The tables are turned and Matt Bowles is interviewed about purposeful travel, social justice & his digital nomad life. In this special episode, The Maverick Show host Matt Bowles is interviewed by Brittany Braddock in an episode that originally aired on the Manifest Travel podcast. Matt starts off explaining how he co-founded Maverick Investor Group as a fully remote real estate brokerage and later became a digital nomad. He reflects on his travel intentions, the synergy between travel and human rights, and how he builds community as he travels. Matt also talks about the art of podcasting and how he has refined the craft of interviewing. He then explains how his company, Maverick Investor Group, empowers you to buy “turnkey” rental properties in the best U.S. markets from anywhere. Matt reflects on building the company with a location-independent infrastructure and running it remotely for over 17 years. He then gives tips on creating immersive local travel experiences. Matt also emphasizes the importance of learning about the places we travel, and gives some tips on how we can all be more conscious travelers. Finally, he reflects on ways to create stability, productivity and harmony in the digital nomad life.
Episode #319: Matt Bowles Interviewed on Purposeful Travel and Social Justice by Brittany Braddock
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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 real estate brokerage 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 70 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 to the Bansko NomadFest in Bulgaria to the Nomads BA conference in Buenos Aires to the Extraordinary Travel Festival in Bangkok. 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
- How to Build a Remote Business in a Space That is Not Traditionally Virtual
- How to Think About Your Travel Intentions
- How to Be a More Conscious Traveler
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- 46: Agnes Nyamwange
- 213: Eva Adongo
- 238: Nora Dunn
- 275: Dianni Hall
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COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
CITIES IN THE U.S. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
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OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Cape Town
- Accra
- Athens
- Barcelona
- Belfast
- Buenos Aires
- Cairo
- Cyprus
- Dakar
- East Africa
- Egypt
- Europe
- Gaza
- Israel
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Lagos
- Nicosia
- Palestine
- Rio de Janeiro
- South America
- Southeast Asia
- Kampala, Uganda
- U.S.A.
- West Africa
- West Bank
CONTACT AND FOLLOW BRITTANY
CONTACT AND FOLLOW MATT
Time Stamped Show Notes
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[3:12] The Origins of Matt’s Travel Journey
[7:11] Building a Location Independent Business and Becoming a Digital Nomad
[17:13] Creating Community While Traveling
[18:44] Reflecting on Travel Intentions
[24:14] The Synergy Between Travel and Human Rights Advocacy
[31:16] Refining the Craft of Interviewing People
[37:03] How Matt’s Company Provides Turnkey Real Estate Investment Opportunities
[40:48] Building Maverick Investor Group as a Fully Remote Real Estate Brokerage
[45:31] The Origins and Longevity of Maverick Investor Group
[50:38] How to Create Immersive Local Travel Experiences
[58:48] Learning About the World and The Places We Travel
[1:00:11] How to Be a More Conscious Traveler
[1:08:01] How to Create Stability and Productivity in the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
[1:13:56] Get Matt’s Free Content on Minimalist Packing, Remote Entrepreneurship and Turnkey Real Estate Investing
[1:15:39] How to Listen to The Manifest Travel Podcast
