Carol Keskitalo

Carol Keskitalo, co-owner of Breakaway Adventures, has been exploring the world since she was a child. With a parent in the military, Carol lived in Spain, the Philippines and the U.S. and traveled to many countries, growing up with an interest and attraction to the beauty of different cultures.

Carol attended the University of Michigan, earning a bachelor's degree in medical technology and also holds an MBA from Averett College in Virginia. After 20 years of working in sales and marketing in the medical diagnostic/biotech industry, Carol decided to pursue her dream of becoming an entrepreneur as co-owner of Breakaway Adventures, a company her husband, Michael Carson, had started several years earlier. An avid biker and fan of adventure travel, it was the perfect fit.

Carol brings a wealth of knowledge regarding sales and marketing from her previous jobs to the company and has helped Breakaway Adventures successfully grow and expand into self-guided and independent adventure travel. She focuses largely on marketing the company, as well as customer service, one of the company's strong points. Breakaway Adventures has been known to do everything from arranging a yoga class on a barging vacation to securing soccer tickets to the World Cup for its customers.

Carol is the mother of four and lives with her husband and two young sons in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.