The Aaron Schlein Story

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ABOUT DR. MARK

​Dr. Mark Wade has traveled 38 of the 50 states and more than 30 countries.   He’s also lived in Italy, Croatia, Island of Sardegna, and now Puerto Rico.   Dr. Mark T Wade has two doctorates. He went from a brick & mortar clinic to a multi-million online education business.   He is also the creator of a top rated podcast, a sold out mastermind for entrepreneurs, and the Virtual Summits Software company.

CONNECT WITH DR. MARK

Email: [email protected]

Website: HustleAndScale.com

Facebook @HustleAndScale

Instagram: @hustleandscale

Facebook group: American Posture Institute

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Book: Don’t Make Me Pull Over! An Informal History of the Family Road Trip

Music Venue: The Surf Ballroom

Book: The Next Exit

Museum: The Henry Ford

ABOUT RICHARD RATAY ​

Richard Ratay describes himself as the “King of the Road Trip,” especially those classic family road trips of yesteryear.

Rich recently published his first book, called Don’t Make Me Pull Over! An Informal History of the Family Road Trip.

He is the youngest of four kids raised by two mostly attentive parents in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in journalism and has worked as an award-winning advertising copywriter for twenty-five years.

Richard lives in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, with his wife, Terri, their two sons, and two very excitable rescue dogs.

RESOURCES MENTIONED 

Book: Songlines by Bruce Chatwin

Book: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Gadget: Noise canceling headphones

The “World’s Best City”: San Miguel de Allende

ABOUT JASON

Jason Jenkins writes about art, music, food, cameras, travel and parenting.   Jason is the man behind An Epic Education and the Epic Education Radio podcast.   He’s been living abroad in one way or another since 1997, and love traveling with his wife and kids.

CONNECT WITH JASON

Website: AnEpicEducation.com

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Book: Poland by James Michner

Tool: Maps.Me

Community: Lonely Planet’s Thorntree Forum

Community: Trip Advisor Forum

Community: Gary’s Arndt’s Everything Everywhere Facebook group

ABOUT CHRIS

Chris Christensen is the host of the Amateur Traveler, which is an award winning online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations. It includes a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.   In 2014, Chris won a Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism from the Society of American Travel Writers and was called the “Best Independent Travel Journalist” by Travel & Leisure Magazine in their annual SMITTY Awards.   CONNECT WITH CHRIS   Website: AmateurTraveler.com

ABOUT ANNA ROVA

​Anna Rova is a writer, podcaster, yoga instructor, and location independent entrepreneur. Together with her husband, Anna has travelled the world full-time writing her personal blog, recording her podcast, practicing yoga and spreading love and positivity.

Anna is the founder of GirlSkill – an online media platform, publication and podcast empowering women to live a life of freedom, joy and creativity. You can find her at Girlskill.com.

CONNECT WITH ANNA

Website: Girlskill.com

Instagram: @girlskillofficial

Facebook: Girlskillofficial

Medium: Medium.com/@annarova

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Book: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

ABOUT LEAH

After escaping an abusive relationship Leah Misch adopted the motto “You Go Girl” as she continued a journey of overcoming adversities, breaking through barriers, and achieving her life goals.

From completing her first 5k while overcoming morbid obesity to rehabilitating a broken back and crossing marathon finish lines, she achieves her goals one step at a time.

Learning to first ride a motorcycle in 2010, Leah has travelled the country on her Indian Scout reputing her the title “The Indian Girl”. Leah travels the open road sharing her story through her love of motorcycles. This empowering story of survival brings alive the spirit of ‘You Go Girl’ in us all.

CONNECT WITH LEAH

Website: RidingWithLeah.com

Email: [email protected]

This is part two of my chat with Sarah Duignan. Part one is available here.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Book: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

ABOUT SARAH DUIGNAN ​

Sarah Duignan is a mother, a PhD candidate, and the host of AnthroDish, a weekly podcast about food, culture, and identity. Sarah lives in Toronto, Canada and she is currently studying the anthropology of health at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada. She also works as a bio-archaeologist in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. She also worked for a number of years in Belize.

CONNECT WITH SARAH

Website: AnthroDish.ca

Facebook: @AnthroDish

Instagram: @sinsarahdee

This is part one of my chat with Sarah Duignan. Part two is available here.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Book: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

ABOUT SARAH DUIGNAN ​

Sarah Duignan is a mother, a PhD candidate, and the host of AnthroDish, a weekly podcast about food, culture, and identity. Sarah lives in Toronto, Canada and she is currently studying the anthropology of health at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada. She also works as a bio-archaeologist in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. She also worked for a number of years in Belize.

CONNECT WITH SARAH

Website: AnthroDish.ca

Facebook: @AnthroDish

Instagram: @sinsarahdee

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Book: The Altitude Journals by David Mauro

Book: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

ABOUT DAVID MAURO ​

​David is a father, writer, blogger, certified financial planner, and actor. David writes for Adventures Northwest Magazine and blogs extensively on topics ranging from mountain climbing to why sardines are safe. David recently released a book titled, The Altitude Journals, which is an Amazon #1 bestseller.

David has appeared in commercials on television, the internet, print, and radio. He is an improv alumni of The Upfront Theatre, a frequent consumer of emergency room services, and builder of dubious water craft.

David has two sons (Trevor who lives in Seattle, and Chase, who live in Beijing).

David resides in Bellingham, Washington with Lin Leh—to whom he is permanently engaged.

CONNECT WITH DAVID

Website: DavidJMauro.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @DavidJ_Mauro

Instagram @davidjmauro