Brittnee Bond shares her experiences growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and opens up about her decision to eventually divorce her husband, leave the Church, travel the world and create her ideal community that is welcoming, inclusive and accepting. She shares her path to becoming a digital nomad, first by helping her law firm become paperless and negotiating a remote work location, and then becoming an entrepreneur and starting location independent business. She shares her journey from developing work-travel programs for nomads to organizing events at co-working spaces across Asia. Brittnee also opens up about her experience navigating patriarchal and masculinity dynamics in the travel and nomad spaces, and explains her passion for creating female-centering communities where women can thrive. She details the evolution of her “Women’s Circle Mastermind”, how she structured it, and how it has rapidly expanded. She also shares the origins of her business “Remote Collective” where she consults for people and businesses that are transitioning to remote work, and explains how demand has significantly increased since COVID-19. Brittnee then talks about travel ethics for digital nomads, ways to meaningfully connect with the local communities, and how to give back on terms that are empowering to the local community. She also shares her tips for getting into the nomad lifestyle and overcoming the biggest obstacles. She also offers tips for female solo-travelers in particular in terms of overcoming fear and safety concerns as well as how to plug into female-centering nomad communities around the world. And, finally, Brittnee gives her personal tips on managing stress and maintaining emotional health as a nomadic entrepreneur. FULL SHOW NOTES AT www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #95: Building Empowered, Female-Centering Digital Nomad Communities with Brittnee Bond
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About the Guest
Brittnee Bond
Brittnee Bond is a location independent entrepreneur, remote work consultant, community builder, change-maker, female-entrepreneur-whisperer and the founder of “Remote Collective” and “Women’s Circle Mastermind”. After working in corporate law for six years in the US, Brittnee became a full time digital nomad, launched multiple companies while traveling the world, built numerous female-centering communities, and now spends her time helping women entrepreneurs build the business and life of their dreams, as well as helping entire teams efficiently transition to remote work. Brittnee has hosted women’s entrepreneurship workshops and accelerator programs all over the world and has been featured on CNN, Forbes the Huffington Post and many other publications. Brittnee is currently based in Chiang Mai, Thailand and has traveled to over 45 countries.
What You'll Learn
- Tips for solo-female travelers
- The importance of creating female-centering digital nomad spaces
- How to become location-independent and find or build your dream community
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#1 BOOK THAT BRITTNEE RECOMMENDS
#1 PERSON WITH WHOM BRITTNEE WANTS TO HAVE DINNER
WORK-TRAVEL PROGRAM MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Remote Year (Use this link to get a $100 Discount on Remote Year)
LOCATION WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE
PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Rio, Brazil
- California
- Cambodia
- Costa Rica
- Italy
- Asheville, NC
- New York City
- Philippines
- South Africa
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
TOP 3 FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
TOP 3 BUCKET DESTINATIONS BRITTNEE WANTS TO GO
CONTACT BRITTNEE
Time Stamped Show Notes
[3:35] Brittnee’s Experience Growing Up as a Jehovah’s Witness
[11:32] Brittnee’s Choice to Leave the Church
[15:57] Becoming a Digital Nomad and Building Inclusive Communities
- Helping her law-firm go paperless
- Negotiating to work from Costa Rica
- Developing work-travel programs for Nomads
- Organizing events at co-working spaces across Asia
[23:24] Brittnee’s Lifestyle Design and Travel Cadence
[25:57] Empowering Women and Organizing the “Women’s Circle Mastermind”
- Evolution of the Women’s Circle Mastermind
- The structure, format and value of the mastermind
- The expansion of the mastermind
[31:15] Building the Remote Collective
- Helping people and companies transition to remote work
[35:16] Brittnee’s Experience as a Female Nomad
- Building traveling communiites for women
- Challenging patriarchal and masculinity dynamics in nomad communities
[39:26] Building Meaningful Connections with Local Communities while Traveling
- Projects Brittnee has worked on in Thailand
- Projects Brittnee has worked on in Bali
[43:26] Travel Ethics for Digital Nomads
- Learning from locals
- Learning the local language and culture
- Giving back in a way that is empowering to local people
[44:48] Tips for Getting into the Nomad Lifestyle
- Overcoming the biggest initial obstacle
- Getting out of debt
- Setting yourself up for success
[48:23] Tips for Female Solo Travelers
- Overcoming fear and safety concerns
- Connecting with nomad communities around the world
[50:56] Brittnee’s Experience Practicing Brazilian Jui Jitsu Around the World
[53:50] Techniques for Stress Mitigation and Emotional Health
[56:53] The Lightning Round
- #1 Book Recommend
- #1 tip for leveling up your mindset
- The person with whom Brittnee would most love to have dinner
- #1 travel hack
- Top 3 Favorite Destinations
- Top 3 Bucket List Destinations
[1:01:00] Contact Brittnee