Episode 26: What It’s Like to Write for The Points Guy with Benji Stawski

Episode 26: What It’s Like to Write for The Points Guy with Benji Stawski
"Every point does add up"

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Ever wonder what it’s like to write for one of the largest points and miles media outlets in the world, where your job is reporting from first class flights? In this episode, Benji Stawski gives us a behind the scenes look at his career path and what it’s like to work as a strategic travel reporter for The Points Guy. Check out the episode on Apple, Spotify, RadioPublic, Google Podcasts, and more! And check out all the episodes of your new favorite travel hacking podcast!

Show Notes

Benji Stawski @benjistawski is a strategic travel reporter at The Points Guy. In today’s episode, Benji and I walk through his career journey of how he got started writing for TPG and other outlets while he was still in college, not majoring in journalism. He also provides us with some behind-the-scenes info on what it’s like to report these travel stories from first-class cabins for one of the largest points and miles media outlets in the world.

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Julia Menez is a travel hacking coach, speaker, and founder of Geobreeze. Through her content and coaching services, she aims to spread travel hacking to underrepresented communities by featuring the points and miles stories you won't normally find on the first page of Google or in the bigger blogs. Julia has been a speaker for FinconX and has led a travel hacking workshop for thousands of registered attendees at the SHEFACTOR 2020 Launch Your Life Summit, an event that featured speakers such as Bethany Hamilton, Kaitlyn Bristowe, and Missy Franklin. She has also been featured in numerous business and travel podcasts.

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Julia Menez is a travel hacking coach, speaker, and founder of Geobreeze. Through her content and coaching services, she aims to spread travel hacking to underrepresented communities by featuring the points and miles stories you won't normally find on the first page of Google or in the bigger blogs. Julia has been a speaker for FinconX and has led a travel hacking workshop for thousands of registered attendees at the SHEFACTOR 2020 Launch Your Life Summit, an event that featured speakers such as Bethany Hamilton, Kaitlyn Bristowe, and Missy Franklin. She has also been featured in numerous business and travel podcasts.