(119) Gaining trust as a new IC, reducing Misclassification w/Planning Fees, & FAM qualifications

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 119 Step chats with Lori Spears, Owner of Levarte Travel about gaining trust as a new advisor, reducing IC Misclassification w/Planning Fees, and FAM trip qualifications. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 (Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!) https://hostagencyreviews.com/page/speakers (Call for Host Week speakers is open! Submit your Eduspot idea!) Virtuoso Week + more — https://hostagencyreviews.com/events (HAR’s free event calendar w/ over 100 industry events!) https://www.senate.gov/senators/ (Find your senator) https://airportscouncil.org/airporttradingcards/ (More on Airport Trading Cards) https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15/host-contract-that-only-allow-you-to-book-through-them-travel-advisor-related-podcast (Episode 115 discussing more on the dangers of misclassification https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/the-dangers-of-independent-contractor-travel-agent-misclassification (More on the ramifications of a host misclassifying you as an IC when you’re more like an employee) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-industry-lawyer-list (Travel attorney) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/independent-travel-agent-contracts (IC contracts: What to look for) https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15/startup-investment-decisions-startup-investment-on-tech-and-sales-minimums-for-fams (Episode 118 with answer to first part of questions with Mary and co-host Chad Burt, Outside Agents) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates (HAR’s list of 200+ Travel Agent Rates) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-fam-trip (What’s a FAM Trip and Where to Find Them) https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/levarte-travel  (Levarte’s profile on HAR) https://levartetravel.com/ (Levarte’s website) https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 (Sign up for e-reminders for the Friday 15 and submit your questions!) We do this every week! If you have travel indust