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Jeannie Ralston CEO of Nexttribe

Jeannie Ralston

Solo Travel For Older Women

CEO/Co-Founder, NextTribe Inc
Austin TX + Asheville NC, USA

Topics Include:

  • Travel for women 45+
  • Solo women traveling
  • Building a community for older women

More on her website

Jeannie Ralston is the co-founder/CEO of NextTribe, which offers community and travel for women 45+ and takes small groups of women who are “Aging Boldly” all over the world—from Peru to Paris, Santa Fe to Scotland.

Before NextTribe, Ralston was a journalist (National Geographic, Life, The New York Times) and an award-winning travel writer. She’s been a Folio Top Women in Media Honoree and was named the Digital Influencer of the Year by Austin Woman Magazine. She’s now based in Asheville, NC.

Member, Women’s Travel Directory

Recent Speaking Engagements

  • How Midlife Women Work Their Entrepreneurial Mojo, SXSW 2019
  • Screw Invisibility: Celebrating the Power and Creativity of Women Over 45
  • NextTribe Out Loud Series, emcee 2022, 2021, 2019

Books, Podcasts, Articles, and More

The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming
The Mother of All Field Trips: Homeschooling Two Kids in 14 Countries