JOIN US IRL: www.instagram.com/wisemillennial
Tarek Kholoussy, Founder of "Nomads Giving Back" and "Nomad Skill Share", a community and social enterprise inspiring the nomad movement to connect with locals and give back to local communities, sits down IRL to discuss the multiple subplots of his life, his 180 degree journey from corporate life at Goldman Sachs to becoming a nomad, capitalism vs. social impact (can they co-exist?), the divided society we live in of traditional and non-traditional career paths, why the label “digital nomad” can be offensive, is “structure” a good thing or bad thing?, his future vision for the company, and overcoming fears.
JOIN THE NOMAD MOVEMENT: https://nomadsgivingback.com/
INSTA: @nomadsgivingback
CLUBHOUSE: search "Nomads Skillshare"
TAREK: @tarek.world
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:
- Tell us, what exactly is Nomads Giving Back, and the soon to be launched Nomad Skillshare?
- Not to get political, but is there something inherently wrong with the capitalistic society we’ve created?
- So I do have a few specific questions I want to ask you.
- I feel like there’s a divide in the United States. Either you work in corporate life and have a feeling of stability, or you’re a risk taker and entrepreneur. It feels like a very binary choice. And depending on what path you choose, people from the other camp are going to have a hard time understanding you. My question is, why is it so difficult for people to be open minded about non-traditional career paths?
- You’re obviously very plugged into the digital nomad community. What are some of the top lessons you’ve learned from your peers in all of your experiences you’ve had, compared to city life?
- Side question: Can you finally explain and educate me as to why people don’t like being labeled as a digital nomad? I’ve never understood that.
- For the first time in my life, I’ve now lived overseas for the last 6 months, and I can tell you it’s hard to find community and structure. I don’t know if it’s just that nomads are too independent to a fault, or if it just takes an extra layer of discipline to stay focused while living a remote lifestyle. I’m curious of the challenges you have faced, if any, in staying structured and any tips you can provide?
- It’s interesting, I feel like as tragic as covid has been for so many, it has given your organization a shot in the arm (no pun intended), because post-covid so many people are now virtual. I’m curious of your thoughts on what the world looks like on the other side of this pandemic? Isn’t now the strongest case you can make for converting people to nomadic life?
- What’s your vision for Nomads Giving Back? Obviously, empowering local communities is your main focus. But is it to have a huge online community to leverage for corporate sponsors? Do you want to have a licensing model and have independently operating communities all over the world? Ten years from now, what does success look like for you?
- Tell me about your vision for Nomad Skillshare?
- What is something you wish someone had told you five years ago, or you had told yourself, that you had to learn on your own, but would have made life so much easier had you known?
- How can people find out more about you and get involved?
