Founder · Advisor · Author · Storyteller

Building an Extraordinary
Life.

Founder of CastReady. Fora travel advisor. Author of seven children's travel books. Fifty countries, ten cruises, seventeen generations of ancestry researched — and still counting.

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Ariana on the road, working from a hotel lobby

About

More than a
founder.

A former Delta flight attendant and Westin hospitality professional turned founder, travel advisor, and author. I build companies the way I plan trips — with intention, restraint, and a documentary eye.

Founder & CEO of CastReady. Fora Travel advisor. Certified travel coach. Author of the Globetrotting Kaiden, Anya & Khalil, and Expat Child series. BA Spelman · MA & MS Simmons.

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Current focus

CastReady.

An early-stage company I’m building for the people who develop performers. Delaware C-Corp, pre-seed, in Customer Validation. Full company and product detail lives on the CastReady sites.

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Next horizon · In discovery

Teranga.

A working name for an early exploration at the intersection of travel, hospitality, and belonging. Not a product. Not a launch. Two short surveys and two founders listening carefully.

Building quietly, in discovery.

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