic
    July 6, 2019 by Real Estate Journeys Podcast from United States

    Interesting topic. Great interviews. Keep up the hard work!

  • Helpful Advice from Experts
    June 14, 2019 by ichuck2 from United States

    Mario talks to experts in a wide range of subject matters and asks good questions to pull out helpful advice.

  • What a great show!
    June 14, 2019 by Christopher List from United States

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  • Being an entrepreneur is a long journey, but it’s also very rewarding at the same time.
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[0:34] – We thank our sponsor, Business Book Checklist.

[1:14] – Lauren’s inspiration to start TWIP

  • Started when she wanted to learn French to read what’s on the back of Shreddies.
  • After learning French, she decided to move to France to be able to speak her newfound language and that’s when she fell in love with traveling.

[3:49] – Most unexpected thing Lauren experienced since she started

  • Starting a business is harder than you realize.
  • It was a tough journey, but it was also very rewarding at the same time.

[6:04] – Who Lauren helps and how she helps them

  • Helps travel brands and lifestyle brands understand their clients’ travel behavior or Travanality™.

[7:36] – Cool places where people can expect to travel to

  • Depends on people’s travel behavior or Travanality™

[9:04] – How much Lauren traveled within this calendar year

  • Been to 17 countries within this calendar year.

[12:26] – Why Travel With Interesting People

  • Was suggested by her friend, Bo Roberts.
  • It was perfect because everyone has their own story, everyone’s unique and it’s a good way of celebrating that.

[14:10] – The biggest success story Lauren helped someone achieve

  • The biggest success story for Lauren is their success in understanding and breaking down the travel behavior/travenality of people.

[23:25] – Where to find the different types of travenalities

  • www.TWIP.co or check out TWIP Trips on all social media.

[24:46] – How speaking helped Lauren’s business

  • Went to school to be an investigative reporter and it has helped her to be comfortable in public speaking.
  • Participates in a lot of podcasts, conferences, roundtables, and competitions.

[27:23] – Places in the world Lauren would love to travel to that she hasn’t yet

  • Thailand, Sweden, and Tokyo.
  • Thailand because of the beach with Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • Tokyo because of her obsession with Japanese culture and sushi.
  • Sweden because of her love of Vikings.

[28:47] – We’re going to thank our sponsor, Business Book Checklist.

[29:05] – Imperfect Action Round

[29:19] – Fastest path to the cash

  • Listening to what your customer wants and understanding what their KPI’s are.

[30:02] – The biggest problem Lauren sees her prospects making and how can they fix it

  • The biggest problem she sees is not being agile enough.
  • They can fix it by having a leaner, smaller team so they can move quicker which leads to being first to market.

[30:54] – The best way to maximize customer lifetime value

  • Make sure there’s always another product to upsell them.

[32:01] – Book Lauren recommends that has made the biggest difference for her business

  • Presence by Amy Cuddy.
  • Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss.

[33:06] – Where can people learn more of Lauren

  • TWIP.co, TWIP Trips on all social media, contact her directly at Lauren@TWIP.co.

[33:46] – Thanks again to our sponsor, Business Book Checklist

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Intro  [0:00]  

EA Interviews Episode 75. Inspiration, transformation, success stories and the Imperfect Action Round seven days a week. Join Mario Fachini for today’s Expert Authority Effect interview. Alright, expert authority world. I’m excited to be here with another great interview today I have none other than model entrepreneur, speaker and CEO of TWIP, Lauren Koenig who specializes in travenality. We’re going to get into this with you in just a bit right after we thank our sponsor. 

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Why every business needs a book, including yours? Would you like to say five plus hours with every prospect generate more leads and profit in your business now? Visit BusinessBookChecklist.com and learn how you can implement this in your business today. Here she is, ladies and gentlemen, Miss Lauren Koenig. Lauren, it’s great to see you. How are you doing today? 

Lauren Koenig  [0:53]  

I’m great. Hi, Mario. How are you? 

Mario Fachini  [0:57]

Feeling great. It’s great to have you here today. 

Lauren Koenig [1:00]

I know. I’m so excited. I’ve been waiting for a long time to be on the show. So I’m glad we finally got our acts together in our busy schedules, and we made it happen. 

Mario Fachini  [1:08]

Absolutely. So let me ask you, what made you want to start TWIP, what inspired you to start your company? 

Lauren Koenig  [1:14]

Oh, my goodness. Ah, you know what, I’ve been asked this question a lot. But you know what, it has to always come down to a cereal box.

Mario Fachini  [1:23]  

Really?

Lauren Koenig  [1:24]  

I swear to God, a cereal box. You know, it’s funny enough, my family owns a summer home up in Canada. And when I was a little girl, I would sit every morning eating breakfast, and I would eat my Canadian Shreddies. And every single day on the back of this little box, and I couldn’t read it because it was in French. And so, I would ask my mom, like, “What does this say? I can’t read it.” And it was so funny, because she’d always be like, “You know, Lauren, I don’t know French. Just go learn French if you want to learn how to read the back of the cereal box.” And so, you know what, I went to learn French with the Ball State University. I’m very proud of it, chirp, chirp, go Cardinals, and I minored in French. And after college. I wanted to go to France, obviously to learn my — you know, to be able to speak my newfound language and no one wanted to travel. Everyone was having babies or they were getting married or, you know, they were like, “I’m broke and poor”, as every college student is. And so, I tapped into likeminded people, the French club of Ball State University and they were like, “Lauren, you know what, you should not go to France, you should move there.” I was like, okay, challenge accepted, hold my beer. And so, they held my beer for about a year and a half when I moved to France after college, fell in love with travel, fell in love with different cultures and you know, this big, great, beautiful world that’s out there. And I started to really understand the motives behind why people travel and why they didn’t travel, what prevented them from traveling. And that was my cue to pretty much like abandon everything I went to college for, and go down the world of travel and then, travel tech. And then, basically, you know, long story short, it was curiosity of the back of the cereal box that helped me, you know, want to dive into like I said, the travel industry and start to solve problems that I was seeing in front of my face on a daily basis. So that’s — it was kind of like a nugget that was always inside of me. And I didn’t discover it until many years later, but I think that’s really the underlying cause.

Mario Fachini  [3:23]  

That is a great story. So what’s been the most interesting thing you’ve experienced since you’ve started?

Lauren Koenig  [3:32]  

That’s a loaded question.

Mario Fachini  [3:34]  

That’s what you said you wanted, right?

Lauren Koenig  [3:39]  

Exactly. Don’t be on the show. Mario, let’s trick you, Jose, here’s the questions to prepare with and then, I’ll give you a curveball.

Mario Fachini  [3:46]  

After you said you wanted some, so yeah.

Lauren Koenig  [3:49]  

What’s the most unexpected thing, most unexpected thing? I would have to say it’s always harder than you realize. And you think that running a company is like, okay, I got this, you’ll learn something, you take 10 steps forward, but it’s really 10 steps forward and it stopped, you’d see it backwards. And that’s really exhausting. And I think to realize how much stamina you need as an entrepreneur is just incredible. You know, I get people emailing and calling and texting me, you know, on a weekly basis. “Hi, Lauren. I’m so and so, I want to start my own business. What should I do?” And I was like, “Well –“

Mario Fachini  [4:33]

Don’t, don’t. 

Lauren Koenig [4:34]

Yeah, don’t. But I will say, “If you do, make sure you know, you admit that it’s the hardest thing you’re ever going to do in your entire life and that you need to sacrifice literally everything that you stand for like it just needs to go out the window and that you need to start over. So I always say if you want to start a business, it’s like going to college, the university and crossing the line to get your diploma. And then, someone is shaking your hand and then, someone taking your diploma away from you and then, lighting it on fire and having to go start all back over again for four years, and that’s being an entrepreneur. The learning curve is incredible. And you know, you think you know, but you really don’t. And that’s what you need to know and figure out. So I think for me, just the most surprising, unexpected thing is how incredibly difficult it is. I’m a very strong person, I was an athlete, you know, I have a resiliency inside of me, but there are days where I was, you know, crying and that cereal that I was drinking when I was six years old. I was like, Why did I do it?” So it’s a long journey. It’s a tough journey, but it’s also very rewarding at the same time.

Mario Fachini  [5:44]  

All right, Lauren. So I’ve seen some of the rewards you’ve been able to achieve and it’s pretty impressive. If you could go into a little bit more detail as to how you help people and who you help. I think everyone would be interested to know what you actually get to do, even though it is difficult at times. Let’s go into detail about what you actually are doing.

Lauren Koenig  [6:04]  

I love it. Lauren, what the heck do you do with your life? Well, Mario, let me tell you. So I’m the CEO and co-founder of TWIP, which stands for Travel With Interesting People. We are an AI engagement solution platform for travel brands. So we basically help travel brands understand their clients’ travel behavior. So I don’t know if you know, but everyone has a travel behavior, we’re all different in different phases of this world. So we’re different when we’re in school, we’re different when we’re at work, we’re different when it’s at home, we’re at home, but we’re also different when we travel. And so —

Mario Fachini  [6:37]

You’re talking about their travenality, right?

Lauren Koenig  [6:40]

I am, I am. There you go. Exactly. Everyone has their own travenality. So we help travel brands and lifestyle brands as well understand their clients travenality and then, with this secret, powerful information, we help brands better market to their customers to understand their travenality, to speak to the core of them, the needs, the wants, and the desires of a user, of a traveler, and to really, you know, help personalize their product services and content, because we all now — know nowadays, personalization is just kind of a used up dirty word that means nothing. And brands really need to start, you know, focusing on their customers, and really what they want. So, you know, we’re kind of those — that — the eyes and ears and insights of a travel behavior and we’re definitely one of the first to be really focusing on that in the travel industry. So that’s what TWIP does.

Mario Fachini  [7:32]  

And where are the — some of the cool places that people can expect to travel to?

Lauren Koenig [7:36]  

Well, I think that depends on truly the company that uses their services. To be honest, you know, the great thing about the travenality is when you understand the user’s travel behavior, you can apply that to your product and be able to you know — basically, I call, Spotify it or Netflix it. I mean, would it be cool to be able to have a product that, you know, for travel and basically get recommended things based on your travel behavior or your travenality? I mean, it kills me because, you know, one of the biggest problems is that, you know, I’ve been traveling a lot this year, and you know, I Google a hotel for X, Y, and Z in Barcelona and then, X travel brand is emailing me hotels for Barcelona four months after I went to Barcelona. I’m like, “Listen, homie, like that ship has sailed last year. You snooze, you lose, like it bothers me that I have to explain to travel brands of who I am as a traveler. And nowadays, like they should already know I travel enough and I offer up the information willingly because I’m sick of having to type in my preferences and settings and whatnot. And so, I think that the travel brands need to actually take a step up in their game and start offering better, better content services and products and personalizations as a whole.

Mario Fachini  [8:49]  

So as for some added context, you say you travel a lot. I think a lot of people say they travel a lot, but if we can put it into some empirical numbers, what are your — what would you say how many miles a year do you travel?

Lauren Koenig  [9:04]  

You know, I don’t know mileage. I actually — I’ve never really cared about the mileage because for me, it’s more about kind of like putting that pin in the map. You know, I will say I’ve been to 17 countries within this calendar year, and within the last 12 months, I’ve been to 17 different countries. So —

Mario Fachini  [9:21]  

So that’s a good reference because some people say I travel a lot in their — once a year, twice a year, once a quarter. And that’s more than most I know, statistically, but 17 countries already?

Lauren Koenig  [9:34]  

Yes, you know, I’m kind of like, forget the domestic travel. Not that I’m belittling it in any way, shape, or form. But I mean, I always believe like, hey, go the distance, because you never know when politically, financially, you know, physically, emotionally, you’re not able to travel, right? So if anyone’s like, “Oh, should I go to the west coast or Tahiti?” I’m like, “Tahiti, Tahiti. Go long, go long, go far.” So the reason why we actually — why I have traveled so much this past year is we were so lucky enough to win $15,000 of free flights from the time zones with airlines and because of our travenality technology. So we were recognized as the winner for that competition last April in 2018. And so, TanZo awarded, you know, this money to us and they were like you have one year to spend it. And I was like, what I said, Hold my beer. I was like, I’ll be right back. And it was really great for me to do this, with my co-founder as well, we traveled to a couple countries, mostly because it helped me understand and reminded me of why I started the company in the first place. And if you’re not using your product and you’re not out there researching and looking and talking to people, you will lose the heart and soul. And you know, as much as travel is glamorous and people are like, “Why are you traveling? Do you ever work?” I’m like, “Please, I work. I just work in different time zones.” I mean, like it’s ridiculous. So — but with this past year has allowed me to dive a little bit deeper into travel behavior, doing the original research that I — when I started this company, understanding, you know, travelers as a whole, what’s out there, who’s innovating, who’s not innovating, what companies are lagging, who is, you know, out there and really servicing their clients, their customers, and making contact all over the world because travel means what, to go from point A to point B. That’s it. Like it doesn’t say as quickly, fast —

Mario Fachini  [11:28]  

I would want to enjoy the process.

Lauren Koenig [11:30]  

Exactly. But my point is that travel just — the ones as I travel, I hear I breathe air.

Mario Fachini  [11:37]  

That’s good. I do too.

Lauren Koenig  [11:38]  

Tell me more. And I want to know more information. And that’s really like the mission behind, which is to really help, you know, define that travenality. And so, being able to travel to these 17 countries, 18 hopefully, by the end of the year, we’ll be able to, you know, just tweak our product and make it better, you know, as fast as possible.

Mario Fachini  [11:58]  

That’s really exciting. Because I see five, 10 years from now, how this can apply to everyone, both business and personal. You know, no matter what you’re doing, people love to travel and you — sounds like you have a golden ticket to make it better for everyone. So the people that are — I love the name, Travel With Interesting People. So dive a little bit deeper into that as far as why didn’t you pick travel with boring people?

Lauren Koenig  [12:26]  

So I have to give my actual kind of like real shout out to my homie, Bo Roberts. He is a big actor out in LA and he’s a very dear friend of mine. And it’s so funny because he’se such a handsome little man, I love him to death. I shouldn’t say little, like meaning he’s just this like punk. You know, he’s like Indiana and like just hot little like actor, he’s just so great. His personality is so spunky. He’s so creative. And he’s a very good friend of mine. And I was really trying to think of this, you know, a creative, awesome name that, you know, branded well for my company. And I remember, one day, we were walking in the subway and I was like just racking my brain. I was like, “I don’t know what to name my company. It’s not cool. I don’t know what to do.” And I swear to God, no shit. He just looked at me. And he’s like, “Well, why don’t you just go on a TWIP and name it, Travel With Interesting People. And I’m like, “What’s up?” I was like, “I’m trademarking that, Indiana.” He was like — and ever since then — I mean, he’s such a creative guy, but I’m like, just on the spot. And I was like, is everyone’s interesting? Everyone has their own story. Everyone’s unique. And I want to celebrate that. And that’s what’s important to me, you know. So you know, I believe that everyone’s got a story to tell. And I think by bringing people together just makes this world more interesting. So it’s much deeper on a lot of levels. But you know, it’s a fun name.

Mario Fachini  [13:52]  

It is. You’re like, hold my beer and you did. Cement this and it’s forever. So from everyone that’s traveled with you so far and your company, what’s the biggest success story you could say that you’ve been able to help someone achieve?

Lauren Koenig [14:10]  

My goodness, that’s a tough question. I think really, you know, we started off as a community, like — so TWIP started off with a community. And it’s not that that dream is, you know, has been finished, we just kind of put that product to the side right now, knowing that as a consumer, for consumer travel products, we need a lot more capital, and a lot more runway to build this community. And I believe that the b2b travel side is the way that we’re going right now, because brands really need help in this area and it’s what we excel at. So we basically took kind of that, the core tech out of our b2c platform and started like using it to brands, because, you know, we’re small, we’re agile and, you know, in the travel world, you have like the big guys and little guys, and like there’s no one in between. And so, the big guys need the little guys to innovate and that’s something that we were able to provide for these larger companies. But I think that, you know, even in just the earlier days, I don’t really have a great answer to your question in terms of like something specific, but I think that, you know, in the early days of really honing in on travel behavior and understanding that people are different away from home. So the definition of travenality is why someone travels, when you take away the elements of time, destination and price. You — there’s 10 different travenalities and a user can be a percentage of some or all of them. So with this information, you then can recommend products, services and content. So I think like the best like success that we have done is being able to take the travenality and turn it into a product that brands can actually digest. You know, we’ve taken– you know, travel behavior is something that is in front of us every single day and we’ve been able to package it and turn, you know, with our algos and our technology and be able to kind of package it for brands to be able to offer to consumers on a broader scale. So, you know, we’re kind of like that, the algo behind like, you know, Spotify or Netflix, that recommendation engine in travel that people have been trying to crack forever. So it’s not like, you know, one specific travel story, is that you will see this and many years to come. And you will start to see people talk about their travenality. They’ll be shopping by their travenality and they’re going to understand that it’s really the only important thing when it does come to travel first, you know, destination, time, and great price will come second, but people need to be thinking about their travenality when they start to shop or travel.

Mario Fachini  [16:41]  

Well, I think that’s a huge success story because being able to break it down and understand people, I — same thing with me, if I’m looking something up to purchase, to invest in, to travel to, I get the same emails, hey, would you like to do such and such? I’m like, that was three months ago.

Lauren Koenig  [16:57]

I know. It drives me crazy. 

Mario Fachini  [16:59]

People don’t realize that, you know, when they’re asking me for marketing and everything, they’re going, what do you think about this, this or this? It’s like, “Who are you talking to?” If you’re talking to a millennial on a billboard, wrong market to message. I you’re talking to — you know what I mean? Everything has to match up. It’s not that the idea is bad, the execution of it is though, in most cases I found. But with what you’re doing, that’s huge, because now, you can say, hey, here’s the travenality types. Figure out where they go into and now, everything else can calculate from there to give them the best experience.

Lauren Koenig  [17:33]  

100 percent. You nailed it, Mario, you 100{d1d47f886dfada3fbec120c845cf21cbf2de07a46032aee93c7c36510b4a5e81} nailed it. Because you know, everyone — you know, you have your demographic, there are psychographics that the user brought, like the burning desire, why someone travels and the core of them, that’s their travenality. And if you can understand their travenality, then you can just, you know — then everything’s just downhill from there.

Mario Fachini  [17:52]  

And actually recommend the right hotel for that type of person versus just randomly, there’s 30 within a five mile radius, well, that’s great. But now, I need to decipher through all this crap.

Lauren Koenig  [18:02]  

Yeah, it’s tough. It’s even tough for me too. I mean, my co-founder is just a whiz at flights. And I’m always like, “Yo, personal flight, lady”, like, “Please help me find this flight.” And people do that to me, too. I mean, I get it, you know, phone calls, text emails all the time, like, “Hey, Lauren, what do you think about this? What do you think about this?” And there’s so many factors that go into that. And it’s really hard to keep up because I need — I’m like, I need to ask you like 10 questions, but if I understand those 10 questions, then the sky’s the limit, right? But it’s just understanding like really their travenality and when they, “Oh, well, it doesn’t matter.” I’m like, “No, but it does”, because anything that they’re asking me, all I need is the answer to these certain questions that I can actually digital world a travel for them because it’s a very segmented, saturated, fragmented industry. And we know this, and it’s only getting bigger. The travel industry is one of the — you know, I think it’s 10{d1d47f886dfada3fbec120c845cf21cbf2de07a46032aee93c7c36510b4a5e81} of, you know — it’s just, it’s such a large market and there’s so much innovation that needs to still happen in the travel space. And it’s — the big companies are not listening enough to the consumers right now, like I was at a conference the other day and they were like, so do you think that airline — it was like a round table. Do you think airlines are innovators or followers? And there was a couple people in the airlines there, and like, “Well, we think we’re innovators?” And I’m like, “No.” You got to think stuff — so I’m like, “Geez.” Because it’s just they’re too big right now and you need to have a small team of agile, to move quick enough, and that’s what’s the why the little guys are so important to be always innovating in the travel space. And we’re talking from innovation down to, you know, alerts on your cell phone, if your luggage has been boarded onto the plane, the changes to cell phone, push notifications to recommendation engines to even, you know, knowing your preferences when sitting on an airplane, knowing the shortest distance between, you know, if you take planes, trains, automobiles. I mean, travel comes into rentals, it comes into OTA’s, it comes into destination recommendations. It just there’s such a large, large world. And it’s exciting to see the innovations that are happening, that’s for sure, but we still have a long way to go. And we’re just really excited to be a part of that recommendation, kind of self-discovery. We — you know, even with travenality, you can — you know, if you’re compatible with someone else’s travenality, you know, if you’re going to be a good travel partner is another. You know, product of ours because something, you know, that’s important nowadays is people are different away from home. So if you take two best friends and you put them together and they have different travenalities, well, the days of our lives is about to happen. It’s like drama, drama, drama, and no one wants that on the travel experience, when it’s so much time and money that you invest it. I mean, experiences are really — they’re expensive and you can do it cheaply. But there’s a lot of people — that’s where especially the new generation, younger generation is where they’re putting their money is experiences and not houses and cars and things like that. So there’s a lot of weight being put on these trips.

Mario Fachini  [21:08]  

It sounds like you could do a spin off show of interesting people with — that like to travel, interesting scenarios like purposely put the wrong ones together and be like, All right, we’re gonna see what happens over here. It would be like — I know — 

Lauren Koenig  [21:22]  

Mario, Mario, we might be working on something, you never know what we’re up to.

Mario Fachini  [21:29]  

But using your powers for good, it will help people. But you’re absolutely right. Because I like to travel when I speak. And you know, fly in a couple days early, couple days after and you know, enjoy it. But sometimes, it’s like, oh my gosh, you wouldn’t — you know, other speakers and authors are, “Well, you wouldn’t believe what I had to do to get here.” I’m like, “Someone didn’t plan.”

Lauren Koenig [21:50]  

It’s tough and that’s a travenality type. Someone who plan, someone who wings it, you know, just someone travel with, you know, their pets or someone working on a vacation. You know, as someone competitive, do they travel for events? Do they travel for leisure, health or wellness or adrenaline? I mean, there’s many different things that goes into that. And one of the travenalities is an urbanite when he travels for, you know, urban dwelling, what they want, when they want, how they want. And someone, there’s another travenality called altruist, someone who travels to help others. So I’m very altruistic and very urbanized when I travel. It’s funny because I’ve never worked in my personal life. I mean, I’m an entrepreneur, like can you be more of a risk taker, but when I travel, I’m like, I’m good. I don’t need to jump out that plane. I don’t need to eat that snake, like I don’t need to go zip lining, like I’m not that, I’m just not that girl on that trip. I mean, like I think I just grew up with a brother who went to the ER too many times from jumping off of like swing sets and shit like that. So I just — I’m very like, I don’t — I’m not a maverick and I’m not Epicurean, like I could care less where we eat at all. It’s not — and then, there’s people that are like, Oh my gosh, they have new crème brulee at this tiny little Parisian cafe and I’m like, I could care less. I don’t —

Mario Fachini  [23:01]  

As long as they have food.

Lauren Koenig  [23:02]  

Right? So there’s just all these things that go into it. And you know, if you give people the opportunity to travel somewhere with someone with similar travenalities, the chances are much higher for a more enjoyable experience.

Mario Fachini  [23:18]  

Well, I appreciate you for sharing that. And I’m curious what all the travenality types are. Where would someone find that information out?

Lauren Koenig  [23:25]  

Absolutely. So if you’re a brand that wants to work with us, you can just go to www.TWIP.co. We’re TWIP Trips on all social media. So it’s really easy to find us and you can reach out to us directly. But stay tuned, we still have tons of stuff coming out for consumers in terms of being able to take that travenality assessment and we’re actually talking to a good handful of brands right now that are going to start offering our technology. So if you start getting recommendation engines in your email and if travel brand is starting to know you a little bit better, it might be because of our tech.

Mario Fachini  [23:56]  

It sounds like you got a lot of good information you could put into a book also. Those personality types, the travenality types. I really am curious what they are, so I’m going to check that out.

Lauren Koenig  [24:08]  

There’s 10 of them. I’ll tell you right now, altruist, culturist, Epicurean, immaginavo, solofer [phonetic], purist, Maverick, Victor, wayfarer, urbanites. 

Mario Fachini  [24:22]  

Okay. I think I — we’re very similar. Because for business, it’s like, you know, we’re going to make the moon happen. And then, when you’re traveling, it’s where’s the pool, where’s the hot tub, where are some tacos, that you want to drive 35 more minutes away from where we’re at, really just flew to get here. We’re good. 

Lauren Koenig  [24:39]

I feel you. 

Mario Fachini  [24:41]

All right. So tell me about your speaking. How has that helped your business?

Lauren Koenig  [24:46]  

You know, it’s definitely helped. I’m not gonna lie. You know, I went to school to be an investigative reporter. So I went to Ball State University, I was a T-com, telecommunications major news option. So I was always digging for stories, I was, you know, always in front of the camera. And that definitely, I think, helped in my life of public speaking. It didn’t necessarily make it easier. It just gave me a little bit more a little more reference to what it’s like when it comes to lights, camera, action, but you know, we’re going to be really pushing me as a speaker in terms of travenality and travel behavior. I get a lot. I get asked a lot to be on podcasts or a mentor, you know, certain retreats. I’m actually going up to BC, Canada in a couple weeks for a conference, a lot of roundtables, anything where opinions are needed, I’m, you know, happy to show up. But speaking was definitely picking up, which is great. I love being onstage like I said, it’s not easy. I presented at Focus Right, which is the largest travel conference in the world about a year and a half ago. I’ve done multiple competition, things like that. So you know, getting my feet wet, and definitely picking up the pace in terms of the speaking. But that’s pretty much it. I mean, it’s, it comes and goes but it’s happening more and more as TWIP gets older and we’re finding our niche in that market.

Mario Fachini  [26:16]  

Very good. Well, I have one more question for you before we go to the Imperfect Action Round. And it’s interesting because I call this the expert authority roller coaster because that’s like we’re talking about with entrepreneurial doing stuff. There’s variables, how do you adjust form? So I’ve been asking stuff such as you know, if you were president, what would you do? And you know, if you could talk to anyone else in the world — if you could talk to anyone in the world, who would it be? Stuff like that. And maybe some softball stuff like who’s your favorite celebrity, but I got a — this actually fits really perfect with you.

Lauren Koenig  [26:59]  

I listened to all those questions by the way, I was like, “Darn. I knew those answers.”

Mario Fachini  [27:03]  

One of them I always add — not always ask, I mean, that depends on the person but it’s in the, what is it? Rolodex, it’s in the arsenal, it’s in the whatever, arrow in the quiver deal is when I ask people, where’s one place in the world you would love to travel to that you haven’t yet?

Lauren Koenig  [27:23]  

Thailand, Sweden and Tokyo. Not one, three.

Mario Fachini  [27:28]  

Why?

Lauren Koenig  [27:29]  

Oh, wow. Thailand because of the beach with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Mario Fachini  [27:34]

The nice ties?

Lauren Koenig  [27:37]  

Right. Tokyo because I’m obsessed with the Japanese culture and sushi. And Sweden because I love Vikings.

Mario Fachini  [27:50]  

Okay. 

Lauren Koenig  [27:51]

It’s really as simple as it comes down to.

Mario Fachini  [27:53]  

Honest answers. 60 seconds or less, you’re ready for the imperfect action. And I’ll just throw this out there. Yeah, the beach looked beautiful, but you don’t want to go there because of it, you want to go there for the beauty and stuff, right?

Lauren Koenig  [28:07]  

Of course, of course.

Mario Fachini  [28:08]  

Okay. I was gonna say you saw the whole movie, right? Not just the first part of it.

Lauren Koenig  [28:14]  

I would prefer not to get —

Mario Fachini  [28:15]  

Movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, the beach. I’m like, Yeah, I wouldn’t want to travel after that one, but it looks nice.

Lauren Koenig  [28:20]  

I don’t want to be eaten by a shark and kicked off a beautiful island. No, I want nothing to do with that. I would love to go for the beauty of it. And the Full Moon Festival. I mean, and I love Thai food. Even though I’m not an Epicurean, which is funny. You know, I actually need to reevaluate where I want to go because I’ve been to so many places, and I feel like I need to redraft my list, which I never thought I would get to. But that’s exciting for me. 

Mario Fachini  [28:41]  

That’s a good problem. 

Lauren Koenig  [28:42]

Yeah, I think so.

Mario Fachini  [28:43]

Alright. So we’re going to thank our sponsor, and come back for the Imperfect Action Round. 

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Mario Fachini [29:05]

All right, Lauren. We’re back with the Imperfect Action Round. Lauren, are you ready to take imperfect action? 

Lauren Koenig  [29:12]

Do it.

Mario Fachini  [29:13]

First question. What is the fastest path to the cash in your experience?

Lauren Koenig  [29:19]  

Oh, my goodness. Besides robbing a bank, listen to your customer, listen to exactly what they want, understand what their KPI’s are. I think that’s really important. Even though you have this amazing product, and you think you know their needs, wants and desires, you need to ask them, like everyone has their own plan in their own business, and their own KPI’s that they need to head. So understanding companies, their roadmap, and getting to know them and their problems and solving for them is definitely where you should put your focus, especially in b2b.

Mario Fachini  [29:52]  

Excellent. What is the biggest problem you see your prospects making and how can they fix it?

Lauren Koenig  [30:02]  

Not being agile enough. I know that comes down to budget, to personnel, to money, to timing. But you know, companies need to have you know, leaner, smaller team so they can move quicker, moving quicker. Sometimes, you know, leads to moving faster and being first to market. And again, listening to their customers. So I believe that right now, especially in the travel space, personalization is huge, but really cracking that code. And what that means is something that they’ve been promising for a long time and now that the materials are out there, and the products and services are out there, to actually like get under it, and deliver. 

Mario Fachini  [30:41]  

Very good. Third, third thing, thirdly, whatever the question is, all right, the third one, what is the best way to maximize customer lifetime value?

Lauren Koenig  [30:54]  

To maximize customer lifetime value, make sure there’s always another product to be able to upsell them, you know, make more — if they get bored, make sure they come back for something more. Having one product is great, but always making sure that you can upsell them later or giving them an additional offering is something that’s really important because they’re going to always — they’re going to want to be there for your brand, for your service, they’re going to stay for one reason, but they’re going to come back for something new and exciting because they don’t want to miss out and they already know that they’ve taken the time to get to know the team, they know what to expect of the personnel because you know, it’s a lot harder to go somewhere in a different direction or go work with another team or get to know someone all over again. That’s why losing personnel on a team is so hard, you have to go replace someone. And it’s the same thing in business. So always having a product available, you know, in your back pocket to kind of offer them on a later time, upsell is a great idea.

Mario Fachini  [31:47]  

I love that answer. Always stay innovative. What is a book you would recommend that’s made the biggest difference for your business?

Lauren Koenig  [32:01]  

Oh, I have so many. I don’t know which one? I would probably say — can I do two? I’m doing two, I don’t care.

Mario Fachini  [32:15]

Yes, you can.

Laure Koenig  [32:15]  

One is Presence by Amy Cuddy. It’s amazing. It’s fake it till you become it, not fake it till you make it. She really focuses on body language. And you know, she was the one that coined the Superwoman pose, really being able to using, you know, body language as a power. I love that book. It was so helpful to me as an entrepreneur as well as to anyone that is on my team. And then Tim Ferriss, Tools for Titans. That’s an awesome book. That’s just a big old encyclopedia of like everyone’s tricks and tips. And that’s a great read when you don’t feel like finishing something from beginning to end. And you can just open up the book, and I’m going to read this today. So those are two books that I love.

Mario Fachini  [33:00]  

Great recommendations, great recommendations. So where can people learn more?

n Koenig  [33:06]  

Like I said before, go to TWIP.co or follow us on social media at TWIP Trips. We’re really stackable online. So like I’ve always been a very stackable person, it’s terrible. It’s just everything’s out there, easy to contact us. You can contact me directly at Lauren@TWIP.co for any questions or any businesses that want to work with us and yeah, I look forward to hearing from anyone.

Mario Fachini  [33:29]  

Excellent. Well, thank you so much, Lauren. It’s been an absolute pleasure and you totally rocked it.

Lauren Koenig  [33:34]  

Thanks. I appreciate you having me.

Mario Fachini  [33:37]  

All right. Well, expert authority world, we got another great interview. We’ll see you on the next one. Have a great day. And God bless. I’ll see you tomorrow. 

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