My First Season

My guest today and I had never worked together before, but I kept hearing his name over and over, in the best way, from a good friend in Columbus Isle, Bahamas. We’ll get to that funny story later. Everyone, please help me give a warm welcome to LP! LP LeBlanc-Boucher shares his story of going to Club Med Playa Blanca as an au pair Animator in January 1992. When he arrived at the village, he happe...

My guest and I worked together at Club Med Cancun during the 2004 through 2005 season. His first season began at Club Med Cancun in November 2003, where he served as the entertainer and animator of the resort. He is none other than Bob Dougherty, also known as Bobby D! Bob worked for both Disney Cruises and Club Med, which makes him a double threat for this podcast. He offers candid insight on the...

My guest today had her first season as a Hostess in Club Med Turks & Caicos in November 1985, just one year after that resort opened. We had the pleasure of working together in Columbus Isle in Winter 1999/2000. She needs no introduction as you know her, love her, and cherish her. Everyone, my guest is none other than the amazing Angie Boucher! Listen as Angie recounts her interesting first in...

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 a...

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...

Welcome everyone, my name is Greg Hannah and this is the first episode of the podcast, My First Season. In this series, I will be interviewing people who have worked for resorts, hotels, cruise ships, and airlines to talk specifically about their first season in the travel and tourism industry. My very first guest is James "Joker" Cradle from Boston! Joker and I worked together at Club Med Lindema...

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 meeti...

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...

It gives me great pleasure to introduce today’s guest — you know him, you love him. His first season was in November 1987 at Club Med St. Lucia, back when it was still a lively singles resort. He arrived as the resort DJ after catching the Club Med bug during a vacation in Turks & Caicos. In this episode, he shares the wild energy of Olympic Day in the late ’80s, life behind the turntables as...