My First Season

Updated: 24 Mar 2025 • 230 episodes
www.myfirstseason.com

In this podcast, I will be interviewing travel/adventure writers and athletes as well as people who worked for resorts, hotels, cruise ships and airlines and we’ll talk about their experience in travel and tourism.

Categories:

Show episodes

24 Mar 2025 • EN

Claude Gamache

My guest today worked as a Golf Instructor at Club Med from 1991 to 1993 and his first season was at Club Med Ixtapa. I had the pleasure of working with him during my first season at Club Med Turks and Caicos—and what an unforgettable season it was! Before his time at Club Med, Claude was a junior hockey player, and fo

55 min
00:00
55:24
No file found
17 Mar 2025 • EN

Tiffani Lobue

My guest today worked for Club Med from 1987 to 1990. She began her journey as a Hostess at Club Med Cancun and went on to work in stunning locations like Moorea, Guadeloupe, Paradise Island, Sandpiper, and aboard the Club Med 1 in 1990. A graduate of San Jose State University with a degree in Marketing and Communicati

48 min
00:00
48:02
No file found
10 Mar 2025 • EN

Kris Painchaud Holden

My guest worked for Club Med from 1991 to 1994, beginning her journey as a Scuba and Snorkeling G.O. at Club Med Sonora Bay. Before Club Med, she worked at Atlantis Submarines in Hawaii, and fun fact—two-time Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland was the commencement speaker at her high school! You know we’re going

67 min
00:00
01:07:16
No file found
03 Mar 2025 • EN

Doug Walker

My guest today may have only spent one season at Club Med, but what a season it was! In 2000, he kicked off his Club Med journey as a Sailing and Windsurf G.O. at Club Med Lindeman Island—right amid the Sydney Olympics. A Sydney native, he earned a degree in Environmental Science from Macquarie University and even comp

63 min
00:00
01:03:31
No file found
24 Feb 2025 • EN

Whitney Kennett

My guest today worked for Club Med from 2000 to 2002, starting her first season as a Fitness G.O. at Club Med Cancun. Before joining Club Med, she earned a degree in History from the University of Portland. After her time with Club Med, she pursued a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasting, and Film & Tel

42 min
00:00
42:54
No file found
17 Feb 2025 • EN

Mario Chavez

My guest today has a fascinating journey with Club Med, where he worked from 1986 to 1990. His very first season was at Club Med Sonora Bay, where he served as a Bar G.O. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Business Administration, Mario first discovered Club Med in a uniquely fitting w

44 min
00:00
44:07
No file found

Show participants