The Derek Loudermilk Show

"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 conne...

"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 Exp...

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 real...

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...

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 greate...

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 le...

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...

"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...

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 ston...

"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 entrepr...

"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 Aliment...

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 art...

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 beati...

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 b...

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 writte...

"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 st...

"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...

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 t...

"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 st...

"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 u...

I present you with a one of a kind podcast episode! This episode of the Art of Adventure features interviews with my Grandfather, Father, and my own comments on their responses - three generations of Loudermilk men weighing in on big questions about Life, Love, Work, Family, Religion, Creativity, and Travel. In 2015 I took advantage of my digital nomad status and spent time visiting and working in...

Today's guest, Gunnar Garfors is the youngest ever hobby traveler to visit every country in the world - 198 in total - all while maintaining a full time job as a journalist in Norway where he is President of an international radio and TV organization. One thing I noticed about Gunnar when I met him at the Travel Storytelling Festival was that he had a ton of energy! At the end of each day when I w...

"I need to be vulnerable and put myself out there" - Jonny Freesh Jonny Freesh is a return guest - he was on the show way back in episode 32  that charted his background as a raw food chef. Since then, Jonny has sold his raw food business, moved to Melbourne, Australia, and committed to a full time career as a rapper. He is one of the few musical artists that places just as much weight on his mus...

"Don't apologize for being awesome"- Rock Thomas Rock Thomas is a self made millionaire, speaker, coach, and adventurer. I brought him on the show based on multiple recommendations from friends around the world. Rock made his first million in real estate and currently has 16 streams of income (many of which he details in this episode). Despite initial financial success, Rock knew there was somethi...

Welcome back for another solo round of the Art of Adventure podcast! The cycle of adventure, the heroes journey - applies to anything big and hard you want to achieve. This first step and last step are just steps like all other other and they are the most important at the same time. Adventure has a time line - there is a cycle that has a beginning and end. They say the hard part is in the middle a...