In-depth conversations with today’s most interesting world travelers, location-independent entrepreneurs, and digital nomads. Matt Bowles travels the world full time to find the most fascinating people on the planet, draw out stories of their most epic adventures, and unpack the skills, tactics, and strategies they use to build their remote businesses and design their lifestyles. Ranked the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast by Web Work Travel and the Top 1% of all podcasts by Listen Notes, each episo ...
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Live Work Travel is the go to podcast for those looking to take control of their career and lifestyle through freelancing. Join host Mashon Thomas, a successful freelancer and digital nomad, as she shares tips, strategies, and inspirational stories around building a successful freelancing career and creating the freedom to work from anywhere. From finding your first clients to mastering the art of remote work, this podcast is your guide to living the freelancing dream. New episodes are relea ...
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294: Traveling with Kids and Lessons from 12 Million Downloads of the Zero to Travel Podcast with Jason Moore
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Learn Tips and Reflections on Traveling with Kids as well as Lessons from Hundreds of Interviews with World Travelers. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest tr…
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293: Writing at the Intersection of Travel, Food and Black Liberation with Briona Lamback
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Learn tips for decolonizing your travel writing and interweaving themes of Black liberation into food and travel content. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest…
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292: Travel as a Critical Component of Black Freedom with Briona Lamback
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Learn about traveling for Black culture—From Afrobeats in London to “Detty December” in Ghana to Salvador in Brazil. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in unde…
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291: Traveling to Egypt, Honduras, Iceland, Kenya & Palestine as an Afro-Latino and Connecting with Cultures Through Food with Kevin Sandoval
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Hear reflections on traveling to 57 countries as an Afro-Latino and how food can be a doorway to understanding culture. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in u…
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290: Black Family Travel and Reflections on Being a Digital Nomad Dad with Justin Orgias
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Learn tips for slow-traveling the world as a Black family with no permanent base, and raising kids around the world. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in unde…
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289: Founding Black Travel Summit and Telling Afro-Indigenous & Global Black Diaspora Stories with Anita Moreau
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Learn about the nuances, diversity, and intersecting identities of the global Black diaspora through travel stories. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in unde…
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288: The Brown Girl's Guide to Traveling the World Solo with Dr. Nabila Ismail
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Learn how to navigate the cultural dynamics of traveling the world full-time as a Pakistani-American digital nomad. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in under…
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287: From Middle School Teacher to 6-Figure Freelancer and Digital Nomad with Mashon Thomas
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Learn how to work 20 hours a week as a freelancer, take 3 months off a year, and make 100K while traveling the world. ___________________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the late…
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70: Knowing when to quit and open up space for something new!
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This is the LAST episode of Live Work Travel (for a while at least!) … after 70 weeks without a break the show is going on hiatus… In this episode I’m reflecting back on how far I’ve come, and knowing when it’s time to quit and open up space for something new. Resources mentioned: Get The Escape Hatch freelancing course Get in touch with me: hello@…
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286: How to Visit Ghana, Turn Up for “Detty December”, and Engage the Tech Space in Africa with Akua Sencherey
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Learn why and when to visit Ghana, including details about the music festivals and cultural events of “Detty December”. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in u…
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69: From pitching me to podcast guest: an interview with freelancer Solange
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I didn’t know Solange until her pitch magically popped up in my inbox! Now, she’s sharing her story on the podcast. An engineer turned freelance web designer, she talks about some of the struggles she faced as well as the skills that have helped her achieve success. Hint, hint, GREAT communication! We also get the unique chance to explore the two p…
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285: Traveling the World for Soccer and Listening to Marginalized Groups Abroad with Akua Sencherey
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Learn the impact of cultural and language immersion while living abroad, and how soccer can open doors while traveling. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in u…
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68: Think Upwork’s not for you? Don’t give up yet
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I’ve been having so many conversations lately with folks who are hesitant around using freelancing platforms like Upwork. They don’t think the qualifications or the pay line up with what they’re looking for. In this episode I talk about when to just send your pitch anyway, and why you can’t always go off of what you see in the job description or bu…
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284: Roaming with Rasha, Riding Motorcycles Around the World, And Helping to Stop the Genocide in Gaza with Rasha Mediene
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Learn about growing up as a Palestinian-American, traveling to Gaza as a kid, and how you can help stop the genocide. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s “Monday Minute” Newsletter where I personally send you an email with 3 short items of value (all personal recommendations) to start each week that you can consume in und…
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Each and every one of us has done some amazing things in our life. So often we’re ready to build others up and celebrate them, but we also need to the take the time to do so for ourselves. Reflecting back on your life and coming up with a Story of You can be an amazing way to boost your confidence the next time you’re going into something new or di…
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283: The “Travel Industry for Palestine” Petition, Unpacking Orientalism, and Writing Great Travel Stories with Yulia Denisyuk
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Learn how to help stop the genocide in Palestine, unpack Orientalism, and improve your travel writing and photography. ____________________________ OWN "TURNKEY" RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE BEST U.S. MARKETS FROM ANYWHERE In addition to hosting this podcast, I also run Maverick Investor Group, a real estate brokerage that helps you buy cash-flowing re…
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282: Growing up in the Soviet Union, Traveling Through Africa, and Falling in Love with Jordan with Yulia Denisyuk
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Learn how to transition into travel journalism, and seek out people-centric stories and experiences around the world. ____________________________ OWN "TURNKEY" RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE BEST U.S. MARKETS FROM ANYWHERE In addition to hosting this podcast, I also run Maverick Investor Group, a real estate brokerage that helps you buy cash-flowing ren…
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66: Guest interview: Freelance coaching couple Austin & Monica
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Austin & Monica are a digital nomad couple traveling the world and helping others to do the same. We “met” on Instagram and instantly hit it off. They have a great story, from planning to join the Peace Corps, to dealing with uncertainty during the pandemic, to finding their way into freelance life, this was a great chat and I hope you enjoy listen…
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281: How to Enhance Your Aliveness and Presence by Creating a Deeper Relationship with Nature with Dom Francks
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Learn how to overcome distraction, overwhelm, and disempowerment to become more present, creative, courageous and wild. ____________________________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, pai…
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In this episode I’m sharing how Montenegro was the perfect spot for me to do a digital detox as well as some tips on how to set yourself up for Screen Free Sundays, deeper connections with friends and fam through phone calls and more. Listen now! Resources mentioned: Get The Escape Hatch freelancing course Get in touch with me: hello@liveworktravel…
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280: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World and Write a Decolonial Memoir with Shayla Lawson
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Learn about black community building across geography & language, challenging the gender binary & decolonizing ourselves ____________________________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, pa…
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64: How I’m preparing for the biggest time gap I’ve ever worked in
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I’ll be spending some time in SE Asia and Australia for the first time ever and in this episode I talk about how I’m preparing to make things work with clients back in the US. From some of the resources I use to help me stay on top of things, to whether or not you need to let your clients know about your travels, listen to this episode before plann…
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63: What you can get for your money living abroad
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In this episode I talk about the trials and tribulations of home ownership and how living abroad can eliminate many of those. Plus, it’s often far cheaper to live abroad than in the US and you often have a high quality of life! Resources mentioned: Get The Escape Hatch freelancing course Get in touch with me: hello@liveworktravel.com Follow along o…
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279: Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World Solo with Beth Santos
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Learn the real nuances of travel safety, develop a personal risk profile, leave your comfort zone, and travel better. ____________________________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, paid …
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In this episode I’m going over some of the questions I’m often asked about solo travel! Resources mentioned: Get The Escape Hatch freelancing course Get in touch with me: hello@liveworktravel.com Follow along on Instagram @liveworktravelig Episode transcript: https://www.liveworktravel.com/podcast-transcripts-ep62 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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278: How To Use NomadMania’s Free Tools and Resources to Plan and Track Your Travels with Harry Mitsidis
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Learn how NomadMania’s free platform helps you to design, plan, track, measure, and visualize your travels over time. ____________________________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, paid …
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277: Visiting Every Country Twice, Being Imprisoned in Yemen, and Gorilla Trekking in DR Congo with Harry Mitsidis
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Hear travel stories and lessons from 1 of only 3 people on the planet who has visited every country in the world twice. ____________________________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, pai…
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61: This freelancing road is hard and lonely… should I quit?
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In this episode, Mashon talks about the inevitable doubts and feelings of isolation that accompany the freelancing journey. Learn practical strategies for managing these challenges, the importance of community, and how to maintain balance and growth in your freelance career. Resources mentioned: Get The Escape Hatch freelancing course Get in touch …
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60: Upwork secrets: What clients are looking for in your proposal, work history, and client feedback
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In this episode Mashon breaks down the essential qualities clients seek in a freelancer's proposal. Learn how to tailor your pitch and discover the value of personalization and going the extra mile to secure your dream job. Plus, find out what clients are really looking for in your work history and feedback, and how to present your skills in a way …
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276: Slow Traveling the World as a Vegan Family and Being a Digital Nomad Mom with Cara Celeste West
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Learn tips for traveling the world with a toddler, eating vegan, and reflections on travel safety as a Black woman. ____________________________ SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, paid me…
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59: Living out of a suitcase - what’s really inside? - Part 2
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How do you travel the world as a digital nomad? What to take with you? What to leave behind? In this episode, I’m opening up my suitcase and letting you in on everything I travel with. Resources mentioned: Get The Escape Hatch freelancing course Get in touch with me: hello@liveworktravel.com Follow along on Instagram @liveworktravelig Episode trans…
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