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Matt Bowles interviews today’s most interesting location-independent entrepreneurs and world travelers to pull out actionable tips and advice that you can apply in your own life each week. Hear personal stories about their most epic travel adventures as well as their most valuable tactics, strategies and lessons learned on their journey to financial success, location independence and lifestyle freedom. Meet long-term digital nomads who globe-trot on their own terms, and learn about the resou ...
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Nomadtopia Radio: Digital Nomad and Expat Lifestyle
Nomadtopia Radio features interviews with people all over the world who have created their ideal lifestyle through location independence, long-term travel, living abroad, and more. Guests run the gamut from serial expats to slow travelers, digital nomads, location-independent entrepreneurs escaping winter, families traveling overland (and homeschooling!), solo backpackers and road-trippers... you name it. Their stories highlight all the different ways to explore the world, live and work on y ...
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226: The Legacy of South African Apartheid and Healing Ancestral Money Trauma While Traveling the World with Vangile Makwakwa
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Vangile Makwakwa takes us on her journey growing up under South African Apartheid, watching it fall, and then navigating institutionalized white supremacy in the post-Apartheid era. She opens up about the extent of racial trauma she experienced when working at Stellenbosch University and how it drove her leave South Africa and travel the world. Van…
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225: The Real Reasons Why We Travel: A Maverick Show Mixtape
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In this special mixtape episode, I ask today’s most interesting world travelers why they travel and what travel means to them. For the past 5 years I have been interviewing digital nomads who, on average, have been to over 50 countries (some have been to over 150 countries), and I have been asking them to share the real reasons why they continue to…
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224: Unlocking Joy and Happiness, Performing at Carnival in Rio, and Coaching Fortune 5000 CEOs with Stef Solfereni
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Stef Solfereni starts off describing his recent experience spending New Year’s Eve in Rio and then participating in the Carnival parade in front of 80,000 people in the Sambadromo. Next, he describes his background and his deep connection with the continent of Africa. Stef shares his reflections on the key to unlocking joy and happiness after study…
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223: Travel Stories from Around the World: A Maverick Show Mixtape
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In this special compilation episode, you’ll hear Maverick Show guests describing their first-hand accounts of accidentally winding up in a sex hotel in Japan during a typhoon, narrowly avoiding a kidnapping in the Sinai, hitching a ride on a private jet in South Africa, walking into the world’s largest food fight in Spain, being imprisoned in Bahra…
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Ep 202: Navigating Visa Discrimination and Money Trauma as a Nomad with Vangile Makwakwa
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Simply deciding where to travel as a nomad can be tricky. Every country has different entry and visa laws, and it’s easier to travel with some passports than others. Unfortunately, people who have to apply for a visa to go almost anywhere face an unnecessary and unfair barrier to seeing the world. In today’s episode, my guest is Vangile Makwakwa, a…
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222: Matt Bowles Interviewed about Nomading in Africa, Turnkey Real Estate Investing, and Remote Year by Chase Warrington on “About Abroad”
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On this special episode the tables are turned and Chase Warrington interviews Matt Bowles on the About Abroad podcast. Matt starts off talking about spending his birthday in the Portuguese wine country and then about delivering the opening keynote at the Bansko Nomad Fest in Bulgaria. He then shares his backstory of losing his job, starting his own…
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221: Moonlighting as a Jazz Singer in Puerto Rico, Attending Fidel Castro’s Funeral in Cuba, and Becoming a Fully-Nomadic Political Consultant with Flora Mendoza
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Flora Mendoza joins Matt over a bottle of wine in Dakar, Senegal. She reflects on what she loves most about Senegal after spending a month in Dakar, and also shares her experiences traveling through Tunisia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Next, Flora talks about being half Mexican and half Basque, shares her experience growing up in Queens, NY, and…
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220: Christine Job Interviews Jackie Omotalde on the “Flourish in the Foreign” Podcast
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On this episode, Matt passes the mic and, instead of interviewing the guest himself, he publishes an episode of the “Flourish in the Foreign” podcast, where Christine Job interviews Jackie Omotalde. Jackie begins by reflecting on her first study abroad experience in Germany at age 16, and then talks about attending Spellman College and explains the…
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219: Writing “Digital Nomads for Dummies”, Reflecting on Burnout, and Becoming a Nomadic DJ with Kristin Wilson
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Digital nomad influencer Kristin Wilson returns to the Maverick Show for the fourth time. Kristin starts off by sharing her reflections on the digital nomad life after 15 years of world travel. She then talks about her newest passion and professional endeavor of becoming a DJ, and explains how she has integrated it into her nomad life by booking gi…
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Ep 201: Finding a Forever Home Abroad with Vanessa Jacquemin
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Finding a forever home certainly isn’t a priority for all nomads. While some are on an intentional search, others actively spurn the idea of home—or they end up finding it when they least expect it and a location they visit just suddenly clicks. As I always say, there’s no one way to approach the nomad journey. In this episode, I’m chatting with Va…
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218: Bridging the Gap Between Travel and Wellness, Prioritizing Black Mental Health, and Founding Flex-n-Fly with Youmie Jean Francois
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Youmie Jean Francois joins Matt in-person for this conversation in Dakar, Senegal. They start talking about their time together in Dakar and what they love about Senegal. Then, they discuss the “Stylish Minimalist Packing” workshop that they co-facilitated for other world travelers on the Remote Year program and give tips on how to travel the world…
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217: The Day of the Dead in Mexico, Why Chile Is So Amazing, and Founding the “Overlap” App for Digital Nomads with Sharon Rosenberg
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In Part 2 of this interview, Sharon and Matt talk about their love for Chile. They discuss the Chilean poet and activist Pablo Neruda, the film Il Postino, the incredible street art in Valparaiso, and the unbelievable stargazing in the Atacoma Desert. Sharon then shares 3 separate experiences attending the “Day of the Dead” festivities in Mexico. N…
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216: Avoiding Immigration Prison in China, Cultural Lessons from International Weddings, and the Gritty Beauty of Palermo and Napoli with Sharon Rosenberg
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Sharon Rosenberg joins Matt over a bottle of wine in Dakar, Senegal as they reflect on their four months together in Africa. Sharon then talks about growing up in northern California, studying abroad in Cape Town, and eventually becoming a full time digital nomad. She reflects on the cultural lessons learned from attending her first wedding in Indi…
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215: Free Diving with Killer Whales in Norway, Humpback Whales in Tonga, and Blue Whales in Sri Lanka with Jessea Lu
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Jessea Lu describes her experiences free diving with Killer Whales in Norway, Humpback Whales in Tonga, and Blue Whales in Sri Lanka. She also talks about her experience traveling to Antarctica through the Drake Passage and then free diving and interacting with animals there. Jessea explains the differences between scuba diving and free diving and …
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Ep 200: Looking to the Future after 18 Years of Location Independence with Amy Scott
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As we enter a new year and the podcast hits 200 episodes, I’m reflecting on my own Nomadtopia journey. I invited my friend Jill Sessa back to interview me on my experiences as a nomad. In this episode, we talk about how my Nomadtopia has changed since Jill last interviewed me in 2018. I share what’s new and upcoming in my work as well as how my lif…
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214: Becoming The #1 All-Around Female Free Diver in the World and Connecting with Nature and Wild Animals Through Travel with Jessea Lu
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Jessea Lu and Matt chat in person over a bottle of wine in Nairobi Kenya. Jessea begins by sharing her recent experience on Lamu Island, then reflects on her first trip to Africa, and also talks about her travel priorities around connecting with nature and wild animals. She then shares the upcoming horseback safari through Maasai Mara that she has …
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213: Living in Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar and Traveling to Over 100 Countries on a Kenyan Passport with Eva Adongo
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Eva Adongo joins Matt for this in-person interview in her home country of Kenya. She starts off by talking about her favorite travel experiences and recommendations inside of Kenya. Matt and Eva then talk about their respective experiences hiking Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Next, Eva talks about growing up in Kenya, starting to travel, and refle…
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If you’re switching locations frequently and working constantly, it’s easy to get burned out on nomad life. What systems and boundaries have you put in place to create more balance? In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Kristin Wilson, author of Digital Nomads for Dummies. She shares how she ended up writing this book and the main steps she outline…
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212: Reflecting on African Genocides from Rwanda to Tigray, and Becoming a Politically Conscious World Traveler with Tammer Abiyu
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Tammer Abiyu shares his recent experience visiting the Rwanda Genocide Memorial in Kigali and summarizes the history of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. He opens up about the impact of visiting a mass grave of 250,000 victims and reflects on how little he learned about the Rwandan Genocide while growing up in the U.S.. Tammer then explains the historical…
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211: Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, Ethiopian Immigrant Culture, and Why Japan is So Amazing with Tammer Abiyu
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Tammer Abiyu starts by telling his parents story of participating in the resistance against the Derg regime in 1970s Ethiopia and then coming to the U.S. as refugees, meeting in Washington DC, and settling in New Jersey. He then talks about his experience growing up in an Ethiopian immigrant home in New Jersey, and navigating his Ethiopian-American…
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210: Irish Decolonial Solidarity, British Imperialism in Kenya, and Navigating White Privilege in Africa with Conor Walsh
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In Part 2 of this interview, Conor Walsh talks about how his nomad journey helped him learn about the extent of Irish solidarity with other decolonial movements and struggles against oppression around the world. He gives an overview of the history of British imperialism in Kenya and it’s legacy in present day Kenya. Conor emphasizes the importance …
Do you find it difficult to resist buying all the beautiful and interesting things you encounter on your travels? Today I'm sharing my experience—including the story of a bedspread I've been lugging around for years—and some tips for finding the right approach for you. Check out my new video background that I mention in the episode: https://www.ins…
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209: Lessons from North Korea, Getting Sober in Uganda, and Sleeping at the Pyramids in Sudan with Conor Walsh
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Conor Walsh takes us on his journey growing up in Ireland, developing his interest in travel, and leaving at age 21 to become a full-time nomad. He reflects on over a decade of travel, starting with his experiences in Southeast Asia, what he loves about Thailand, and the social impact businesses he was involved with in Kuala Lumpur. Conor also talk…
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208: Southern Hip Hop, Siestas, Poker, and Why You Should Never Give a Sword to a Man that Can’t Dance with Alondo Brewington
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Alondo Brewington starts off reflecting on his recent travels across the continent of Africa, going on safari in Tanzania, and experiencing Kigali, Rwanda—one of the cleanest and safest cities in the world. He then takes us on his journey growing up in the American South and the role of music in his upbringing. He shares how hip hop’s evolution imp…
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Ep 197: Producing Local Events as a Nomad with Stuart Every
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If you want to merge your interests with travel, whether on a personal or business level, then you’ll enjoy today’s episode. I’m chatting with Stuart Every, an international producer of street festivals, who lives a nomadic lifestyle with three home bases around the world. He’s sharing how he built his global business, logistics that come with netw…
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207: Mental Health For Nomads, Love Languages, and Becoming a Fully-Remote Psychotherapist with Dr. Aprile Andelle
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Dr. Aprile Andelle shares her approach to therapy, how she works with her clients, and reflects on the mental health workshop she conducted for digital nomads in Cape Town on the Remote Year program. Next, she analyzes Matt’s test results and explains his love languages, his attachment style, and his enneagram personality type. Aprile then explains…
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206: Jamaican Dancehall, South African Townships, and Reflections on Racism and Travel with Aprile Andelle
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Aprile Andelle joins Matt in person for this interview in Arusha, Tanzania. Matt and Aprile reflect on their time together in Tanzania, as well as their month together in Cape Town, South Africa. They discuss a number of the inspiring initiatives going on in Langa Township and Kayeltisha township, and then reminisce about attending the Rugby World …
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205: The Suitcase Office: What Digital Nomads Can Teach Us About Location Independent Work with Koen Blanquart
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Koen Blanquart starts off talking about growing up in Belgium and giving some travel tips for people that want to spend time in Belgium. He then talks about his entrepreneurial trajectory and his transition into the digital nomad lifestyle. Koen then reflects on his world travels, including his love for New York City, the time he took the train fro…
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Ep 196: The Nomad Lifecycle with Michael Boyink
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The nomadic lifestyle tends to go in cycles. On the road for a few years, in a permanent location for a few years, back and forth as life brings different wants and needs. Complacency followed by a catalyst for change. In today’s episode, I’m talking with Michael Boyink, who spent eight years on the road in an RV followed by four years living in a …
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204: Remote Year CEO Tue Le on Nomading in Africa, Amplifying Marginalized Voices, and The Rose That Grew From Concrete
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Remote Year’s CEO, Tue Le, joins Matt in Cape Town on the opening month of Remote Year’s first all-Africa itinerary. She begins by talking about her parents background—leaving Vietnam, coming to U.S. as refugees, and settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tue talks about growing up in a culturally diverse neighborhood, getting into hip hop, and de…
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203: How to Tell Great Travel Stories and Turn Your Lived Experiences into Poetry or Prose with Zein El Amine
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In the third and final installment of this interview, Zein El-Amine discusses what makes a great piece of writing for him, as a reader. He then talks about his process for writing great stories, explains the difference between poetry and prose, and shares how he chooses the medium through which to tell his stories. Zein then gives advice on how to …
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202: De-Exotifying The Arab World, Teaching The Most Dangerous Book, and Founding Left Turn Magazine with Zein El-Amine
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Zein El-Amine starts off talking about the study abroad program he designed to take his students to Egypt for a range of immersive experiences, including meeting Egyptian author Nawal el Saadawi at her home. He then talks about his deep personal connection with James Joyce’s book “Ulysses”. Matt and Zein discuss “Bloomsday” celebrations around the …
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Ep 195: Adding a Baby to a Nomadic Life with Amanda Kingsmith
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There are a lot of decisions to make when it comes to starting a family as a nomad. Your priorities change, you have to plan differently, you might miss some adventures. There’s no question that having a baby (or two, in my case!) changes your nomad experience. In this episode, I’m chatting with Amanda Kingsmith, who currently lives in Mexico with …
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201: Being Imprisoned in Bahrain, Teaching Windsurfing in Barbados as an Anti-Colonial Gesture, and the Role of Poetry in Arab Culture with Zein El-Amine
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Zein El-Amine talks about growing up in Lebanon at the start of the Lebanese civil war and tells the story of being trapped between two warring factions in Beirut at 12 years old. He then opens up about his time attending high school in Bahrain and college in Saudi Arabia. Zein shares the story of going off to play tennis one day in Bahrain and bei…
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200: Two Hundred Maverick Show Episode Special with Matt Bowles
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Matt Bowles celebrates 200 episodes of The Maverick Show with the listeners and reflects on The Maverick Show being ranked the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast in the world by Web Work Travel. He shares some highlights from his last year of travel and announces the availability of his new media kit for people that want to book him for keynote speeches or p…
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199: How to Optimize Your Brain, Have Better Orgasms, and What Billion-Dollar Business Owners Do Differently with Chris Reynolds
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Chris Reynolds returns to the Maverick to discuss brain optimization techniques. He starts off talking about his presentation at the Bansko Nomad Fest and explains his conference networking strategy. Chris then talks about how he began organizing entrepreneur masterminds in the beginning of the pandemic to support fellow business owners, and then h…
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198: Traveling the World on a Philippines Passport and Helping Digital Nomads Relocate to Montenegro with Kach Umandap
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Kach Umandap takes us on her journey growing up in the Philippines, moving to the Middle East to work in Kuwait and Iraq, and then starting to travel the world full time. She shares her reflections on “passport privilege” and her experience traveling to 173 countries and territories on a Philippines passport. Kach also shares stories from her trave…
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197: How to Pick Dividend-Paying Stocks, the Beauty of Andalusia, and Understanding Financial Markets with May Ling Lai
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May Ling Lai returns to the Maverick Show and starts off by talking to Matt about wine and travel experiences in Italy, France, Spain, Colombia and Vietnam. She then performs a Spanish language song acapella. Next the conversation turns to May Ling’s YouTube Show “Markets with May”. She discusses Matt’s appearance on “Markets with May” and then tal…
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196: Nomading Full Time on Passive Rental Income and Building a 7-Figure Coaching Business in 8 Months with Mike Wolf
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Mike Wolf takes us on his journey growing up in Canada, becoming a real estate investor, and building a portfolio of cash flowing rental properties that now serve to finance his lifestyle of full time world travel. He talks about his lessons from real estate investing and the value of buying “turnkey” rental properties. Mike then talks about his ea…
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Ep 194: Navigating Grief and Loss with Charlene Lam
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Nomads can experience grief in many forms: grief for the places we’ve loved and left, grief for saying goodbye to the friends we meet during our travels, and of course grief for those we lose to death. Losing a loved one is always life changing, but it can be especially difficult for those of us living and traveling oceans away from home. In this e…
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195: Influencer Marketing, the Feral Cats of Istanbul, and the Importance of Financial Freedom for Women with Sally Yeo
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Sally Yeo takes us on her journey growing up in Singapore, starting off on a traditional path and then deviating to become a travel influencer, location-independent business owner, and digital nomad. She explains how she built her personal brand to over 400K followers on social media and shares some hacks from when she was first starting out with n…
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194: Nigerian Afro Beats, Sales Lessons from an Istanbul Bazaar, and Increasing Your Revenue Through Conversion Rate Optimization with Amara Abara
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Amara Abara talks about growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, moving to London at age 16, and Studying Abroad in Beijing at age 19. He reflects on the cultural diversity of London, including the African diaspora and the Afrobeats scene there today. Amara then talks about his career trajectory, his path to entrepreneurship, and how he ultimately found his p…
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193: Sex Hotels in Japan, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Building the #1 Nomad Tax Firm While Traveling the World with Krystal Pino
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Krystal Pino shares her journey overcoming imposter syndrome, becoming a digital nomad, and building “Nomad Tax” to be the #1 accounting firm serving American digital nomads. Pino takes us on her journey growing up in Buffalo, New York and moving to Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a teenager. She opens up about struggling with substance abuse and shares her…
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192: Digital Nomad Life During the War in Ukraine with Orest Zub
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Orest Zub takes us on his journey growing up in Lviv, Ukraine, developing his passion for travel, making friends through tennis while traveling, becoming a digital nomad, and traveling to 129 countries. He shares the story of how he met his wife, proposed on an airplane, and has since been traveling the world with her for the past 10 years. Orest t…
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Ep 193: Evolving Your Nomad Life with Luis Betancourt
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Many people think about remote working and the digital nomad lifestyle as being something new, but it’s actually been around nearly as long as the internet itself. Those of us who’ve been here since the early days have evolved along with it, both in our careers and in our traveling lifestyles. In this episode, I’m joined by digital marketing consul…
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191: Sailing, Scuba Diving, and Nomading Full Time as a C-Level Executive with Megan Mann
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Megan Mann takes us on her journey growing up on a sailboat in Hawaii, moving to Idaho at age 21, and ascending the corporate ladder to become one of the youngest executive leaders at her company. She explains how she did it, how she navigated both age and gender dynamics, and how she was able to deliver unique value to the company. Megan then talk…
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190: Messy Roots, Queer Identity, The Beauty of Wuhan, and Writing a Graphic Memoir While Traveling the World with Laura Gao
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Laura Gao takes us on her journey growing up in Wuhan, China, immigrating to the U.S. as a kid, and winding up in a small conservative town in Texas. She opens up about navigating racism and homophobia while coming of age and trying to fit in. Laura then talks about her college experience where she was able to explore both the nuances of her Chines…
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189: Becoming Head of Remote a Doist, Traveling Europe by Camper Van, and Hosting the “About Abroad” Podcast with Chase Warrington
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Chase Warrington takes us on his journey growing up in the U.S., studying abroad in Austria, and developing his passion for travel. He explains how he and his wife decided to sell their house and travel the world. Chase shares his highlights from their South America travels, how they eventually ended up with a base in Valencia, Spain and what he lo…
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188: Komodo Dragons in Indonesia, Free Diving with Sperm Whales in Sri Lanka, and Gender Bending at Carnival in Rio with Dani Dirks
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Dani Dirks shares her experience at Carnival in Rio and talks about the legendary street parties, the main event at the Samba Drome, and the unique level of gender fluidity throughout the event. She also talks about her first skydiving experience in Floripa, Brazil. Dani then talks about her trip to the Komodo Islands in Indonesia and tells stories…
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187: Block Parties in South Africa, Village Life in Uganda, and Relationship Lessons from White Water Kayaking in Namibia with Dani Dirks
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Dani Dirks talks about growing up in Northern California, moving to a rural village in Uganda, and then becoming a full time nomad and traveling the world for 5 years with no base. Matt and Dani talk about their recent wine tasting experience in Portugal, and how they originally met in Vietnam when Dani was a program lead for Hacker Paradise. Dani …
