We recently had the chance to connect with Marilee Blair and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Marilee, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
My fitness routine. It is the most important thing to me outside of my work. Working out every single morning if I can workout in the morning brings me endorphins, energy, community, and makes me feel accomplished for each day. I love to do a minimum of 2 different exercises a day to not only help sculpt my body to look a certain way, but for the feeling of accomplishment it gives me, again the energy, and its my therapy and medicine that brings me the ultimate happiness.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I first got a taste of being a storyteller and being a reporter on television for Prep Sports Live reporting on highschool football highlights and North County News reporting on local news stories, while interning for San Diego The CW and ABC 10 NEWS in San Diego back in 2011-2012. And I had always tried to figure out how to get back into that world when I found how YouTube became so big and my passion has always been about travel. I realized I could still be a storyteller on camera with my own show where I could help people plan their amazing dream vacations with my show, which is when I created the MarileeTravels YouTube Channel in March 2023. My MarileeTravels Youtube Channel is where you get to explore the world 1 video at a time with me, Marilee Blair! I share all my travel tips, itineraries, the history, and important information on the destinations I’ve been too, so you don’t have to do all the hours of research I have already done. And so you can see what I have seen out of the 56 countries and countless cities I have traveled to all over the world so far. I also share some travel hacks of how I paid less for some trips, and share recommendations of popular things to do in each country. Traveling is my passion, obsession, addiction, source of my mental health, happiness and its truly all I think about, so I want to be a voice of all the incredible things you get to do on amazing once in lifetime vacations. I release new New MarileeTravels Episodes every Wednesday on youtube.com/@marileetravels And in April 2024 I had hit the amount of subscribers and views needed to officially become a business partner with Youtube. So today I’m so proud to say that I am a Paid YouTube Business Partner, which I’ve heard it isn’t easy to accomplish in your first year in a saturated youtube market. But I am determined to make it as a big travel youtuber someday, and to just be able to get paid by youtube to do what I love and talk about what I love while helping others make memories with their loved ones all over the world is truly a blessing that I am so thankful for.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who saw you clearly before you could see yourself?
My mother, Marilyn. She is not only my mom she is my mentor and greatest life teacher. She understood me and saw me and what I was meant for in this life before I ever could. She is the biggest cheerleader and positive hype woman. She always believed in me and told me I was meant for greatness, so it helped me believe in myself.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
I would tell my younger self to always love yourself first and to be kind to yourself. Because when you love yourself first everything falls into place including how you take care of yourself and others, how you prioritize your boundaries, and are able to take action to make your personal dreams a reality because of the time and love you devote to you. That you have to not be so hard on yourself when things don’t go the way you planned and that you will make it no matter how many times you fall, you will get back up and reach for the stars to make things happen for yourself.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
They would say my family and friendships are the most important thing in the world to me. And making time for the people I love. They know how deeply I connect with people and love deeply, so they know of all the things I have in this lifetime my relationships with people and having quality time with them is what matters is most to me more then anything.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
That they loved my positive energy and that I loved connecting to people on a very deep level, and tried to share my love with all of them and make them feel seen and understood.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://marileeblair.com
- Instagram: @marileetravels
- Facebook: marileeblair
- Youtube: http://youtube.com/@marileetravels
Image Credits
@marquisj_photography
