The Exit Plan Podcast

Maybe you’ve heard the stories about that dude who was working in the cube who one day disappeared. Our guest is Benji Hyam. Benji was on the road to success with a promising career in Silicon Valley when he took stock of things. His parents had always wanted to travel...but were waiting for “someday” when they were financially ready….then, they lost their nest egg in the financial crisis. It made an impression on Benji, and when a friend invited him to come hang out in Bali, he took it seriously.  He a little math on his own situation. “How much would it cost to live in a place like Bali for 6 months? Could I scale down, could I make it work?” Ultimately, as he tells us, he booked a one-way ticket with a little money in the bank and made the leap. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/benji-hyam

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George Jung is famous. He had $100 million at the age of 32, thanks to his success as a drug smuggler. Johnny Depp portrayed him in the 2001 movie "Blow". His stories could fill 50 podcast episodes. But he's here, with us, and ready to get behind-the-scenes on his improbable life as an entrepreneur and thrill chaser. He spent 20+ years in prison, but George embodies so many qualities that are core to the entrepreneurial journey. We'll answer things like: What did Johnny Depp bring George when they first met?  What did Bob Dylan say he thought about the movie?  What would George have done if he wasn’t a drug smuggler? And what’s George’s recipe for cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey? More at optoutlife.com/podcast/george-jung

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We’re on location with this episode in West Hollywood, CA. Our guest is Nicolas Cole.  He is a 28 year old founder (DigitalPress) and writer. He’s gone from a skinny top-ranked gamer, to a jacked bodybuilder, to an online persona with a massive following (“King of Quora”, Inc.com, with 20 million views of his content.) But what we love about Cole isn’t his idealized lifestyle and West Hollywood address.  It’s HOW he got there.  He refuses to let all the typical distractions of modern life get in his way.  Day in, day out. He just gets to work, over and over again. And only now does it look like an “overnight” success. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/nicolas-cole and video interview at optoutlife.com/video/

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They say we’re all the average of our five closest friends. Who we choose to surround ourselves with goes a long way in determining who we become, and how successful we are. Our guest is Roland Frasier. Roland is a master of relationships. His experience building them (and the unique strategies he uses) have built a very successful “Opt Out Life” for Roland, spanning law, real estate investing, public speaking, events, and digital marketing. He lives the good life and collects wine and travels. But it all started as a teenager hustling any way he could. His story will give you the playbook to raise your own “5 person average”.  Level up! More at optoutlife.com/podcast/roland-frasier

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Do you think the system is rigged against you? Big money wins, little guy loses.  That’s not an un-common way to feel. Today’s guest is Will Lehr. Will’s an investment consultant whose spent the past two decades in the financial services industry.  These days, his business is the “Opt Out” version of that world and it’s called Perpetual Assets. Precious metals. Cryptocurrency. IRA LLCs . . . these are his (and his clients) alternatives to the vanilla IRA’s and 401k’s that so many of us have been sold. This episode will teach you some unique ways you can use IRA’s to invest in things you may have never thought possible. And you’ll hear how Will has built his own relaxed lifestyle that involves frequent trips to Mexico and an “officeless” business life. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/will-lehr

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Imagine you are at the peak of your career. Then the 2008 market meltdown takes you down with it. You liquidate what you can and move your whole family into your mom’s house. I’m sure today’s guest isn’t the only one who was forced to make such humbling decisions. But like so many entrepreneurs, Travis Houston rose from the ashes, and reinvented himself. He is the founder and CEO of Launchr, a marketing agency that focuses on growing businesses that need to take their sales to the next level. And what about that Opt Out dream of becoming a digital nomad?  Yep, Travis recently gave that a try, too.  More at optoutlife.com/podcast/travis-houston   Learn more and follow the hosts at optoutlife.com

We sit down with the co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in San Diego, Adam Harris.  His company, Cloudbeds, just hit Inc’s list at number 75. Their software helps hospitality properties manage their business. This all started when Adam and his partner Richard - who are avid travelers - abandoned their previous consulting jobs and started a company with a unique model that they still follow today: Cloudbeds has completely decentralized staff in 35 countries. Their unique work culture has also won them awards. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/adam-harris

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Mike Kamo is a still-young professional who started his career on a pre-set path to take over his family’s car dealership. Mike started in the business right out of school had worked his way up to managing the operation over 8 years when he hit the existential crisis we just described.  Was this for him?  7 days a week, selling cars? Mike switched course. He has leveraged an unlikely friendship with famed internet marketer Neil Patel into a new "Opt Out" career in digital marketing. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/mike-kamo

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Our guest is Joshua Allen, a San Diego entrepreneur who we like to call “The Gentleman of Trash”. His business is trash, but he doesn’t do any of the disposal. He’s a middleman. In true Opt Out fashion, this business started as a side hustle. After going to college on a football scholarship, Josh jumped into trash brokering. He's a seasoned real estate investor, and also survived some serious health scares that forced him to emerge with a new plan on work/life balance. More at optoutlife.com/podcast/josh-allen

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Today’s guest is Christian Chasmer. At just 26, he’s the Founder of Elevate Advisors, the Author of a book called “Lose Your Limits: Grow Your Business”, and most importantly, after finding his own success in business and real estate, he now helps others re-find the balance that we call “opt out”. So what’s the story? How does a guy in his mid-20’s know how to help CEO’s tame their companies, work less and keep more profit? Listen along for Christian’s story from college hustler, to real estate developer, to San Diego transplant.  More at optoutlife.com/podcast/christian-chasmer

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