Ep 191 - The Luxury Travel Founder Creating Escapes That Change Your Life

The Luxury Travel Founder Turning Escapes Into Life-Changing Experiences with Nadine Brady In this episode of Dawn of a New Era: The Billionaire Brain Podcast, Dawn sits down with Nadine Brady, founder of travl.love and luxury travel specialist with over 16 years of experience creating unforgettable experiences for high-net-worth clients, celebrities, footballers and founders. Nadine shares her journey from building a concierge business from scratch to becoming a trusted expert in ultra-luxury travel. But this conversation goes far beyond five-star hotels and beautiful destinations. Nadine opens up about divorce, founder pressure, confidence, resilience, sobriety, female community and why travel has the power to completely shift the way we think, feel and live. Together, Dawn and Nadine explore the difference between a luxury holiday and a truly transformational travel experience, the emotional resilience required to serve high-level clients, and why stepping away from alcohol became one of Nadine’s greatest personal and professional breakthroughs. This is a brilliant episode for founders, travellers and anyone ready to create a life that feels more expansive, connected and intentional. **In This Episode, We Cover** - How Nadine built a luxury travel business from the ground up - Why travel has always been part of her identity and story - The reality of working with high-net-worth clients, footballers and entertainment personalities Why luxury travel is no longer just about hotels, beach clubs and restaurants - How meaningful experiences can create real personal transformation - The pressure and resilience required behind the scenes of luxury travel - How Nadine learned to stay calm when things go wrong - The role of self-belief in scaling a business and stepping into visibility Nadine’s honest journey with alcohol and why sobriety became a superpower - How The Travel Sisterhood grew into a powerful global community of female luxury travel agency owners - Why collaboration over competition changes everything for women in business - The power of micro habits, intuition and slowing down - Nadine’s vision for travl.love and her upcoming transformational retreats **Highlights** 00:00 — Introduction to Nadine Brady and travl.love 00:30 — Nadine’s journey into travel and building a concierge business 02:00 — Learning the luxury travel industry on the job 03:40 — Working with footballers, entertainers and high-net-worth clients 04:45 — Divorce, panic attacks, boundaries and personal change 07:38 — Why travel became a source of perspective and healing 09:13 — The difference between luxury holidays and transformational experiences 13:13 — The hidden pressure behind “always being on holiday” 16:59 — Mindset, calm communication and learning to let things go 20:24 — Nadine’s honest sobriety journey 24:49 — Building The Travel Sisterhood 28:09 — Nadine’s biggest advice for founders: self-belief 29:26 — Morning intuition, theta state and setting intentions 30:00 — Nadine’s funniest and most embarrassing travel story 34:46 — The book that helped Nadine: Atomic Habits 36:16 — Nadine’s 2026 intention for retreats and travl.love Nadine Brady is the founder of travl.love, a luxury travel specialist with over 16 years of experience designing bespoke travel experiences for high-net-worth individuals, footballers, entertainment clients and founders. Through travl.love, Nadine creates ultra-high-end travel, group escapes and retreats that go beyond beautiful destinations to deliver deeper connection, perspective and transformation. She is also the founder of The Travel Sisterhood, a global community of female luxury travel agency owners built on collaboration, support and shared expertise. Connect with Nadine **Follow** Nadine on Instagram: @nadinebrady Subscribe for more conversations with extraordinary founders, leaders and changemakers. **CHECK OUT THE PODCAST & APPLY TO BECOME A GUEST** https://podcast.7figureenigmas.com/ **FOLLOW Dawn McGruer** Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dawnmcgruer/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnmcgruer This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podkite - https://podkite.com/privacy