Sheila Scarborough on Drag Racing, the Navy, Social Media and Tourism

Conversation with Sheila Scarborough, co-Founder of Tourism Currents

My guest on my Des Walsh & Friends show on BlogTalkRadio a couple of weeks ago, Sheila Scarborough counts among her many achievements the establishment last year of Tourism Currents.

Tourism Currents is a membership site which provides a range of information and education, with a focus on social media, for people involved in destination marketing.

Sheila’s co-founder of Tourism Currents is Becky McCray, my good friend from Oklahoma, who was the first guest on my show.

In our wide-ranging conversation, Sheila shared fascinating experiences and insights, including:

• Her 23 year career in the US Navy, on board various ships, and in far flung places such as Japan and the Netherlands
• Why she likes the decisiveness of drag racing
• Her decision, on leaving the Navy, to combine her love of writing and love of travel – and do that as a business
• Starting blogging in 2006 with the BootsnAll Family Travel Guide blog
• Great examples of how people with responsibility for attracting people to unique local destinations can tap into people’s desire for unique experiences
• Her vision for Tourism Currents

I recommend this podcast especially for anyone with an interest in tourism and ways of attracting people to local destinations.

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Des Walsh

Business coach and digital entrepreneur. With coach training from Coachville.com and its Graduate School of Coaching, and a founding member of the International Association of Coaching, Des has been coaching business owners and entrepreneurs for the past 20 years. Over the same period he has also been actively engaged in promoting the business opportunities of the digital economy. He is a certified Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) coach, and a certified specialist in social media strategy and affiliate marketing.