• Get Off Your Beaten Path with Brandon Barnard - Clay Automobile Modeler
    Nov 21 2022

    Join us this week as we interview Brandon Barnard - Automobile Clay Modeler.  This is what you can expect to hear:

    If you are a car nerd like George, you already know what a Clay Modeler does.

    If you are like Nicole, you had no idea this cool job even existed!

    Find out how we met Brandon.

    Hear about a typical day for a modeler - hint...it involves coffee!

    Learn about how someone would become a clay modeler.

    What goes into building a car from clay?

    What happens to the model when they are done?

    Communication is key in this field!

    Brandon has a fun side hustle - near and dear to our heart.  It involves vintage championship sports!

    There might be a little hockey talk...

    Connect with Brandon here: Instagram, Website

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly travel podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

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    45 mins
  • Get Off Your Beaten Path with Lynnette Katz - Family Travel Planner
    Nov 14 2022

    Join us this week as we interview Lynnette Katz - Family Travel Planner with Wish Upon a Star With Us! This is what you can expect to hear in this episode:

    How a Travel Agent can help take the stress out of planning a vacation - at NO extra cost to you

    Hear about how a Travel Agent becomes your advocate

    Find out where her love for Disney began - it is all about the memories

    She loves to book travel because she wants to help her clients make memories together!

    Our favorite Disney desserts and rides - she stirs something up in us!

    Hear about what sets Disney apart from other destinations

    Find out how to bring out your inner child!

    Why she loves Alaska so much!

    Learn about Adventures by Disney

    Choose Your Own Adventure on the Galactic Starcruiser

    Connect with Lynette Katz here: Facebook, Instagram, Website

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

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    44 mins
  • Get Off Your Beaten Path with Ivanoff Seafood
    Oct 24 2022

    Join us this week as we interview the team at Ivanoff Seafood located in Kodiak, AK. This is what you can expect to hear in this episode:

    What do you call female who fishes?

    This business is a family affair!

    Their love for food drives their passion for fishing

    What in the world is a sea cucumber?

    What does it take to own a fishing business in Alaska

    Hazards of diving in murky water

    How they deal with the fishy smell in their clothes

    Find out how they acquired the fishing vessel New Dawn

    How you can get fresh Alaska seafood delivered directly from their boat to your door!

    Connect with Ivanoff Seafood here: Facebook, Instagram, Website

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

    Like us on Facebook.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Get Off Your Beaten Path with Brendan Fahey of Sail NW Adventures
    Oct 17 2022

    Join us this week as we interview our friend and neighbor: Brendan Fahey - owner and captain of Sail NW Adventures. This is what you can expect to hear in this episode:

    After graduating college, he lost his job because of the 2008 financial crisis. This led him to look towards his skills to create a new opportunity for himself.

    He did not come from a sailing family, but credits a local sailing program for turning him onto the sport.

    Discover how a visit to Skagway 11 years ago, stuck with him.

    Find out what his favorite thing about Skagway is...most residents would disagree!

    Learn how he acquired his sailing vessel: Hopscotch

    The pandemic brought us together (see it wasn't all bad)

    Bears are terrorizing our neighborhood

    Find out how you can experience his once in a lifetime trip through the wilderness of Southeast Alaska!

    Adventures during his longest sailing trip to date!

    Our business Klondike Electric Bicycles teams us with his business to create a unique eco-friendly excursion experience in Skagway, Alaska: Skagway Trail and Sail

    Connect with Sail NW Adventures here: Facebook, Instagram, Website

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly travel podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

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    56 mins
  • Get Off Your Beaten Path with Anthony Bencomo of Deli Fresh Threads
    Oct 10 2022

    Join us this week as we interview our good friend Anthony "Biggie" Bencomo - owner of Deli Fresh Threads.  This is what you can expect to hear in this episode:

    How he turned his love for sandwiches into a popular clothing brand

    Why he considers sandwiches the King of Meals

    Where he finds inspiration for his designs

    How his background in Marketing fueled his attention to detail for his own brand

    His advice on how to grow your business even if you have champagne taste on a beer budget

    Where you can get his signature sandwich

    His sandwich community which includes some very famous people with Food Network Ties

    Business ownership is a marathon, not a sprint!

    Connect with Biggie here: Facebook, Instagram, Website

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly travel podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

    Like us on Facebook.

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    Join our Facebook Group: Live the Byways

    Do you enjoy listening to our podcast? You can Buy us a dessert!

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    59 mins
  • Get Off Your Beaten Path with Jessie Snyder from Here & There
    Oct 3 2022

    Join us for the first episode of Season 2!  This season we want to introduce you to people who have COOL jobs.  Get inspired by these people who have used passion and drive to create unique opportunities!

    In this episode we interview our friend Jessie Snyder - owner and creator at Here & There!  This is what you can expect to hear:

    • How the pandemic brought us together
    • What life circumstances led her to her current business venture
    • Being thankful for good advice and guidance even when it might not be apparent right away
    • How a fork in the road changed the course of her life
    • How she owns up to her nickname "Messy Jessie"
    • Working with other Makers has led to growth and collaborations for everyone involved
    • Hear her advice about taxes and growth through criticism
    • Find out how some of the best travel experiences have changed their lives!  
    • Last, but not least - find out about her favorite Anchorage dessert locations!

    To buy Skagway sand jewelry, check out Klondike Gift Supply.

    Check Jessie out on Facebook and Instagram.

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly travel podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

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    53 mins
  • Are We There Yet? The Long Journey Home
    Mar 28 2022

    We made it back to the United States, but our journey home is far from over.  Join us on the last four legs of our journey home.  This is the FINAL episode of season 1!

    On this week's podcast, we do all this...and then some!

    Enjoy visits with family and friends

    Visit lots of our favorite Orlando eateries

    Bought Alex a funny cake

    Closed the chapter on our life in Florida

    Played tourist in Orlando

    Discovered an adorable Florida town

    Fell in love with a baby

    Stocked up on Kringle

    Got marked by a lion

    Struggled with our luggage

    Pretended to be hip in Seattle

    Saw some crazy stuff in the Seattle library

    And...Nicole had surgery

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly travel podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

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    Join our Facebook Group: Live the Byways

    Buy us a dessert!

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    46 mins
  • Sevilla - Day Trips, Sunsets and the WOW Factor!
    Mar 21 2022

    We fell in love with Seville so much that we had to break it up into two separate podcasts!  This is part 2 of our podcast about our time in Sevilla, Spain.  

    On this episode, you can expect to hear about the following:

    Two amazing day trips 

    Some of the most unique and stunning architecture

    Our unintentional Game of Thrones vacation continues

    Sunsets by the river

    Tex-Mex Spanish Style

    Tapas, Tapas, Tapas

    George discovers some new favorite beverages

    We stick out like a sore thumb

    Travel dilemmas caused by weather in New York

    Off Your Beaten Path is a weekly travel podcast about trading in your daily grind for a life worth living! Take a new path each week as your hosts Nicole and George inspire you to live bold and explore outside the lines. Take that trip, work with purpose, and live a life less ordinary by getting Off Your Beaten Path.

    Please feel free to leave us a comment or question below!

    Thank you so much for listening!

    Subscribe to the Podcast on your favorite streaming service: Spotify, Apple, Google

    Like us on Facebook.

    Follow us on Instagram.

    Join our Facebook Group: Live the Byways

    Buy us a dessert!

    Please, share with your friends!

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offyourbeatenpath/support
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    50 mins