The Traveling Entrepreneur
By Nicole Hunt
We talk about the ins and out of launching and managing a business, the systems and tools we need to stay remote, adventures while working for ourselves, travel stories, and things that inspire us.
Whether you currently work for yourself or dream of someday launching your own business, this one's for you!
Follow the podcast on Instagram @travelingentrepreneurpod.
The Traveling EntrepreneurFeb 08, 2022
Running a Business From an RV (Tracie Shroyer)
Tracie Shroyer helps women get past the tech so they can successfully launch their online product or business easily. Tracie’s goal is to simplify the tech for her clients so they can focus on what they do best at and launch.
In this episode, Tracie talks about how her business evolved into what it is today, why it’s important for business owners to have confidence in themselves and how she travels in an RV while running a successful online business.
Grab the Internet Connectivity Guide for Full-Time Digital Nomads:
https://launchtechmadeeasy.com/internet-connectivity
Work with Tracie: https://launchtechmadeeasy.com/
You Have A Brand - Whether You Create One or Not (Sara Rothschild)
Sara Rothschild is the CEO of Soloboss Design Co. which helps coaches design a cohesive brand. Sara supports coaches to unleash their authenticity + build a client-attracting brand through magnetic storytelling.
In this episode, Sara and I talk about the most important elements of branding and why it’s so important to have a brand that speaks for your business. We also talk about how she’s managed to build a successful business while traveling as a digital nomad over the past 2 years.
Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solobossdesignco/
Making a Living as a Full Time Travel Blogger (Isabel Leong)
Isabel helps aspiring bloggers and brands get the most out of their online presence and financial freedom by ranking on Google faster with SEO and exposing millennial travelers to experiences beyond their imaginations.
In this episode, Isabel talks about how she made the leap to being a full-time digital nomad and how she juggles a successful online business with her explorations and travels.
Read Isabel’s blog: www.belaroundtheworld.com/
What it Means to be "Ready Enough" for Change (Marin Laukka)
Marin Laukka is a coach, speaker, and author with a Master's Degree in positive developmental psychology and certifications in life coaching and yoga. As the business owner of Yes&, she passionately supports women to free themselves from doubt and fear so they can make a positive impact and experience true fulfillment.
In this episode, Marin and I talk about her choice to study positive psychology, how to stay true to your values & strengths while navigating expectations, and what it means to be "ready enough" for change.
This was an. interesting conversation because we talked about NOT loving travel and how to balance relationships and work when one partner wants to travel and the other does not.
Marin is the #1 New Release author of Ready Enough: Your 7-Step Guide for Life's Hardest Decisions. Read chapter 1 free at yesandbymarin.com/ReadyEnough
Making Bold Moves and Lifting People Up (Gail Dudley)
Gail Dudley makes bold moves by highlighting entrepreneurs, nonprofits, causes, and political platforms through her media outlet. She is the influential host of News in Motion, weekday news with relevant commentary and a call to action mixed with an inspirational message advocating and shaking up the status quo.
In this episode, Gail talks about her journey to entrepreneurship, how she got started with News in Motion, and how she found her purpose by uplifting people and unlocking their potential with a call to action.
Ditching Expectations & Freelancing Around the Globe (Zahn and Addison Brazil)
Zahn and Addison Brazil are a 30-something Kiwi-American married couple that had comfortable full-time jobs, a stable routine, and a house full of stuff in New Zealand. Right before Covid shut their country down, they sold everything except their laptops to go in search of adventure and a location-independent lifestyle.
Now with nearly two years of full-time travel under their belts, they've managed to grow their part-time e-commerce business into a thriving full-time job that allows them to travel the world.
In this episode, Addison and Zahn talk about how they decided to take the leap into a traveling lifestyle, how they built a thriving online business, and how you can get over your fear of failure and judgment and live your dream lifestyle.
Listen in as they encourage others to take the leap and redefine their idea of what success looks like.
Follow on Instagram: @brazilsontour
The Transformative Power of Travel (Sonia Cruz Oro)
Sonia Cruz Oro is a certified travel coach, an organizational psychologist, and the founder of Travel Awakens, a comprehensive travel and personal development service that combines the best of travel planning and life coaching. With her background in psychology and executive leadership, Sonia is also the author of How to Create the Life You Desire as well as the host of “The Travel Coach” podcast series.
In this episode, Sonia shares her journey from corporate life to entrepreneurship. Sonia talks about her own transformation through travel, and how it led her to help individuals, couples, and groups to enjoy travel as a means to achieve the experiences, goals, and transformation they seek.
How to Create a Paradigm Shift (Lillian Victoria)
Lillian Victoria is a Peak Performance Coach with 15+ years of experience in the entertainment industry. Lillian helps entrepreneurs around the world see a clear path to their goals so they can maximize their potential.
In this episode, Lillian shares her step-by-step process for creating a paradigm shift and building a solid foundation to support your biggest goals.
How to Plan the ULTIMATE Sabbatical (& Re-Entry Strategy) (Katrina McGhee)
Katrina McGhee, MBA, is a Career Break and Sabbatical Coach who helps 9-to-5ers intentionally design their BEST breaks ever.
After saving $40k in 18 months, Katrina sold all of her possessions and left her corporate job for a 20-month break to travel around the world. Upon returning to work, she landed five job offers in just five weeks, paid off $42k of debt in full, and then embarked on career break #2.
In this episode, Katrina talks about how to create a fail-proof travel break on your own terms - whether that's a vacation, an extended leave, or a full-on Sabattical. Katrina shares valuable tips on how you can get recharged and inspired if freedom is your top priority.
Follow Katrina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmcgheecoaching/
Embrace Your Inner Boss & Retrain Your Brain for Success (Mary Bicknell)
Mary Bicknell, LCSW, is the CEO, Podcaster, and Founder of See The Signs. Her global consulting company focuses on helping women catapult out of their psychological limitations to become the go-to leaders in their industry.
As a former psychotherapist turned Success & Leadership Mentor, Mary has found telling the truth in the name of support has become a lost art in the world of bullshitters. Being truthful with her clients is the catalyst for transformation so they can Lead a Life Uncommon™, and do whatever the hell they want, whenever the hell they want to...unapologetically.
In this episode we go over why you need to train your brain with positive confirmation bias and the difference between passion and drinking your own Kool-Aid.
Planning Family Vacations EVERYONE Enjoys (Christina Vieira)
Christina Vieira is a traveler, planner, mom, and the owner of Showcase the World Travel, a modern travel agency dedicated to helping overwhelmed Moms take a break from the busy and have a vacation that the whole family can enjoy - without adding planning it all to their to-do lists. She currently works from home with her 2-year-old daughter and has learned to balance work, travel, and toddler tantrums.
Find her on Instagram (and all social media channels) @showcasetheworldtravel.
Get her 18 Summers Guide here.
And check out her website here.
Launching a Travel App During a Pandemic (Sisi Liu)
On the list of industries not to launch a business in during a pandemic, travel sits pretty high at the top. Yet that’s exactly what Sisi Liu did. In January 2020, she launched a beta of the app Hoptale, which allows users to document their travel experiences in a journal format.
Prior to founding Hoptale, Sisi had a successful career on Wall Street. She was an investment banker in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunication group at Morgan Stanley. She was also a tech investor at multi-billion dollar private equity and hedge funds in New York, San Francisco, and London. In addition to her over 10 years of investing experience in the technology industry, Sisi has an engineering and design background from MIT and Parsons School of Design.
On the podcast, we discuss the logistics of launching a travel-based app during a travel hiatus and global shutdown, what it was like to walk away from Wall Street, and what she has learned about pivoting a business in times of crisis.
Download the Hoptale app here.
Stranded with 11 Strangers During Covid (Dana Humphrey)
What would you do if you were stranded in a foreign country at the beginning of a terrifying global pandemic and quarantine?
If you're Dana Humphrey, make some lifelong friends and semi-adopt a dog named Pescado.
You can follow Dana on her website or on Instagram @danakhumphrey.
Living in 10 countries in 7 years (William Cooke)
Meet William Cooke - poet, essayist, and writer's coach.
He works with his clients to help them improve their communication skills and live their best lives. Outside of work he enjoys painting, writing, and traveling.
On the podcast, we talk about how to overcome mindset issues while learning new languages, making an international move during a pandemic, and how he has built a community and global family while living in 10 countries over 7 years.
You can find him on his website https://williamcooke.net/ or on LinkedIn.
Plant Medicine, Smurf Town, and Finding Herself in Bali (Jennifer Macniven)
Meet Jennifer MacNiven - a world-traveling yogi and brand photographer who got her start with a spontaneous plane ticket to Bali.
We discuss the lessons learned from exploring other cultures, the transformative power of plant medicine in self-exploration, the importance of self-love, and her experience living in "Smurf Town."
If you're an adventure junkie, this episode is not to be missed!
You can find her book Mind, Body, Soulmate on Amazon and other booksellers.
Follow her on Instagram @jenmacniven.
20 Countries and Counting (Becka Bruce)
Becka Bruce is a goal and mindset coach for Millennial and Get Z women and the Founder of Blossom Path Coaching. After working in unfulfilling roles and having a life-long love of volunteer, she chose to pursue a career as a Certified Life Coach.
She routinely travels between Spokane, WA and NYC and is a self-described wanderlust, traveling to over 20 countries and counting!
On the podcast, we talk about her obsession with live music (she’s been backstage with the Backstreet Boys, front row with Paul McCartney, and saw Adele in London), and some of her travels - including a time she narrowly missed an earthquake in New Zealand.
Branding and Marketing Strategy (Fathiya Fousseni)
Fathiya Fousseni is a branding and marketing strategist, the founder of the She Wins Mastermind and the Podcasting Club, and the host of the She Wins Podcast. She's an impactful speaker and a prolific content creator. In the last 5 years, Fathiya has helped over 2,500 people market and grow their business effectively by building authority and online communities.
We chat about getting started on Clubhouse, the necessity of building a community around your brand, her 4-step process for launching a new business, and the systems you need to be able to work and travel.
You can find Fathiya on the following sites:
Building a community abroad (Jennifer Schlueter)
Today, she helps her clients double their profits, quit antidepressants and smoking, find their purpose, land their dream jobs, and make their dreams come true.
She offers past life regression and breathwork, in addition to hypnosis.
On the podcast, we talk about how to make friends and build a community in a new country, optimizing Airbnb, her favorite destinations, and the very fortunate hypnotherapy session that changed the trajectory of her life.
Follow Jennifer on the following platforms:
YouTube
Launching a Social Enterprise in Uganda (Kendra Toole)
Kendra is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of BaMatooke Made, a social enterprise in Uganda. BaMatooke Made provides short-term employment, entrepreneurship training, and business startup capital to women and youth living under the poverty line in Uganda.
Kendra is passionate about poverty alleviation through sustainable economic stimulation and believes that there is an end to poverty when we connect the world's poorest labor and skillsets with the middle and upper-class markets.
On the podcast, we talk about launching a social enterprise abroad, networking hacks, cultural differences in the workplace, and lessons she wishes she could pass onto her younger self about collaborating on an international business venture.
I loved this interview and learned a lot! I hope you enjoy it as well!
Visit BaMatooke Made at www.bamatookemade.com
Setting Impossible Goals (Sarah Arnold-Hall)
Sarah Arnold-Hall is a High-Performance Coach who helps people achieve impossible goals.
Her own impossible achievements include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, building a full-time location-independent business, walking the red carpet in Hollywood, and she is currently on a mission to hit 100 push-ups in a row.
On the podcast, we chat about her process for coaching people to achieve IMPOSSIBLE goals, why it’s vital to get comfortable starting “small,” and eating nothing but noodles in Bora Bora.
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The Systems You Need to Succeed (Samantha Pena)
Structure to Success founder Samantha Pena has been called a systems wizard - and rightly so.
After launching her first business with no systems or automation she learned quickly that without structure, she would fail. She realized that without the right backend systems, she’d spend all her time on repetitive tasks and NEVER build the business she wanted.
Today, she helps business owners find structure, focus, and freedom in their businesses by eliminating and minimizing all the boring admin stuff that has NO BUSINESS being on their calendars.
On the podcast, we talk about the systems she uses to successfully run her business while traveling all over the world.
We also chat about how we each use planners and scheduling apps, our shared love for @Garyvaynerchuck, and what it takes to succeed when you're your own boss.
Follow Samantha on Instagram @structuretosuccess or on her website www.structuretosuccess.com.
Budget Travel Hacks (Campbell Hawk)
A craft beer connoisseur and avid dog lover, Campbell Hawk is on a mission to drink incredible craft beers and pet cute dogs in all corners of the world. Previously a founding team member of Scott's Cheap Flights and having been to 30 countries on a shoestring budget, Campbell is a budget travel expert and enthusiast. She's a hostel-loving, billiards-playing, marketing wiz that just won't sit still.
On the podcast, we chat about building a business on the road (and from a campsite), how to get the cheapest prices for flights, and how to find the perfect beer.
Follow Campbell on Instagram @campbellhawk or on Twitter @l1lcamcam.
Welcome to The Traveling Entrepreneur podcast!
Welcome to The Traveling Entrepreneur - the podcast where we discuss entrepreneurship, traveling, and all the moving parts that make the two possible.
This trailer will tell you why I created this podcast and what to expect in the coming months.
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