The tables and turned so you can hear Matt Bowles interviewed about his own digital nomad journey by Ric Gazarian.In this special episode, The Maverick Show host Matt Bowles is the one being interviewed by Ric Gazarian in an episode that originally aired on the Counting Countries podcast. Ric goes deep with Matt about his travel journey, starting with his experience moving around the U.S. as a kid while growing up and then studying abroad in Dublin and re-connecting with his Irish heritage. Matt reflects on his first time backpacking through Europe, and the impact of his first trip to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Matt then talks about his career in the non-profit advocacy space before pivoting to co-found Maverick Investor Group as a fully remote real estate brokerage and eventually become a full time digital nomad with no base. He talks about slow traveling the world, how he chooses his destinations, and shares specific tips and reflections on spending time in Egypt and Nigeria. And, finally, the talks about hosting The Maverick Show podcast and his upcoming keynote speech at the Extraordinary Travel Festival.
Hosted by Matt Bowles
308: Matt Bowles Interviewed About His Digital Nomad Journey by Ric Gazarian
Episode #308: Matt Bowles Interviewed About His Digital Nomad Journey by Ric Gazarian
Hosted by Matt Bowles
308: Matt Bowles Interviewed About His Digital Nomad Journey by Ric Gazarian
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About the Guest
Matt Bowles
Matt Bowles is the host of The Maverick Show podcast where he interviews today’s most interesting remote entrepreneurs and world travelers every week. He co-founded Maverick Investor Group in 2007 as a fully-remote company to help people buy cash-flowing rental properties in the best U.S. real estate markets, regardless of where they live. He has been featured in major national media and was named one of the “Top 50 Real Estate Opinion Makers and Market Leaders”. Matt and his co-founders at Maverick have helped individual real estate investors buy over $100 million in residential investment property across 15 U.S. States. He has been a full-time digital nomad with no permanent base since 2013 and has run his company from over 65 different countries on 6 continents. Matt is a proponent of “stylish minimalism” and travels the world through multiple climates with carry-on luggage only. He is also a sought-after speaker and has delivered keynote addresses at conferences around the world, ranging from the Nomad Summit in Chiang Mai Thailand to the Bansko NomadFest in Bulgaria to the Nomads BA conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is regularly interviewed by international media on topics relating to real estate investing, location-independent entrepreneurship, and long-term world travel and was also featured in the book “Digital Nomads for Dummies”.
What You'll Learn
- Tips for spending a month in Lagos, Nigeria
- Tips for spending 9 months in Cairo, Egypt
- Tips for Building Connections When You Land in a New City
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OTHER MAVERICK SHOW PODCAST GUESTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
UNIVERSITIES MATT ATTENDED
PLACE IN GAZA MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
PLACES IN KENYA MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
PLACES IN TANZANIA MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
- Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Accra
- Africa
- Alaska
- Amsterdam
- Asia
- Bali
- Barcelona
- Belfast
- Budapest
- Buenos Aires
- Cairo
- Canada
- Cancun
- Cape Town
- Caribbean Island Anguilla
- Chiang Mai
- Dakar
- Egypt
- Elko, Nevada
- Europe
- Ghana
- Idaho
- Kampala
- Kenya
- Ireland
- Israel
- Lagos
- London
- Los Angeles
- Luanda
- Medellin
- Mexico
- Montana
- Niagara Falls
- North America
- Prague
- Paris
- Rio de Janeiro
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- West Bank
FOLLOW AND CONTACT RIC
Time Stamped Show Notes
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[2:55] Introducing Matt Bowles
[4:05] Leaving LA and Becoming a Digital Nomad
[8:11] Reflections on Travel Experiences and Moving Around Growing Up
[13:51] Studying Abroad in Dublin, Ireland
[19:43] Reflections on Backpacking Through Europe For the First Time
[23:28] Traveling to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
[30:19] Working in the Nonprofit Advocacy Space and Traveling Around the U.S.
[35:11] Co-Founding a Fully Remote Real Estate Brokerage
[43:23] Living in Egypt
[49:03] Digital Nomads vs. Traveling to Every Country in the World
[53:22] Choosing Digital Nomad Destinations
[56:40] Medium-Term Stays around Africa
[1:02:34] How to Spend a Month in Lagos, Nigeria
[1:08:40] Building Relationships when You Get to a New City
[1:13:16] The Trade Offs of Traveling Slowly
[1:18:23] Hosting The Maverick Show Podcast
[1:25:43] Speaking at The Upcoming Extraordinary Travel Festival
[1:28:11] Follow and Connect with Matt
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