Christy Nilsen

My guest today worked two seasons in Club Med in the late 90s with Kevin Batt as her Chief of Village. Her first season was in Club Med Turks & Caicos in 1997 as a Hostess and then she worked in Club Med Cancun during the 1997/1998 season as Public Relations. Her roommate went to Club Med Playa Blanca on vacation and suggested she try it. She did and went to Turks & Caicos as a G.M. in November of 1996. She has a BA in English and Journalism from Montclair State University, she did ballroom dancing for five years and she is the lead singer of “Rock Head” a New Jersey-based 4-piece bar cover band that covers music from Rock, Disco, the 80s, 90’s, Pop, and Metal. Please help me welcome to My First Season, Christy Nilsen! Christy’s story is unique in that she was not accepted the first time she applied to Club Med. Undeterred, she made a PowerPoint presentation, and along with some pictures, wrote a poem as to why Club Med should hire her and sent it to Kevin Batt. Kevin then called Christy and offered her a contract on the spot. Later in the season, Kevin asked Christy for her help in making a G.O. Handbook for new and current G.O.s. She then went with Kevin to Club Med Cancun and arrived on Halloween, October 31, 1997! We cover both her seasons in detail, delve into what it’s like to be a lead singer in two different rock bands and Christy explains the term “Club Med New Jersey”! Please enjoy this interview with Christy! **My First Season podcast has always been ad-free and free to listen to and is available to download on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Podbean App, Podchaser, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora and Listen Notes. And if you like what you hear, please leave a review on Apple podcasts.  Please check out the links below to both of Christy's bands: Mid-Life Crisis: Facebook Rock Head: Facebook