Travel the World, Find Your Niche, and Build Your Brand with Legal Nomad Jodi Ettenberg

January 16, 2024

The Guest

After working as a lawyer for several years, Jodi Ettenberg founded Legal Nomads in April 2008 to document her long form travel writing and photography. In subsequent years, the site has won multiple awards and her business has expanded to include a book about food, celiac translation cards, public speaking, consulting work in social media and branding, and an eCommerce store featuring hand-drawn maps of food.

The Episode

Our episode today is all about finding authentic experiences through travel and connections with others. Jodi has had quite the journey from corporate attorney to food travel blogger.

Jodi shares advice on how to never be bored, finding your lens to view the world and your travels, and tips to get started with meditation.

Jodi leaves listeners with the advice, “Every place has things that make it interesting. Explore your own backyard.”

Topics Covered

How Jodi went from a corporate attorney to travel blogger
Jodi’s long standing desire to visit Siberia and what it was like
What it means to have authentic experiences
Ways to find your lens to see the world
Actionable advice to find your own authentic experiences
The historical significance of the spice trade
Jodi’s introduction to wellness and meditation
How to never be bored
Tips to meditate anywhere
Jodi’s current health situation
What she would do differently if she had to do it all over again

Quotes From The Episode

“The ways that people interacted so different. If you can just sit back and watch it and learn you come away with a lot more flexibility in your own mindset. That’s part of what makes travel so fascinating.”