Flying Limes In From Different Countries and $5K Crab: What Life Is Really Like as a Luxury Travel Agent with Olivia Ferney
6/1/202650 min
Olivia Ferney (@travelwithlivii) is the luxury travel agent to the ultra-wealthy, booking private jets, superyachts, and six-figure vacations for some of the richest people on earth. Today, she pulls back the velvet rope on what it's actually like inside that world. If you’re trying to meet a billionaire client or investor, Liv tells you where they’re hanging out. Liv tells Nicole the most outrageous client requests she's received, why saying "I have no budget" is the biggest red flag a client can send, and what to say to get a hotel upgrade. She also gets real about how working with billionaires has warped her own relationship with money, and the softer lessons she's taken away about what money actually can and can't fix. Plus: the Instagram-famous destinations she'd never recommend, where billionaires are actually traveling right now, and the shoulder season hack anyone can use to save real money on their next trip. Check out Nicole's financial literacy course The Money School Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole's company Private Wealth Collective Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab's Instagram and Nicole Lapin's Instagram Follow Travel with Livii learn more about Top Tier Travel Here's what Nicole covers with Olivia: 00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab? 02:15 Selling Her First Company at 21 and Moving to Miami 04:49 The Travel Agent Business Model 07:23 Flying Limes From Different Countries and Other Crazy Client Requests 09:36 What Clients Think About the Viral Videos 14:00 Are the Stereotypes About “New Money” True? 20:43 "Rich People F***ing Love a Refund" 22:44 Do Billionaires Have Budgets? 25:18 Overrated Destinations, Best Hotels, and Most Expensive Room Service 28:30 Where Billionaires Are Traveling Right Now 32:26 How to Get a Free Hotel Upgrade 39:16 How Working With Billionaires Changes Your Money Mindset 43:07 Rich and Depressed Is Still Depressed 45:30 Prenups, Working With Your Partner, and Wedding Plans 46:49 Liv’s Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank
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