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Interview X April Marshall

 April Marshall, Owner
5 Star Travel
Lubbock, Texas
april@5StarTravel.vipOwner

I had the opportunity and honor to interview April Marshall, Owner of 5 Star Travel who is the proud recipient of the 2024 Rising Star Award in the United States. April was chosen by Nexion’s leadership team for her impressive achievements as a newer travel advisor. It was great to learn a bit more from April about her journey and to learn more about how she manages her business. Enjoy this interview and learn more about her strategies for success.

 

Joanie: "Can you tell me about your experience in the travel industry?"

April: "I have only been a travel advisor professionally for about 13 months, however, I have been fortunate to travel all over the world before entering this amazing and fun career.  My family and friends always relied on me to help them plan vacations and tours and ask for ideas on where to go.  After I realized that my son was in high school and was going to be driving, I thought I better find something to keep myself busy but also allow flexibility to travel for my son’s baseball games."

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