The Resilient Tour Guide
A Framework for Designing an Intentional Career
The Resilient Tour Guide is the framework Coach Kaitlin Calogera uses to mentor freelance professionals and tour guides in building a life and livelihood with intention. Centered on balance, sustainability, and impact, the eight core pillars are: Values, Desires, Abilities, Wellness, Time, Money, Brand, and Community. Emerging leaders and tour directors learn how to design a career that honors their craft, protects their wellbeing, and supports financial independence and professional longevity.
A fulfilling career as a tour guide isn’t accidental. It’s designed with intention.
Secure a mentor for the next phase of your career. Invest yourself into a values-driven coaching program led by Kaitlin Calogera, a professional tour guide, published author, and founder of A Tour Of Her Own.
Kaitlin’s leadership blends her experience as a sports coach, small business owner, and social justice advocate. Her framework, The Resilient Tour Guide, centers mindfulness, work-life balance, authenticity, and purpose.
Who Should Inquire
Emerging small business owners
ndependent creatives or freelancers
New or returning tour guides
Professionals launching a service
Anyone prepping a talk or presentation
People navigating transition or burnout
Anyone wanting clearer alignment in their work
Anyone seeking better balance, more time, and healthier boundaries
Whether you are creating a fresh tour, starting a new season, navigating transition, preparing a presentation, launching a service, or wanting your work to feel more aligned, this space meets you where you are.
The Resilient Tour Guide made its debut at the TourWeek conference in South Carolina in November 2025.
✨ How To Start
🌱 Free 30-Minute Consultation
A gentle introduction to explore goals, needs, and alignment.
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