Today on the podcast, Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Ric Pratte (@ricpratte), the founder of AVL Digital Nomads, a group dedicated to promoting Asheville, North Caroline as a digital nomad destination and helping connect nomads and remote workers in Asheville.

Ric and Mitko discussed why Asheville is a great US base for digital nomads, the economic impact of remote workers in a city like Asheville, and why not talking about work is the #1 rule for a remote worker meet-up.

💬  Topics Discussed:

• How did Ric become aware of the digital nomad movement?
• Getting the idea to build a digital nomad community in Asheville
• What was the initial reception of the AVL Digital Nomads group?
• The exponential growth of AVL Digital Nomads
• Why is Asheville such a great place for remote workers and digital nomads?
• The cost of living in Asheville
• The benefits of living in small towns and communities around Asheville
• The growth of Asheville and neighboring communities
• Coworking spaces and places to work from in Asheville
• The economic impact of remote workers moving to Asheville
• Does the local government and the city of Asheville support, remote workers?
• How does the influx of remote workers affect social life in Asheville?
• What do AVL Digital Nomads events look like?
• The diversity of the Asheville remote worker community
• The importance of socializing with other remote workers
• Creating a space for digital nomads and remote workers

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🎒 Resources:

• https://www.meetup.com/avl-digital-nomads/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricpratte/
• https://www.milb.com/asheville
• https://ventureasheville.com/
• https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/
• https://www.mojocoworking.com/?public=&page=54
• https://hatchinnovationhub.org/
• https://www.ashevillechamber.org/