The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders

Learn how to turn a passion for travel into brands, communities, events, and experiences that create meaningful impact.

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ON THIS EPISODE

Kelly Lewis reflects on growing up in Hawaii, moving to New Zealand after college, and then traveling to 85 countries on all 7 continents.  She shares some of her top highlights, like taking the world’s highest bungee jump in Macao.  Kelly then takes us on her entrepreneurial journey of bootstrapping numerous female-centric travel brands from scratch with no prior experience in the space.  She shares the origin story of “Go Girl Guides” and explains why Thailand is so special to her.  Kelly then talks about building, scaling, and eventually selling “Women’s Travel Fest” after ten years, so the brand can live on under new ownership.  Next, she talks about founding Damesly as a boutique women’s tour company, and shares details about some of the upcoming trips.  Kelly then talks about the process of writing and marketing her best-selling book: “Tell Her She Can’t: Inspiring Stories of Unstoppable Women”.  She then offers her tips on launching a book, organizing sold-out events with returning customers, and building, scaling, and existing businesses.  And, finally, Kelly reflects on her current work-life balance and what travel means to her.

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Hear why living outside your home country can change the way you see the world and how you understand your place in it.

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ON THIS EPISODE

On this episode, Matt passes the mic and, instead of interviewing the guest himself, he publishes an episode of the “Badass Digital Nomads” podcast, where Kristin Wilson interviews Erick Prince. Erick starts off talking about his chosen base of Bangkok Thailand, describes his lifestyle there, and explains why it is his favorite city in the world. He then discusses digital nomadism as a lifestyle, a mindset, and explains the value of Black Americans having the opportunity to live outside the U.S. Kristin and Erick reflect on the impact of the digital nomad movement and the ways in which living outside your home country can facilitate a re-evaluation of your world view. Erick then shares his experience growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, developing his interest in travel, joining the U.S. Air Force, and traveling the world with the U.S. military. He reflects on his lessons and experiences in the military, opens up about why he chose to leave the military, and explains why he is now so passionate about his content creation, playing a positive role in the world, and simply making other people happy.

→ Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.

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Learn the breakthroughs, setbacks & leverage points behind building a location-independent life and successful business.

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ON THIS EPISODE

Travis Sherry takes us on his journey growing up in Philadelphia, studying abroad in Switzerland, getting married, and traveling the world with his wife.  He talks about their experience teaching English in Japan for two years before founding “Extra Pack of Peanuts” and becoming location independent entrepreneurs.  He shares his ups and downs on the entrepreneurial rollercoaster, opens up about his biggest setbacks, and reflects on his biggest breakthroughs, lessons and leverage points along the way.  He explains how he did a $350,000 launch of an information product bundle, how he grew his podcast to over 6 million downloads, and what he would do differently if starting from scratch today.  He then talks about his travels, including some of his biggest mishaps like illegally crossing the border from Bosnia into Croatia, not having enough blank pages in his passport to leave Singapore, and losing his laptop while traveling through Indonesia and India.  He then talks about building the “Location Indie” community and hosting “Camp Indie”—an adult summer camp for digital nomads!  And, finally, Travis reflects on what travel means to him.

→ Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.

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Hear hilarious and unexpected moments from five years of interviews & what happens when the wine and conversation flows.

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In this special mixtape episode, I compile some of the most fun stories and unexpected interview moments.  Since 2018 I have been interviewing location independent entrepreneurs and world travelers who are smart, interesting and well-traveled, but who are also super fun people that often make me laugh.  We will frequently record these interviews over a bottle of wine, and just turn on the microphones and see where the conversation goes.  In this short compilation, I stitch together some of the most fun and sometimes unexpected stories and interview moments from the past 5 years.

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Learn how systemic inequality and inherited beliefs about money can shape our lives & how we can begin to heal them.

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ON THIS EPISODE

Vangile Makwakwa takes us on her journey growing up under South African Apartheid, watching it fall, and then navigating institutionalized white supremacy in the post-Apartheid era. She opens up about the extent of racial trauma she experienced when working at Stellenbosch University and how it drove her leave South Africa and travel the world.   Vangile then talks about a pivotal transitionary moment in Trinidad and Tobago that inspired her to do an MBA, become a digital nomad, and teach about healing ancestral money trauma. She talks about the Shamanic traditions of her family in South Africa and offers a critique of the cultural appropriation that is often marketed to white Westerners under the guise of ‘new age spirituality.’ Vangile then explains the way systemic oppression relates to ancestral money trauma, shares her personal journey navigating through it, and explains how she now helps other women of color do the same. She also talks about the power dynamics of nomading on a South African passport, and shares her strategy for reducing her encounters with anti-Blackness around the world. Finally, Vangile reflects on what travel means to her.

→ Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.

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Hear seasoned travelers reveal the deeper motivations that keep them exploring & how travel changes the way we see life.

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In this special mixtape episode, I ask today’s most interesting world travelers why they travel and what travel means to them.  For the past 5 years I have been interviewing digital nomads who, on average, have been to over 50 countries (some have been to over 150 countries), and I have been asking them to share the real reasons why they continue to travel and what it means to them. In this short compilation, I stitch together their answers.

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Learn how embracing play, adventure and unconventional choices can transform your relationship with success & happiness.

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Stef Solferini starts off describing his recent experience spending New Year’s Eve in Rio and then participating in the Carnival parade in front of 80,000 people in the Sambadromo. Next, he describes his background and his deep connection with the continent of Africa. Stef shares his reflections on the key to unlocking joy and happiness after studying positive psychology for years. He describes his commitment to minimalism and shares his journey becoming a full time digital nomad and downsizing to carry-on luggage. Stef then talks about his experience living in China, doing 2,000 scuba dives around the world, and reflects on why he continues to travel and what travel means to him. He then talks about his professional trajectory in the business world and his experience founding the Marco Polo Group to coach Fortune 5000 CEOs. Stef shares the primary obstacles CEOs are facing today, the biggest leverage points that can propel them forward, and the most effective tactics for small business owners to grow quickly . He also offers tips on managing a fully distributed team, building company culture in remote business, and shares the leadership attributes that the best CEOs have. And, finally, Stef explains how he optimizes his productivity and designs his lifestyle.

→ Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.

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Remote Year’s CEO, Tue Le, joins Matt in Cape Town on the opening month of Remote Year’s first all-Africa itinerary.  She begins by talking about her parents background—leaving Vietnam, coming to U.S. as refugees, and settling in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Tue talks about growing up in a culturally diverse neighborhood, getting into hip hop, and developing her political consciousness as well as her interest in international travel, and explains how she made enough money to take her first international trip to Madrid at age 17.  Tue then talks about the evolution of her Vietnamese-American identity, her close connection with the Black community, and her love for HBCU homecoming parties.  She also talks about her college experience at Yale, the further development of her politics and identity, and shares some reflections on her studies of genocide.  Tue talks about spending over 5 years on the continent of Africa, reflects on her first trips to Rwanda and Sudan, and explains how Remote Year selected the countries for their first all-Africa itinerary.  She then tells the story of going back to Vietnam for the first time, going to her dad’s village for the first time, and why she prioritizes connecting with the Vietnamese diaspora around the world.  Tue then talks about her transition into the digital nomad lifestyle and discusses the importance of amplifying marginalized and underrepresented stories while traveling.  She then talks about joining the Remote Year staff and spearheading their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) journey over the last 6 years.  Tue then explains how Remote Year introduces participants to marginalized communities without participating in poverty tourism, how Remote Year selects positive-impact initiatives without falling into the pitfalls of “voluntourism”, and how Remote Year intends to scale its business without contributing to nomad-gentrification of local communities. She also talks about Remote Year’s partnership with Venture Noire to launch a global accelerator program for Black entrepreneurs.  And, finally, Tue shares her vision for the future of Remote Year and offers Maverick Show listeners a credit towards their first Remote Year program by using the link in the Show Notes.  FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com

Hear wild travel stories of near misses, surreal detours, cultural surprises & unforgettable moments around the world.

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ON THIS EPISODE

In this special compilation episode, you’ll hear Maverick Show guests describing their first-hand accounts of accidentally winding up in a sex hotel in Japan during a typhoon, narrowly avoiding a kidnapping in the Sinai, hitching a ride on a private jet in South Africa, walking into the world’s largest food fight in Spain, being imprisoned in Bahrain, getting chased by an elephant in Zambia, hitchhiking to the pyramids in Sudan, bike-riding naked with 800 people in Seattle, free diving with Blue whales in Sri Lanka, taking the world’s longest train ride from Lisbon to Saigon, swimming with caimans in the Amazon jungle, driving a rickshaw across India, and much more.

→ Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.

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Hear how losing my job ultimately led to location independence, full-time nomad life, and building a remote business.

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On this special episode the tables are turned and Chase Warrington interviews Matt Bowles on the About Abroad podcast.  Matt starts off talking about spending his birthday in the Portuguese wine country and then about delivering the opening keynote at the Bansko Nomad Fest in Bulgaria.  He then shares his backstory of losing his job, starting his own business, becoming location independent in 2007, and eventually becoming a full-time digital nomad with no base in 2013.  Matt then talks about his experience doing a 12-month “Remote Year” program in 2016—traveling the world with a community of remote professionals and living in a different city each month across 4 continents.  He then talks about why he is doing another Remote Year program, this time a 4-month all-Africa itinerary.  Matt explains what he loves about West Africa, shares his experiences nomading in Africa, and reflects on the pros and cons of Remote Year.  Next he talks about founding his company, Maverick Investor Group, that helps people buy “turnkey” U.S. rental properties—fully renovated single family homes with tenants and local property management in place.  Matt talks about the best U.S markets for buying rental properties and the process for how Maverick helps everyone (including foreign nationals) buy them from anywhere in the world.   Chase and Matt then talk about the future of work, the evolution of the digital nomad lifestyle, the value of location independence, and why Matt started The Maverick Show podcast.

→ Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.

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