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November 08, 2024 Ep. 31, Pt. 1 - Talking All Things Travel, Content, & Hospitality With A First Class Jerk

In this episode, Derek and Cal are joined by special guest Adam Lovick (Founder of @FirstClassJerk) to discuss…

How Adam and Derek met through work

The time Adam forgot to go on mute during an all-hands Zoom with his entire company

How Adam developed a passion for travel and hospitality

The origin story of his travel content brand, First Class Jerk

How it feels to be fired by your own grandmother

The thinking behind the brand’s provocative name

Developing the “Tray Checks” social trend

What’s next for First Class Jerk

Travel Put On’s and Put Off’s

The “highly” engaging and inspiring running content of Brandon Shamy

Going par for the course with Cheeky Golf Club

The importance of consistency with social content

Ai simulations of long lost civilizations

The Zara house music dance trend

The emerging shift to high production value social content

Boyd Varty’s harrowing & hilarious tales from the Londolozi Game Reserve

Elizabeth Gilbert’s insights on personal growth and dealing with purpose anxiety

Anthony Bourdain’s original show “A Cook’s Tour”

Sports Docs on Netflix, “The Starting Five” and NHL’s “Face Off”

Why Bermuda is an underrated travel destination

Visiting the Hamptons during the offseason

Derek’s prized collection of seashells that are actually rocks

Padma Resort in Bali, Indonesia

The Surin Phuket in Thailand

Cal’s Thai origins

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Timestamps:

00:00 - INTRO

00:33 - How everyone knows each other

03:00 - Ordering food during a company Zoom meeting

05:02 - CONTENT UNFILTERED

05:03 - How Adam fell in love with travel & hospitality

08:06 - Merging travel & social content; The origins of “First Class Jerk”

13:02 - Getting laid off by your own grandmother

13:52 - The thinking behind the name First Class Jerk

16:22 - How Adam developed the viral travel trend “Tray Checks”

19:40 - What’s next for the First Class Jerk brand

22:25 - Shouting out Madison, Wisconsin

24:01 - PUT ON/PUT OFF: TRAVEL EDITION

46:39 - LET ME PUT YOU ON

46:45 - Smoking, running, & making content w/ Brandom Shamy (@shamyruns on TikTok)

51:27 - Going for consecutive pars w/ @cheekygolfclub

52:25 - An Anthony Bourdain quote about consistency

55:15 - AI videos that shows how life was in long lost civilizations

57:06 - The Zara House Music dance trend

59:00 - The emergence of highly produced social content

1:03:25 - Ep. 571 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast w/ Boyd Varty

1:07:41 - Ep. 770 of the Tim Ferriss Podcast w/ Elizabeth Gilbert

1:12:55 - Anthony Bourdain’s original show “A Cook’s Tour”

1:17:24 - Netflix Sports Docs “The Starting Five” & NHL’s “Face Off”

1:21:50 - Why Bermuda should be on your bucket list

1:25:43 - Why you should try a Dark & Stormy & how underrated Ginger Ale is

1:26:27 - The appeal of the Hamptons during its offseason

1:27:32 - Derek’s love for seashells

1:33:13 - A luxury escape, Padma Resort Ubud in Bali, Indonesia

1:34:00 - Why the Surin Phuket in Thailand is a must visit

1:35:15 - Cal reveals his Thai origins to Adam

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