Misfits and Rejects

In Episode 133 I sat down with expat Adam Spillane in Phong Nha Vietnam. Adam is a professional caver leading tours into the largest cave in the world, Son Doong. In fact, he was on the first ever expedition into the care and has helped map almost the entire thing. He’s an engineer by trade but has figured out a way to live his passion of caving in a really cool country like Vietnam. Enjoy! Show N...

In Episode 132 I sat down with expat Multi aka David English. He owns and runs the Pepper House with his Vietnamese wife Dien in Phong Nha Vietnam. Multi has a way about him that is second to none. He is his own person and walks through life at his own pace. Multi is along with those who came before him why I started Misfits and Rejects. I love meeting people like Multi. Enjoy! Show notes: Pepper...

In Episode 131 I sat down with expat David Saiia. He started the NGO Reuse Everything Institute, Inc. He is tackling the world’s plastic pollution problem and its poverty in a very unique way. He’s trying to help communities repurpose plastics in ways that can benefit individual homes and create multiple business opportunities within the plastic repurposing process. Enjoy! Show notes: Reuse Everyt...

In Episode 130 I sat down with expat Dwayne Dixon. He grew up in Mumbai India to a family who were some of the first colonizers when it was known as Queen Victoria Gate or the Gateway to India. Dwayne’s got a bit of a passport problem. He is eligible for a British and Portuguese passport but due to a land dispute back in India he’s having trouble proving his birthright connecting him to his royal...

In Episode 129 I sat down with expat Denise Cox. She is the owner and operator of Mamma D’s rooftop bar in Phong Nha Vietnam. She’s been living in Vietnam for the last eight years and had her share of ups and downs. She says through it all it wasn’t until she invested in herself and her bar that she realized her true strength. Now her confidence sores as she gets to share Mamma D’s with all the ex...

In Episode 128 I sat down with expats Max and Jack Brewer-mccabe. Max in fifteen and Jack is thirteen and they’ve basically grown up on the road traveling around the world with their parents. The family has decided to settle in Phong Nha Vietnam cutting ties with Australia where they’re all from. I love meeting and getting to know families like this. Max and Jack are so switched on to the world. T...

In Episode 127 I open up about my pursuit to design the life that I want. I go deep into the up and downs of being an online entrepreneur and all the cool things I’ve been doing while on the road in Asia. Location independence from work is awesome and without a doubt this is the life I want to keep striving to make viable. Enjoy! Show notes: MisfitsandRejects.com , Chris Reynolds Episode 074 , Les...

In Episode 126 I spoke with Susan Jagannath. She lost her job as a technical writer and instead of looking for another she created her own. Susan became a writer and writing coach. She now writes travel guides about her treks around the world plus coaches new authors on how to write their first book. She has a real passion for writing and hiking the most iconic, scenic routes around the world. She...

In Episode 125 I sat down in Yangon Myanmar with expat Alex Bertrand. He’s an artist and animator using his skills to create animations with a powerful, positive message. He’s created his own branch at a media company that allows him to pass on his animation skills to local workers. He works with local groups on issues like plastic pollution and uses his animation to help educate the population. A...

In Episode 124 I sat down with expat Julie Garnier in Yangon Myanmar. She fell in love with the textiles in Myanmar and started making custom dresses. As she describes them they are all purpose, never go out of fashion and last forever. Pretty perfect dress if you ask me. Check out her dress and story. Enjoy! Show notes. Lilla on Instagram , Get a dress custom made , myMe Project Myanmar , Support...

In Episode 123 I sat down with expat Amn Deepsing. He’s a friend I made while living at a hotel in Yangon Myanmar. He’s originally from India but has been living and working in Yangon the past year. Amn was the first person to ever look at the Misfits and Rejects logo and offered a philosophical perspective of the symbology behind the icons. In this episode we talk about life and how we fit into i...

In Episode 122 expat Lesley Arnold describes what it’s like living in a small village in Vietnam, owning a bar and how deciding to become a online business manager changed everything. Enjoy! Show notes: LesleyArnold.com , Bomb Carter Bar, Episode 112 Willo Sana , Esther Jacobs One Year To Freedom , Support Misfits and Rejects on Patreon , Get a Misfits and Rejects T-shirt or Tank

In Episode 121 I spoke with expat Dave “Drifter” Christopher. He is a Vietnam vet who went back to Vietnam later in life to retire. He spent 40 years as a hairdresser in Pittsburgh and now runs a small pizza restaurant in Phong Nha Vietnam. Dave needs help finding his long lost friend Ho Moc San. He explains what that means during our conversation but you can click in the show notes to get the ful...

In Episode 120 I spoke with expat Tommy Joiner. He’s a digital nomad who recently purchased a online business franchise. He’s adding his new teaching certification business to his portfolio of businesses to increase cash flow and align himself more with what he want out of life. He’s been living the digital nomad life for years but is ready to challenge himself and level up his life style and busi...

In Episode 119 I sat down with expat Aaron the owner and operator of DiscoverContainers.com. He decided that he wanted to live a location independent lifestyle and instead of building a business from scratch he bought one online. Aaron sells information products on how to build container homes and makes a good living without ever having created any of the content. Of course it’s never that simple...

In Episode 118 I sat down with expats Nubia and Frantzces. They co-host the a podcast called Chronicles Abroad which highlights the journey, the process, and the experience of travel. Not only their experiences but others who are living a life on the road. They use these stories to inspire people to travel more and create a life full of possibilities. They want their listeners to realize they have...

In Episode 117 I sat down with George Baltakian. He’s Armenian/American and found that breaking free from the Armenian community he grew up in was difficult. He had a dream to pursue a life in music but the tight knit community was not supportive. He had to come up with a way to satisfy their concerns without compromising what he wanted. In this episode he talks about how he silenced their questio...

In Episode 116 I sat down with expat Tom Kent. He’s the founder of TomKentCoaching.com. After getting out of the military he found that even with a degree in math from West Point, a career as an Army Intelligence Officer, the companies he always dreamed of working for didn’t have a place for him or so they said. He quickly adjusted and got his dream job but he had to get creative. After eighteen y...

In Episode 115 I sat down with expat Derek Murphy. He’s a full time author and traveler. He’s an expert on how to write, self-publish, promote and sell books online. If you are an author or aspiring author this is a must listen. Enjoy! Show notes: 91% off Derek’s Course on How To Write a Book That Sells , Creative Indie , Gorilla Publishing , Book Marketing is Dead , Derek Murphy Art , Misfits on...

In Episode 114 I sat down with expat Johnny FD. He’s a blogger, podcaster, author, drop shipper and has been living location independent from work for many years. He got his start by writing a book called 12 Weeks In Thailand: The Good Life On The Cheap and has never looked back. Not only is he passionate about living a self styled life but he loves talking about how to invest a portion of your ea...

In Episode 113 I sat down with expat Matt Kowalak. He helps brands enter and dominate their niche in China’s $1 Trillion e-commerce market through Social Commerce. He’s been living in China for the last thirteen years, navigating the business culture and the ever growing demand by Chinese consumers. If you need something manufactured in China, Matts your guy. If you want to sell your products to t...

In Episode 112 I sat down with expat Willo Sana. She is a transformational business coach who helps entrepreneurs hatch their big ideas. She draws upon twenty plus years of online entrepreneurial experience. She’s co-founded multiple startups and was blogging before blogging became cool. Now she lives in Asia enjoying sundresses and flip-flops year round. Get super inspired with Willo as she talks...

In Episode 111 I sat down with expat Nathan Rose in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He’s a digital nomad who self publishes in unique niches. He’s writing a book on how to get into Crypto Currencies, Equity Crowdfunding and a book on how different chess opening moves got their names. His next book will be on digital nomads and how this subculture of people is affecting the world. Keep an eye for Citizen Of...

In Episode 110 I sat down with expat Sarah Aboulhosn. She recently transitioned into a location independent lifestyle where she spends half her time in Bali and the other half in Thailand working as a freelance marketer. She talks about what it was like to take the first steps into this lifestyle and how you can do it too. Enjoy! Show notes: SarahAboulhosn.com , Wiflynomads.com , medium.com/@whats...

In Episode 109 I caught up with Nabil Amra. You may remember him from episode forty-nine. He was a contestant in the Golden Globe, a solo sail around the world. A race that has only been held once in fifty years. In this episode Nabil recounts the trials and tribulations of trying to get his boat seaworthy before the race. Then the sea conditions destroyed his autopilot and drove him back to the C...