Learn how failures, mentors, and hands-on experience shaped his framework for building sustainable remote businesses. ============================ Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds. ============================ ON THIS EPISODE Mitko Karshovski takes us on his journey growing up in Varna, Bulgaria and then moving to the U.S. at 10 years old and navigating the immigrant experience. He then opens up about his life path and how he decided to drop out of college to pursue entrepreneurship. He shares his failures and pivots, how he bought courses, found mentors, created partnerships, and learned through doing. He then talks about his path to becoming a digital nomad and reflects on the 5 year journey of full time world travel that he and his wife have been on together. He shares their travel cadence, lifestyle design, destination selection process, and gives tips for traveling full time with a spouse. He also talks about Bulgaria as an optimal destination for digital nomads and why Varna, in particular, is so underrated. He then talks about his concept of “The Business Ladder” and breaks down the steps for location-independent entrepreneurs. He also talks about his new company, Parable—a membership community that studies real business case studies from 6, 7 and 8 figure location-independent companies. He then talks about his podcast, That Remote Life, and reflects on the most profound lessons he has learned from his guests. And, finally, he shares his thoughts on the sustainability pillars for long-term world travel. → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here. ============================ FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests. ============================ FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU See my Top 10 Travel Apps See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ============================ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!

Climbing the Location-Independent Business Ladder and Living That Remote Life with Mitko Karshovski (Ep 145)

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Learn how failures, mentors, and hands-on experience shaped his framework for building sustainable remote businesses.  ============================  Get the Monday Minute my weekly email with 3 personal recs for travel, culture, and living beyond borders you can read in 60 seconds.  ============================  ON THIS EPISODE  Mitko Karshovski takes us on his journey growing up in Varna, Bulgaria and then moving to the U.S. at 10 years old and navigating the immigrant experience.  He then opens up about his life path and how he decided to drop out of college to pursue entrepreneurship.  He shares his failures and pivots, how he bought courses, found mentors, created partnerships, and learned  through doing.  He then talks about his path to becoming a digital nomad and reflects on the 5 year journey of full time world travel that he and his wife have been on together.  He shares their travel cadence, lifestyle design, destination selection process, and gives tips for traveling full time with a spouse.  He also talks about Bulgaria as an optimal destination for digital nomads and why Varna, in particular, is so underrated.  He then talks about his concept of “The Business Ladder” and breaks down the steps for location-independent entrepreneurs.  He also talks about his new company, Parable—a membership community that studies real business case studies from 6, 7 and 8 figure location-independent companies.  He then talks about his podcast, That Remote Life, and reflects on the most profound lessons he has learned from his guests. And, finally, he shares his thoughts on the sustainability pillars for long-term world travel.  → Full show notes with direct links to everything discussed are available here.  ============================  FIND YOUR NEXT EPISODE  Explore The Maverick Show Starter Packs — some of my favorite conversations curated by theme so you can easily find the episodes that match your interests.  ============================  FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU  See my Top 10 Travel Apps  See my Top 10 Books that Shaped the Way I Travel  See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual)  Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend  See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use)  ============================  ENJOYING THE SHOW?  Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram and DM Matt to continue the conversation  Please leave a rating and review — it really helps the show and I read each one personally  Support the show by buying me a coffee — espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes!

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