Leap In Life

About Leap In Life

Welcome to the Leap in Life podcast with Jerald Crowser! Where guests from around the world share their stories and beliefs to live the life of their dreams.

Publisher

Jerald Crowser

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jan 2022

Latest episode

9 Nov 2022

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Nov 2022

   Tips On Travel Hacking And Redeeming Rewards with Caroline Lupini

   “Finding somebody who's interested and able, to either work from that time zone or take that like the right amount of time off work is a challenge.” - Caroline Lupini Caroline Lupini is the managing editor for Credit Card and Travel Rewards for Forbes Advisor. She is a journalist, traveler, and pilot and has been location independent since 2014. In this episode, Caroline discusses how she started her journey into travel hacking while researching ways to save money on her trip to Europe in 2011, and learned about it while blogging about it after graduating college. Her blog earned her a few hundred dollars per month, but it wasn’t until she lost her engineering job that she started making more money from travel hacking. Since starting her full-time travel career, she has enjoyed exploring new places, but also enjoys revisiting places she’s been before. [00:01 - 06:22] Transitioning From Blogging To A Career In Travel Caroline shares how she started researching travel hacking How she started making money from it and how she transitioned into a career in travel [06:23 - 19:33] Tips On Travel Hacking And Redeeming Rewards She shares how she decided to travel to Asia and booked her flights using miles Her first premium cabin experience She attended a travel hacking conference where she was introduced to the managing editor of Forbes She highlights her travel experiences over the past year traveling to over 100 countries Finding deals on flights to various destinations, including first-class flights [39:34 - 30:41] Travel Hacking And Breaking Records She shares one of her memorable experiences traveling first class Travel hacking involves looking for deals on flights and accommodation Looking for deals as early as possible Flexibility Being aware of airline cancellations She shares her journey to traveling the United States in 12 days by private aircraft and breaking the Guinness World Record She is now planning to travel to Italy and Scotland [40:42 – 36:32] Wrapping Up! Caroline recommends listeners to follow her on her Instagram! Get in touch with Caroline! (Links below) Key Quotes “There is a way that I could fly through somewhere to get to where I'm trying to go and that travel can be a better experience.” - Caroline Lupini “There are a lot more opportunities out there now. There are a lot more remote jobs available. There's a lot more support for remote workers.” - Caroline Lupini Connect with Caroline Instagram: @Caroline.lupini Twitter: @Carolinelupini LinkedIn: Caroline Lupini Website: Forbes.com Interested in learning more about Remote Year? Get a $100 Remote Year Marketplace Credit when you sign up with my referral link. LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to make that leap. For weekly inspiration listen to previous episodes on Spotify,  Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts!

2. 

   31 Aug 2022

   Building Connections And Growing Your Audience As A Digital Nomad with Sergio Sala

   “When I chose a career, I wanted something that was creative but also had an impact on the world.” - Sergio Sala Sergio Sala, originally from Mexico, is a digital nomad who has lived in over 25 cities and visited more than 40 countries around the world. He started working online as a web designer, then a blogger, and now is a full time YouTuber, filming cities to live and work in remotely. He shares how he first became interested in YouTube when he saw how people could make an income from it. He began making videos about his experiences living and working in different cities around the world. He talks about the importance of having a business that you love and how it’s important to be creative with your marketing in order to find new clients. He describes how she went from being a full-time Spanish speaker to a full-time English speaker, and how it was a difficult but necessary shift. [00:01 - 02:46] The Journey To Become A Digital Nomad Sergio shares how he started working online as a web designer and now is a full-time YouTuber, filming cities to live in and work in remotely He shared his story at Nomad Fest and talked about how he became a digital nomad He spoke about his experience living in Torino, Italy, for a year as part of an exchange program [02:47 - 10:26] The Challenges of Being A Digital Nomad Sergio discusses the challenges of being a minimalist when travelling The main challenge is carrying too many items with you He describes how he transitioned from an architect to a digital designer This led to him starting to receive more clients from outside of his field He talks about how he started charging for his services and how this has helped him to sustain his travel lifestyle [10:27 - 28:01] Building Connections And Growing Your Audience As A Digital Nomad Sergio describes how he became a digital nomad There were no established digital nomad communities when he started He shares how he was selling small courses online and building an audience through blogging and social media He discusses how he started making YouTube videos and has built an audience He talks about his key inspirations for her YouTube channel He emphasizes that his style is not to make cringe content, but rather to make videos that are interesting and engaging to his audience [28:02 - 50:40] How he changed his content to be all in English The shift was not easy but was supported by his audience He started to make videos about managing cities and how his audience grown over time He discusses how they’ve had to change their channel’s name to English in order to avoid algorithm penalties, and how their audience has continued to grow internationally He discusses the best way to find sponsors and make a living from YouTube [50:41 – 01:01:45] Wrapping Up! Sergio recommends checking out his content on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sergiosala) and YouTube! Get in touch with Sergio! (Links below) Key Quotes “I knew I could make something different and something that had a unique style.” - Sergio Sala “I like to create things that I also like to consume.” - Sergio Sala “I still don't believe it's been so long. It's part of my life, it's my lifestyle forever.” -  Sergio Sala Connect with Sergio YouTube: Sergio Sala Instagram: Sergio Sala Interested in learning more about Remote Year? Get a $100 Remote Year Marketplace Credit when you sign up with my referral link. LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to make that leap. For weekly inspiration listen to previous episodes on Spotify,  Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!

3. 

   19 Aug 2022

   Systemize Your Job Search for Maximum Success with Jordan Carroll

   “Find a way to figure out what company you want to work for or companies you want to work for. Put yourself in proximity of the people. Put yourself inside the ecosystem of the company, know how it is that they talk to their customers.” - Jordan Carroll Jordan Carroll, aka, The Remote Job Coach, As a remote worker, Jordan has built a life around travel, living, and working in 15 different countries on 5 continents. As The Remote Job Coach, he helps high performing individuals land remote jobs to gain freedom and flexibility in their lives. In this episode, he talks about how he started working remotely for IBM, and he found that this arrangement was beneficial to their productivity and that it allowed them to focus on developing other aspects of their lives. He recommends taking control of your career by attracting organizations with quality content and optimizing your social media presence. [00:01 - 07:46] The Allowed Flexibility in Remote Work Jordan shares his story of travelling and working in 15 different countries How remote work has helped him be more flexible in his life [07:48 - 25:27] How to Find a Remote Job and Work From Home Jordan talks about his working conditions at IBM How he negotiate his work to be remote full time Remote work has grown exponentially in the past few years How he started as a remote job coach, but eventually transitioned to full-time work as a marketing consultant Creating original content on LinkedIn and YouTube to increase client referrals [25:28 - 28:27] Systemize Your Job Search for Maximum Success He created a program called the “Accelerator program” It’s aim is to help clients transition from remote work to full-time employment Create an avenue for someone to find you by constantly putting yourself in position to be found Doing multiple strategies, networking, and branding Systemize the process The importance of setting boundaries while doing remote work How he became flexible in his life and found ways to get out there and live a little bit more [28:28 – 37:48] Wrapping Up! Jordan recommends taking small steps towards change in order to gradually expand one’s comfort zone To avail of all his free resources and information about how to find a job remotely, visit his website at https://theremotejobcoach.com/ (https://theremotejobcoach.com/)! Get it touch with Jordan! (Links below) Key Quotes “I want to be in a position where I feel like I'm in control of my decisions, and that's what led me to it.” - Jordan Carroll “Take freedom one step at a time. It doesn't need to be a huge leap.” - Jordan Carroll “If anything comes up in my life that I find changes the course of where I want to pivot, I have the choice to do it.” -  Jordan Carroll Connect with Jordan Website: https://theremotejobcoach.com/ LinkedIn: Jordan Carroll Facebook: Jordan Carroll Instagram: Jordan Carroll YouTube: Jordan Carroll Interested in learning more about Remote Year? Get a $100 Remote Year Marketplace Credit when you sign up with my referral link. LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to make that leap. For weekly inspiration listen to previous episodes on Spotify,  Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!

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