Why travel gives you empathy and humility with Zoë Bejörnson

[Recap] Steven, Melissa and Alan recap Tuesday's interview with Zoe Bejörnson. Zoe is the product marketing manager for About.Me -- she's a world traveler, side hustle evangelist, and a badass global networker who has a love for User Experience.   [00:00] Get the secret to a lasting brand! [00:55] What's up Creative Hustlers? [01:05] Tuesday's episode featured Zoë Bejörnson. [01:21] Umlauts, or the dots over letters. [01:49] Zoë is a ball of energy. [02:18] Zoë is product marketing manager at about.me [02:52] about.me is an easy to build landing page. [03:40] about.me is all about the side hustle. [04:00] The biggest barrier for hustlers: Where to Start. [04:30] about.me is the hipper MySpace. It's an online resume. [05:06] about.me skips the website building learning curve. [05:28] Zoë reached out to US from Fiji. [05:55] Fiji is on the opposite side of the planet. [06:15] You can't see the stars in big cities. [06:44] Zoë's RemoteYear - one city a month for a year. [07:11] Victor Kung did a similar type trip [08:00] Digital Nomad culture have Baby Boomers and GenXs. [08:33] Video conferencing has been around for awhile. [09:00] 100th Episode will be in a Hot Air Balloon. [09:56] Zoë didn't have a favorite city, but she had some that disappointed her. [10:30] Every country is awesome until you add in politics and issues. [11:00] Zoë's London experience wasn't the best location. [11:15] Alan has relatives in London, sorta. [11:58] Remote Years for families? Email us if you know about it! [12:19] Join our Facebook Group already [12:38] Zoë's RemoteYear gave her confidence. [13:00] Therapist Melissa helps us leave our baggage behind. [13:40] Simon Sinek says millennials have confidence issues due to culture. [14:00] GenX & GenY were told to get stable jobs, and not take risks. [16:00] GenY didn't have instant gratification. [15:30] We can't base our life on metrics - we lose empathy. [16:10] When people travel, they find empathy and humility. [16:45] Confidence comes from the humility and uncertainty of travel. [17:19] The RemoteYear changes you. [17:35] Many people are taking this Remote Year concept to heart. [18:10] The uncomfortable situations are where you GROW. [18:40] Zoë would share a coffee with her #CreativeHustler grandmother. [19:29] The original user experience happened in the house. [19:50] Zoë's grandmother created a lazy susan to make the space more useful. [20:20] Grandparents really give you a different perspective. [21:00] Zoë is interested in User Experience and the customer journey. [22:00] Emotional moment talking about Zoë's grandmother. [22:40] Please, please, please join our Facebook Group! We have songwriters to SEO experts! [23:47] Please leave us a review! [24:05] Peace out! [24:15] Melissa's Moment of Hustle   Contact: about.me/Kzoeb Twitter Instagram LinkedIn