2025 Travel Stories: What Happens When You Get Out There to Make Things Happen!

What a year of incredible journeys and unexpected connections! As 2025 comes to a close, we're bringing you our most memorable travel stories from the Sky Lounge—those moments when business trips turned into adventures and chance encounters became game-changing partnerships. These stories capture what really happens when entrepreneurs, consultants, and investors step out of their comfort zones to build something meaningful.Thank you to our remarkable guests who shared their journeys, and to you—our listeners—for joining us every step of the way. Pour yourself something good and let these stories remind you why the best opportunities often come from simply getting out there. Here's to 2026—may it bring even bolder moves and bigger adventures. See you in the Sky Lounge!Check out and subscribe to our new series SpeedRun here: Look for the Blog post for this episode here: What is THE SKY LOUNGE?Tales from the SkyLounge is a podcast where we take you on a journey through the world of business, consulting, and venture investing. In each episode, we gather in our virtual sky lounge, high above the hustle and bustle of the everyday world, to hear stories from the people who are shaping the future of these industries. From entrepreneurs who are disrupting the status quo, consultants who are helping companies solve their biggest challenges, and investors who are making bets on the next big thing.ABOUT OUR HOST:Todd Merrill is an experienced software executive who typically assists clients as a fractional or interim CTO and CISO as a partner at TechCXO. He has served in a series of companies as a C-Level executive focused on leveraging the Cloud to bring SaaS offerings to market. As an entrepreneur, turn-around expert, technology and product leader, and mentor, Todd has held full corporate P&L and product development responsibilities and directed diverse international teams of Engineering Managers, Mobile Architects, Developers, DevOps, QA, and Customer Success professionals.Subscribe and turn on notifications to listen to new episodes as they launch!YouTube: Spotify: Apple: Amazon: Follow Tales From The SkyLounge on Social MediaX/Twitter: Instagram: Learn more about TechCXO: Production/Design: James LiebmanMusic: Soundstripe/Cody Martin - Sunrise