60. Behind the Scenes with the Travel Mom Squad: Our Story, Strategies, and Success Tips

Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad

Alex, Pam and Jess

Places & Travel, Education, Society & Culture, How To

4.9 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're peeling back the curtain on the Travel Mom Squad – sharing the story of our humble beginnings, the engine that keeps our mission running, and some golden insights for those of you dreaming of starting your own venture.

Travel Mom Squad sprouted its roots back in December 2018, with Alex at the helm. Spotting a gap in the award travel community, particularly a lack of family-oriented resources and female perspectives, she set out to create a platform that addressed these voids. Fast forward, we all joined forces, pushing Travel Mom Squad from a passion to a potential business!

Running the Travel Mom Squad isn't just about sharing travel tips; it's a business sustained by affiliate links and course sales, like our Award Travel Academy.

But at the core of it all is our passion for traveling on points and the joy of helping others travel more for less. This passion is the lifeblood of our blog posts, podcast episodes, and every piece of content we create!

For those aspiring to start their own business, our journey is a true example of how you can turn your passion into a thriving business. We encourage you to learn, grow your email list, and follow your passion – it's the surest path to success.

So, are you ready for a behind-the-scenes look into the Travel Mom Squad (and maybe even find inspiration for your own entrepreneurial journey)? Hit play and join us as we explore the business side of award travel!

Here's to a journey filled with learning, growth, and unforgettable travel experiences. Happy travels in 2024!

Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad

Links For This Episode:

Webinar: How to Get Paid to Travel Without a Big Following: https://www.macs-explore.com/alex2

Episode Minute By Minute:

00:00 Today’s Episode, All About the Business Side of the Travel Mom Squad!
01:04 The Origin Story of the Travel Mom Squad
03:14 The Challenges and Triumphs of Starting a Business
04:16 The Role of Family in the Travel Mom Squad
06:46 The Birth of Made Possible by Points
10:19 The Merger of the Travel Mom Squad and Made Possible by Points
15:41 The Business Side of the Travel Mom Squad
32:04 Lessons Learned and Advice for Aspiring Business Owners
38:20 Final Thoughts and Motivation to Start Your Own Business!

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad, previously known as the Travel Hacking
0:04.7	Mom Show. Follow the links in the show notes to stay up to date with what the Travel Mom
0:09.0	squad has been up to. Want to learn more about how things operate at Travel Hacking Mom? Today,
0:14.4	we're taking you behind the scenes in sharing why we started Travel Hacking Mom, how we make money,
0:19.8	and some advice for those of you who want to
0:21.6	start your own business.
0:24.8	Welcome to the Travel Hackey Mom Show.
0:26.6	We are three moms who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get
0:30.6	hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses for nearly free.
0:34.7	We've used credit card points and miles to take vacations to places like Hawaii,
0:38.8	Paris, Greece, the Maldives, Italy, and so much more. And the best part, we each still have an 800
0:44.7	plus credit score. Imagine being able to book a vacation without having to check your bank account.
0:49.4	It's totally possible and we're here to show you how.
0:52.4	Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom. And I'm
0:56.4	Jess. We are travel hacking moms. Today we thought it would be fun to talk about the business
1:01.9	side of travel hacking mom, why we started THM, how we make money, and more. So Alex is going to kick
1:10.3	it off with how travel hacking mom came to be.
1:15.1	Yeah.
1:15.4	So I started travel hacking mom in December of 2018.
1:20.2	So it's been just a tiny bit over five years now, which is really crazy to me.
1:30.0	I remember starting it and being like, I wonder where we'll be in, you know, five years, what this could be like, never imagining that it would
1:36.3	be more than a hobby. I mean, you know, I think you start things and you imagine like, oh, this
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