Global Travel Stories & Life Beyond Borders
Attend Black Travel Summit
Black Travel Summit is one of my favorite travel events of the year, and a bunch of Maverick Show guests always pull up!
The annual event brings together an incredible global community of Black travelers, creators and industry leaders to celebrate Black culture in travel with speakers, workshops, films, networking opportunities and amazing parties!
Join Me in Milwaukee for Black Travel Summit 2026
Get ready for four days of connection, culture, learning and celebration! Come hang out with me and a bunch of Maverick Show guests in person. The event is particularly welcoming to new people, and I always leave with more knowledge, inspiration and lots of new travel friends!
October 15–18, 2026 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Meet the Black Travel Summit Community
Over the years, I’ve built so many friendships within the community, and I’ve had the opportunity to interview Black Travel Summit’s founder and team members, speakers, hosts and award winners to hear their stories and explore travel, culture, identity and much more.
Listen to my conversations with the people behind Black Travel Summit and get to know the travelers, creators and leaders who have taken its stages, hosted its events and helped make the community so special.
Conversations with Friends from Black Travel Summit
(Click on any interview to listen.)
Black Travel Summit Team
Featured Speakers
2026 Speakers
Previous Speakers
- Jeff Jenkins (Ep 112)
- Imani Bashir (Ep 358)
- Imani Bashir (Ep 359)
- Justin Orgias (Ep 290)
- Briona Lamback (Ep 292)
- Briona Lamback (Ep 293)
- Javier Wallace (Ep 303)
- Javier Wallace (Ep 304)
- Javier Wallace (Ep 305)
- Courtney Orgias (Ep 366)
- Courtney Orgias (Ep 367)
- Ernest White II (Ep 147)
- Diva Green (Ep 262)
The Maverick Show is a global travel podcast about what really happens when people cross borders. Hosted by Matt Bowles, a full-time world traveler since 2013, the show features intimate conversations with digital nomads, worldschooling families, diaspora storytellers, and human rights advocates exploring culture, identity, belonging, and life beyond borders.
Guests share personal stories from around the world that reveal how travel reshapes the way we see ourselves, other people, and the world we live in. The Maverick Show has hit the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts (including #1 in Places & Travel), was ranked in the Top 1% of podcasts globally by Listen Notes, and has earned hundreds of five-star reviews.