The Maverick Show: Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders

Hear how one life-changing trip transformed his career and inspired him to make world travel more inclusive for others.

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Award-winning travel influencer Jeff Jenkins shares his story of growing up in Orlando, Florida, attending Florida A&M University, and embarking on his world travels with his first international trip to Japan. 35 countries later he reflects back on the beginning of his travel journey, and how a life-changing trip to Rwanda inspired him to quit his job and become a full-time travel influencer. Jeff talks about the non-profit he founded to build water wells in Rwanda, and reflects on what has inspired him to continue traveling the world. He then talks about his entrepreneurial journey and founding his brand “Chubby Diaries” to empower plus-size people to travel the world. He explains how plus-size travelers are an underserved niche, and he provides specific tips and hacks for plus-size people to travel the world and life their life to the fullest right now. He also talks about how he monetizes his brand, explain what his primary sources of income are, and describes how he has pivoted during the pandemic and had his best business year yet in 2020. Jeff then shares his “budget travel” hacks and techniques for traveling the world on much less money than most people think is possible. He also talks about co-founding the Black Travel Alliance and explains their mission of holding the travel industry accountable for their lack of diversity. Jeff then shares his tips specifically for Black travelers at the earlier stage of their world travel journey.

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Learn how a 9,000-member meetup grew from a need for connection and what makes nomad communities thrive across borders.

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Rosanna Lopes talks about growing up in the Netherlands, doing her MBA in Barcelona, exploring the music scene in London and going to clandestine concerts around the world.  She then talks about her decision and process for transitioning from her corporate job to becoming a full time digital nomad with no base.  Rosanna also shares her path to becoming a minimalist who travels the world with carry-on luggage only.  She shares some of her top packing tips for women.  Rosanna then talks about her world travel and shares stories from attending Carnival in Rio and Loi Krathong in Thailand and why it’s important for her to try and learn the local accents as she travels.  She then talks about her interest in sub-cultures and shares her deep appreciation for Drag Queens and admiration of Drag culture.  Rosanna then talks about her lifestyle design, travel cadence, and her passion for building nomadic communities around the world.  She gives tips for nomads to find and build community and tells the origin story of the Lisbon Digital Nomads MeetUp which now has over 9,000 members.  Rosanna then explains how affiliate marketing works, the different campaigns she has worked on, and the advantages to affiliate marketing over other channels.  And finally, she shares her top tactical strategies for running an effective affiliate marketing campaign. 

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Rosanna Lopes talks about growing up in the Netherlands, doing her MBA in Barcelona, exploring the music scene in London and going to clandestine concerts around the world.  She then talks about her decision and process for transitioning from her corporate job to becoming a full time digital nomad with no base.  Rosanna also shares her path to becoming a minimalist who travels the world with carry-on luggage only.  She shares some of her top packing tips for women.  Rosanna then talks about her world travel and shares stories from attending Carnival in Rio and Loi Krathong in Thailand and why it’s important for her to try and learn the local accents as she travels.  She then talks about her interest in sub-cultures and shares her deep appreciation for Drag Queens and admiration of Drag culture.  Rosanna then talks about her lifestyle design, travel cadence, and her passion for building nomadic communities around the world.  She gives tips for nomads to find and build community and tells the origin story of the Lisbon Digital Nomads MeetUp which now has over 9,000 members.  Rosanna then explains how affiliate marketing works, the different campaigns she has worked on, and the advantages to affiliate marketing over other channels.  And finally, she shares her top tactical strategies for running an effective affiliate marketing campaign.  FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com 

Hear how leaving home at 16 shaped her drive for independence, global mobility, and creating opportunities for Africans.

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Fadila A. Ahmad shares her story of growing up in northern Nigeria, desiring to travel the world, and leaving home at the age of 16 to go study in Ghana without telling her father.  She explains how she navigated her family dynamics in pursuit of her dream life, joined the Model U.N. in college and traveled outside of West Africa for the first time.  From there she shares her experience working in the corporate world after college and then quitting her job with minimal savings and co-founding her business Fainajs Express Limited as a trade-facilitation agency based in West Africa.  Fadila explains how she transformed her local business to one with a location-independent infrastructure that she could run from anywhere in the world, and how she set off on her digital nomad journey to travel the world.  She tells stories about her first road trip across Europe, her first time seeing snow, why she loves Brazil so much, and why Swaziland is the most under-rated place in Africa.  She then provides specific tips for solo-female travelers, Muslim travelers, and African travelers.  Fadila then talks about founding “Africans Living Fully” as an online travel community to support African digital nomads.  She shares specific tactics and paths for Africans to become location-independent and shares tips for traveling the world on a Nigerian passport.  And, finally, she talks about her history of social justice activism, her work with NGOs across West Africa, the current human rights struggles in Nigeria, and she offers suggestions for how digital nomads can get involved and stay grounded in struggles for justice.

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Adi Cohen talks about growing up in Israel and how a trip to India at age 18 changed her life trajectory and began her journey of self-exploration.  Adi shares her reflections on spending over a year in India and how she returned to Israel with creative inspiration and went into architecture.  She then explains how, after 7 years in the corporate world, she decided to become a full-time itinerant nomad with no base.  Adi explains her concept of minimalism and shares how and why she travels the world with carry-on luggage only.  She then talks about founding her nomadic architecture firm “The New Movement” as a fully-remote company.  Adi shares stories about some of her projects around the world, ranging from Japan to Guatemala.  She explains how she uses her nomadic lifestyle as a business advantage and how she merges it with her company brand.  Adi then goes into her architectural philosophy and talks about her concepts of deciphering the memory palette, transforming the power of space and integrating technology and naturality.  She then talks about what travel means to her and how she structures her nomadic lifestyle, travel cadence, and self-care routines.  She also shares her productivity and stress management techniques.  And finally Adi shares her favorite travel destinations, her #1 travel hack, and names her Top 4 favorite architects of all time.

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Hear what traveling without a phone taught her about simplicity, human connection, and reconnecting with family roots.

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Irina Papuc takes us through her upbringing in Chicago, her experience living and traveling through Europe, and her decision to move to Taiwan for a year to teach English.  She shares her lessons from her time in Taiwan including living with Buddhist nuns and learning the value of minimalism and simplicity.  She then shares her experiences on her travels through Asia, including water-gun fights on Buddha’s birthday in Myanmar and the Holi Festival of Colors in Vrindavan, India.  Next, she takes us on her motorcycle trip through Nepal, including her experience living with a Shaman in the mountains and learning Nepalese Shamanic rituals.  Irina then shares her journey slow-traveling the Silk Road without a phone, and detaching from the outside world.  She tells stories of staying in yurts and drinking hot horse milk in Kyrgyzstan, attending a Tajik wedding near the border with Afghanistan, sleeping on rooftops in Uzbekistan, and crossing the Caspian Sea on a commercial ship.  She then shares her experience hitchhiking around Georgia, avoiding mines in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, traveling to the Syrian border in Turkey, touring the town of Hasankeyf before it gets submerged under water.  She also reflects on the conclusion of her journey when she eventually made it back to Romania to re-connect with her roots and meet some of her family members for the first time.  Next she talks about co-founding Galactic Fed, a multi-national digital marketing agency, and explains how she selected the right business partner.  She explains why she founded it as a fully-remote company, how she differentiated her business and scaled it to nearly 100 staff in 3 years, and explains the biggest mistakes businesses are making today with their SEO.  She gives tips on managing a fully distributed team and shares her personal productivity, nutrition and fitness routines. 

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Learn the mindset shifts, personal branding, and career moves that can turn a 9-to-5 into a life with greater freedom.

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Dels Ogun talks about growing up between Lagos and London, the Afro-Beats music scene in both places, and her Nigerian identity as an international world traveler.   She shares her journey going from a minimum wage worker to becoming an international lawyer, world traveler and, eventually, a location independent entrepreneur.  She explains the steps she took to start living abroad as an ex-pat in some of the world’s most epic cities and, then, making the transition to starting her own business.  She gives her tips on the first steps to changing your life direction, how to recession-proof yourself and your career, and how to land your dream job abroad.  She also talks about how and why to build an personal brand, how to design your 9-5 career transition plan, and the most important mindset shifts for doing it effectively.  Dels then talks about what world travel means to her and how it transformed her life. She shares some of her travel highlights and then gives her tips and reflections on “Traveling While Black”.  She also shares her personal techniques for optimizing productivity and reducing stress as an entrepreneur.  Finally, Dels then recommends her #1 most influential book, her top 3 favorite travel destinations, the bucket list destinations that are highest on her list, and her top 5 Afro-Beat artists of all time.

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Hear how returning to the Philippines shaped her photography, cultural immersion, and approach to ethical storytelling.

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Debbie Arcangeles shares her story of growing up in the Philippines and then moving to the U.S. at age 9 and pursuing her passion for the arts despite the objections of her family.  She shares her experiences traveling the world as photo-journalist through Central America, Asia and spending time with the Bedouins in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.  She talks about re-connecting with the Philippines as an adult, reflects on her independent travels around her home country, and makes her top recommendations for places to see in the Philippines.  Debbie also makes her top recommendations for international destinations with the best landscapes, hiking and culinary experiences.  She also shares her tips on travel photography and important ethical considerations around photographing human beings.  Debbie then opens up about her entrepreneurial journey, her lessons from failing on 3 business attempts, and her tips on mental and emotional perseverance through those setbacks.  She then shares her passion for podcasting, the nomad lifestyle, and how she eventually launched “The OffBeat Life” and built it into a successful podcast and business.  She gives her tips on building audience, landing brand sponsorships early on, and shares the #1 lesson she has learned from her podcast guests.  She then talks about her podcasting course, her resources to help people become digital nomads, and her top tips for managing stress and anxiety as an entrepreneur. 

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Learn what repeated business failures taught him about persistence, alignment, fulfillment, and designing an ideal life.

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Nate Ginsburg shares his 10-year travel journey to 50 countries and his entrepreneurial journey to building multiple 7-figure businesses on 2 continents.  He starts off by sharing the story of his photo-shoot doing handstands in the middle of the streets of New York City.  He then talks about his initial travel inspiration and how his nomad journey began.  Nate shares the time when he met his first digital nomad and how his whole perspective on life changed.  Then he shares his first 3 failures on consecutive attempts to generate location independent income and how he pushed through, mentally and emotionally, until he finally broke through in the ecommerce space.  Nate talks about how be built and scaled his Amazon FBA business, brought on a business partner, and sold his company for nearly $1 Million.  Nate then talks about the importance of mindfulness and going through a period of introspection to identify his path to real alignment and fulfillment, designing his ideal lifestyle and developing “Freedom To”, not just “Freedom From”. He talks about launching SellerPlex to support other entrepreneurs both financially and tactically as well as with big picture strategy around meaning, purpose and value.   Nate then shares his personal day structure and productivity techniques and then gives tips on how to understand and mitigate stress as an entrepreneur.

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Hear how reconnecting with her Indian heritage shaped a more sustainable, ethical approach to travel and local impact.

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Ashley Renne talks about growing up in Atlanta with parents from Jamaica and India.  She explains how a study abroad trip to Egypt changed her life and was the catalyst that inspired her to travel the world.  Ashley talks about traveling to India 3 times and re-connecting with her Indian heritage.  She also talks about the differences between traveling with white men vs. women of color, and traveling to create content vs. traveling to immerse in the culture.  Ashley then shares her journey to environmental sustainability and veganism.  She also offers tips on eco-friendly travel as well as humanistic travel ethics for supporting local communities.  She shares specific resources for identifying eco-friendly hotels, supporting local tour operators, and packing more sustainably and reducing waste.  She then tells the story of how she flew on the most eco-friendly flight in aviation history.  Next, Ashely talks about her entrepreneurial transition from a corporate 9-5 job to traveling the world as a location independent entrepreneur.  She shares the biggest leverage points that she used to monetize her blog to over 6-figures in revenue.  Ashley then talks about how she works and travels together with her husband Karl and why the secret to a happy marriage is…Deez Nuts!  Ashley then explains the value in developing a whole-foods plant-based vegan diet.  She explains how she is using plant-based nutrition during her pregnancy and gives tips to parents for raising healthy vegan kids. She concludes by naming her 3 favorite travel destinations as well as her top 5 hip hop MCs of all time.

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