Greg Caplan is the CEO and Founder of Remote Year, the world's largest work-travel program that started as an email to a friend and went viral with over 50,000 sign ups in the first few days of launching. Greg has since helped thousands of people travel the world while working remotely. A former EY Entrepreneur of the Year and SXSW speaker, today he shares with us how he started Remote Year, what the program offers for people who want to work online and travel, and his predictions for the future...
Dec 31, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 35
Justin Mitchell is the founder of Yelling Across Cubicles, or "YAC," an audio-first messaging platform that helps you communicate faster and build stronger relationships with your co-workers or remote team. Companies like Google, Invision, Salesforce, Hubspot, CVS, Mailchimp, and more are jumping on the YAC bandwagon. In this episode, find out: * How the founders of YAC won Product Hunt's Makers Festival in 2018. * What you need to know about the upcoming audio app invasion in 2020. * How YAC ca...
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 34
Hear what it's like to live in the Lofoten Islands of Norway as a digital nomad or van lifer! Today we have an interview with the founders of the Arctic Coworking Lodge, tour of the space, and video clips of the beautiful scenery in Lofoten and many outdoor activities and things to do. Learn more about the Arctic Digital Nomads: https://youtu.be/oQWj7DQSBiE ........................................................................................................ Support the Podcast: NEW: Become a ...
Dec 17, 2019•32 min•Ep. 33
Dave Williams is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of NomadX, a Lisbon-based housing company and community that's on a mission to revolutionize the way location independent professionals, or "Digital Nomads", live, work, and travel the world. NomadX makes it easy and affordable to live the Digital Nomad lifestyle, explore new cultures, and meet people from around the world while maintaining a healthy career. NomadX Slow Travel Pads™ and Lifestyle Community for Digital Nomads offers apartment...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 32
Sam Marks is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and world traveler. He's co-founded and sold three successful businesses and is currently the Founder & CEO of Coworker.com. He also co-hosts the Invest Like a Boss podcast with another Badass Digital Nomad, Johnny FD. ILAB is one of the top 20 finance podcasts in the world. In today's live interview, Sam shares his tips and advice on a variety of topics from entrepreneurship to travel, investing, and the future of work. He also shares details on...
Dec 03, 2019•58 min•Ep. 31
Learn why the tiny village of Pingeyri in the West Fjords of Iceland is a great place to work remotely! Whether you are a startup, digital nomad, or even an artist, The Blue Bank in Iceland is a beautiful retreat space, coworking space, and innovation center in the middle of nature. Find out more at: https://www.blabankinn.is/ About Kristin: Kristin Wilson is an online entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and content creator who has lived and worked in 60+ countries. She coaches people who want to wor...
Nov 26, 2019•39 min•Ep. 30
Liam is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com . After graduating with a masters in Sociology from McGill University, Liam opened a small tutoring company which grew to over 100 employees, and looked to solve a problem with remote employees not reporting accurate work data which turned into Staff.com. He consults on outsourcing and process design and is passionate about how to gain insights into the inner workings of how people work. About Kristin: Kristin Wilson is an online ent...
Nov 19, 2019•52 min•Ep. 29
Do you find it hard to step away from your cushy salary and the the perceived security of your 9-5 job? Then this podcast is for you. Kristin is talking to Christin Maschmann who managed to take this step at age 40 and is now running her own location independent Creative Agency called NICE & SUNNY. In this interview, we discuss: * Patience is the game and things can often take longer than expected * Being courageous and asking for what you want while offering value *Less can make you way mor...
Nov 12, 2019•44 min•Ep. 28
How to move to Europe to lower your cost-of-living, save money, and pay less taxes: My guest today, James Meads, is a location-independent digital nomad who helps people live and work abroad in countries like Germany. He is also exploring countries in Eastern Europe such as Bulgaria and Romania to figure out which one has the lowest cost of living and highest quality of life, as well as low taxes or even zero taxes! In this interview, we discuss: How to transition from a corporate job to running...
Nov 05, 2019•58 min•Ep. 27
Australian digital nomad, Jason Pizzino, gives his tips on health, fitness, intermittent fasting, traveling as a couple, and becoming financially independent through geo-arbitrage. This is a live podcast with Jason in Greece and Kristin in Florida. Jason talks about the food in Greece, his diet while traveling, how long he's been a digital nomad, how he stays in shape on the road, and what he eats in a typical day in Athens, Greece. Follow Jason on Instagram About Kristin: Kristin Wilson is an o...
Oct 29, 2019•50 min•Ep. 26
Today's guest on Badass Digital Nomads is Jari Roomer of The Personal Growth Lab. Jari is a Top Writer on Medium in Productivity, Entrepreneurship, Self Improvement, and Technology and he's here today to help you learn how to crush it in these areas of your career, business, and personal life! He will also share some of his favorite things about working remotely, work-from-home tips and travel hacks. Order Jari's Daily Planner Use Code PGLJari for 15% off Learn how to achieve peak productivity a...
Oct 22, 2019•45 min•Ep. 25
What is it like to live in Argentina as a foreigner? Find out in this interview between two American Expats in Buenos Aires. We discuss what it's like to live and work abroad, what the cost of housing is like, if you need to learn Spanish, how to get permanent residency or a work permit, and much more. For the full Buenos Aires Travel & Cost-of-Living Guide, see this video: https://youtu.be/xEKTJtnJlyg ----------- About Kristin: Kristin Wilson is an online entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and ...
Oct 15, 2019•24 min•Ep. 24
Get an inside look to the first coliving space in Argentina! Nomad Hub Co-Working and Co-Living in Buenos Aires. Find out cost-of-living info, Buenos Aires lifestyle, party scene, things to do, co-working community and more. Nomad Hub's Website: http://nomadh.co Coliving Buenos Aires Facebook Page . Nomad Hub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenomadhub/ About Kristin: Kristin Wilson is an online entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and content creator who has lived and worked in 60+ countries. Sh...
Oct 08, 2019•20 min•Ep. 23
Samantha Radocchia, or "Sam Rad" for short, is an entrepreneur, author, engineer, and early blockchain pioneer and advocate who combines the mindsets of an anthropologist and a technologist. She's led corporate trainings at Fortune 100 companies, governments, investment firms, and the United Nations, educating leaders on the technologies and cultural shifts that will shape their organizations—and daily lives—in the decades to come. Sam is the author of the upcoming book, Bitcoin Pizza: The No Bu...
Oct 01, 2019•51 min•Ep. 22
Katie McKnoulty is an Australian nomadic writer, photographer and branding consultant, based between Paris, France and the world. Today, she talks to us from the sunflower fields of Tuscany, Italy. 🌻 Working remotely from her laptop over the past six years, she's travelled all over the world seeking to "find the light," immersing herself in 16 different cultures up-close and in-depth, spending a month or more in each place, living in 24 different houses and apartments in the process and meeting...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 21
Christa Romano and Kristin Wilson share travel stories and what it takes to become a digital nomad! Christa has been a digital nomad or living abroad since 2013. We discuss: How she became a digital nomad How to find digital nomad jobs Our take on dating as a digital nomad How to balance work and staying productive while traveling Why she recommends co-living Some of the experiences she's had while traveling Her favorite travel and digital nomad destinations Having more than one "job" or passion...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 20
This episode's guest is author, speaker, career coach, and IT Product Manager, Kanika Tolver. If you're interested in quitting your job, changing careers, working from home, or becoming a digital nomad, this episode is for you! In this video, we talk about: • Why people are so unhappy and stressed in their 9-5 jobs and what they can do about it • Why you DON'T need any technical skills to work remotely online • How to re-invent yourself and your career when changing from a traditional job to a r...
Sep 10, 2019•55 min•Ep. 19
A new episode of Badass Digital Nomads with the founder of Nomad Summit, Travel Like a Boss & Invest Like a Boss Podcasts, and many other online businesses like courses on dropshipping, passive income, Amazon FBA, affiliate marketing, and how to make money blogging. Johnny has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company and Entrepreneur Magazine. He explains how he went from reading The Four Hour Work Week more than 10 years ago then moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand and how he as bu...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 18
Christine McDannell is a location-independent tech entrepreneur who skipped college and entered the workforce right out of high school. After a career in real estate, she started her first of eight companies over the next 15 years. She has had multiple successful exits and is now part of the Techstars Accelerator in Amsterdam. About Christine: Christine is the founder of Kindred Quarters, CoLiving for entrepreneurs. Her current venture is Kndrd.io, a global software platform for the CoLiving ind...
Aug 27, 2019•55 min•Ep. 17
You want to travel more; you want to have more freedom. How? One of the things that becoming a remote worker allows you to do is escape the rat race. Start living below your means. STOP caring about "keeping up with the Joneses (or Kardashians, for that matter)." Remote work makes the social climb irrelevant and unmasks it for what it is - something Naval Ravikant calls a stupid game where you win stupid social prizes. What if that weren't even a factor in your life anymore? Completely irrelevan...
Aug 20, 2019•34 min•Ep. 16
Matt Bowles is a location-independent entrepreneur who started his own online business after stumbling across The Four Hour Work Week in a Barnes and Noble bookstore back in 2007 - the day he got laid off from his 9-5 job. He now helps people create passive income streams through location-independent real estate investment properties and runs a podcast interviewing other digital nomad entrepreneurs. He has been featured in major national media and was named one of the "Top 50 Real Estate Opinion...
Aug 13, 2019•42 min•Ep. 15
It's no secret that automation is eliminating jobs. The question is, will it replace yours ? In this solo episode, Kristin explains how to decrease your risk of being replaced by a robot. Instead of focusing on excelling in one area of expertise, you can become a "specialized generalist." Or, someone who uniquely combines multiple skills and talents. While A.I. is expected to impact jobs in technology, human resources, and manufacturing at first, every sector of the economy will become affected....
Aug 06, 2019•23 min•Ep. 14
Equal pay is a hot topic right now, especially after the USWNT won the World Cup of Soccer and with democratic presidential candidates joining the conversation. Luckily, remote companies like Tortuga Backpacks are leading the way with innovative policies to help close the gender pay gap. A recent survey of 2,520 self declared digital nomads revealed a troubling reality: In spite of the other progressive aspects of the digital nomad movement, there were significant and obvious pay gap amongst nom...
Jul 30, 2019•44 min•Ep. 13
For the past 50 years, remote work has been treated as an "employee benefit" or reward that should be used sparingly. But to resist remote work is to resist change - a costly mistake that makes companies less competitive, innovative, and profitable. In this episode, Kristin explains how the 9-5 paradigm is outdated and why remote work is a return to basics rather than an innovation or trend. Remote work helps people and companies save money while making more. It increases employee morale, produc...
Jul 23, 2019•27 min•Ep. 12
Rolf Potts is an American author, essayist, screenwriter, and long-term traveler who is most known for his best-selling book, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. Tim Ferriss has cited Vagabonding as the reason he decided to travel the world for a year in 2004-2005. As a result, Tim went on to write The Four-Hour Work Week, which is how I found out about Rolf's books in 2007. 12 years later, I enrolled as a student at Rolf's first Travel Memoir Workshop this summe...
Jul 16, 2019•32 min•Ep. 11
How much taxes should you pay as a US digital nomad? Kristin and Grace break down all the common tax misconceptions for you. Grace Taylor is a US tax expert specializing in tax issues for US expats and digital nomads. Following an 8 year career in the Big Four, focusing on US tax for global mobility programs, she started Gracefully Expat LLC to offer US tax consulting and compliance to individuals. Grace is originally from Vancouver, Canada, but has lived in the US, South Africa, and Ireland, an...
Jul 12, 2019•49 min•Ep. 10
In this solo episode, Kristin clarifies the common myths, misconceptions, and possibilities around digital nomadism, location independence, and remote work, related to: * Required tech skills * Quitting your job * Traveling and cost of travel * Freelancing * Passive income * Job titles * Entrepreneurship * Digital nomad "trendiness" We also discuss: * The various categories and types of remote workers. * How to break through the perceived limitations of a location-independent lifestyle. * How th...
Jul 02, 2019•27 min•Ep. 9
Not so long ago, Palle Bo would look at a world map in his kitchen and place pins on the countries he wanted to visit. But he didn't want to wait until he retired to start living his life, so he became a digital nomad at 51 years old. A few years later, he's officially been to over 73 countries and he's still 10 or 15 years away from the traditional retirement age. It just goes to show that it's never too late to start living the life you want! Watch this episode on YouTube as a video interview....
Jun 25, 2019•35 min•Ep. 8
Vlad Glebov, the CEO of CoLife, and Kristin discuss what a world without borders would be like. Vlad is a serial entrepreneur and nomad on a mission. After starting several successful ventures he has now turned his focus towards his next startup called, CoLife co-living and a non-profit called Project Earthian. Vlad is passionate about helping people see the world through a new lens - Earth First. Vlad and Kristin first met when he gave a talk on the Nomad Cruise called: The Nomad Lifestyle Coul...
Jun 18, 2019•47 min•Ep. 7
Today's topic is life advice: I share the best 5 pieces of advice I've ever received and even more I found this week. But first, some news - thanks to my Patreon Patrons who support this content on helping people change their lives through remote work: • TWK is now on Roku and soon Amazon Fire TV • Travel vlogs on Estonia and Kyoto on TWK • Destination Eat Drink • The Maverick Show • I applied for the Bumble Dream Job. Leave a comment on Bumble's Instagram if you think I would be a good fit! Lea...
Jun 11, 2019•43 min•Ep. 6
