Lia Garcia - CEO - Louisville Food Tours

Louisville native Lia Garcia is the co-founder and CEO of Practical Wanderlust, one of the most-read travel blogs in the world, as well as Let's Go Louisville, a Kentucky travel blog, and Louisville Food Tours. Through her blog and podcast, as well as her best-selling book How to Quit Your Job & Travel, she uses travel as a tool for education, connection, personal growth, and positive social impact. Lia also serves on the board of the Wander Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to transforming lives through travel and education. Lia has been featured in Forbes, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, The Washington Post, Vice, Fodor’s, CNN, the Courier Journal, Louisville Magazine, and more.