The OpenWorld Podcast: Live Without Limits

In this inspiring interview we talk with the indefatigable Irishman ultramarathon runner Tony Mangan, who recently completed his "world run" around the entire planet! At the age of 52, Tony left his home in Dublin in October 2010 and then ran around the entire world. He went from the top of North America down through Central America and to the very tip of South America, then on through Australia,...

In this episode we welcome John Lee Dumas, host of the Entrepreneur on Fire podcast on to the show. John's exploits in the podcasting world are the stuff of legend. He rose quickly to the top of the podcasting business; in March 2015 alone EoF pulled in $232,761 in revenue. What is less well-known to most are John's travels around the world and how his personal experiences in new and foreign envir...

In this interview I talked with Alex Darroch, expat and co-founder of the Mad Monkey, Cambodia's largest hostel chain. He has quite the story. Alex is creating a new chapter in his life and together with his partners, helping to re-write a new story in a developing country that has reeled from decades of hell and hardship brought on by bloodshed, poverty and political instability. In all began in...

Introducing Rob Cubbon! Rob is an Amazon best-selling author, online teacher, graphic designer, digital nomad, and all-round good guy from London, currently in Saigon, who blogs at RobCubbon.com. Rob had a normal life in the UK as a graphic and web designer, but he was bored. He sought more excitement in life, and wanted to travel. So he started to focus on creating information products to break t...

Introducing Josh Denning! Josh is known as the “Tropical Entrepreneur” and he has a podcast of the same name that he’s been able to set up while living a Tropical Lifestyle from his base in Thailand. He regularly interviews some of the most successful location-independent entrepreneurs and digital nomads. Josh calls himself the "inquiries super charger," because he has more than a decade of digita...

Welcome to another episode of the OpenWorld podcast. This one was exciting, and after you listen, I'm sure you'll agree. I took a TON of notes. But first... Not sure if you've noticed, but lately around here we've been running a bunch of promotions. I've been trying to see what works and what doesn't when it comes to selling products online. Most attempts to sell fail flat. Based on several recent...

He’s known as the “Fearbuster.” He’s one of the people I feature in the introduction to my book. His mission is to inspire the world to become more fearless. In his words: “I just want to see what people can do, if we can all be less afraid. How many ideas we can realize together, how many dreams can be fulfilled, how many new products can be made, how many dream jobs can be had, and love stories...

In this episode, we introduce Gregory Diehl, and he's... kind of a big deal. Gregory is a digital nomad from San Diego who has been traveling the world since he was 19. Greg spends about a month or two in each country and he’s been to over 20 so far. He supports himself entirely virtually through online consulting for business development. Greg attributes his entry into the "school of life" - and...

One of the big things right now is Amazon and specifically, making money through self-publishing using Amazon’s platform. Amazon has changed the game for millions of would-be authors, enabling them to realize their dream of publishing a book, and earn a nice living too. However, a lot of people are rushing to this “gold mine” but not doing as well as they’d hoped, or not earning any real money. So...

Grant Weherly is a friend and fellow world-romping digital nomad. We met during a rock climbing expedition in Northern Thailand, where he is currently based, and clicked immediately. Grant is also the author of the new book “Break the System,” and a location-independent consultant who makes his money through teaching products on platforms like Udemy. Grant's book breaks down, in simple and easy to...

Starting a business and becoming your own boss is the force multiplier when it comes to creating freedom for yourself. It's hard to be your own man or woman when you have ten different supervisors breathing down your neck and dictating your every move. But for many of us (myself included), the path of self-employment is the thorny path - where we trade comfort for risk, long hours, uncertainty and...

Jordan Harbinger is the co-founder of The Art of Charm, which he calls “Harvard of Social Dynamics.” Jordan ditched a career in law once he discovered the power that social dynamics command in business and life. He discovered that the key differentiator that sets successful people apart - in almost any endeavor - comes down to their ability to cultivate interpersonal relationships. Since then, Jor...

Michael’s work can be summarized in one sentence: He helps entrepreneurs to close the gap from where they are to where they want to be. In his words: “You can take a rowboat to Hawaii or you can fly a jet to Hawaii.” Michael architects transformative experiences which place entrepreneurs in the cockpit to immediately arrive at their full potential. Through his coaching company, “Entrepreneur’s Awa...

One Way Ticket: A Digital Nomad Documentary

Jonny Blair left his home of Northern Ireland 11 years ago and has been on a journey around the world ever since. His current mission is to visit 100 countries - and he’s fast closing in on that mark, having visited all seven continents and now 99 countries - just ONE shy of his goal. Since he left school in 1997, Jonny has worked at over 50 different jobs, all around the world. Barman, ice cream...

To support a backpacking trip through 25+ different countries, Deepak turned to online business to support himself. He turned to affiliate marketing and set up over 70 different niche websites, but found that the impact was very low and the work wasn't very fulfilling. While traveling in Singapore, he set up a muse business selling spy cameras which provided automated passive income and funded his...

"Stop making excuses!!" -Trisha's advice. She’s the travel queen of the Philippines. Trisha Velarmino is a full-time traveling Filipina woman on a mission to travel to all visa free countries for Filipinos. She started out with very little money but has worked her way around the world, often volunteering for free food and accommodation. During her travels she's collected a lifetime's worth of expe...

The ultimate playbook to Lifestyle Design for 2015 (and beyond) is here! The new genre-redefining book, "Buy Your Own Island" is now available on Amazon. Get it here! Listeners can also download the audio book 100% free. Learn How to Make Money Online with Nick Loper! Today's guest, Nick Loper, is one of today's most active participants in the internet entrepreneurial space. He’s self-published 4...

The ultimate playbook to Lifestyle Design for 2015 (and beyond) is here! The new genre-redefining book, "Buy Your Own Island" is now available on Amazon. Get it here! Listeners can also download the audio book 100% free. Fred Perrotta is co-founder of Tortuga Backpacks, a company he started he created after a backpacking trip through Europe. The trip was excellent, but his backpack was not - and t...

Become a Friend of the Show: Please subscribe and review! It just takes a second and you can help our show increase its ranking on iTunes just by this simple and quick gesture. We’d be grateful for a review. Leave one here. His name is Ben Finnigan. He's lived more lives and been through more in 26 years then most of us have in a lifetime. Born into a family of entertainers, Ben has been a nomad s...

In today's episode I’m excited to share a preview from the audio book of my new title, "Buy Your Own Island" (which I've been hard at work and just finished recording!) What's the book about? Several years ago, I dreamt day and night about the kind of life I wanted – the one I deserved – but reality painted a different picture. I was an unemployed college graduate, broke and alone. Then one day I...

Become a Friend of the Show: Please subscribe and review! It just takes a second and you can help our show increase its ranking on iTunes just by this simple and quick gesture. We’d be grateful for a review. Leave one here. Alejandro Nuñez is the man. It has only been about 8 months since Alejandro started his blog, Mi Viaje Por el Mundo, but he is already able to support himself with his blog and...

"Be a leader of 'yourself' and others will be inspired to do the same. And it's refreshing as hell to lead a life doing exactly what you want without influence from others. I suggest you try it and let me know how it feels." -Tim King Want to know someone who inspires me? My friend Tim King. We met in college, and since then I’ve been blown away by everything he’s accomplished since. Tim was the f...

They were overwhelmed, and drifting apart. Life was a blur from day to day between owning a restaurant and managing a Dean Witter brokerage office. Billy and Akaisha Kaderli realized that it was time to make a change, so they booked a one-way ticket and re-invented their lives. It seemed crazy: they were only 38, far too young to retire. No one understand or supported their choice. They wondered i...

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." -Matt Ward, Art of the Kickstart We live in an exciting time in history. If you have a dream invention, product, or business that you’ve been wanting to launch, it is easier today than ever before.  Now you can take your idea and present it on Kickstarter, ask people for money to fund it, and they actually give it to you. It's one of those so-crazy-it...