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The Meisner Technique for Business Leaders

Become the advisor your clients never leave.

Every other course teaches you what to say. I'll teach you how to listen — and that's what closes. Six sessions on discovery, objections, the close, and the retention rhythm that turns one trip into a client for life. Graduate, and you can interview to join a travel agency family-owned since 1988.

Taught by Christina Frank — Meisner-trained actress, top-producing travel advisor, $1M+ in personal sales. Backed by TravelBrokers Inc., est. 1988.

Christina Frank — travel advisor and founder of Frankly Global
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Why Christina Frank

I'm a Meisner-trained actress. Then I outsold the room.

Two years at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York, studying the Meisner Technique. What it teaches isn't acting — it's paying attention. Really paying attention. Reading what a person means instead of what they said. That training never left me, and it's still how I sell.

Then I walked into the travel industry and discovered nobody there had ever been taught to do that. Advisors were sending quotes and hoping. I was listening — and closing. That difference became $1M+ in personal sales, built almost entirely on referrals and clients who came back year after year.

I'm Christina Frank. I run TravelBrokers, a family agency serving travelers since 1988, and I built this program because it's the training I wish somebody had handed me on day one.

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Not just another course

This isn't just another travel advisor course.

We don't just teach people how to book travel. We teach them how to become trusted travel advisors. Because booking travel is a skill. Building trust is a career.

You'll learn how to
Build genuine client relationships that last for years
Ask discovery questions that uncover what clients actually want
Recommend with confidence, not pressure
Handle objections naturally, without sounding scripted
Create clients who return year after year
The gap nobody fills

The industry sells you a crowd. You need a mentor.

Most travel-advisor "training" is mass recruiting or a video library you watch alone. Both leave you with information and no momentum. Here's the difference.

What the industry hands you

  • A 60-woman cohort and a group chat
  • Recorded modules you watch — and abandon
  • Scripts that sound like everyone else
  • Sign-up fees dressed up as opportunity
  • "You go girl" energy, no real book of business
  • You're on your own the moment it ends

What Frankly builds with you

  • One-to-one mentorship — just you and Christina
  • Live sessions where the work actually sticks
  • Your own voice, taught through the Meisner Technique
  • One honest price. No funnels, no upsells
  • A 90-day plan with real client names and outreach
  • A home agency to build under — TravelBrokers Inc., est. 1988

Most travel courses

  • Teach booking
  • Focus on systems
  • Memorize scripts
  • Close sales
  • Learn destinations
  • Finish the course

FRANKLY Foundations

  • Teach trusted advising
  • Focus on people and systems
  • Learn conversations
  • Build relationships
  • Learn how to think like an advisor
  • Build a career
The six sessions

A clear path. Personalized to where you are.

Six sessions, built in order — and tuned to you. Whether you’ve sold travel before or never booked a thing, we meet you where you are and drill until it’s instinct.

Session 1

Your foundation

How the industry actually works, how you get paid, and how to set yourself up as a real travel designer.

Session 2

The read

Client communication and presence through the Meisner Technique — so people trust you and feel understood.

Session 3

Suppliers & product

What you sell and how — supplier relationships, the tools, and learning any destination with confidence.

Session 4

Pricing & the close

Quoting, handling the booking, and closing with a calm sense of urgency that clients feel safe inside.

Session 5

The retention playbook

The exact rhythm behind $1M+ in sales — how one trip becomes a client for life and a stream of referrals.

Session 6

Launch your travel business

Your 100 Names List, a 30-60-90-day roadmap, and the graduation challenge that turns training into a real launch.

Six weeks from now

It’s not just what you’ll know. It’s who you’ll be.

The skills are the easy part. The real change is how it feels to wake up sure of yourself — building something that’s finally yours.

No more

second-guessing

You quote a trip and name your worth without flinching. The voice that said “who am I to charge for this?” goes quiet.

For once

it’s yours

Your clients. Your name. Your book of business. Not a job you can be let go from — something no one can take.

Finally

you’re not bored

The restlessness that’s followed you through every role becomes the fuel. You’re building, not waiting.

Calm

under pressure

A client tests you and you don’t shrink. You read the room, hold the moment, and close — because you trained for it.

Seen

by your clients

They don’t just book you — they tell their friends. People can feel when someone truly gets them. That’s the read.

Home

not on your own

You launch with a 38-year agency behind you and a mentor on the other end of the phone — never a certificate and a goodbye.

The Meisner Technique for Business Leaders

Every other course teaches you what to say. I teach you how to hear.

Selling a trip isn't reciting a brochure. It's reading the person across from you — what they're afraid to say, what they actually want, when to speak and when to stay quiet.

That's not a sales tactic. It's the Meisner Technique — the craft I trained in for two years at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York before I ever sold a trip. Then I spent years proving it works on real clients, to the tune of $1M+ in personal sales. No other travel training has this, because nobody else went and learned it.

You're not bad at travel. You're untrained at selling — and that was never your fault. Nobody ever taught you.

The moment you open your mouth, a sale is happening — either you're selling someone on your idea, or they're selling you on theirs. With clients, with your kids, with your boss, at dinner. Selling isn't pushy. It's being clear about what you believe and warm enough that people want to come with you.

So here's my promise: you can finish this program and never become a travel advisor, and you'll still walk away knowing how to listen, how to speak with presence, and how to ask for what you want. That's a life skill, not a job skill.

The FRANKLY Read
Work off the other person
Your attention belongs on them, not on your next line. Most advisors are rehearsing while the client is still talking.
Repeat it back
Say what you heard in their words before you offer anything. If you can't repeat it, you didn't hear it.
Notice what changed
Watch for the moment they light up, hesitate, or go quiet. That's the real answer, and it's rarely in the words.
Don't fill the silence
Ask, then wait. The thing they say after the pause is what they actually came for.
Then recommend
Only once you've earned it. Now it lands, because it's built on what they told you.
For travelers

We build trusted travel advisors.

Trust isn't a word we use loosely. It's the entire point. Most trips go wrong long before anyone packs a bag — they go wrong in the first conversation, when nobody asked the right questions, and the advisor booked what they assumed you wanted instead of what you actually said.

A trusted travel advisor listens first and recommends second. They ask what this trip really means to you. They catch the passport problem before it becomes a denied boarding. They tell you honestly when something isn't the right fit, even when it costs them the sale. And they're still there after you're home.

That's what this program builds, and that's the win on both sides. Advisors earn careers worth having, and travelers get the trip they were actually hoping for.

How it works

Six steps. No mystery.

Enroll instantly

Self-guided starts the moment you purchase — no application, no waiting.

Or book a discovery call

Considering Live? A real conversation with Christina first — honest mutual fit, both ways.

Sessions begin

Six sessions: industry, technique, clients, retention, launch.

Build your roadmap

Real names, real outreach, your first clients — mapped together.

Graduate & take the pledge

Finish all six, sign the Travel Advisor Pledge, and earn your certificate.

Interview & choose your path

Interview for TravelBrokers — outside agent anywhere, or in-house in Homewood, IL.

The proof

Mentorship you can actually trust.

$1M+
Personal travel sales
8 yrs
Top-producing advisor
2 yrs
Neighborhood Playhouse
1988
TravelBrokers, est.
"She wasn't lost. She was buried. Frankly is where she gets dug out — and starts booking."
— The Frankly promise
From travelers Christina has designed for
Because the method works on real clients — not just in theory.
★★★★★
"Christina from Travel Brokers was especially helpful to us. We specifically wanted to book a trip that would not push us past our limits of energy at our age, and she did just that — along with answering all of our questions. We are incredibly happy with the experience we had, and are eager to begin another journey soon!"
Karen Taylor
Paris & France
★★★★★
"Christina pays amazing attention to details and was very responsive to my inquiries. Our trip to the Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya was extraordinary. Christina, thank you for the suggestion. We'll definitely be returning there!"
Shirley Watkins
Valentin Imperial, Riviera Maya
★★★★★
"Christina at Travel Brokers made my travel arrangements. She was always available for questions and updates and very helpful. I had an amazing time with four of my sisters. Booking with Christina made the preparation perfect."
Hortense Tyler
Celebrity Infinity — Greek Islands, Turkey & Cyprus
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Christina Frank, founder of Frankly Global
Meet Christina

She tried everything. Then she built this.

Travel Advisor · Founder of The FRANKLY Method™ · Sales Performance Mentor

Twenty-seven jobs. Five years in New York. A two-year conservatory at The Neighborhood Playhouse. Then $1M+ in personal travel sales as a top producer.

Frankly is what she built on the other side of all that searching — the mentorship she wishes someone had handed her: private, honest, and aimed at one thing — making you a woman who books.

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What happens after

Foundations isn't just training. It's an interview.

Graduate the six sessions, and you sit down with Christina for a real interview into TravelBrokers — not a rubber stamp.

01

Outside Agent

Work remotely, anywhere. Full TravelBrokers supplier access, credentials, and E&O coverage — build your own book of business on your own schedule.

02

In-House · Homewood, IL

Local to our office? Interview for a seat on the in-house team — direct day-to-day mentorship and a desk in the agency Christina's father founded.

03

Still Selective

Graduating doesn't guarantee a seat — every advisor still interviews. Finish all six sessions, sign the Travel Advisor Pledge, and earn your certificate — that's what gets you in the room.

The philosophy

The FRANKLY Method

Everything inside this course is built around one simple philosophy.

Listen first.
Understand deeply.
Recommend thoughtfully.
Serve generously.
Follow through consistently.

That's how careers are built.

Enroll today

You don't need more information. You need a place to start.

Choose self-guided to start today, or Live for direct mentorship with Christina. Not sure which is a fit? Book a quick call — no pressure, no pitch.

$497
Foundations · self-guided course
  • — Full 6-session training, your own pace
  • — The Read, product mastery, pricing, retention
  • — Full Reference Library included
  • — Eligible to interview for TravelBrokers
  • — Lifetime access
Enroll — $497 →
$997
Foundations Live · six private sessions with Christina
  • — Everything in Self-Guided, plus:
  • — Live Kickoff Call with Christina
  • — Live Pricing & Role-Play Call
  • — Congratulations Call before your interview
  • — Lifetime access
Enroll — $997 →
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All Frankly Foundations purchases are final and non-refundable once payment is processed. By enrolling, you agree to our Terms of Service. Completing training does not guarantee an offer of employment or contract with TravelBrokers Inc.

Questions
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access to all six sessions and the Reference Library — no expiration, no re-enrollment.
Is this only for beginners?
No. Frankly Foundations is a game-changer for active agents too — the discovery method, retention playbook, and F.R.A.N.K. objection framework are built to transform how you sell and dramatically grow client retention, not just teach you the basics. Beginners and experienced advisors both walk away with a business that keeps clients coming back.
Do I need travel experience to start?
No. Frankly Foundations is built for beginners — most people who take it have never booked a trip professionally.
Does finishing the course guarantee a job with TravelBrokers?
No — but it makes you eligible to interview, as an outside agent anywhere or in-house in Homewood, IL. Every advisor still interviews; the certificate gets you in the room.
What's the difference between Self-Guided and Live?
Both include the same six sessions and full Reference Library. Live adds three private calls with Christina — a kickoff, a pricing & role-play session, and a congratulations call before your interview.
Can I pay in installments?
Not yet — enrollment is a single payment through Stripe. Reach out if a payment plan would help you get started.
FRANKLY, I'm booked and busy.
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Frankly Foundations

Most people who want this career never start.

Six sessions on how to actually sell travel — discovery, objections, closing, and the retention rhythm behind $1M+ in sales. Lifetime access. Start the moment you enroll.