# Teresa Fox

> Teresa Fox is the founder of Slyfox Travels, a luxury travel advisor with Fora Travel, and the South Florida lead for Fora's advisor community. After roughly 24 years in corporate sales and leadership, an early-retirement offer during the COVID era and a delayed skincare-franchise plan opened an unexpected route into travel entrepreneurship. Her approach draws on a childhood spent across three countries, years of remote leadership, and a habit of building relationships through curiosity. Based in Fort Lauderdale, she also serves on the American Red Cross Broward County Chapter board.

- **Role:** Founder of Slyfox Travels; Luxury Travel Advisor and South Florida Chapter Lead at Fora Travel
- **Organizations:** Slyfox Travels, Fora Travel, American Red Cross Broward County Chapter, Virtuoso Travel, Aflac, Guardian Life, Assurant Employee Benefits, Northwestern Mutual, Junior League of New York, The Suite Dreams Project
- **Known for:** Built a new travel-advisory career after roughly 24 years in corporate sales and leadership., Selected as South Florida Chapter Lead for Fora Travel's local advisor community., Joined the American Red Cross Broward County Chapter board of directors in March 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Received the National Association of Career Women's Career Woman of the Year award, as listed on her LinkedIn profile.
- **2005** — Received the General Sports Foundation's John Mazurek Award for Volunteerism, as listed on her LinkedIn profile.
- **Before 2020** — Built a corporate career of roughly 24 years in sales and leadership, including roles with Northwestern Mutual, Assurant Employee Benefits, Guardian Life and Aflac.
- **2019** — Moved to Fort Lauderdale with her husband, Dr. Martin Fox.
- **2020** — Accepted an early-retirement package during the COVID era and began considering entrepreneurship.
- **Circa 2023** — Started a travel-advising business while waiting for a planned skincare franchise to launch; the travel work became her new career.
- **2024** — Earned The Palm Beaches Travel Trade Certification and Fora's Pro Travel Advisor credential.
- **2025** — Became a Virtuoso Wellness Community member and was publicly identified as Fora's South Florida Chapter Lead.
- **2025-03** — Joined the board of directors of the American Red Cross Broward County Chapter.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on the Diamond Effect podcast to discuss midlife reinvention, entrepreneurship and luxury travel.

## Achievements

- Built a new travel-advisory career after roughly 24 years in corporate sales and leadership.
- Selected as South Florida Chapter Lead for Fora Travel's local advisor community.
- Joined the American Red Cross Broward County Chapter board of directors in March 2025.
- Earned Fora's Pro Travel Advisor credential in May 2024 and joined the Virtuoso Wellness Community in January 2025.
- Published destination guidance for Fora, including articles on Paris, Madrid, Venice, Fort Lauderdale, the South of France, Turks and Caicos and St. Barths.
- Received the John Mazurek Award for Volunteerism in 2005 and Career Woman of the Year in 1995, according to her LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Discussed her corporate-to-entrepreneurship pivot and approach to luxury travel on episode 257 of the Diamond Effect podcast.
- **2026-04** — Traveled through Chile, including Patagonia, the Atacama Desert and wine country, and described it as her first visit to South America.
- **2025-03** — Joined the board of directors of the American Red Cross Broward County Chapter.
- **2025-03** — Published a four-day Paris guide for Fora focused on experiences beyond major tourist stops.
- **2025-02** — Featured as South Florida Chapter Lead in Fora's report on its growing advisor chapter network.

## Links

- Website: https://slyfoxtravels.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresaslyfox
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzArj3s8glM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slyfoxtravels/

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Last updated: 2026-09-28