#286: Erika De Santi – Group Travel Adventurer, Co-Founder of WeRoad
Release Date: 05/08/2024
Wild Business Growth Podcast
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info_outline #286: Erika De Santi – Group Travel Adventurer, Co-Founder of WeRoadWild Business Growth Podcast
Erika De Santi, Co-Founder of WeRoad, joins the show to share her journey from a life-changing trip to Peru to creating the group travel and adventure company used by hundreds of thousands of Millennials. Hear how to design the trip of a lifetime, build a community, embrace Plan B, the most unique trips on WeRoad, and the hardest Italian words to pronounce. Connect with Erika at and on
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info_outlineErika De Santi, Co-Founder of WeRoad, joins the show to share her journey from a life-changing trip to Peru to creating the group travel and adventure company used by hundreds of thousands of Millennials. Hear how to design the trip of a lifetime, build a community, embrace Plan B, the most unique trips on WeRoad, and the hardest Italian words to pronounce. Connect with Erika at WeRoad.com and on LinkedIn