Off the Script Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:32:58 -0500 en-us © 2026 Off the Script yes a32dffd4-0139-5334-a661-a255cdf4c06f Melissa Odom episodic false Off the Script is an unscripted look at what it actually takes to be a travel advisor. This is the craft, the doubts, and the wins that never make it to a caption. By Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, a cruise and travel advisor specializing in Alaska group travel and multi-generational cruise planning for cruise lines like Holland America, Princess Cruises and Virgin Voyages. Each episode is a raw documentary-style conversation about what it takes to be an advisor behind the scenes. It goes into detail about the imposter syndrome that no one names out loud, the moments that clients have that shape how she works, and what it is actually like to sell places that you love for a living.  

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Melissa Odom https://storage.buzzsprout.com/62j8pe35jomhqkapv6b9q9k08q56?.jpg Off the Script Somewhere Warm (And What That Actually Means) Somewhere Warm (And What That Actually Means) “I want to go somewhere warm” and every travel advisor knows that tells you almost nothing. In this episode, Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, talks about the hardest part of the job: figuring out what a client actually wants when they don't know themselves. She breaks down why budget is rarely the real starting point, why people get overwhelmed instead of being specific, and the elimination method she actually uses to turn “somewhere warm” into a real trip.

Off the Script is hosted by Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, a cruise and travel advisory specializing in Alaska, group travel, and multi-generational trips.

Find Melissa : www.trouvaillediscoveries.com

Instagram: @melissa_latonodom

Facebook: www.facebook.com/melissalatonodom

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-odom-35bab7127

]]> “I want to go somewhere warm” and every travel advisor knows that tells you almost nothing. In this episode, Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, talks about the hardest part of the job: figuring out what a client actually wants when they don't know themselves. She breaks down why budget is rarely the real starting point, why people get overwhelmed instead of being specific, and the elimination method she actually uses to turn “somewhere warm” into a real trip.

Off the Script is hosted by Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, a cruise and travel advisory specializing in Alaska, group travel, and multi-generational trips.

Find Melissa : www.trouvaillediscoveries.com

Instagram: @melissa_latonodom

Facebook: www.facebook.com/melissalatonodom

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-odom-35bab7127

]]> Melissa Odom Buzzsprout-19784717 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0500 327 1 2 full false Why This, Why Now Why This, Why Now Why I'm starting a podcast instead of another social post, and what it's really like to be a travel advisor when the caption's in this first episode of Off the Script, Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, introduces the show: unscripted conversations about the real work behind travel advising. Not tips, not a highlight reel, just the honest version.

She talks about building an Alaska-focused cruise and group travel business and names something advisors rarely say out loud: the tension between loving a place enough to sell it and running an actual business around that love. 

Off the Script is hosted by Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, a cruise and travel advisory specializing in Alaska, group travel, and multi-generational trips.

Find Melissa : www.trouvaillediscoveries.com

Instagram: @melissa_latonodom

Facebook: www.facebook.com/melissalatonodom

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-odom-35bab7127

]]> Why I'm starting a podcast instead of another social post, and what it's really like to be a travel advisor when the caption's in this first episode of Off the Script, Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, introduces the show: unscripted conversations about the real work behind travel advising. Not tips, not a highlight reel, just the honest version.

She talks about building an Alaska-focused cruise and group travel business and names something advisors rarely say out loud: the tension between loving a place enough to sell it and running an actual business around that love. 

Off the Script is hosted by Melissa Odom, owner of Trouvaille Discoveries, a cruise and travel advisory specializing in Alaska, group travel, and multi-generational trips.

Find Melissa : www.trouvaillediscoveries.com

Instagram: @melissa_latonodom

Facebook: www.facebook.com/melissalatonodom

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-odom-35bab7127

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