#3 From Digital Nomad to Pilgrim, and outsourcing in Macedonia along the way - Andrew Jacoby

This is a really interesting interview, my guest will be staying anonymous to protect himself & his career. We'll call our guest J. His story is incredibly honest, and powerful. This interview will stay with you - I believe we all have something to learn from it. I met J on the nomad cruise, and he had an incredible life story that I really wanted to share with you guys. Beginning his early adult life as a homeless teenager, he manoeuvred himself into becoming a very successful drug dealer. His stories of this life are marked by a raw transparency, and an honesty about the true reality of the lifestyle. And a fascinating look into what career progression actually looks like in a black market industry. But what really makes his story all that much more inspiring and worth hearing is that he successfully got out of the drug world, and transitioned into the world of headhunting and recruitment. His entrepreneurialism and work ethic , the soft skills you could say , that he learned from being an entrepreneur on the black market helped him make a smooth transition. His story of getting his first job after leaving the drug game is incredibly memorable. 00:00 Intro 01:37 My parents history 08:04 Running away from home and mother 13:01 Introduction of drugs into my life 16:51 How I developed a drug dealing business 28:09 Gun threat and desire to leave the drug world 32:00 Buying a house from 2 agreed deals with the strongest mafia in Belgium 37:18 Delivery of the biggest deal we've ever had to the mafia mansion 42:44 Exiting the weed business 49:27 Would I recommend the drug dealing business? 52:30 How I became a successful headhunter 1:06:23 Establishment of my company and living the dream life 1:09:01 Final words

A very insightful talk with Bobby Casey, who delivered an incredibly interesting talk on the Nomad Cruise 12 about offshore tax structures, and the status of the USA as the biggest tax haven in the world (for non-US citizens). When I heard his talk I knew I wanted him on the podcast so we sat down for a deeper discussion in Salvador, Brazil. We start out with taxation and entrepreneurship and end with some philosophy. If you want Bobby to help you cut down your tax burden contact https://businessanywhere.io/ Just tell them I sent ya! Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:06 Why do people want to register a company in Georgia? 10:06 Whom and how can I help? 14:33 What is an LLC? 16:41 America is a tax haven 18:56 How citizens pay taxes vs how tourists do? 24:12 How it all started 28:03 Dropping out of the university and starting a company 33:30 Why I went back to university 41:10 We are all programmed 44:45 You don't need a degree to be a consultant 51:52 When did I become a Digital Nomad 1:01:34 What to do when you get audited 1:09:57 What's the difference between common and civil law? 1:18:10 What's my philosophy about Anarchism 1:37:24 The future of cryptocurrencies 1:53:11 What is my purpose and meaning

I met Joe Fallon in Tenerife as we were preparing to board the 12th Nomad Cruise , which sailed 10 days across the atlantic from Tenerife, Spain to Salvador, Brazil. We immediately seemed to become new, old friends and hearing Joe's entrepreneurial and travel journey was incredibly inspiring for me, so we decided to sit down and share it with you guys as well. Joe Fallon went to Australia, and then to Thailand like many young brits, he worked as a tour guide and but then he started his own tour operations business, TruTravel which focused on backpackers in Asia. Over the years TruTravel grew, Joe's team grew and eventually their market share grew to a place that they got acquired and Joe made an exit. Along the way he also bought a hostel, and a resort on the Ko Pha Ngan island in Thailand. Now he's got a new tour operations business, Digital Nomad Adventures. These tours are all about sharing incredible experiences with like minded entrepreneurs and digital nomads, experiences which build true human connection and support entrepreneurial growth. I'll be seeing you in Ko Pha Ngan!

Another Bansko Nomad Fest alumni. Jeff Thelens is a serial entrepreneur and full time YouTuber born in Lansing, Michigan. Starting his career at one of the most prestigious colleges in the United States (Wharton Business School), he ended up doing a short stint on Wall street before he decided to trade the corporate world for a life of adventures in Latin America. After learning Spanish in Latin America he tried various businesses, from marketing agencies to clothing companies. He even tried making a bank at some point. But he fell into YouTube almost by accident and ended up creating one of the most watched Spanish Language channels that teaches people about Digital Marketing. Currently he is expanding his channel (The Fig Co.) into the English market with his Serbian team. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:41 Song (Pukni Zoro) 05:03 What led me to Bansko? 07:08 What we do? 10:42 How I started 16:30 Wharton School and problems with swine flu 20:21 First encounters with entrepreneurship 26:16 Attempt to establish a bank 36:09 Starting the clothing company in Columbia 51:40 Incorporating YouTube into the business 55:16 Starting a marketing agency 59:46 YouTube channel blowing up and various ways monetizing it 01:05:31 Document, don't create 01:07:43 Is being a content creator a long-term plan? 01:14:12 10x is easier than 2x 01:19:05 What led Jeff to Serbia 01:23:03 Where & how I hire people? 01:30:18 How we came up with the name Figco 01:32:11 Outro

Recorded live in Liddes, Switzerland at the Swiss Nomad Fest 2023 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:53 Song (Wayfaring Pilgrim) 07:50 Ayahuasca vs God 10:05 A broken heart & the beginning of a love of music 17:25 Pilgrimate to John Coltrane’s Church 26:40 Joining a New Age Cult 29:40 Being in New York on 9/11 and a Spiritual turning point 37:00 How New Age got Andrew in touch with the Holy Spirit 49:48 Medieval Theology & Knowing God through reason alone 56:30 Building a Sales Company in Macedonia with Darko 1:14:35 Outsourcing in the Balkans 1:18:25 There are four replacements for God in your life 1:29:19 Everything you do in life needs to be done honestly 1:31:50 Song (Sarah's Song by Andrew Jacoby & Sarah Gottlieb) I met Andrew Jacoby and immediately wanted to interview him when he told me he runs a successful business in Macedonia and that he recently found God and is on a mission to promote Classical Philosophy and Theology - two topics that I've been studying for years. He tells his very interesting life story, an adventure that begins with a broken heart, a connection to music and his decades long spiritual search that at one point saw him joining a cult, but in the end led him to Christ. He also shares his experience building a company in Macedonia and how his philosophy and faith informs how he looks at business and entrepreneurialism. Starting with a $500 client, and turning his airbnb into a call center he eventually built into a 150 person company. Andrew Philosophy Talk recorded at Coworking Bansko Andrew’s Podcasts https://thecultureoflifepodcast.com/ https://menforlifepodcast.com/ https://thecalledpodcast.co/episodes Andrew Jacoby live singing Townes Van Zandt

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