Podcast
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Melissa Del Toro Schaffner – Voice Actor, international best selling author, and an accomplished Accountability Coach and Digital Nomad. Melissa is a Podcaster, and an accomplished Accountability Coach. She has worn multiple hats including international best selling author, Creator and Illustrator of the Minority Girl Empowerment Coloring Book “Careers for Little Sisters”, and contestant on the nationally televised game show “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire”.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Ray Blakney Pijama Entrepreneur. Ray is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. He comes from a long line of world travelers (his American father grew up in Rhodesia, and his American grandfather grew up in China) and the bug has never left him. Over the last 12 years he has built a location independent lifestyle that has allowed him, his wife and recently his baby son to travel around the world whenever they want without being tied down by work.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Alyea Sandovar, PhD – a game and play consultant for online entrepreneurs. Columbian by birth, naturalized American, at home in Amsterdam when not on the road in Bali or Munich. Alyea is a game and play consultant and supports online entrepreneurs to gamify their programs, products and marketing.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Tony and Leanne Argyle – Travatical Podcast and Magazine. They have interviewed over 120 expats and full time travellers during the last 5 years about their lifestyle choices and, inspired by the results they have found, have hit the road themselves as full time travellers in 2019.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Jonathan Soroff, journalist and author. He’s written for a variety of publications, ranging from People Magazine, London’s Royal Academy Magazine, The South China Morning Post, Modern Luxury, Dujour, The National, and the South African editions of Elle and Elle Decor. He is currently a contributing editor at Boston Magazine.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Lisa R Mitchell, MBA. Principal of Living A Global Lifestyle. Lisa is an innovative, Global Executive and Consultant with over 20 years’ experience in Sales, Marketing, and Business Development in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Lisa has held Senior Leadership roles in the Banking, Financial Services, and Global Education industries within Fortune 500 global organizations.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste chats with Mary Ann Pierce, Founder and CEO of MAP Digital. For over 20 years Mary Ann has fused the digital space to investment banking conferences and built MAP Digital: MetaMeetings™, an event platform as a service. MAP Digital produces live and virtual events globally and is the co-founder of the Equality Moonshot which fosters women-run STEM businesses solving the UN Sustainability Development Goals 2030.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Lyndall Farley, Sabbatical Specialist from Beyond a Break. Lyndall is a Sabbatical Specialist, helping people and companies thrive using the power of time off to boost wellbeing. Lyndall has taken 10 sabbaticals and now helps people navigate the logistical and emotional process.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Andrew Jernigan, one of the co-founders and the CEO of Insured Nomads. Global Nomad, Digital Nomad, Third Culture Family, Service provider for all of the above. Twenty years ago Andrew left all for global living to work from his laptop before the word digital nomad was a common term. During this time he has worked across five of the six continents, married an incredible international citizen.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Elle McPherson, a life-long adventurer, digital nomad, and founder of Beyond the Itinerary, providing life coaching to long-term travelers and global nomads. Since quitting her job and selling everything three years ago, she’s backpacked through Southeast Asia for six months, become a yoga teacher, and is now a full-time location independent digital nomad, running her own coaching and consulting business.