My First Season

In this podcast, I will be interviewing travel/adventure writers and athletes as well as people who worked for resorts, hotels, cruise ships and airlines and we’ll talk about their experience in travel and tourism.

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Raz Elmoznino

My guest today has the rare distinction of working in a Club Med in the town where he lives. We worked together in Club Med Coral Beach in 2005, which is in Eilat, Israel. His first season as a Windsurf G.O. happened to coincide with my last season. Listen to my good friend Raz tell us about his first season and a very funny story about a humorous, touching gesture to the choreographer one night after The Jungle Show that hilariously spiralled out of control that season (for us, but not for cool...

Mar 15, 2021•42 min•Ep. 6

Evan Eichler

My guest for this podcast is none other than “7th” Evan Eichler, originally from Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Evan shares his story about auditioning for Club Med in Toronto after hearing a group of people at a table discussing it at the bar where he worked. He nails the audition and heads to Club Med Sandpiper, Florida in January 2003 to be part of the Landsports Team. He recounts a surfing trip with a buddy along the Florida coast gone awry (for Evan) on his day off and lands a dream resort for his ...

Mar 15, 2021•42 min•Ep. 3

Joker

Welcome everybody, my name is Greg and this is the first episode of the podcast, “My First Season”. In this podcast, I will be interviewing people who worked for resorts, hotels, cruise ship and airlines and we’ll talk uniquely about their first season in the travel and tourism industry. My first guest is James "Joker" Cradle from Boston. Joker and I worked together before in Club Med Lindeman Island in 2000/2001, briefly in Club Med Punta Cana in 2003 and then in Club Med Cancun in 2004/2005. I...

Mar 15, 2021•41 min•Ep. 1

James Martin

My guest for this episode is James Martin. James and I worked together before in Club Med Cancun in 2004/2005. Originally from Minnesota, but now living in Florida, James shares his hilarious story about auditioning for Club Med in 2001 and is placed at Club Med Crested Butte, Colorado in December 2001 as a Bar G.O. He recounts one of the best stories (or only story) I’ve heard about someone meeting the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. Sit back, relax and enjoy! **My First Seas...

Mar 15, 2021•40 min•Ep. 2

G.A. Robertson

My guest for this podcast is someone I had not worked with before, but our paths had crossed. She is originally from Montreal and currently resides in Newfoundland. She is also the co-founder and administrator of the largest EXGO site on Facebook with 8.1K members, The Official Club Med EXGO Facebook Group, everyone, Miss G.A! G.A. recounts one of the best of not THE best G.M. to G.O. stories I’ve ever heard that takes places in 1989 in Club Med Martinique. I don’t want to spoil a minute of this...

Mar 08, 2021•42 min•Ep. 5

Eric Goldberg

It gives me great pleasure to introduce today’s guest, you know him, you love him, please help me welcome, Eric Goldberg! Eric’s first season was in Club Med St. Lucia (then a single’s resort) in November 1987 as DJ. He had been to Club Med Turks & Caicos prior on vacation, which is where he got bit by the bug to apply to Club Med. Eric recounts the craziness of Olympic Day in the late 80’s and what it was like being the resort DJ and also his mom crashing his first fashion show by the pool....

Mar 01, 2021•41 min•Ep. 4

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