Michelle Olivia Dunagan
Founder + Owner, Michelle Olivia Travels
In my life before travel, I built my career in the fast-paced restaurant industry. It was rewarding work, but it came at a cost—travel was always something I wanted to do, never something I actually did. I was constantly dreaming about the places I wanted to explore, the experiences I wanted to share with my husband, but the demands of the business kept me grounded. Then everything changed.
When I finally left the restaurant world and started planning travel just for myself and my family, something clicked. I discovered the joy, the peace, and the pure excitement that travel brings. I realized how much I'd been missing—not just destinations, but a way of living that felt purposeful and free. That awakening sparked a passion I couldn't ignore.
Today, I'm on a mission to help professional women live with more passion and purpose — through travel. For some, that means planning a hassle-free getaway that finally makes space for the freedom I once put off for too long. For others, it means building their own thriving travel business, coaching them to create income and flexibility at their own pace. However you find me, it's all in service of the same mission: helping you live a life that feels more peaceful, more passionate, and more purposeful.
When you work with me — whether I'm planning your next trip or coaching you to build your own travel business — you're investing in more than a getaway or a side hustle. You're investing in a life with more freedom in it. Let's make travel happen together.
The Michelle Olivia Travels Mission
At Michelle Olivia Travels, we believe travel is more than a trip — it's a doorway to peace, passion, and purpose. We offer personal, relationship-driven travel planning for the clients we serve, and a real path to freedom and financial opportunity for the agents we build with — creating lifelong partnerships that last. Built on integrity. Driven by heart. Always.
The Michelle Olivia Travels Vision
Michelle Olivia Travels will become the host agency every independent agent wants to be part of — known for integrity, transparency, and an agent-first mentality in an industry that doesn't always practice what it preaches. We're building an agent base of 50+ thriving, active advisors and a client family of 5,000+ by 2029, not by chasing numbers, but by growing people who grow with us.
Beyond the numbers, we're building a legacy brand — one that outlives any single person, deal, or season. We give back consistently through initiatives like our fundraiser partnerships with local nonprofits, a referral program built on genuine support rather than team-building quotas — where your success is never tied to someone else's — and profit sharing that lets our agents share in what we build together. This isn't a business to build and sell. It's a business to grow and pass on — to our families, future agents, and happy clients for generations to come.