Female Entrepreneur Suzelle Snowden of Fit Bodies, Inc. Teaching Vacations

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So if this is your first episode, I promise you this is actually not a great one to listen to because it may be a little confusing. Normally, 99.9% of the time, everything we do is really focused at you, a Flipping 50 woman, somewhere between her 40s and her 70s, and she's looking for the answers to muscle and bone and brain health. And yet we also do a lot of work with the mindset and we talk about the movement and we talk about who you are. And in this episode, I have this woman here because she's one of us. First of all, she belongs in the community. She's good to go. We made sure she was legal to drive in Fully Fit 50 before she got here. So she's also a female business entrepreneur, and I think this is something that we all want to take into account. It may be it's just that you're the, you're the female boss of your own health and your own body and your own body's business. But I think we all aspire to be a little bit more kind of in charge, making decisions. And I think for that reason, she can be really inspiring, and her story can. And I also know that every woman in this community listening within earshot probably in influences a younger woman or more than one, if not her own offspring, someone else. And I think that is important. And there is an important message here in this podcast about the ability to solve problems really in itself is or becomes a business. So I want you to understand that probably the better place you might think for this content to be would be at my podcast, She Means Fitness Business, which is completely dedicated to health and fitness and wellness professionals. We do, by the way, have a special episode for you health professionals who are listening at She Means Fitness Business that will come out tomorrow. It is not this podcast, and it is just exclusive content that we did not include here because it is only for health pros who want the behind the scenes. And how can I learn from what she did, or what did her lessons learned over the years. What did she say, or how would she put those into words for my benefit? That's the kind of chat that is. And today I wanted you to hear this because I think it's an inspiring story of how a business was born. And for those of you aspiring to do something you haven't done yet, or that hasn't been done yet by something else, and you wanna go for it, it's not too late. If you are away from home, And you realize right now, I want you to know that there are a lot of resorts that are now serviced by my guest company, Fit Bodies Inc., making your fitness on the beaches more safe and probably more effective. I'm Debra Atkinson. You are listening to Flipping 50, where I address your top struggles and concerns. But most of all, we hope to inspire you so that you expect and demand better products and better services targeted at women in midlife and menopause. You're not a mouse, you're not a man, you're not even a young woman, and exercise needs have changed. And the thing we learned in the '70s and the '80s has to now stay in the '70s and the '80s. And even to somebody who taught these things, I apologize. We were doing the best we could at the moment we had, and now I feel it's my responsibility to get the rest out. So that's what we do here. I share what to eat, how to move, and how to change your mindset sometimes about what to eat and how to move so you can have the vitality and the energy you want, need, and deserve in the second and better half. My guest is Suzelle Snowden. She's the founder of Fit Bodies Inc., the creator of the largest teaching vacation organization in the world. Fit Bodies Inc. blends the vacation aspirations of exercise exercise professionals with the wellness needs of a luxury resort. How cool is that? Suzelle's passion is to share fitness with others. With over 35 years in the fitness industry, Suzelle is ACE, a certified personal trainer, and a group fitness instructor with numerous other certifications including Spinning Yoga Alliance. She's a registered 200-hour yoga instructor, CoreFirst, and Strong Nation. I can't wait to dive in. So let me know your thoughts. I know this one's a little off the beaten track, but I think you will really enjoy hearing from her. Suzelle Snowden, thank you so much for joining me.

Hi, Debra. Thank you for having me.

Okay, well, I gotta— first of all, kudos to you. Back in 1992, when you began Fit Bodies Inc., what inspired you? Where were you, by the way, in your career at that point?

Well, I absolutely fell in love with aerobics, was what we called it back then. I owned an aerobics studio and instructor training center in Northern Kentucky, which is like the Greater Cincinnati area. We're the Kentucky side of Cincinnati, if you're not familiar out there. And so I fell in love in the '80s with aerobics. I was actually playing tennis nonstop. And I'm— this is the type of person that I am. I get stuck on something and I become not only the player, but the leader, but then the program director, and then all of a sudden I find something else and I do the same thing. So, uh, there was a girl teaching in a squash court, I think, and I loved it. And so I, um, eventually one day I just said to my husband, I can't do both. I got a kid in kindergarten and I'm driving them around. I can't be— I can't play tennis and not be good, and I can't be good if I can't play a lot. So here I am doing aerobics instead. Um, so anyway, in '92 I did— I was a— I was I ran that. I started working at a studio and then became the owner. And so when I began this business, it was just organic. It wasn't a business, and it wasn't a business for several years in my mind. I just went on vacation with my husband to a resort in Jamaica, and there was a step class going on, and I was super excited because in those days that's what we did. And I was a huge stepper. I think I probably still am if I ever got myself back on one. But I loved it. And so that was going to happen. And I thought, how great is this? I can, you know, have all this, you know, fun in Jamaica and still get to do what I love to do. But the instructor was really not one. She was an entertainment person who was told to teach a step class, which was just devastating to me because I saw what she was doing and she had absolutely no idea. Kind of felt bad for her, but it felt even worse for the guests who had an opportunity to take a class but didn't know, you know, what to do and obviously had an opportunity to also not perform and maybe get hurt. So I left. I didn't want to be there. Next day I went back up to give it another try and she'd actually hurt herself. So, oh, which was, I guess, better than hurting somebody in the class going over the step, you know, backward, forward, and, you know, all the things we know not to do. Anyway, so I volunteered and of course loved every minute of it. The floor was full of people on steps. Everybody loved it. I just flipped on our music and went to town. So the manager who was head of entertainment, walked up to my husband who was watching and said, you know, your wife, would you like to teach some more? And so, of course, he knew my answer. I taught the rest of the week. And from that point, you know, I went back again and I went back again. But what was interesting about this whole thing, and you out there in the fitness world can relate, everyone can. We don't do this for— obviously, we don't do it for the money. We don't do it for any other reason but to inspire other people and help them feel as good as we feel about, about about, you know, our exercise and all those things. So, um, I got a phone call when I was getting ready to leave. And, uh, since we are talking to this demographic, you'll remember back when there was no internet. So when we were at the hotel, we booked our trip for 6 months later, you know, because that's what you did. There was no, no online booking. There was no Expedia. And so, you know, we already booked. So she called me, this, this entertainment manager, and said, you know, are you coming? I said yes, and I'm not going to just teach. I'm going to put your instructor through my training program so she can be better at this. Um, you know, all— I would love to do that. And she told me that I didn't have to pay to stay, which was crazy because I was willing to pay full price, of course, and do this. So yeah, so I went back and I did that, and then I went back again, and, and that's, you know, that's how it began. But I was— it was always about the passion. I never thought business. Um, then she said Well, not just her, but managers started talking about it in meetings and, and they found out other hotels in this chain found out about it and started asking me to do it for them. So do I know anybody that does this? Well, of course, you know, I was a program director for the City of Hope Workout for Hope, if any of you remember that. And so I was in front of some people from other parts of the country. I started talking to people. I was a master trainer for Thomas and Promise Enterprises and talked to those people. And slowly but surely people started going and I would make phone calls and faxes and help get them there. Um, so one day another hotel called me, and that's when my husband looked at me and said, I believe you have a business, and I think you're going to need to find a way to make some money because the phone bill and the fax bill are crazy. You know, that's the only way we had to communicate. So that's where business started. But it wasn't even— and still to this day, you know, Debra Atkinson, it's It's built and it still thrives on passion. It never has changed. And I think that those people who do travel with me feel that, but it's never going to change. And that's, that's what drives me. And that's what drove me in the beginning.

So great. And really the answer to, you know, anybody's wannabe business is you solved a problem.

Yeah. And, you know, they didn't know they had one. Yeah. And that's a better way to solve a problem because you, you know, you identify with it. And, you know, I felt I filled a niche. I filled a niche. I filled a spot they didn't even know they needed. And, you know, and that's continued as long as the people who are making those decisions realize that. Because honestly, you know, if you don't— I say this all the time— if you don't know what a certification is, for instance, back then what we had, IDEA Foundation, I think maybe it was ACE by then, I don't know. And then there was— I'm way dating myself here. And then there was—

I'm right there with you. I got it.

But, you know, there wasn't a whole lot else, right? And then, I mean, then there were some, you know, you know, some of the specialties, but really we were just doing that. And, and then, you know, of course other things came on board. But even to this day, nothing's changed in that regard. The hotel manager, the entertainment manager, the spa manager do not know what these mean. They wouldn't know if somebody walked in and said, hey, I'm certified, I can do— I can be your teacher now. They would have absolutely no idea what, what that means. And so that is what we, we explain to them. You know, we're here to screen, we're here to supply the quality that your resort guests need, and it's something you can't do. So there we go.

Very cool. So I'm probably going to come back to something because I'm— I've got a couple of questions about business reliability, but I want to say You're still thriving in 2023. I mean, for any business, that's a fantastic track record. How are things different now? They have to have changed dramatically during the pandemic, and then post-pandemic, what's, what's happening in your world?

Yeah, it's crazy. Nobody would have ever thought, um, you know, the, the emphasis you know, from, from the beginning, emphasis is different. So even before pandemic, you know, we went from aerobics with— we had to be sure, you know, it was aerobics with pitch control. So we had to have all that and microphones and, and steps and mats and all the props and all those things. So we had to have all that. Well, you know, of course now it's a little bit less of that mess. We had to have— we can do things without, you know, maybe a mat, but if we don't have a mat, we can throw a towel down, right? Um, so, you know, more emphasis on yoga and wellness and less on the, you know, the step and the aerobics and all those things and the props that are needed. But, uh, pandemic-wise, so, you know, we were rocking and rolling like everybody and everything was great. And, um, and then I, you know, I was one of those people that had to fly from Dominican on the day before the everything stopped. And there's a lot of great stories out there from my instructors who were also kind of stranded, you know, or felt that they were. We all were trying to get ourselves home not knowing what was was in store. So you know what we did? This great team of mine— I'm gonna give them kudos. I've got Missy, actually, she just showed up here at the house. But my great team, we didn't stop. We had to hold hands. We had to, we had to, you know, we had, we had to rock people. We had to, we had to do more than, than that. We had to inspire people to keep their, you know, keep their head up above water, keep out of the basement, you know. And so we did that without knowing really what we were talking about because nobody knew. We spent a lot of time canceling and rebooking and then rebooking and canceling, and we found a good way to do it, but we had to keep our heads up because other people weren't, you know. What's interesting though is it was mid-March when things you know, came crashing down. But we kept things going because we know we're a forward company, so everybody books way in advance. So people had that, you know, that had to look forward to, you know, like, I don't know if you ever saw this, but this is one thing we put out there in one of our newsletters, and I think I saw it on Facebook. But vacation— and that's what we are, vacation— vacation the anticipation of vacation is, is actually more exciting to people and gives more excitement and more, um, uh, you know, exhilaration than the actual vacation itself, you know. And so we provided that for people. And even if they had to cancel again, because we thought it was going to be over in May, right, and then we thought whatever, um, so I felt like we were psychologists, psychiatrists. We did a lot of that, um, and, you know, and we made jokes about it and, and things, and we just tried to keep people positive like we all are. So then, you know, you know, the hotels did open. Most people don't know this, and we have— especially, you know, I felt bad for our Canadians because they really didn't have much choice. But here in the U.S., and, uh, mainly we, you know, we couldn't move around a little bit, um, and we, we opened up hotels. Our— some of our partners opened up in June and in even in July 2020. I actually was on a trip July 3rd 2020. And, um, uh, so it was, uh, yeah, I know people didn't even realize that. They still to this day are coming to me and saying, this is my first trip since pandemic. And I'm like, oh my gosh, I was out there, you know, doing it. And I was so impressed, Deborah, at the way the hotels and my partners were, um, were able to make this happen and help guests feel comfortable, uh, you know, in this, in this environment we were in. We You know, while we were starting this, we had, we built a program called the Clean Care Protect, and it was like a manual to help everybody understand what needed to be done to make this happen, to make this work. The first, the first group of hotels opened with 10% occupancy only. They weren't allowed to go higher than that so they could spread everybody out. You know, I mean, we were, we were covered and we were, we were doing all we can, but you know, that 10% showed up for those classes. Buses because that was one thing they could do. And those who felt comfortable traveling traveled. I remember seeing Atlanta International Airport like I could have skated in it, you know. There was nobody walking through that airport. Um, so many crazy things, but it was scary, but it was, it was like a new frontier, you know. Um, so while we did all that and we kept, you know, kept people, you know, positive as much as we could, encouraged people to go, but based on our own our own personal experience. You know, I went 3 or 4 times before the end of that year, maybe even more. And based on our own experiences and how we were taken care of, we were able to communicate. Another thing we did during that time that I know was very beneficial and still is today is we created our Facebook group and we were able to show people real time, hey, we really are on the beach. You know, we really are teaching to people and we really are inspiring people and keeping them healthy while we're all realizing and every one person in this world realizes that you have to be healthy to survive. If they didn't before, they sure know now. And so there we were being part of that. And, and I got goosebumps talking about it because, you know, I feel like we were a major part of it during that time. What's really interesting is by the mid-2021, we realized What was happening was these large, large hotel companies, and the very one that's most important to me is the Hyatt Corporation. They realized that the all-inclusive model was what was keeping the travel industry alive 100% because people didn't have to go out and looking for places and wondering if it was going to be safe. They were safe in their one environment, their one place where they everywhere, every restaurant they walked into, their temperature was taken. You know, they had their they were washing their hands 10,000 times. You know, there was, there was one time, the first trip we went on, the silverware was wrapped in plastic, then unwrap that, and then there was a, you know, the normal napkin, and then they took the silverware out of like more plastic. I mean, nobody really knew what we should be doing, but they were certainly trying to make sure this was, you know, we were trying, we were being safe. Um, but anyway, they these big companies came in realizing what we were doing with this, you know, in this, in this particular model of hotels, and acquired those all-inclusive models. So today, the company that I have the largest group of hotels with, which once was AM Resorts and Apple Leisure Group, was acquired in 2021 by Hyatt Corporation. And then following that was Wyndham doing the same thing, Hilton doing the same thing, Hyatt— I mean, you know, the others— Marriott doing same thing. Now today you'll see all of those big companies that used to be business-oriented and, you know, just regular hotels without the all-inclusive model, all of them have their all-inclusive model now. And that's because of that time.

Wow.

100%. Yeah. Isn't that crazy?

That is crazy.

And here I was with the right kind of people, right partners, you know, right there doing it. We worked harder than we ever did, but we We made it, we made it through, and now, um, you know, we're reaping all the benefits of it.

What is your— like, what is the busyness of the business now compared to, say, 2019, before anybody even thought this is a possibility?

No, I think, um, now I honestly think there are more people traveling because, yeah, bucket list. Um, you know, even though rates are high— I hate to say that out loud, but rates are higher. Maybe everybody's figured that out now. The rates on Flights are higher, the rates in the hotels are higher. Certainly if you went out right now, I mean, I know this for a fact. We always do that. We always do the, you know, try to figure out what the rates are. We always check it out. But I also own a travel agency to help our members get extra rooms and nights and book retreats and groups. So part of all that, I know, but I had one of my instructors, I was at Breathless Cancun Soul and they wanted to stay 2 extra days and discounted. It was $845 a night and that's low season. And so that's what's happening. You know, like the rates are higher because they're providing such an amazing product out there and people are doing it because they, you know, why not? Like, life is too short. We learned that. We learned that, you know, if you're going to do it, do it now. Don't wait because we didn't get a chance to do it for that period of time. And, and so it's not keeping people from traveling even with the, with the rates going higher, even with any boundaries that they have to get.

Get through.

Um, they did it, they did it when they had to. We had to take all those tests, and we had to taste test to get there, we had to taste test to get home, and it was so crazy. But we did all that, and now it's so smooth, and, um, people are doing it. So our, our busy is because there are more people traveling, um, and, uh, our busy during the time that we were, like I said, psychiatrists and all that was a different busy. Um, but I think really now It's just, it's just the volume, you know, it creates even more, the more work for us, but not in a bad way. I mean, we're happy about that. We're not complaining. We're making more people happy and getting more and more hotels out there. So that's the other thing, these hotel chains, they've decided, you know, not only are we going to go all-inclusive, we're just going to keep opening up more hotels. So they're keeping, they're keeping me busy. I think it I just announced Secrets to Loom. We have 4 more that are probably going to open, or they're set to open before the end of the year that I know of. And there may even be more that are part of already a chain I work with, let alone the ones that I might acquire just by, you know, moving into different areas. We're looking into different parts of the world and making that happen too. And that's exciting. So that's busy. That's keeping me busy.

Yeah, no kidding. Okay, so I've got a question here. I'm gonna try to just stumble through and put this into words. But so right now we're talking to women who are 45 to 70 who are in that bucket life thing and, and potentially are traveling. And there are some who, at least through my encouragement, I would tell them when you go on vacation, it's actually one of the best times to adopt a habit because you're not in your own environment, and it sometimes is easier to change what you're doing and then bring that back with you. But if— is there a way for them to use what you do or to request when they are traveling or looking for locations to stay at, like what kind of fitness things are going on and what are the qualifications of someone there? Can they, can they ask for one of your hotels or how would they know what they're getting?

Yeah, no, no, they get to choose where they want to go and when they want to go. Yeah. So they— it's as a member, that's what you're asking?

Like, so I'm talking consumers.

So is that consumers? Oh, okay. Yeah, if they— if there's a pro there. Yeah. So that is— that's a great question. Um, we, uh, we work mainly with— well, we work with a lot. We work with the couples resorts, all the couples resorts there in Jamaica. We work with, um, some of the Club Meds in different areas. And then we work with, um, all of the Hyatt Inclusive, which used to be AM Resorts. So that's Secrets, um, Dreams, Sunscape, Zoetry, Breathless, and Used to Be Now. And so they'll, you know, their, their programming will, will, should have a promotion of our instructors on there. We don't have a tracking for that. So I mean, like, we don't have it where we can connect with the consumer other than social media, you know, or they would see it.

Sweet. For— and I know I have a number of health coaches, wellness instructors, fitness and personal trainers on this podcast as well, or those who would like to be. Where can they connect with you to learn more about, yeah, opportunities?

Of course. So we have— well, first off, I mentioned our Teach on the Beach Instructor Page Facebook group. It's a great place to get a lot of information even before you're a member. We allow, you know, we accept, we, you we accept anyone who's a, you know, who's, who's, uh, in the industry, or even if they're not, you know, they come in and they can see. So that's one way just to kind of get an idea and ask questions of the people that are traveling. Um, our website is, well, Fit Bodies Inc., uh, fitbodiesinc.com. Um, that is how you can get into our website to register. So you can register, create a profile, create an account um, set up your profile. It's free. We have a 30-day trial, and then we do have memberships beyond that, uh, based on what it is that you want to do in your travel. But there's a 30-day trial, so you'll be able to sign up. And when you sign up, you create this account by giving us as much information as possible. As you can imagine, with our screening process, we need to know where you're teaching, what you teach, how many years you've been teaching, um, you know, basically a resume without typing in a resume or without copying a resume because we don't want any fields in there that you would you wouldn't want us to see. But, um, you know, all the details that you can possibly give us about your background and what you're doing now, copies of your current certifications which are required, and a photo that we could— that you're— where you're recognizable. All that goes into the account. Uh, then you check off all your specialties that you teach. So say for instance you're group fitness and you teach many different types of classes. So whether it's Tabata, um, you know, all the different styles of fitness, or whether it's Zumba or Strong Nation, and, and then of course yoga, Pilates, those kind of things, you check those off. Um, the website's set up for you. It's like it's a shopping cart, so you're set up for you to be able to see all the hotels that are available, what's available for what week. So there's a dropdown link that'll show, um, the, the dates that have been booked, and those that haven't won't show up. The ones that have booked already won't show up. The ones that have not booked are there for you to choose, like a pair of shoes. Travel is Sunday to Sunday, so you'll see a Sunday to Sunday date So you can search for that. You can search through your categories of your own specialty or the locations, you know, if you like Mexico or you want to, you don't care. If you want family to join, then you choose that. If you don't care, then you choose any. And that's how you can set it up to, to, to view. Once you decide you're ready to do this, you want to travel, you've been through the tutorial or you've seen, you've checked it out and you know you want to travel. There's all close to 100, if not more, 100 positions a week available. Travel, then you, then you'll choose a membership. And the membership is based on how far in advance you want to travel. So our travel membership is $95, and it'll take you 13 months in advance. So every day you get another day further that you can book within a year. You know, you can continue to book throughout that year, up to 13 months in advance. And then our Medallion members get a discount off of it. It's, and they— and that's a higher price, and they'll be able to see every date that's available. Currently, uh, we're booking them at, um, out to May, uh, 2025. So because we have so many people that want to secure their winters as soon as possible, they've been bugging me like, when are you going to open this up? I'm like, okay, okay, okay, you guys go book it, get it, you know, get it done. And so now we have it all the way open up until then. So, so it's available to, you know, there's so many available availabilities. There's one position or two per hotel depending on the hotel. Some of them want a yoga and a fitness, some of them want, you know, a tennis and a fitness. Most of them are one position. So once it's done, it's gone. So if you know you want to go and you know where you want to go, you got to get that baby booked.

Do you find that certain instructors are like drawn to a location or that do they get asked to come back by the facility?

They do that. That they do some, you know, like I'll get those messages, you know, saying, oh, we loved her, we loved him. They're always welcome back. But yeah, so here's the thing, the entertainment team become your family. Um, you know, when I hear— I talk about this all the time— you know what might draw the new person is that gorgeous beach, that amazing accommodation. I mean, the rooms are incredible. You are so pampered. 24-hour room service, 24-hour concierge service. You walk out your front door and your toes are in the sand in 2 minutes, and you're throwing a mat out and you've got 20 people joining you in a yoga class, and then you go sip on a margarita afterwards. I mean, it's— that's right, it's the life, right? But you know what they come back with? They start off with that being what they're excited about. They come back with the friends they've made, the people they have inspired. The team, the entertainment team, become their family. So what do they do? They book the same place the next time because they're like, oh, I gotta go back see Mario. I got to go back and see, you know, Uncle Charlie, because they all have crazy names, right? And, um, they do. You could check it out on the— on our Facebook group. I mean, they— when they come back, oh my gosh, the family's there to greet them, you know. Um, maybe some of the guests come back the same time they do. I see so many of our members making friends and them traveling at the same time, or finding out, when are you going to be back there? We want to book our trip when you do. It's crazy. It's what really becomes the drive after you've been there and after you've experienced the luxury and the, and the pampering and all the things that you get. You come back with this, this, the same feeling of, oh my gosh, besides inspiring people, turning people on to yoga for the first time, turning people on to, you know, a Strong class or a Zumba class, and then knowing, um, that, you know, that you've maybe changed a life like what we do this for, but really out there where people can take advantage while they're on vacation and end up with their open mind and they finish their book and their husband's tired of sitting next to them. They get up and do the class or drag the husband along. That's what I love. Or the wives who bring the husbands to yoga class, and then it's the husbands who end up doing better. Like, they're the ones that can do the liftoff, right? They're the ones that shine in a yoga class and because their wife— it's awesome.

I love that. Oh, I so love that. And thank you so much for being here. Would you share with listeners where they can connect with you, follow you, and learn more?

Of course. So again, fitbodiesinc.com is our website. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Fit Bodies Inc. And you'll see us in all those places, and you'll see smiling faces and beaches and sand and sunshine and all the great things. We welcome everyone— fitness instructors, yoga instructors. You know, we want you to have a little bit of a background, please. All ages, come on, ladies and gentlemen, all ages. You know, we know we've got the background and experience, so go for it. And, you know, we We also do some— we do work with tennis pros. We do have a golf pro position, a pickleball, of course. Come on, that's, that's a big thing, especially in our demographic here. And so we do have some of those positions as well. But, you know, this business started with fitness, and then eventually, you know, we brought on yoga, we brought on yoga, and now, you know, we're— we reach out. If they ask me if I have a musician, I'll find them one. You know, it's not that I will say no, but It's Fit Bodies. That's the name.

Very cool. Congratulations on your success and on what you've done for so many fitness professionals.

Well, thank you. I mean, I don't think of it that way. I mean, I know, and I'm proud that I, that I can do that and happy that I can. But, you know, when people do say that, I think I'm out there doing what I love. And I know that we all share that. In this industry. And that, that's what we want to do, is to just make other people feel the same way as we do. And, and I've just been able to make that happen in a beautiful place that everybody can enjoy.

So good. Okay, listeners, so now it's up to you, and you're— I'm tasking you with this. So I know this was a little different in terms of we've got a few fitness professional here talking about something that is really making something available to all of you, that now you go on vacation, your workout is a little bit safer and elevated because of Suzelle here. But all those personal trainers, those fitness instructors, those yoga instructors that you know, you know, some of them are doing really, really well, and some of them are getting by because it's their passion, but this opens the world to them in the world of travel. And so share it, please. And you will find the show link at flipping50.com/teachingvacations. And what are you waiting for? Let's start Flipping 50 today.