Meet Dr.Elena Walker | Travel Agent & Empowerment Speaker

We had the good fortune of connecting with Dr.Elena Walker and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dr.Elena, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I have been doing what I love for years. Since I travel often, usually people ask me about suggestions and advice on travel. I have been traveling for 15 years and my business should have started years ago. I finally allowed time for my passion to pursue my purpose. In regards to my public speaking career, my focus is on empowerment. Some of my topics include: personal development, self-care, single life and verbal/emotional abuse.

What should our readers know about your business?
My businesses are Travel Agent and Empowerment Speaker. What sets me apart is the ability to have “feet on the ground” experiences with travel. To be able to physically explore various domestic and international travel destinations on a regular basis. What also sets me apart as empowerment speaker is my past experiences from child to adult that do not determine my current and future career growth. I am most proud of myself for the challenges and taking risks to pursue my PhD degree. I am the first generation in my family to complete Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees. When I started to pursue my educational goals, I did not have a footprint of college life. No one in my family had earned these degrees so I had to navigate the entire process without a footprint of previous family with the same education. So there was a lot of emotional moments, stress, fear and doubt while pursing my degrees. I am excited about future solo travel and group trips that I have planned. Starting in the month of June, I will offer group experiences where I will be the host for both domestic and international travel. I know that some people are hesitant or unsure of the best way to navigate solo travel. In addition, some people do not want to travel alone and prefer group travel experiences. So I will be offering clients the opportunity to travel with me to some destinations. Since I travel often, usually people ask me about suggestions and advice on travel. In regards to my public speaking career, my focus is on empowerment. My speaking topics include: personal development, self-care, single life and verbal/emotional abuse. I have actively participated in speaking and volunteerism within DFW area as domestic violence advocate for 13 years. The most important factor of my travel brand is “Living Now” and enjoying my one life. Across my social media channels there is a theme to encourage, motivate and inspire others to go out and do things to enjoy their one life. Some lessons I learned along my journey are to be consistent with time investment for your goals, regular self-care is important and only have a small circle of people that you share your goals or visions.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I dedicate this shoutout to my belated Mom, Ms. Helen Adams. She was my number one supporter and best friend. She always encouraged me to pursue any passions, goals and visions I have for my life. Faith was extremely important to her and she encouraged me that even when fear sets in, to still conquer what I want to accomplish in life. From a child to an adult, she was the main supporter in my life. My mom’s dedication, effort and sacrifice to always support me definitely showed how “love is actions” should look in life.

Website: www.sunshinetravels4life.com

Instagram: @sunshinetravels4life

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elena-walker-247a6947

Youtube: Sunshine Travels 4 Life

Other: TikTok: @sunshinetravels4life

Image Credits
These are all my pictures and I have the ownership for them.