How This UX/UI Designer Built a Six-Figure Online Business While Traveling Full-Time with Stella Guan, Founder of Path Unbound | EP 34

Digital Nomad Nation - Inspiring Stories From the Location Independent Lifestyle

What if the worst living situation of your life could become the doorway to complete freedom and a thriving online business?

Ryan sits down with Stella Guan, founder of Path Unbound, an online UI/UX design school that helps people transition into high-paying remote careers. Three years ago, Stella was running a struggling furniture business in LA when a toxic living situation forced her to flee in the middle of the night with nothing but a suitcase.

That terrifying moment accidentally launched her into a nomadic lifestyle that completely transformed how she thinks about business, possessions, and freedom. Stella brings a unique perspective to the nomad community as someone who didn't plan this lifestyle but discovered it was exactly what she needed.

Chapters:
02:20 – Stranded in Morocco with No Way Back to Europe
07:14 – The Night She Left LA and Became a Nomad
10:32 – Launching a Remote Design School While Traveling
20:48 – Designing and Hosting a Retreat in Rural China
37:35 – Why Changed Her Perspective on "Dangerous" Places

As a successful entrepreneur who's built a profitable course business while traveling full-time, she understands both the creative and practical sides of running a location-independent company.

Stella breaks down how she turned her design expertise into a course business, why selling all her belongings felt liberating instead of scary, and the mindset changes that help her solve any travel challenge with confidence.

Listen and discover how one night of panic became the foundation for a business that funds permanent travel.

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DISCLAIMER:
Listening to stories of beachside zoom calls, mountainside work views, and island-hopping entrepreneurs may cause severe wanderlust and an irresistible urge to turn your laptop into a passport to freedom. Side effects include daydreaming about tropical co-working spaces, working with Ryan to learn how you can start working and traveling and buying a one-way ticket to Bali. Get ready to start living ...

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1. How This UX/UI Designer Built a Six-Figure Online Business While Traveling Full-Time with Stella Guan, Founder of Path Unbound | EP 34 (00:00:00)

2. Stranded in Morocco with No Way Back to Europe (00:02:20)

3. The Night She Left LA and Became a Nomad (00:07:14)

4. Launching a Remote Design School While Traveling (00:10:32)

5. Designing and Hosting a Retreat in Rural China (00:21:48)

6. Why Changed Her Perspective on "Dangerous" Places (00:38:35)