The Offbeat Life - become location independent

My guest today is the talented Meagan Morrison . Who is the creator of Travel Write Draw. On this episode Meagan talks about how to be a trailblazer and dealing with the pressure to succeed. Meagan knew she wanted to be a Fashion illustrator but also wanted to incorporate her other interests in Travel and writing to her art. She discovered that there were no jobs that fit this niche so she did wha...

On this week's episode, I speak to Leah Shoup who is a remote translator and social media influencer. After graduating college, Leah became unsure which career path she should take. She knew that a 9-5 was not right for her. With a bit of hard work and networking, Leah was able to find a job as a remote translator, that allows her to live a location independent lifestyle. Today, Leah travels the w...

On this week's episode of The Offbeat Life, I talk to Tarajia Morrell who is a travel food writer. Growing up, Tarajia was surrounded by the most amazing food and a dad who was a wine connoisseur. Her career path to becoming a food writer seems inevitable. However, it wasn't until her 30's when she finally realized that being a travel food writer was her purpose. Tarajia discusses how she is able...

Have you ever wanted to learn how you can make an impact, and earn lots of mulla while traveling? On this week's episode I talk to Ken Faeldonia and learn how he has created a fulfilling lifestyle that allows him to help others,  travel, and make money as a travel nurse! Like many of us, Ken was also confused about what he wanted to do. All of this changed when he traveled to a developing country...

If you have ever scrolled around on Instagram, you may have come across the Be a Pineapple creator Kat Gaskin and her beautiful images of sunsets, beaches and salty pineapples. Kat is the original creator of the "Be a Pineapple" quote, which became viral on the internet. "Be a pineapple. Stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside." - Kat Gaskin In this episode, Kat talks about how one mi...

Completing the 7 summits in the world in 42 days is only one of the many incredible things that Ac Sherpa has accomplished. I met Ac a few years ago when he was promoting International Sherpa guides at the NY Times travel show. Ac's humanitarian work and climbing the 7 summits is so incredible that I had to share his story with you! Ac was born in a small village in Nepal where he, along with many...

On this episode I talk to Evie Farrell, a single mom of daughter Emmie and creator of mum pack travel. For over 20 years, Evie lived a conventional life until the death of a close friend allowed her to reevaluate her life and how she has been spending it with her daughter Emmie. Evie realized that she would rather provide her daughter with amazing experiences in her early years than giving Emmie m...

Joseph Ruzer is a producer who has produced a variety of reality Television hits such as "Flavor of Love", 'Rock of Love" and "I Love New York" franchises. Joe left Reality Television to start a production company Ruzer Pictures where he now creates feature films, documentaries, web series and commercials. On this episode Joe talks about the Reality of Reality Television and trusting your self to...

Carin Gilfry is a graduate of Juilliard School and started her career as a professional opera singer. Carin became a voice actor after leaving a successful career as an opera singer and needing a new a career that allowed her to work remotely. Since becoming a voice actor, Carin has appeared in television commercials including Disney, Zulily.com and much more. On this episode Carin will talk about...

Jacob Fu along with wife Esther Julee are co-founders of The Local Adventurer . It was started as an outlet for Esther when she felt lost during a career transition. Six months after starting The Local Adventurer Esther realized she can monetize the blog and a few years later, Jacob left his job to focus on The Local Adventurer. Since then, their blog has grown to become one of the top 50 blogs in...

Alison Qualter Berna and Allison Schlanger met during a parent/child music class with their twins (yes, both ladies have twins and their names are Alison/Allison - it was meant to be). They were frustrated when resources for their children were not readily available. They decided to create a space for families in their neighborhood where they all wanted to come (both children and adults) and stay...

Gret Glyer is the founder of DonorSee , an app that allows people to help the worlds poorest within seconds of downloading, then let's the donor see where their money goes by giving raw video updates. From 2013-2016 Gret lived with the worlds poorest people in Africa, where he helped build 100 homes for the homeless and crowdfunded $100,000 to build girl's schools in Malawi. Gret's passion is to p...

Once upon a time.... A girl steps away from a successful photography career. Creates beautiful stop motion videos for fun. Get's noticed by major brands, given awards and amasses millions of followers on social media. Then had the amazing foresight to build a creative production company from her social media success. Wanna know how she did it? Join me to find out how Meagan created a business ( Vi...

Morgan is a 16 year old entrepreneur and Doughnut master. A high school student by day, doughnut entrepreneur by night. Morgan taught himself how to cook at the age of 7 and started his own restaurant Bistro Morgan  by the age of 15. Morgan has been dubbed the Doughnut prince of Australia and has gained huge media attention for the incredible success he has reached at the age of 16 and has even be...

Sara Melotti was a dancer for most of her life, until a back injury ended her career. She went on to a new career as a fashion photographer within 6 months from her first click of the camera. After working as a fashion photographer for 3 years, Sara realized that her work was hurting women by creating unrealistic beauty standards that they can not live up to. This led her to a new purpose and pass...

Lee left a successful career in Wall street to travel the whole world (literally). Since leaving Wall Street to pursue his passion, Lee has become an entrepreneur and travel expert who is now one of the youngest American to visit every country in the world, plus the North and South Poles. Lee talks about the importance of taking the time to enjoy the moment, how he creates income from travel and h...

Hey everyone, I'm Debbie Arcangeles. Thank you for joining me for the very first episode of The Offbeat Life. Every Monday I will be interviewing the most inspiring people who took a leap to follow their passions and found their purpose along the way. Each interview will be captivating, as it will be telling a story of a fearless individual.  Each interview will be the perfect company for when you...