by Trav | Mar 1, 2018 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
After years of being a college professor, Michelle Jones had an epiphany. What if the current educational system WASN’T the best way for students to learn?
And what if she could start her own college?
A crazy thought – but one that eventually lead to her doing just that and becoming one of the very few people in this world who have started their own college from scratch!
In today’s episode, Michelle talks about the journey of creating her own college, who the Wayfinding Academy is a good fit for, why it’s not just inside the classroom where students learn at Wayfinding, and her biggest travel mishap, which happened on the very first night of the very first Wayfinding trip!
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In This Episode
- 4:33 – What is the Wayfinding Academy
- 10:15 – How Michelle fast-tracked opening her own college
- 16:13 – Who is a good fit for the Wayfinding Academy?
- 19:20 – The oldest student at Wayfinding is how old????
- 34:15 – What Wayfinding asks for instead of GPA and SAT scores
- 37:00 – What type of classes are offered.
- 49:30 – How the “normal” academic world has reacted to Wayfinding.
- 1:01:35 – Michelle’s huge mishap on the first day of the first Wayfinding trip
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by Trav | Dec 21, 2017 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Mike Brcic, the founder of Sacred Rides, never imagined he’d have the world’s #1 mountain bike tour company in the world.
All he really wanted to do was get paid to take people on awesome trails around British Columbia.
That was 21 years ago, and since, he’s not only grown his business to great heights, but he’s also been able to take people mountain biking all over the world (yes, including Greenland)!
Mike talks about how they pick destinations, where they find the guides, and what a trip entails and also discusses why anyone, even someone who has never ridden a mountain bike before, can go on a trip…and why they should.
Plus, Mike discusses the charity he has set up and of course, tells us his biggest travel mishap (which happened very far from Greenland!)
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by Trav | Dec 12, 2017 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
When I first met Scott Brills four years ago his business card listed him as a “Man of Leisure”.
Since then I still haven’t quite figured out what it is that Scott ACTUALLY does, other than it’s quite a bit of everything.
Until today.
Scott joins me today to finally shed some light on what it is he actually does as the co-owner of a Safari company, Japanese Tour operator, and web designer (plus a bunch of other random things).
He regales us with stories from Japan, Tanzania, Mongolia, and the Shoe-barus. It’s quite the journey!
Join us today to learn more about starting a business abroad, how to go about running a marathon with no training, and to hear some great travel tips for Japan! We’re almost as varied as Scott’s professional life!
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In This Episode
- 03:55 What exactly does Scott do?
- 06:00 Creating his LI lifestyle
- 10:00 Safari’s & Japanese Food tours
- 21:40 Going from nothing to a Safari business
- 29:00 The work/life balance conundrum
- 40:00 Saving money in Japan
- 46:22 Japan must-see’s
- 55:00 The Mongol Rally, Rickshaw Run, and other adventures
- 76:00 Saving money on the road
- 80:23 A dramatic travel mishap
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by Trav | Oct 25, 2017 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
Ever found yourself crying in the car on the way home from work because you’re just so tired and emotionally drained from your job?
Katrina did. And after some serious unpacking and working it through she found her answer:
A Career Break.
But being a planner, she took it to the next level. Building in buffer time to re-climate to life back home and allow herself time to get a job, and saving $40,000.00 to take the trip of her dreams.
Today Katrina shares how she came to the conclusion that she needed a break, her planning and budgeting process, and more about her re-entry into the corporate world after 20 months away.
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In This Episode
- 05:00 How did Katrina get into travel
- 11:07 A life coach helped her get out
- 14:00 The reaction
- 18:30 Saving up 40k for her trip
- 25:38 Building in recovery period at the end of the trip
- 29:49 Goals on the break itself
- 35:00 Transitioning back to your old life in a more sustainable way
- 46:00 Favorite parts of the trip
- 52:20 Travel Mishap
- 56:32 What’s next?
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by Trav | May 18, 2017 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
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If you travel when you’re younger you’re sure to have heard it before.
Oh, good to get it out of your system before you have kids!
Like the travel bug is one that goes away once you have a baby. Silly people.
Derek Loudermilk has spent the last several years traveling the globe while building his location independent business. Recently, he’s just been blessed with a newborn son.
And they’re back on the road.
Derek joins me today to talk about how he became location independent and how having his son has changed his travel habits.
How many times have you heard to get the travel out of your system? Let me know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!
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In This Episode
- 06:00 So which country song was this?
- 09:20 How this all came to be
- 16:00 Starting an LI business
- 23:00 What’s changed with the newborn?
- 34:00 What’s a typical travel schedule?
- 36:00 Favorite places
- 41:33 Saving money while on the road
- 46:30 A rainy mishap
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by Trav | May 11, 2017 | Podcast, Podcast Interview
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Falling down the rabbit hole is very easy when visiting Wait But Why. Tim Urban writes about any subject that interests him after embarking on a journey to learn everything he can about his topic. Many a project has been procrastinated on as I learn the in’s and out of a thing I never thought I’d be that interested in.
Today Tim joins me to chat about his experiences with Wait But Why, how he picks his topics, his research process, and how he loses himself in the learning.
A couple of years ago, Tim held a poll and allowed his audience to choose the route he would take around the world, visiting 5 countries over the span of 10 weeks and learning a lot about the local cultures. We spend some time going through some of the moments from that trip and the lessons learned along the way.
What’s your favorite article from Wait But Why? Let me know @ExtraPackofPeanuts!!
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In This Episode
- 5:00 Choosing the topic
- 12:00 The research process
- 30:45 The perks he never expected
- 38:00 Tim totally nerds out on some of his potential future topics
- 46:34 Odd things in odd places world tour
- 49:00 A day in the job
- 57:12 Things that transcend location
- 1:08:00 The classic first-time travel mistake
- 1:11:20 Tim’s travel list
- 1:22:15Tim’s travel mishap
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