Marybeth Bond: National Geographic writer of best selling travel books and articles. Her career has included a guest appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show with her book Gutsy Women, and recently a New York Times profile about her career and work.
Marybeth contributes to National Geographic Travel, New York Times, ivllage.com, Escape Magazine, TravelGirl Magazine, is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of GutsyTraveler.com, and the Travel Columnist at The Ark Newspaper. Her credentials include: three travel books for National Geographic, numerous articles for National Geographic. She was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the New York Times Travel Section, had a half-page profile of Marybeth’s niche in adventure and as an expert and "a pioneer in women's travel".
Her niche is adventure and women’s travel.
Blogging. Her blog GutsyTraveler has a targeted and loyal audience who have read Marybeth's books, seen her on TV (The Oprah Winfrey Show), and have followed her for years.
Ambassadorships. Marybeth has also worked with General Mills, American Express, Transitions Optical, Fortune 500 PR Firms, and other corporate clients.
TV and Speaking, Marybeth is an accomplished speaker and has spoken to audiences worldwide, including National Geographic Weekend Radio, The New York Times Travel Show, (2017, 2018) and more. She appeared on over 100 TV shows, including as a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Marybeth has appeared on more than 250 television and radio shows, including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS Morning News and National Public Radio. She also acted as the “Smart Traveler” radio host for the nationally syndicated Outside Radio show and as the Travel Expert/Columnist for the Travel Channel on ivillage.com. She is a contributing correspondent for OnTravelRadio.
She won the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for the Best Travel Book of the Year (A Woman's World), and her 12 travel books continue to reap her royalties.
Her travels have taken her to over 100 countries on six continents and she biked across the United States, 3,115 miles for 3 months, on an independent adventure/fundraiser, with her daughter.
