We had the good fortune of connecting with Shenita Outland and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Shenita, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
I’ve always had an artsy/creative side. It’s the perfect contrast to my full-time medical career. Growing up, despite exceling in math and science, I was a dancer, ballerina & pianist at heart. Now that I’m older, I find freedom and my creative outlet in traveling and curating travel experiences for others. It all started off with my own personal travels, then I started blogging about it since I always got so many questions about my vacations. Then I thought “I should really give myself the ability to book these experiences I keep talking about.” And that’s how World Travels, LLC was birthed. If I was going to create a second stream of income and run my own business, I wanted it to be something I was really passionate about so that it wouldn’t feel like another job or more work.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?

It’s definitely not as easy as I thought it would be. I know destinations, I know travel. It’s the technicality of running an agency that’s challenging. ​(space/next line)
– I had to overcome my natural shyness in order to build relationships with suppliers and tour operators.
– I also had to realize my business was growing and was no longer a 1-woman ​job; I can’t do it all alone.
– I’ve also learned to pace myself. Even though I love it, it’s still possible to experience a burnout. I was really surprised the 1st time that happened. But I’ve learned, although I’m here to service others, I have to honor myself. I may get inundated with requests, but I control the pace. If I need to space things out or decline new business until a certain period of time, I honor that and communicate that to clients.
– I have a strength for operationalizing a work flow but now the focus is on automation. That’s a new and welcomed challenge.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
All the other boss women I’m surrounded by particularly the ones that look like me – they were my inspiration but they also keep me motivated and striving for excellence in my craft.

Website: www.worldtravelsllc.com

Instagram: @worldtravelsllc

Facebook: World Travels, LLC

Yelp: World Travels

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