We were lucky to catch up with Tracy McHugh recently and have shared our conversation below.

Tracy, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
My career started around the 2008 recession. In addition to my early 20s naivety and lack of experience, I had an unsteady economy and few job prospect working against me as well. I was fortunate to come from a great family that gave me love, stability, and education to be able to fight and advocate for myself. But every new job, promotion, milestone, etc. that I achieved in adulthood came from me planning, pushing, repetition, networking, and fighting most of the way. Since I’ve been in the workforce, for most people like myself, you are not going to just be handed things.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I grew up in a small town in New Jersey, living in the same house from 2 years old until college, which was contrasted by my adulthood living in 7 different cities, 4 states, countless apartments, and quite a few road trips getting to each destination. I have also traveled to 46 states and 28 countries. These experiences have immensely shaped me as a person and my career trajectory. For eight years I worked in the tour and travel industry. In 2020 I started a travel blog to highlight my experiences and photography.

For the rest of the interview, check out Bold Journey publication.