Excess Baggage: One Family's Around-the-World Search for Balance

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KEY SELLING POINTS:

Excess Baggage taps into the audience interested in multigenerational travel, which continues to be the fastest growing segment of the American travel industry, with 40% of all leisure travelers taking at least one multi-generational trip a year and travel blogs being the 3rd most searched blog segment on the internet.

The tone and themes of Excess Baggage access the millennial generation, which represent the most frequent travelers all of time and the fastest growing segment of parents, with 56% now having young children.

The theme of work-life balance found in Excess Baggage resonates with the 60% of working mothers who report that balancing job and family is difficult for them.

Excess Baggage follows the authors journey of personal development using funny and touching anecdotes while at the same time referencing todays great philosophical minds, making this book an entertaining option in the $500 million personal development book segment.

AUDIENCE:

Mothers ages 25-50

Career women 25-50

Parents interested in family travel

Reviews

2019 IBPA Ben Franklin Awards Finalist in Travel

A courageous story of travel, family, and realizing what's important in life.
Vicki Lesage, best-selling author of Confessions of a Paris Party Girl

Reading this story will make you want to discard the literal and figurative clutter in your life in exchange for a more simple and meaningful existence. I havent felt this inspired and challenged since reading Walden.
Alison Lebovitz, Host of The A List

This enlightening memoir is part Eat, Pray, Love and part National Lampoon's Vacation. Funny, fast-paced, and adventurous while also deep and thought-provoking, this book will be a great read for all parents trying to keep up in the modern family rat race.
Travis Long, filmmaker and screenwriter

Excess Baggage is both funny and enlightening as it tells the story of a woman's brave journey to recalculate her life and set a new direction for her family. We can all learn from her courage and commitment to creating an extraordinary life.
Karen Jacobsen, International Entertainer and Author of Recalculate

Excess Baggage draws the reader into a familys fascinating nomadic life. This powerful memoir will entertain and transform everyone who reads it.
Kathryn Grohusky, CoachGro Leadership Services

A touching and honest account of a sheros journey. Women and their families will be empowered and inspired by this memorable story.
Linda tucbartov, Atairu Authentic Leadership

I laughed. I cried. Through it all, I could relate to this captivating memoir. The stories shared from the travel experience underpin the real journey of self-discovery and the search for a new normal.
Ronna-Renee Jackson, Founder of Launchpoint Leadership

Author Bio

Tracey Carisch grew up in a small midwestern town and attended Indiana University for her undergraduate degree. After beginning her career in technology consulting, she returned to academia for her MBA and founded her own consulting firm, helping to lead change in education and workforce development. Tracey is now an international speaker and leadership professional. Her presentations challenge audiences to embrace change and find the opportunities in life's difficult situations. She lives in the mountains of Colorado with her family, their two dogs, and a cat who thinks hes also a dog.