In this week’s episode of the Journey to Launch Podcast, I’m joined by two amazing women, Roshida Dowe and Stephanie Perry, co-founders of the Exodus Summit. Both of them walked away from traditional careers, Roshida as a lawyer and Stephanie as a pharmacy technician, to create lives centered around freedom, travel, and joy.

We talk about how they each made the leap to move abroad, what it really takes to prepare financially and emotionally, and how you can start creating more options for yourself, no matter your current circumstances.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Roshida and Stephanie turned career breaks into permanent lifestyle shifts abroad
• What it really takes to prepare financially (even on modest salaries)
• The mindset shifts needed to let go of fear, attachments, and over-planning
• Why building community is key, and how the Exodus Summit helps Black women design lives of freedom abroad

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

• Check out The Exodus Summit happening on October 10-13, 2025, created by Black women, for Black women and their families to learn how to make money to move abroad. Go to journeytolaunch.com/exodus. 
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