The Exit Plan Podcast

In today’s episode, we’re going to see that the green grass on this side of the fence is more like a MIX of green, brown and everything in between. Our guest is Nate Spees. He’s the owner of an agency called Made by Grizzly. And, his forest themed tattoos show that he’s a modern-day Grizzly Adams, although his humor is apparent when you notice that one of his tattoos is his own gravestone, carved with the words “No Ragrets”, intentionally misspelled. Listen to Nate’s story of going from the corporate world, to starting his own successful agency, to running one of the largest networking groups in San Diego. We get personal (and vulnerable) in this one - so enjoy! More at optoutlife.com/podcast/nate-spees

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Many years ago, a 5 year old decided he was going to become an airline pilot. He grew up, as little boys do, and eventually served in the military. Then went to college. Then to flight school. At 23, he was a professional airline pilot. He’d spend a day at home, but for the most part, his home was the sky. On a dead head flight home, a much older pilot handed him a book, and said “Get out while you still can.” Our guest is Vinny Giglio. He’s a former pilot, who took some advice and a copy of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and restarted his life’s journey with an eye on financial freedom and owning his time. Vinny’s a guy who makes bold moves to get the things he wants in life, including uber fancy cars and money-producing real estate. So pull up his Instagram, gaze at those fancy cars, and then listen closely on how it’s accomplished. Because it’s really not about the cars, after all. But you already knew that. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/vinny-giglio

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One of the things most people love about the Opt Out Life is that we don’t sell the Silicon Valley Kool Aid. Today’s guest is Parand Darugar. What we loved about his story is that he didn’t decide to go big or swing for the fences. His success came after he slowly and deliberately built a small venture down by the beach, and circumstances brought him into a merger with a larger company and eventually the “sought after” IPO. Parand’s journey wasn’t smooth...not by a long shot. He went through a couple of serious failures with his previous ventures. Failures that soured him on venture capital and angel investment. So, he built an opt out business that was just intended to empower him to live life on his terms. His story would have been just as satisfying for us if Parand’s business was still just what he set out to do. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/parand-darugar

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Our guest is Jim Wang.  Jim is world famous personal finance blogger who started, grew and sold his first blog, Bargaineering, to Bankrate to the tune of a few million dollars.  He’s still in the personal finance game today, as the name, face, and voice behind Best Wallet Hacks.  It’s a long ways away from his initial career path, coming out of Carnegie Mellon with a degree in software engineering and a salaried job at a big defense firm. It’s cool that he’s made big money doing something most people would consider a goofy side project.  But it’s the thought process, discipline, and clear vision that Jim deploys in every decision he makes as it relates to his business and his lifestyle that put him in our Hall of Fame.  I wouldn’t be the first one to realize that I’ve got a lot to learn from Jim Wang.  More at optoutlife.com/podcast/jim-wang   Learn more and follow the hosts at optoutlife.com

Tell us if you’ve heard this story.  Dana Robinson, co-host of this podcast, decides to sell everything and move to Bali on a one-way ticket.  He sets off in search of adventure, and peace of mind.  And the very first stop once he lands is at a guest house in some local’s backyard. The owner of that home is a guy named Wayan. Wayan Suyadnya is the kind of guy you often hear about on this podcast….he runs a business, he has a couple of side gigs.  he does short term vacation rentals, and has hustled his way out of poverty to be a successful entrepreneur. Wayan dropped out of college to open a restaurant, became a self employed tour guide, and pioneered the Airbnb business in his area. He took his family from being subsistence rice farmers who couldn’t afford a motor scooter to owning 35 motor scooters that he rents, multiple properties, and a life that he controls.  More at optoutlife.com/podcast/wayan-suyadnya

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Today’s guest is in some ways the epitome of the internet success story. He’s name is Lucas Lee-Tyson. He’s 20 years old, and started his venture from a dorm room in Boston. Lucas is master of Facebook ads. His company, which is now called Growth Cave, started in humble fashion when he picked up some freelance jobs on Upwork. Lucas has scaled it by using some of the most consistent principles we see in all of our guests. If you want an approachable story that should inspire you to take action, and give you a very simple playbook on how you could start a business, this is your episode. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/lucas-lee-tyson

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You’ve probably heard of a guy named Robert Kiyosaki...he wrote a little book called Rich Dad/Poor Dad and rose to stardom as a guru of real estate and investing.  Today’s guest is Carl Allen, whose approach to buying businesses caught the attention of Mr. Kiyosaki. Now they’re partners and our guest has been donned “the Rich Dad of Buying Businesses.” Maybe you’ve heard of people who make money flipping cars? That’s cool. Flipping houses? Even cooler. But, our guy Carl flips whole companies. And, he’s now focused on helping others learn to do the same thing. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/carl-allen

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How do you introduce one of the coolest men in Denmark? That guy is Kim Dolva, owner of KBH, the rising star of furniture and interior design in Scandinavia, and around Europe. Kim Started his career as a trained guitar maker. He took a degree in graphic art, but realized he couldn’t spend his life behind a desk, and took another degree in cabinet making. The blend of these led to a unique approach to furniture that is uniquely KBH, a look that is sought after by restaurants and architects well beyond his Copenhagen base.  We chat on location in Denmark and the South of France about Kim’s workshop, his approach to life, and a new restaurant he helped open called Alouette, a high end restaurant that is squeezed into a funky spot above the woodshop.  More at optoutlife.com/podcast/kim-dolva

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Our guest is Charlotte Hobgood.  She founded a business called Tavi Noir, a business that sells socks.  Special socks with diamond shaped grips used in Barre studios, where Charlotte herself had a previous career as an instructor. It was during that career that inspiration struck for her idea, and a logical test market was sitting right in front of her.  Later, a chance partnership that she struck up over a conversation at a kids birthday party became her opportunity to scale the business significantly, at a perfect time for her as a mother, wife, and budding female entrepreneur.  This story doesn’t stop there, of course.  What’s up with Charlotte’s business today? Is she facing a crucial turning point in the partnership right now? Listen to find out. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/charlotte-hobgood

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Our guests in this episode are Tim Nybo, Aaron Hallerman and Sean Agatep. Together they are the founders of a company called Vincero.  Vincero primarily sells stylish watches for men and women at a price point that seems to be much lower than the quality of watch they deliver.  The story begins way back in 2010, when Tim, Aaron and Sean booked one way tickets to China.  They taught English to pay their bills, and that left the rest of their time wide open to make a run at becoming entrepreneurs. They spent years stumbling through startup attempts and hard lessons.  By 2019, Vincero’s success is an “Opt Out”-style, inspiring journey about risk-taking, hard work, adventure, and old fashioned friendship.  Because when you fly to China to “figure it out” there’s no reason for a Plan B. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/vincero-watches

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