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Lucie McLaughlin

Lucie McLaughlin

Luxury travel advisor and founder of Lucie's Luxury Travel, LLC, an independent affiliate of Gifted Travel Network based in Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

Sep 14, 2026

The Travel Business Unpacked

The Travel Business Unpacked

From Family CEO to Luxury Travel: Lucie McLaughlin's First Year in Business

Sep 14 · 42m

Meredith CallowayHOST
1:28
Okay, so Lucy, can you tell us a little bit about your background and what led you to taking this step and leap of faith? to become a luxury travel advisor?
Lucie McLaughlin
Lucie McLaughlinGUEST
1:41
So basically I've been, I always called it the family CEO for the past 20 years.
Lucie McLaughlin
Lucie McLaughlinGUEST
1:45
And now my children are either out of college or one's still in college.
Lucie McLaughlin
Lucie McLaughlinGUEST
1:51
And I just needed to find it.
Lucie McLaughlin
Lucie McLaughlinGUEST
1:53
I needed a new purpose.
Lucie McLaughlin
Lucie McLaughlinGUEST
1:55
And so, you know, I kind of had a major life experience back in May of 2025 where I had to kind of pivot.
Lucie McLaughlin
Lucie McLaughlinGUEST
2:01
And so I thought, you know, I'm 53 years old.
Meredith CallowayHOST
6:30
So how was that process for you? Was it hard? Was it obvious? Was it easy?

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