The Luxury Travel Founder Creating Escapes That Change Your Life
Show Notes
The Luxury Travel Founder Turning Escapes Into Life-Changing Experiences with Nadine Brady
In this episode of Dawn of a New Era: The Billionaire Brain Podcast, Dawn sits down with Nadine Brady, founder of travl.love and luxury travel specialist with over 16 years of experience creating unforgettable experiences for high-net-worth clients, celebrities, footballers and founders.
Nadine shares her journey from building a concierge business from scratch to becoming a trusted expert in ultra-luxury travel.
But this conversation goes far beyond five-star hotels and beautiful destinations. Nadine opens up about divorce, founder pressure, confidence, resilience, sobriety, female community and why travel has the power to completely shift the way we think, feel and live.
Together, Dawn and Nadine explore the difference between a luxury holiday and a truly transformational travel experience, the emotional resilience required to serve high-level clients, and why stepping away from alcohol became one of Nadine’s greatest personal and professional breakthroughs.
This is a brilliant episode for founders, travellers and anyone ready to create a life that feels more expansive, connected and intentional.
In This Episode, We Cover
How Nadine built a luxury travel business from the ground up
Episode Highlights
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- 00:00Introduction to Nadine Brady and travl.love
- 00:30Nadine’s journey into travel and building a concierge business
- 02:00Learning the luxury travel industry on the job
- 03:40Working with footballers, entertainers and high-net-worth clients 04:45 — Divorce, panic attacks, boundaries and personal change
- 07:38Why travel became a source of perspective and healing
- 09:13The difference between luxury holidays and transformational experiences
- 13:13The hidden pressure behind “always being on holiday”
- 16:59Mindset, calm communication and learning to let things go
- 20:24Nadine’s honest sobriety journey
- 24:49Building The Travel Sisterhood
- 28:09Nadine’s biggest advice for founders: self-belief
- 29:26Morning intuition, theta state and setting intentions
- 30:00Nadine’s funniest and most embarrassing travel story
- 34:46The book that helped Nadine: Atomic Habits
- 36:16Nadine’s 2026 intention for retreats and travl.love
About Dawn of a New Era
Dawn of a New Era is a weekly business podcast for founders, experts and professionals who want to grow a company without losing themselves in it. Every episode looks at the practical mechanics of scaling — revenue models, marketing, leadership, pricing and positioning — alongside the psychology that decides whether founders follow through.
Episodes are a mix of solo teaching and long-form interviews with founders, investors, authors and specialists. New episodes are published on Thursdays and are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and every major podcast app.
- Episode · 191
- Published · 16 July 2026
- Run time · 37:42
- Host · Dawn McGruer
About your host
Dawn McGruer is a bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker and scaling advisor. She has spent over 25 years building, scaling and selling businesses, and has supported more than 30,000 founders, marketers and professionals worldwide.
Her work sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and the psychology of performance — helping founders build companies that grow beyond their own capacity through better models, licensing and intellectual property leverage. She is the author of The Billionaire Brain®, published by Forbes Books.
Read more on the about page, explore her research and insights or see how to work with Dawn.
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