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On this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Tim & Topher from Unbounded Adventures, a travel company seeking to lead people in unique and educational travel trips around the world.
Tim’s first travel experience was an outdoor survival school, and after being an urban planner for a number of years, he decided to quit that job to become a travel director. For Topher, he started backpacking at the age of 20 and has continued to travel and work abroad since then. He has been an arborist for a number of years, ran a biodiesel company in Kenya, and worked and volunteered around the world.
Tim & Topher first met when they were studying geography together in college. After years of keeping in touch a little bit, they came together to work on Unbounded Adventures together.
On this episode, we talk about the journey to create Unbounded Adventures, where the inspiration came from and the challenges of creating a tour company. We also dive into marketing a tour company, and philosophize about the impact that travel has on the locals in developing countries and what the impact of our travels on these people and places is.
Enjoy!
What we talk about in this episode:
- Tim & Topher’s travel stories
- What it was like for Topher to start a bio-diesel company in Kenya
- Nairobi Biodiesel – check them out on Facebook to learn more!
- How Tim & Topher started working together on Unbounded Adventures
- Pushback from family and friends with the change of direction. Tim shares how he experienced more pushback than Topher did.
- Finding your community when you travel a lot
- The process for setting up Unbounded Adventures
- Building a website
- Setting up social media and getting a following
- Developing a partnership together in Unbounded Adventures
- What it was like running the first tour
- What sets Unbounded Adventures apart
- Diving deep in culture and spirit of place
- What are the cultural impacts of place?
- Diving into how you can preserve moments and be fully present in your experiences
- Setting up a tour around an ayahuasca ceremony
- The biggest challenges of running a tour company
- Organization is key when it comes to entrepreneurship!
- If you’re going to be an entrepreneur, you need to be willing to persevere through the tough times!
- The challenge of finding customers and finding your market
- How to build challenge with your customers on a higher price point product / service
- Bringing more of a conversation around privilege and the impact of travel
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You can also check out our new travel community on Facebook where you can ask questions, get travel recommendations, and find community members in your area!
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Music Credits:
www.bensound.com
You can connect with Tim, Topher & Unbounded Adventures on Facebook, online!
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