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#28. Welcome Tilly McConnell, a 28 years old digital nomad currently living in Portugal (soon to be Morocco) who started working online about a year ago, wanting more freedom to travel and experience the world, instead of being stuck behind a desk 8 hours a day, 5 days per week. She does a little bit of everything to make money while traveling but as of now she is a virtual assistant, social media manager, surf teacher and booking manager at a surf camp. I don’t know how she does it, but here she is thriving! 

Throughout this episode, we talk about balancing work and life while traveling full time and how different life is as a digital nomad versus the average 9-5 life. Her biggest piece of advice that she would tell her younger self is to go with your intuition and don't care so much about what others have to say when it comes to what you decide to do with your life. Always remember that you can create any life you want for yourself and shouldn't let the judgement of others steer you away from your dreams!

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Instagram: @nomadwithtil

TikTok: @nomadwithtil

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#27. Welcome Christina Davis, digital nomad coach and host of The Crazy Nomad, who worked in corporate America for years until she realized that that lifestyle of working to live was just not for her. In 2019, she quit her job and moved to Bali, going after her dream of becoming a digital nomad.

Christina later started her own digital marketing business working with clients to grow their brands and started her own podcast to share her story and the story of many other digital nomads she had met along her travel journey. Her most recent passion project has been starting an online digital nomad community for travelers, digital nomads and remote workers to connect and grow together!

Throughout this episode, we talk all about the pros and cons and highs and lows of traveling full time and how its not always as glamorous as social media portrays it to be. With that said however, those who have a calling to travel or feel that that is something they aspire to do throughout their life, will see how all of the amazing experience and opportunities absolutely triumph the downsides of "living out of a suitcase".

Connect with Christina:

Instagram: @christinaadavis

TikTok: @christinadavisnomad

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Instagram: @samevanstravel & @lifestyleredesigned_

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#26. Welcome Vanessa Vermaas, a now 24 year old who backpacked around Asia at the age of 22. Vanessa is the type of person who loves getting out of her comfort zone and trying new things, and learning about different cultures and ways of life, especially while traveling. 

Throughout this episode, Vanessa shares her personal experience of moving abroad, all of the logistics behind it and how much growth comes from taking the risk that you've always been afraid of. We really dive into what it actually means to redesign your life and how everyone is capable of living a life that they love, as long as they are willing to put the work in to get there! 

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Instagram: @vanessa.vermaas

TikTok: @vanessa.vermaas

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#25. Welcome Lu Colmenares, Host of the Solo Female Traveler Podcast, who interviews women from all around the world, sharing their experiences and talking about what it's like to travel alone as a female.

Lu started this podcast in 2020 without much of a vision in mind for where the podcast was headed; she was just doing it for fun! But once she started receiving messages from listeners who loved what she was producing, she knew it was time to take it seriously.

Throughout this episode, we talk about how Lu started the podcast, how she was able to grow it and how much it has changed to become what it is today. Two years later, the inspiring and valuable podcast of the Solo Female Traveler.

Connect with Lu:

Instagram: @lucolmenares & @thesolofemaletravelerpodcast

Podcast: The Solo Female Traveler Podcast

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#24. Welcome Beth Santos, founder of Wanderful, an international community and social network of over 40,000 people, created to help women travel the world and help shift the travel landscape for women worldwide.

Wanderful has been recognized in top publications such as Lonely Planet, Skift, the Boston Globe, the South China Morning Post, Forbes, Business Insider and the Chicago Tribune. In 2014, Beth created the WITS Travel Creator Summit, the leading event for women and gender diverse travel creators, entrepreneurs, and industry to use their voices to champion change in the travel industry, now hosted annually on two continents. In 2019, she created the Bessie Awards, an award ceremony to honor women of impact in the travel space; and 2022 was the launch of Wanderfest, the first major outdoor travel festival by and for women.

Let's just say Beth is a woman of all trades! Throughout this episode, we talk about the power of women in travel and how many possibilities there are to make an impact on the world. 

Connect with Beth:

Instagram: @sheswanderful & @maximumbeth

Website: www.sheswanderful.com & www.bethsantos.com

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#23. Welcome Kailey Parker, a 24 year old solo female traveler who is currently making her rounds in Latin America, sharing sustainable travel tips across her social media platforms. She graduated from Tulane University in 2020 and has since traveled to places like Zambia, Egypt, Costa Rica, Panama and more!

Throughout this episode, Kailey talks about how she made the decision to start her solo travel adventure and what her experience has been like ever since. We get into the misconceptions of solo travel and how much there is to gain by taking the leap and buying that one way ticket. If fear is the only thing holding you back, this your sign to go for it. 

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Instagram: @kailofthewild

TikTok: @kailsofthewild

Blog: Kail of the Wild

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#22. Welcome Lillian Rafson, founder & CEO of Pack Up + Go, a travel brand that specializes in surprise vacations, planned all around the United States. Started in 2016 as a 23-year old, Lillian has grown her business to 25+ team members and $7 million+ in annual revenue. Lillian has been honored as a member of the Pittsburgh 30 Under 30, a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, a Travel & Leisure A-List Travel Planner, and a Top Woman in Hospitality.

Throughout this episode, we talk about the misconceptions of starting a business and what it was like for her as a 23 year old entrepreneur. A majority of the aspects that go along with starting your own business are much easier said than done, but like most entrepreneurs, Lillian says that there's nothing she'd rather be doing.

Connect with Lillian:

Instagram: @packupgo_travel

TikTok: @packupgo_travel

Facebook: Pack Up + Go

Website: www.packupgo.com

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#21. Welcome Megan Gill, a 30-year-old actor and business owner based in Los Angeles, CA. When the world shut down in 2020, Megan founded her own transcription company, MeganTranscribes, advocating for accessibility in the podcast industry. In 2021, she wrote, produced, and starred in the short film, A Broadway Body, that pushes back on toxic body and beauty standards in, not only performance industries, but society as a whole.

Throughout this episode, we talk about the unconventional lifestyle and how important it is to put your effort towards what's going to make you happy, as opposed to the expectations of society. 

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Instagram: @themegangill & @abroadwaybody & @megantranscribes

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#20. Welcome Gigi Martinez, a 24-year-old entrepreneur and founder of Girl Socially, a marketing agency that transforms businesses social media presence with phenomenal strategies and campaigns. Gigi has always been entrepreneurial-minded from a young age and is a huge believer of everything happening for a reason, which is why she decided to stop pursuing the path of becoming a lawyer and take on her dreams of starting her own company.

Throughout this episode, we talk about how Gigi got started and the priorities/boundaries that are necessary when it comes to working for yourself. Stay tuned for what's to come for Girl Socially. 

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Instagram: @girlyygigi & @girlsocially

Website: www.girlsocially.com

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