No Luggage; No Problem: Gabby Beckford vs an Icelandic Volcano

85 Percent: A Wanderful Podcast

I'm thrilled to share with you the latest episode of 85 Percent, where we dive deep into the world of travel, empowerment, and incredible personal growth stories. In this episode, I chatted with the amazing Gabby Beckford, the award-winning travel entrepreneur behind Packs Light. 🌍✨Her audience is women who aspire to a life of adventure lived on their terms, and Gabby delivers in many ways from her inspiring content, to her Saas start-up that amplifies funded travel opportunities SeekPTO, and the $30,000 in travel grants she's directly offered to her audience. Because of her accolades she's been featured in national publications like The New York Times, CNNTravel, Travel+Leisure, and more.

But Gabby wasn't always the travel pro we think her to be. In this episode, we're sharing one of Gabby's earliest moments of travel — when she showed up on a 7-day backpacking trip to Iceland with, well, no backpack! Her story reminds us that the most profound growth often comes from stepping far outside our comfort zones and, when necessary, asking for help.

Honorable Mentions

Wander Woman - Travel Book

Wanderful Community

B & H Photo Digital

Nnennaya Fakoya-Smith

Follow Gabby in these spaces:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/packslight/

Website: https://www.packslight.com/

Seek PTO: https://www.packslight.com/opportunities-dashboard/

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This podcast is hosted by Beth Santos, founder and CEO of Wanderful and author of Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World, Solo. Beth has been recognized in Business Insider as one of 17 changemakers transforming the hospitality industry, and in Conde Nast Traveller as one of 12 inspiring people to follow. She's also the godmother to the Azamara Onward cruise ship, a cafe owner and a mom of three.

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If you would love to connect with Beth, join her in these following spaces:

Website

LinkedIn

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Facebook

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The 85 Percent Podcast intro, outro and transition music is named Nothing Just Happens by lemonmusicstudio and was found on Pixabay. Additional music and sound effects for this episode came from Soundstripe and/or Epidemic Sounds or is cited in the show notes. Crackers In Soup is the writer, audio editor and producer for this episode.