The Occupation Wild Podcast

Episode 6 of The Occupation Wild Podcast is live with Tibet Spencer, a trip leader, desert rat, and bike enthusiast! Tibet jumped right into corporate life after graduating college, but his cushy job left him feeling unfulfilled. He quit his job and sold most of what he owned and planned to ride his bike across the country. Before he got to head out on his trip, he got invited to a hiring event for Backroads Travel and landed the job of a lifetime working as a trip leader for the world’s #1 active travel company! When he’s not getting paid to travel around the world Tibet spends his time exploring his other passions of making furniture, pursing getting his red card to become a wildland firefighter, and racing bikes! In this episode of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney and Tibet sit down to talk about trip leader life, breaking out of the traditional, how to land a job in the industry, and their shared love of the desert.

As always The Occupation Wild Podcast is brought to you by Occupation Wild, your job board for the outdoor, adventure, and travel industry. www.occupationwild.com

Episode 6 of The Occupation Wild Podcast is live with Tibet Spencer, a trip leader, desert rat, and bike enthusiast! Tibet jumped right into corporate life after graduating college, but his cushy job left him feeling unfulfilled. He quit his job and sold most of what he owned and planned to ride his bike across the country. Before he got to head out on his trip he was invited to a hiring event for Backroads Travel and landed the job of a lifetime working as a trip leader for the world’s #1 active travel company! When he’s not getting paid to travel around the world Tibet spends his time exploring his other passions of making furniture, pursing getting his red card to become a wildland firefighter, and racing bikes! In this episode of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney and Tibet sit down to talk about trip leader life, breaking out of the traditional, how to land a job in the industry, and their shared love of the desert.

As always The Occupation Wild Podcast is brought to you by Occupation Wild, your job board for the outdoor, adventure, and travel industry. www.occupationwild.com

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After 7 seasons of guiding Rylee Owens is no stranger to the seasonal work life. Living in and out of her car she worked as a ski/ snowboard instructor, wakeboard instructor, backpacking guide, climbing guide, and taught surfing just to name a few! Now living in North County San Diego, Rylee is still very much living #lifebeyond9to5 splitting her time between working at a coffee shop, starting a juice company, and mentoring a group of local groms. Inspired and passionate about mentoring the next generation, Rylee has planned and organized a cross-cultural Thailand trip flying the local girls she mentors in San Diego to Thailand to teach a group of orphans she met while traveling in South East Asia how to surf. In this episode of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney and Rylee sit down to talk about the seasonal work grind, finding community in the guiding world, embracing the in-between, and finding your life’s purpose.

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Adam Lind got the travel bug at 21 when he went abroad for the first time. Small trips here and there inspired him to quit his job and hit the road full-time. From sailing from Columbia to Panama, scuba diving in Asia, or spending 6 months in the Andes, he’s really done it all and was inspired to start his own company, Which Way Travel! In episode 4 of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney and Adam sit down to talk about solo travel, travel hacks, climbing, starting a company, and the perils of taking freezing night buses.

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Haley Jacobson is an expat living in Cambodia who always knew the traditional path wasn’t for her. After college, she moved to China and stumbled into the wild world of adventure guiding and trip leading. She spent the better part of the last 5 years guiding all around the world until she decided she wanted to go off and start her very own tour company, Insight Tours. Fueled by a passion to bring a more real and authentic experience to the travel industry her and her business partners are doing something truly amazing! In Episode 3 of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney and Haley sit down to discuss expat life, guiding in Asia, transitioning from working as a trip leader to starting your own company, and all things travel and adventure.

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Mark Weyant is someone who has been living Life Beyond 9 to 5 almost his entire life. From motorcycle trips across the country, sneaking into Versailles, and currently living in his 1986 Volkswagon, Kelvinator, Mark is a full-time nomad living a life of adventure. In this episode Courtney and Mark sit down to talk about van life, finding the right van for you, financial independence, living life on your own terms, and trade travel stories.

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Hannah Edens left corporate life to pursue something “more and greater,” taking the leap into adventure trip leading despite not having much prior outdoor experience. From setting up tents in National Parks to leading luxury bike trips in Croatia she now makes a living taking clients on amazing vacations all around the world! In this very first episode of The Occupation Wild Podcast Courtney and Hannah sit down to talk about all things trip leading, working as a woman in the industry, solo travel, and how to live life beyond 9 to 5.

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