Episode 24: The Real ROI of Travel for Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs
Dawn Mullarney—the Unique Connector—spent two decades in corporate leadership before nearly burning out at 35 when doctors suspected she'd had a stroke. Now a business strategist helping overwhelmed leaders, Dawn took a leap that terrified her: leading 14 women to Cuba despite never having been there herself.
She didn't choose Cuba for bucket-list reasons but for its transformative power—the discomfort that forces self-confrontation, the giving back, the community. In this conversation, Dawn and Laura explore the messy reality of being responsible for others' travel experiences when you're experiencing it simultaneously, why the women Dawn expected to struggle actually thrived, and why entrepreneurs who claim they're too busy to travel are precisely the ones who need it most.