It's been 11 years this week...

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

This very week I’m celebrating 11 years of podcasting. ELEVEN. YEARS. My first three episodes aired on March 27, 2014, and by April 1, 2014, just four days later, the show was listed front and center on iTunes New & Noteworthy, and the rest is history...

Considering that this milestone comes in the wake of having just won Best Travel Podcast at this year's iHeartRadio Podcast Awards, I'm feeling all the feels and just want to share this moment with YOU!

To mark the occasion, I invited my long-time mentor and coach Lou Mongello to join me on the podcast and to actually take the mic, turning it on me, to reflect over the journey of the past 11 years. He was an intentional choice for me as a guest host for this episode in many ways, but one in particular: he was the first person all those years ago who told me I need to start a podcast. Thanks, Lou, you sure were on to something.

So, grab something to cheers with, and join us in this very-much-behind-the-scenes very special edition episode of JUMP with Traveling Jackie:

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It doesn't stop there... you may recognize some faces below...

Milestones: A trophy, a decade, a stage

If you are curious to know more about this particular moment in my story, including how I ended up on stage last week with Samantha Brown (and others!), there are more stories in my latest update on the blog. I dive deeper into the feels, including the terrifying and exhilarating parts of podcasting, why I've chosen to take breaks from it over the years, where I feel I am at the moment, as well as what I really think of my listeners. Approx. 5 minute read.

GO THERE

Thanks for being here on this wild journey with me, here's to looking back AND to moving forward and discovering what still lies ahead.

❤️ Jackie

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