"When you can own who you are, then you can own how you can show up for other people." - Calvin Witcher Today's guest on the podcast is one of the most inspirational people I know. He is a spiritual coach, a thought leader, motivational speaker, and most importantly, an awesome dad to four boys! Calvin Witcher mentors and teaches thousands on family education, spirituality, and personal development. He believes in find your truth and living it unapologetically. His approach in coaching differs f...
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr
"The reason I became an entrepreneur is because I felt I had this mission that I was not being able to do because I was spending 50-60 hours a week working for someone else." - Dale Thomas Vaughn Today's guest is a "return guest." He was previously on episode 66 of the Art of Adventure podcast, where we talked about adventure and healthy masculinity. This time around, he is back to bring us tons of value - and we'll be discussing the importance of media in entrepreneurship. Dale Thomas Vaughn pr...
Apr 04, 2017•59 min
"You need some type of chaos to achieve creativity." - Michael Spencer Bown Today's episode is one of my all time favorites because today's guest is known as the "most traveled man," and is big hero of mine. Mike Spencer Bown has not only visited every single country in the world, he has also immersed into some cultures by living with tribes. One thing about living with the natives is that he did not expect how good the people were. They took him in, welcomed him to their community, taught him l...
Mar 27, 2017•1 hr 23 min
"Your biggest enemy is obscurity"- Jeremy Ryan Slate Jeremy Ryan Slate has the mindset and philosophy of an individual who is geared toward success. He is the host of Create Your Own Life , a podcast aimed at helping entrepreneurs break through barriers and live the life of their dreams. During the interview, Jeremy talks about his struggles in the beginning, as well as his adventures that have greatly contributed to his mission. He emphasizes on not being afraid to fail in the beginning, as he ...
Mar 21, 2017•51 min
"The spirit of entrepreneurship is innately human"- Dougan Sherwood Dougan Sherwood is a visionary. He looks into the future and imagines what an innovative ecosystem looks like for universities and businesses. Our guest today, Dougan Sherwood, is the co-founder of Cambridge Innovation Center St. Louis, and the current global director of expansion. CIC is a real estate services company that takes pride in their culture and how they’ve built a “community for entrepreneurs.” CIC has been the home ...
Mar 13, 2017•43 min
“Adventure is following the whims of your heart and soul, being spontaneous, and not letting anything get in the way of the things you want to do.” - Emily Utter Today on the podcast is my good friend Emily Utter. We met in Bali a year ago and since then, she has been a great advisor and is currently my business coach (yes, us coaches have coaches too!). Emily wanted to take control of her life and go where her passion dictates her to, and that’s why she became an adventurous entrepreneur. Her g...
Feb 28, 2017•46 min
I'm excited to have my new friend Matt Bailey is on the show today! Matt is a Canadian adventurer extraordinaire - he's done so many cool things that I wonder how he fit them all in to his life Matt is a "life-long learner and explorer." He believes in crushing limits and living fearlessly - and he wants everyone else to do the same. So he started Live Limitless , a website where Matt shares his experiences and more importantly, his travel hacks. Matt is also the founder of Canadian Free Flyers ...
Jan 31, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Get Real, the game of asking questions, was developed by David Wood and Sarah Gajek with this sole mission in mind: to create deeper and more meaningful connections - be it in romantic relationships, at work, or friendship. David and Sarah are currently in Australia to work on their app called Get Real which gives you 450 questions to ask when you want to spark a deep conversation. At first, David said he was a bit doubtful but eventually “fell in love with my own app.” If there’s anyone else wh...
Jan 24, 2017•57 min
“We want to help people become global citizens.” - Jonny Roman Belize is a beautiful place to get married, and my guests today did get married there! It wasn’t just another wedding - it was an epic adventure wedding with 75 of their closest friends, complete with native drumming, chocolate making, tubing in the jungle, and snorkeling in the ocean. Now that’s something you’ll definitely treasure forever. Jonny Roman and Elsie Storm have 15 years of combined experience in organizing international ...
Jan 06, 2017•58 min
Garrett Philbin is a Financial Life Coach and the man behind BeAwesomeNotBroke.com . Garret helps his clients change their relationship with money so they can “take control of their finances and put each dollar toward the goal of creating their Most Awesome Life.” Garrett’s path to where he is today wasn’t an easy one. Just a few years ago Garrett was stuck in a job he hated making just enough money to survive in New York City. Garret left that job to help start two companies but when one of the...
Dec 13, 2016•1 hr 8 min
"When you shake someone's hand, you have changed your life"- Travis Sheridan Travis Sheridan is the new global director of Venture Cafe and it the very definition of a superconnector. In this episode, Travis tells us about the mission of Venture Café  as well as his personal mission. Not surprisingly, the two have a lot in common- to create an environment for success! Travis is all about connecting innovators to make things happen and designing an environment that helps them succeed - wheth...
Oct 18, 2016•52 min
"People love people who love themselves"- Kim Seltzer Imagine you could transform your confidence in a single moment. I  saw this happen beofre my eyes when I first met today's guest Kim Seltzer. She did an "instant makeover" for one of the guys attending the Elite Man Conference where we both were speaking and picked a new outfit for him borrowing from the audience. Kim is Dating Makeover Expert & Confidence Coach based in Los Angeles and has helped thousands of people change their lif...
Oct 18, 2016•52 min
Today on the art of adventure we have Mark Manson! Mark writes an extremely popular blog "Personal Development that doesn't suck", with millions of monthly readers. I've been wanting to have Mark on for a while and we sat down to talk about his new book. Lots of people sent in questions for Mark, and I thing we really covered some good stuff. The first thing I noticed about Mark is that he is really well read and thoughtful. Also that his speaking "tone" or style is different than his writing. W...
Sep 13, 2016•46 min
Today on the Art of Adventure we have Genevieve Gauvin and Nick Pineault from the Great Anomaly. They are unique in that they are a nomadic couple and run a business together - "couplepreneurs". One questions I ask is "How is it possible to run a successful business, travel the world, spend all kinds of time together and keep your romance and relationship spark alive?" And because their business is all about health - I finally get the answer to questions like what exact toxins are you getting ...
Sep 10, 2016•1 hr 7 min
A friend recently asked my if I had an episode that looked at what exactly adventure is. I've spoken about this all over the world and on dozens of other podcasts, and now I want to share with you some things I have discovered. About two years ago I decided to become the world leading expert on adventure. Besides going on adventures myself, I have interviewed and read the works of history's greatest adventurers. This episode is a collection of thoughts about adventure and the many different aspe...
Aug 18, 2016•18 min
JG Francouer is the CEO of Black Card Books, which gives free writing and publishing workshops all over the world to help people publish their books so that they can build wealth. A "Product of the product", JG is the author of Messy Manager , and got started as an author after attending a publishing workshop by Gerry Robert - the founder of Black Card. JG talks us through the massive amount of leverage you can create for yourself in terms of increased consulting, coaching, and speaking fees fro...
Aug 02, 2016•43 min
During grad school I found myself teaching a microbiology laboratory class, which usually involved a brief lecture and then a couple hours of experiments. At the end of each semester the students would grade the instructors on how well we did. My first two semesters I was given a 4.5/5 overall rating. During my third semester of teaching, with the exact same course material, 120 students gave me a 4.98/5 overall rating. What had changed? At some point I began to study the science of charisma and...
Jul 28, 2016•19 min
"We would go on google maps, find a green area, and set up a pirate camp"- Tom Edwards Tom Edwards went from broke hitchhiking street musician to Ecommerce maganate in just a few short months. He is on the podcast to discuss his latest book, Two Bucks to Timbuktu . Tom is full of hilarious stories - he has a habit of putting himself into situations where he has no choice but to succeed. There was the time when he was volunteering in a hostel in South America and had only $50 to his name and spen...
Jul 25, 2016•53 min
Do you want the magical ability to talk your way into whatever you want in life? What would life be like if people were excited to say YES to getting behind all your greatest ideas? Legend has is that if you kiss the 'Stone of Eloquence', otherwise known as the 'Blarney Stone' at Blarney Castle in Ireland that you will forever be able to talk your way into anything. Ten years ago I kissed the stone and have since been able to talk my way into getting whatever I want in life... Save yourself a tr...
Jul 21, 2016•21 min
"It's your life, It's your game, level up" - Nik Wood Today on the show is my best friend and Bali housemate, Nik Wood, creator of Life Athletics . The idea behind Life Athletics is to treat life like it is a game or a sport, and that you can train yourself in all areas, just like you can with athletics. Nik and I have been close friends for over a year, helping each other with our various entrepreneurial projects and providing good insight for each other. I wanted to bring Nik on the show becau...
Jul 18, 2016•1 hr 8 min
"I like to take people from 'Ewww' to 'Fascinating!'" - Mary Roach Mary Roach has been a hero of mine for a long time. I was first introduced to her work when I was given Packing for Mars for christmas, back when I was looking for microbes from outer space. While I was in grad school, I was interested in the human gut microbiome, and coincidentally that's when Gulp came out - all about the Alimentary canal from your mouth to your butt. Including the latest work on fecal transplants. Besides her ...
Jul 11, 2016•54 min
It's been two years since I live somewhere else besides Bali. For most of the life of the Art of Adventure podcast, we have recorded from Bali. Now I'm back in the states for a few months before the next move. I learned a ton from my time in Bali, and I'd like to share some stories with you that represent my experience there. I like to think of the town where I lived, Ubud like a small liberal arts college. Everyday You see your friends at restaurants or at yoga or at the coworking spaces. There...
Jul 08, 2016•20 min
When we have unmet expectations, we can be left with negative, lethargic feelings, and that is where the term Expectation Hangover comes from. How can we be more in touch with our feelings, expectations, superpowers, goals, and our ego so that we can manage all these components for more happiness? Speaker, coach, and author Christine Hassler is on the show today to talk about her work around beating expectation hangovers. She will teach us how to create agreements instead of expectations, look a...
Jul 06, 2016•41 min
What is the best questions to ask on a road trip? The art of a good question is something I have thought a lot about over the last few years, especially since thatâ€s how I make my living. I realized when looking at the data that other people must be interested in questions too because this has become one of my most popular blog posts. The original was written four years ago and still seems to be relevant, so I wanted to expand and provide these thoughts in a audio format as well. I recently t...
Jul 06, 2016•15 min
On the road in South Park, Colorado What is the best questions to ask on a road trip? The art of a good question is something I have thought a lot about over the last few years, especially since that's how I make my living. I realized when looking at the data that other people must be interested in questions too because this has become one of my most popular blog posts. The original was written four years ago and still seems to be relevant, so I wanted to expand and provide these thoughts in a...
Jul 06, 2016•15 min
"I love creating experiences where people can go on an adventure together" - Garrison Cohen Garrison Cohen was a recent guest on episode 119 of the Art of Adventure, talking about relationships, and now he his back to talk about events! I was visiting Garrison in San Francisco and he was telling me the story of the "Wedding Character Party" he had recently, where everyone came to the party as a stereotypical wedding character - the drunk uncle, the celebrity guest, the ring bearer, the officiant...
Jun 27, 2016•56 min
"When you are a traveler, you empathize with the locals"- Marcel Fernandez I'm a huge fan of what Marcela Fernandez is up to. After dropping out of several universities around the world and designing her own education, she founded On Board , a education program that lets you create your curriculum through global travel. She is also a TEDx speaker, Flow consultant, entrepreneur, and Adventurer. In this episode we dive into what you can learn through travel and some of the amazing experiences that...
Jun 20, 2016•45 min
Tom Hunt is a real interesting character. He told me he moved to Poland so he could finally get a bunch of work done on his startup. Before that he was living like a king in Venezuela with black market currency exchange. His first venture was selling men's leggings - which I can totally get behind. When I was a speedskater, my mom used to make me neon colored tights to race in! From giving a TED talk to hosting his own podcast, Tom is all about letting people look under the hood of Virtual Valle...
Jun 13, 2016•53 min
"In a good startup, there are no rules"-Fabian Dittrich Fabian Dittrich was supposed to be one of my co speakers at the Travel Storytelling Festival , but he had some car trouble in Spain... You never know what is going to happen when you run your company out of a Land Rover all over the world! Luckily, I was able to catch up with Fabian in Berlin for this interview because he has a really cool story. He calls his business Helpando.it a nomad company, and spent six months running the business wi...
Jun 06, 2016•58 min
"The generosity, friendliness, and creativity of people blew us away" - Anne-Laure Carruth I met Anne-Laure Carruth this year at the Travel Storytelling Festival , and when I saw her speak I thought she was one of the most adventurous women I had ever met. In 2014 and 2015, she and her friend Lucy Engleheart drove an old Land Rover around the Mediterranean and the Middle East to attempt to truly understand the region and bring back stories of good news form a troubled part of the world. After ap...
May 30, 2016•52 min
