The Derek Loudermilk Show

“My superhero power is a VIP access to the world” – Colleen Schell Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is an energetic and inspiring person who believes that everyone is a jerk; and the more we accept that, the more it goes away until we are left with self-love. Colleen Schell is a repeat guest from Episode 53: The Core Of Leadership . She is an Emotional Intelligence and Transformationa...

“We connect people with needs overseas with to donors who want a really cool donation experience” – Gret Glyer Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is an amazing person with a big heart. He founded a charity organization to help those who are in need and he gets ZERO salaries in return. His compensation is the smiles from the people they are able to help. Gret Glyer is the founder of Dono...

Hi Adventurers! This is a special bonus episode featuring some of of my top travel podcaster friends! You will hear from each host for a couple of minutes so you can get a better feel for what they are like.  Immersing yourself in a variety of travel, lifestyle, digital nomad, expat, and adventure podcasts is the best way to accelerate your learning on the topics! Of course there are some great sh...

“Ayahuasca really helped me see that we can grow and change; not in order to love ourselves, but because we already do” – Melissa Stangl   Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is a lady who walks the spiritual path. She left the city life to stay in the jungle and help heal the people through Ayahuasca and plant medicines. Melissa Sangl is a fellow author that I met through the Publishize...

  “When you ask for something, it tells the universe that you’re ready to have it.” How comfortable are you with asking for what you want? How comfortable are you getting a no when you ask for something? This is a 5-minute Friday episode about the Art of Asking. One of the most important skills for success as an entrepreneur and adventure traveler. Learning to ask more and getting comfortable with...

Hey Adventurers, let’s twist it up a bit! Today’s episode on the Art of Adventure is a new type of episode which features our week trip in Slovenia. Moving forward, we will be featuring places/countries that we have visited for the first time so you too could discover amazing countries for your next big adventure. Slovenia is a country in Central Europe known for its unique terrain, ski resorts, a...

“My best investment of effort is in understanding how to invest into more people” – Jon Levy Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast has been on the show before and he joins us once more to share his success in hosting over a thousand of highly influential people over dinner. Jon Levy is the author of the book,  The 2 AM Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure , a combination of people’...

“Just write your book, put it out there, and let nature take its course.” – Guy Vincent Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is someone who left everything at home - his job, his friends and his girlfriend to embark on a quest to find what makes his life more meaningful and complete. Luckily, he was able to find everything he was looking for. Guy Vincent is the founder and CEO of Publishi...

“We want to actually connect the people in a different way than usual.” – Iva Bencun “We strongly believe that we can do this festival and that we must do it in order to expand that kind of love that we feel for Zadar.” – Martina Ljustina Today’s guests on the Art of Adventure podcast are two adventure savvy entrepreneurs who has devoted their time and effort in order to provide fun and thrill for...

“Storytelling is important to me because it’s stories that are touching the hearts of people.” – Caroline Weiler Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is a travel entrepreneur, a storyteller, a writer and a visual story mapper who believes that every person has a story to tell and that every story has the power to inspire other people. Caroline Weiler is the co-founder of Travel Storytelli...

“I think being in an environment that pushes you outside of your comfort zone and forces you to face or do something that scares you is integral to personal growth and expanding your horizon. And with that, you gain a new perspective of the world.” – Elise Darma Today's guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is a hotshot Instagrammer.  She has grown her Instagram account vastly within the past year...

“I would love for people to do what they want to do rather than doing what they have to do.” – Travis Sherry Our guest for today’s episode on the Art of Adventure podcast is a certified storyteller. You will definitely be astounded by his journey in reaching his dream career and his determination to share this dream with other people. I mean, who wouldn’t want a job that gives freedom to travel in...

“I’m somebody who wants to make a difference and the way I have chosen to make that difference is through finding ways to empower human beings to live their best lives” – Ron Malhotra Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is someone who knows a lot about human psychology by just doing research and observing people. He believes that knowing who we really are is the most important thing to l...

"Adventure is novel experiences, things that I have never done before, and finding the novelty in the seemingly mundane." -Troy Erstling On today's episode of the Art of Adventure podcast, I have with me an amazing, creative, and talented guest. I mean, seriously, you're going to end this episode asking yourself: what can this guy not do? Troy Erstling is the founder of Brain Gain , which connects...

"I have control over the energy that I am contributing to the world." - Sarah Dandashy Our guest today possesses some unique superpowers: the ability to connect people and get stuff done. Sarah Dandashy, founder and creator of the web series Ask A Concierge , has been dubbed the darling of the concierge community. She's been recognized by the Les Clefs d'Or Concierge, a not-for-profit association...

"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 developmen...

"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...

"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...

"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 gr...

"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...

“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 an...

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...

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...

“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 f...

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 mon...