As Told By Nomads

Today's episode is with Nate Broughton. Nate Broughton along with his co-host Dana Robinson hosts the Opt Out Life podcast, a popular podcast about creative hustlers who are living their version of modern success...making money with side gigs and real estate to achieve financial freedom.

The Opt Out Life is based on Dana’s book Opt Out, which has been called a fresh take on "The 4-Hour Workweek". Nate is an internet marketing veteran of 17 years who specializes in lead generation and client acquisition. He’s built and sold four companies and been involved in several acquisitions with private equity firms. After finding success in his twenties, Nate’s big “opt out” pivot was moving to California from Missouri in 2011. He and his wife are frequent travelers, who have now mastered the art of traveling with two young kids.

Resources Mentioned In The Episode:

• Podcast: https://optoutlife.com/podcast/
• Opt Out Life Website: https://optoutlife.com/
• OPT OUT book: https://www.amazon.com/OPT-OUT-Rethink-success-Reinvent/dp/1732287244
• Masterclass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-year-of-your-voice-tickets-52143804523

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Today's episode is with Thane Marcus. Thane is a former professional golfer turned writer, speaker, entrepreneur, consultant, and coach. He is the host of the Up and Comers Show Podcast and is the author of the book "From Here to There: A Quarter Life Perspective on the Path to Mastery." After competing for 3.5 years as a professional golfer, he is now paving a new career path in the realms of writing, podcasting, modeling, collaborating, and entrepreneurship. He loves learning, people and anything involving risk.

He believes that time is our most limited resource and he is passionate about maximizing the time God has given us here on this earth.

Resources Mentioned In The Episode

• From Here to There: A Quarter-Life Perspective On The Path To Mastery Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JG8FWSD/
• Personal Website: https://www.thanemarcus.com/
• Instagram: @thanemarcus
• Masterclass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-year-of-your-voice-tickets-52143804523

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Today's episode is with Jeremy Griffin. Jeremy grew up working in construction in Rochester NY for his uncle’s business, Wright Bros. Contractors. Jeremy started working side jobs doing painting and drywall at the age of seventeen. By twenty-one, he was insured as a company and on his own professionally. Along the way Jeremy attended Monroe Community College. He was inspired by a marketing professor to take the plunge and go into the field. By twenty-six, Jeremy transferred to the University of Tampa and finished a marketing degree four years later. Today, his current portfolio of businesses include:

• Startup Street: https://thestartupstreet.com/
• Grizzly Targets: https://www.grizzlytargets.com/
• Dropzone Gunner: https://dropzonegunner.com/

He says that he stays so busy so he doesn’t get in trouble and it works most of the time. Catch our episode here or below:

Masterclass: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-year-of-your-voice-tickets-52143804523

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Today's episode is with Teresa Truda. Teresa is an entrepreneur and the expert in e-commerce. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of chozun 途赞 - an ecosystem for travelers to discover, book and access the best personalized local experiences & services powered by proprietary AI & Data Science, driven by crypto & the blockchain.

She has been featured in The Age, Sky News and many other publications/ podcasts across Asia for successfully building chozun for Chinese outbound travel market and expanding it across 22 cities in Asia. In addition to that, she has been named one of the World's Top 10 Crypto Experts in 2018 by Cryptocurrency Magazine and was awarded GBC first prize for Female Entrepreneurship across China 2016.

She is also a lecturer and tutor at RMIT University, where she gives lectures on Digital Strategy, Marketing, Online Advertising, Social Media & Innovation. Teresa has obtained a lot of awards, for example, she has got the GBC first prize for Female Entrepreneurship across China in 2016.

Teresa is one of first two women to launch travel crypto and ICO across APAC.

Resources Mentioned In the Episode

• Chozun: http://chozun.com/
• Personal Website: http://teresatruda.com/
• Masterclass on Public Speaking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-year-of-your-voice-tickets-52143804523

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Today's episode is with twin brothers Coleman and Kennedy Collins. They are the founders of Ohmcoach, a remote fitness coaching service that helps people set personalized fitness goals and keeps them accountable and on track, even when they have hectic schedules. We talk about: 

• How travelers can stay healthy and sane on the road.
• Why building the right habits is critical to sticking to your fitness routine.
• How to add before you subtract when changing your diet.
• Why remote coaching works so well for people who travel for work.

Resources Mentioned In The Episode

• Ohmcoach
• The Road Warrior (coming soon)
• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

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Today's episode is with two exceptional gentlemen, Daniel Blum and Brandon Reese. I met these gentlemen when I was a guest on their show and have been fascinated with their mission of building a culture of outliers since then. They are the co-hosts of On the Bus.

Daniel Blum is an ex-athlete, entrepreneur, poker player, pedantic, and eternal optimizer. He hails from sunny South Florida where his upbringing had him swinging between the vines of a plethora of hobbies on a regular basis. He graduated University of Florida with a degree in Food & Resource Economics. Award winning at nothing and above average at everything, Daniel is a risk taker and constantly challenging the status quo. He believes that boundaries are meant to be pushed, redefined and then shared.

You can find him in Miami incubating businesses and playing online poker whilst pondering life's non-trivial aspects of anthropology, evolution, futurism, nutrition and logistics.

Brandon is definition of free-spirited. He is on a never ending quest for peak optimization of the human experience. Brandon is an avid human enthusiast and doesn't see himself changing teams unless the robots let him adopt robot ears. He is also a former collegiate and professional basketball player who finds comforts and confusion in science, space, fitness, humans, and travel.

Resources Mentioned In The Episode

• Podcast: https://www.onthebuspodcast.com/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoetq2a4umDNtEZDeT4eJQ
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthebuspodcast/

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Today's episode is with Lin Dai. Lin is the founder of Hooch app, an elite membership and concierge subscription-based app for those seeking next level experiences and exclusive perks worldwide.

I found his story interesting because while growing up in communist China, he found that he thought more like a capitalist and got in trouble for it. He eventually followed his entrepreneurship mindset into several endeavors before ultimately landing at Hooch. We dive into his ability to understand his audience across cultures and the intricacies of building relationships.

Resource Mentioned In The Episode

• Hooch website: https://hooch.co/

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Today's episode is with Ben Feder. Ben is the former CEO of Take Two Interactive, publisher of the monster-hit video game, Grand Theft Auto, Ben Feder’s hard charging, high-performance business life was seriously impacting his personal and family health. That’s when he made the bold, audacious, and potentially career-ending decision to travel with his family to Bali on an eight-month sabbatical.

In Take Off Your Shoes, Feder asks and answers the question: Could he—could anyone—find a way to live a harmonious and balanced life and simultaneously achieve substantial success? 

Illuminating and inspiring, Take Off Your Shoes is Feder’s brutally honest and revealing journey of self-rediscovery, his heartfelt attempt to find personal fulfillment and rebuild family relationships before he loses them forever.

Our interview covers how Ben:

• Deepened his connections to his wife and children
• Became a better father, offering his children a broader worldview and freeing them from unnecessary stressors, so they could engage, play, and create
• Gained a fresh perspective on corporate life that he applies daily, returning to his life in New York City a better, more thoughtful leader

Resources Mentioned In The Episode

• Website: https://benfederauthor.com
• Book: https://www.amazon.com/Take-Off-Your-Shoes-Boardroom/dp/1635763673

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Today's episode is with Shabrina Koeswologito. Shabrina is an Indonesian, currently living in New York City to pursue her business idea in the travel space. She started her first overseas trip in 2001, when she was 11 years old. It was a one-month exchange program in Sweden, reputed to be tough. After being exposed to 11 different cultures and living independently for the first time, she became hooked. In her culture, solo traveling is not the norm for women. Often she got ridiculed and rejected by her friends and family. Fast forward to 2016 her blog and writing work led her to continue her master’s degree in Tourism Management in New York University. her travel stories have been published in World Nomads, Thought Catalog, and Thrive Global. In this episode, we discuss:

• Her solo travel story from Indonesia to pursuing her business ideas in New York City
• How she found her voice and self-worth in New York City
• Travel, culture, and woman empowerment in Indonesia
• What Sustainable tourism is and why it's important
• How to make and maintain friends from around the world. Keys: Listening and be useful.

Resources Mentioned In The Episode

• Portfolio links: http://www.shabrina.io
• Blog: www.slowtravelstory.com

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Today's episode is with Jeff Hyman. Jeff launched his recruiting career at Heidrick & Struggles and Spencer Stuart, the preeminent global executive search firms. Today, he's Chief Talent Officer at Chicago-based Strong Suit Executive Search. Along the way, Jeff created four companies, backed by $50 million in venture capital. He currently teaches the MBA course about recruiting at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and hosts the five-star Strong Suit Podcast. Jeff has been featured by Inc., Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Business Insider, Bloomberg, and other media outlets.

According to Jeff, 90% of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise. If you’re filling your company’s vacant positions with B-players, you’re playing with fire. Instead, hire Rockstars (the top 5% of candidates who have the desired competencies and DNA, at the budgeted compensation level) to build an organization with limitless potential. In our episode, we dive into how to find, hire, and keep the best of the best as well as the following:

• Why you should replace your “job description” with a “job invitation”
• How to assess your company's DNA and use those characteristics to find candidates who are guaranteed to fit
• The bulletproof 10-step method for landing the very best talent, based on data instead of gut feel
• How to attract winners like a magnet and avoid the mistakes that result in bad hires, from sourcing and interviewing, to closing and on boarding

Resources Mentioned In The Episode

• Website: https://www.recruitrockstars.com/
• Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook to Find the Winners and Ignite Your Business: https://www.amazon.com/Recruit-Rockstars-Playbook-Winners-Business-ebook/dp/B076J4D891/

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