Today we’d like to introduce you to Chelsee McClintock.
Hi Chelsee, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I didn’t exactly wake up one day and think, “I’m going to be a travel advisor.” It was more like…travel kept pulling me in until I finally stopped resisting it.
I’ve always been the person who cared way too much about the details of a trip. Not just where you stay, but how it feels to wake up there. What your kids will remember. Where you’ll accidentally have the best meal of your life and talk about it for the next ten years.
Before this, I was deep in the world of entrepreneurship, which, it turns out, is wildly helpful when you’re designing trips that actually fit real people. But the more I planned travel for myself, friends, and then clients, the more I realized…this isn’t just logistics. It’s memory-making. It’s a connection. It’s giving busy families a way to be fully present with each other without carrying the mental load of planning it all.
So I built Anywhere. Everywhere. Travel from the ground up, slowly and very intentionally, while also raising kids, running a household, and figuring out how to do all of that without losing my mind (still a work in progress).
Today, I work with families, couples, and business owners who don’t want cookie-cutter trips. They want something that feels like them. My job is to take everything off their plate, design something thoughtful and elevated, and sprinkle in the kind of details they didn’t even know to ask for.
The goal isn’t just a beautiful trip. It’s the kind of experience your kids bring up at random years later…or the one that finally makes you feel like you can exhale.
And selfishly? I still get way too excited about it. Which I think is exactly the point.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road.
I’ve built this business in the middle of real life…raising kids, homeschooling, supporting my husband’s business, managing a home…so there hasn’t been this clean, uninterrupted “build a business” season. It’s been a lot of starting, stopping, pivoting, and figuring it out as I go.
One of the biggest challenges has been consistency. Travel is very relationship-driven, and it takes time to build trust and a steady stream of clients. There have been incredible seasons where things feel like they’re clicking, and then quieter ones where I’ve had to keep showing up even when it felt slow.
I also learned pretty quickly that saying yes to everything is not the move. Early on, I took on trips that weren’t the right fit, and it stretched me thin. Getting clear on who I serve and the level of experience I want to create has been a big turning point.
And then there’s just the reality of travel…things go wrong. Flights get canceled, plans change, weather does its thing. Learning how to stay calm, problem-solve quickly, and take care of my clients in those moments has been a huge part of growing into this role.
It hasn’t been easy, but it’s made the business stronger and way more aligned with what I actually want it to be. And I think that shows in the experience my clients have now.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Anywhere. Everywhere. Travel.?
Anywhere. Everywhere. Travel is a luxury travel design studio built for people who want more than just a trip…they want something that actually feels like them.
I work primarily with families, couples, and business owners who are busy, have the means to travel well, and don’t want to spend hours sorting through options, second-guessing decisions, or piecing everything together. They want to hand it off and know it’s going to be thoughtful, seamless, and genuinely special.
What I’m known for is personalization. Not in a surface-level way, but in a “I know how your family travels, what your kids will love, how much downtime you actually need, and where to build in the moments that matter” kind of way. I care just as much about the flow of your days as I do the hotels and experiences themselves.
I specialize in high-end, highly curated international travel…think Europe, the UK, Greece, bucket list trips, multi-generational travel, and small group or affinity trips. I also have strong relationships with incredible on-the-ground partners and hotels, which means my clients aren’t just booking a room…they’re being looked after from the moment they arrive.
What sets me apart is the level of detail and connection. My clients aren’t just a booking number. I’m thinking about things like room location, pacing, where you’ll want a slower morning, where your kids might hit a wall, and how to make the entire experience feel effortless.
Brand-wise, I’m most proud that this business has stayed very human. It’s personal, it’s relationship-driven, and it’s built on trust. I’m not trying to be everything to everyone…I’m focused on doing a really exceptional job for the right people.
At the end of the day, I want readers to know this: you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Having someone in your corner who knows the industry, understands how you travel, and can bring it all together well…that’s where the magic actually happens.
What do you like best about our city? What do you like least?
I’ve been in Nashville since 2005, and I’m married to a true local…like generations-deep Nashville. So I feel like I’ve gotten to experience both versions of this city.
What I love most is what Nashville has become and what it’s always been at its core. I love the melting pot it’s turning into…the energy, the creativity, the people it continues to attract. The food scene has exploded (which matters a lot in our house…being married to a chef means we don’t mess around when it comes to food), and there’s just music everywhere you go. It still feels alive in that way, and I hope it always does.
I also really appreciate that there’s still a respect for history here. You can feel it if you know where to look.
What’s harder is watching parts of “old Nashville” slowly disappear. The small businesses, the local spots, the people who helped build the culture of this city…they’re what made Nashville special in the first place. Seeing them replaced with another tall skinny or a copy-and-paste concept from somewhere else can feel a little disheartening.
One thing I’ve learned through travel is that the greatest cities in the world know exactly who they are. That’s why people travel from all over to experience them…you can’t replicate that kind of authenticity. It’s layered, it’s lived-in, and it takes time to build.
I’m not against growth at all…Nashville is an incredible place, and it makes sense that people want to be here. I just hope we protect that identity as we grow, and don’t erase the very things that made people fall in love with it in the first place.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://anywhereeverywheretravel.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anywhere_everywhere_travel/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anywhereeveerywheretravel
