Meet the Rain Maker
I'm Gina Cameron, founder of Rainy Day Experiences, and my career path has been anything but traditional.
I wasn't exactly a model student, barely made it through high school, and had absolutely no interest in college. I needed a job, so I landed at Boston Harbor Cruises. My family knew the owner, which helped get my foot in the door, but keeping that job was entirely up to me.
I started as a receptionist in 1999, young, distracted, and still figuring things out. Somewhere along the way, things clicked.
I spent nearly 20 years with the company, working my way into leadership roles involving operations, guest services, ticketing, technology, partnerships, and major events. When I started, the company had about 15 boats. By the time I left in 2019, it had grown to nearly 60 boats, carrying approximately 2 million passengers annually.
And somewhere along the way, they even named a water taxi after me!
Not bad for someone who almost didn't make it through her first summer.
A Little About Me
Looking back, I probably should have known I'd eventually start my own business.
As kids, my sisters and I created a neighborhood company called At Your Service. Our headquarters was my bedroom closet, our uniforms were my dad's Hawaiian shirts, and our business strategy involved handing out flyers offering to shovel people's driveways.
Our customer base was mostly my dad's friends, but naturally, I was the boss.
I grew up surrounded by entrepreneurs. My father has owned businesses for as long as I can remember, my aunts ran catering and electrical construction businesses, my sister owned restaurants, and other relatives built careers in contracting, construction, and hospitality.
So starting a business of my own was probably inevitable.
Women Inspired, Owned, & Operated
There's a reason I use those words.
My mother became a union electrician in the 1990s, when women were still a rarity in the trade. She worked hard, overcame obstacles, and earned respect by proving what she could do.
Between my mother and the other strong, independent women in my family, I grew up knowing that you don't need anyone's permission to take an unconventional path.
That influence has stayed with me throughout my career and is part of the foundation of Rainy Day Experiences.
How Rainy Day Experiences Came to Life
After nearly 20 years in attractions operations, I transitioned into the technology side of the industry, working with waterparks, tour operators, zoos, and other attractions to improve ticketing systems, train teams, streamline processes, and solve operational challenges.
I loved the industry and the people, but I learned something else about myself along the way: I'm not particularly well-suited to corporate red tape.
I like action. Real operations, real guests, real challenges, and finding solutions that actually work. I'm much happier figuring something out than sitting through three meetings discussing it.
Eventually, I decided to take everything I'd learned and build something of my own.
Today, Rainy Day Experiences combines two sides of my professional background.
Events & Experiences: Creating and producing distinctive expos, themed gatherings, and experiences that connect businesses, people, and communities.
Operations Consulting: Helping attractions and event-based businesses improve their processes, technology, ticketing, guest operations, and overall efficiency.
I'm a little rough around the edges, but I know how to produce polished experiences.
Events and operations always involve moving parts, unexpected challenges, and at least one thing nobody saw coming.
The guest shouldn't see the chaos. They should just feel like everything worked.