Hear how reconnecting with her Indian heritage shaped a more sustainable, ethical approach to travel and local impact. ============================ 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 Ashley Renne talks about growing up in Atlanta with parents from Jamaica and India. She explains how a study abroad trip to Egypt changed her life and was the catalyst that inspired her to travel the world. Ashley talks about traveling to India 3 times and re-connecting with her Indian heritage. She also talks about the differences between traveling with white men vs. women of color, and traveling to create content vs. traveling to immerse in the culture. Ashley then shares her journey to environmental sustainability and veganism. She also offers tips on eco-friendly travel as well as humanistic travel ethics for supporting local communities. She shares specific resources for identifying eco-friendly hotels, supporting local tour operators, and packing more sustainably and reducing waste. She then tells the story of how she flew on the most eco-friendly flight in aviation history. Next, Ashely talks about her entrepreneurial transition from a corporate 9-5 job to traveling the world as a location independent entrepreneur. She shares the biggest leverage points that she used to monetize her blog to over 6-figures in revenue. Ashley then talks about how she works and travels together with her husband Karl and why the secret to a happy marriage is…Deez Nuts! Ashley then explains the value in developing a whole-foods plant-based vegan diet. She explains how she is using plant-based nutrition during her pregnancy and gives tips to parents for raising healthy vegan kids. She concludes by naming her 3 favorite travel destinations as well as her top 5 hip hop MCs of all time. → 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!

Ashley Renne  on Eco-Friendly World Travel, Plant-Based Nutrition and Why the Key to a Happy Marriage is...Deez Nuts! (Ep 104)

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Hear how reconnecting with her Indian heritage shaped a more sustainable, ethical approach to travel and local impact.  ============================  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  Ashley Renne talks about growing up in Atlanta with parents from Jamaica and India.  She explains how a study abroad trip to Egypt changed her life and was the catalyst that inspired her to travel the world.  Ashley talks about traveling to India 3 times and re-connecting with her Indian heritage.  She also talks about the differences between traveling with white men vs. women of color, and traveling to create content vs. traveling to immerse in the culture.  Ashley then shares her journey to environmental sustainability and veganism.  She also offers tips on eco-friendly travel as well as humanistic travel ethics for supporting local communities.  She shares specific resources for identifying eco-friendly hotels, supporting local tour operators, and packing more sustainably and reducing waste.  She then tells the story of how she flew on the most eco-friendly flight in aviation history.  Next, Ashely talks about her entrepreneurial transition from a corporate 9-5 job to traveling the world as a location independent entrepreneur.  She shares the biggest leverage points that she used to monetize her blog to over 6-figures in revenue.  Ashley then talks about how she works and travels together with her husband Karl and why the secret to a happy marriage is…Deez Nuts!  Ashley then explains the value in developing a whole-foods plant-based vegan diet.  She explains how she is using plant-based nutrition during her pregnancy and gives tips to parents for raising healthy vegan kids. She concludes by naming her 3 favorite travel destinations as well as her top 5 hip hop MCs of all time.  → 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!

The Maverick Show is a global travel podcast about what really happens when people cross borders and build lives across cultures. Hosted by full-time world traveler Matt Bowles, each episode features intimate, unfiltered conversations (often over a bottle of wine) exploring the human stories behind global travel and what the journey teaches us about the world and ourselves.  Guests include expats, digital nomads, women and diaspora storytellers, worldschooling families, and human rights advocates, all sharing travel stories that are funny, moving, and deeply human.  In addition to hearing about extraordinary places and the people who live there, you’ll learn what it’s really like to move abroad, build an expat life, or travel long-term, as guests open up about their personal journeys navigating culture, race, power, identity, and belonging in an unequal world. If you’ve ever felt that travel changes you in ways no one talks about, you’re in the right place.  The Maverick Show hit the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts (including #1 in Places & Travel), was ranked in the Top 1% of podcasts globally by Listen Notes, and was named the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast and #1 Remote Work Podcast by Million Podcasts — with hundreds of five-star listener reviews.

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