In the spirit of being the change that she wanted to see in the world, frequent-traveler Haley Woods put together a group on Facebook called “GirlsLOVETravel,” a space where women around the world could share details of their traveling adventures with one another. Starting at a modest thirty members, this group has now exponentially expanded to 1.4 billion members and is used as a resource for these women to meet one another worldwide. On today’s episode we get an exclusive chat with Woods about how this happened, the journey it has been, and the role social media had in making this group such a massive success.
Host: Louisa Horn | Guest Speaker: Haley Woods
Started Girls LOVE Travel in 2015 after already living a nomadic life for nearly 4 years and looking to find a better way to connect and stay connected with others while exploring the world. GLT exponentially grew beyond my wildest dreams and I had my first opportunity to visit Facebook HQ in early 2017. Following this gathering and realizing I needed to have a more flexible schedule for the unknown future, I decided to take the leap away from other traditional jobs - and started to oversee the community full time. Since this decision, I’ve been able to meet and travel with fellow GLTers on all 7 continents in 2018 and 2019.