Learn how to leave your corporate job and transition into the digital nomad lifestyle with the skills you already have. Yuri Chu Su talks about her Chinese-Peruvian identity while growing up in Lima, Peru. She reflects on her first visit China at age 9 and then moving to Canada with her family. Yuri talks about her traditional career path of becoming an Accountant, and then her journey discovering The Maverick Show podcast and being inspired to become a digital nomad. She explains her process for quitting her job, using her existing skillset to land remote freelance clients, and then transitioning into a lifestyle of itinerant world travel. Yuri talks about her experiences on the Nomad Cruise and the Remote Year Program, shares stories from her travels, and explains how she was able to build meaningful community with other world travelers. Finally, she reflects on her multi-cultural identity and what travel means to her today.
Episode #316: How to Become a Digital Nomad with Yuri Chu Su
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About the Guest
Yuri Chu Su
Yuri Chu Su is a former CPA turned location independent freelancer and digital nomad who was inspired by The Maverick Show to quit her 9-5 corporate job and pursue a life of freedom, adventure and world travel. Today she is a fully-remote Online Business Manager that helps entrepreneurs optimize their back-end operations, custom workflows, and automations. Born in Lima, Peru to Chinese immigrant parents, she was raised mostly in Toronto, Canada and has spent the majority of this year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After completing a 12-month Remote Year program where she lived in 12 countries in 12 months with a community of other remote professionals, she was named one of their 9 award winning “Remotes of the Year”.
What You'll Learn
- How to Leave Your Corporate Job and Become a Digital Nomad
- How to Land Freelance Clients that are Aligned with Your Passions and Values
- How The Maverick Show Can Inspire You to Pursue Your Dreams and Become a Nomad
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OTHER MAVERICK SHOW PODCAST GUESTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
#1 BOOK THAT YURI RECOMMENDS
#1 PERSON WITH WHOM YURI WANTS TO HAVE DINNER
TOP 3 FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
TOP 3 BUCKETLIST DESTINATIONS
YURI’S CLIENT MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
OTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
PLACES/SPOTS IN CHINA MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
PLACES IN CANADA MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
LOCATIONS WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE
- Matt: Washington, DC
- Yuri: St. Augustine, Florida
OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Bali
- Florianopolis, Brazil
- Buenos Aires
- Canada
- China
- Split, Croatia
- Dominica
- India
- Osaka, Japan
- Kenya
- Brazil
- Mexico City
- Morocco
- North America
- Lima, Peru
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Senegal
- South Africa
- South America
- Valencia, Spain
- Tanzania
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Hanoi, Vietnam
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Time Stamped Show Notes
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[0:55] Introducing Yuri Chu Su
[2:23] Growing up as a Chinese-Peruvian
[4:12] Going back to China for the First Time at Age 9
[5:26] Moving to Toronto, Canada as a Kid
[8:01] Yuri’s Traditional Career Path
[9:34] Discovering The Maverick Show and Becoming a The Digital Nomad
[13:52] Volunteering with Nomad Skillshare
[16:10] Transitioning from a Corporate 9-5 Job to a Remote Freelancer
[20:16] Case Study on How to Pitch and Close a Dream Client
[23:07] Tips for Optimizing the Back-End of an Online Business
[24:55] Transitioning into a Lifestyle of Itinerant World Travel
[26:20] Yuri’s Experience on the Remote Year program
[32:08] Living in Cape Town with Remote Year
[35:30] How to Join a Remote Year Program for 1, 4 or 12 Months
[38:24] Traveling Through Asia with Remote Year
[ 39:34] Experiencing Peru with Remote Year
[ 43:06] Being Awarded one of 9 “Remotes of the Year”
[ 44:38] Living in Buenos Aires, Argentina
[ 46:54] Reflections in Multi-Cultural Identities
[ 48:12] What Travel Means to Yuri
[ 49:12] The Lightning Round
[ 51:19] Follow and Connect with Yuri
